Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-05-21

no,o-ess a. q Union man, made sp-
plics.ion for warrant for the sppre-
Leu,;Ou of tive fugitives from labor.
under the provisions Of the Fugitive
Slave, Law, before A. Vance, United
States Commissioner for the Southern
District Of Ohio. The following facts
n rsgsrd to said fugitives. we're made
known by said Caldwell at the time Of
applying for . warrant: Some time
during the summer of-ls6s, DR.. Cald-
well purchased Eve negroes Of Colonel
Thompson, ot KsHswhs county. Va.
two Of whom are now in Gallipolis, o.;
thst at the time Of purchase. said ne
groes. we're not delivered the Doctor,
some of. them having ran sways and
Others in q stats OF insubofdinstion.-
The bill of sale shows that the CON
sideration paid xas9ons dollar.
:. Br. cshssii represents himself as a
aoitisen of Gssenbrisr county. Virgins.
sad i Union man Of the strongest kind,
and has been ever since the question Of
secession has been lsgitated; that he bss
been unable, Id eonsequsnse Of his
strong Union principles, to visit his
family since the brssking out Of the re-
bellion; that the rebels have taken or
destroyed al bis horses. cattle. and
other stock. He also represents that
Colonel Thompson was quite an sged,
feeble man, and was unable to govern
these negroes who we're inclined to be
insubOrdinate, and were inducing his
other negroes, some Fifty in number. to
become insubordinste also; that Col.
Thompson was not Union man, but
what is called q "sYDpatbizer;" that
be had never taken an active part in
favor Of the rebels. but had stated to
Gen. Cox, when applying for protec.
tiou, that bis sympathies were with the
South, and that be did not think the
South had bad her rights in the Union.
The Commissioner held that before
warrant could be issued, be must be
satisfied that not only the present claim
ant Of the negroes was Union man,
and acknowledged the supremacy Of the
Government of the United States. but
that the person of whom he purchased,
and all others who had owned the ne
.groes since the breaking out Of the re-
bellion must also have been Union men;
that in this case. Col. Thompson was
acknowledged to be q "sympathizer"
with the South, and the Commissioner
understanding by the word "sympa.
tbizer" an adherent, one who does not
acknowledge his allegiance to the Gov
ernment Of the United States, but would
be perfectly willing. snd desired in fact.
that the Union might be dissolved; but
still would not commit publicly. any
treasouable act. Without looking any
further into the case. the Commissioner
dismissed the application, because it
was acknowledged that Col. Thompson
was not Union man. Had it not ap-
pesrsd upon the applicants own show
ing that he could not recover, it would
have been necessary for the Doctor to
have proven that the parties. including
himself, were Union men. IA it was,
however, he cut the matter short by
making case against himself.
We are informed BY the Commis-
siouer that even DR.. Caldwell did not
prove his loyalty to the Union. but ap-
peared to take It for granted that be-
cause be was 9 candidate for Congress
in the New State Of West Virginia.
that there could be no doubt sbou. the
matter. The Commissioner also 10.
forms rs that although DR.. Caldwell
made such loud professions Of loyalty
to o-ths Union, that when stating what
Col. Thompson said in regard to tbe
South, not having her rights in the
Union, he. the Doctor, ssid-"and ], 3
U6ion man, say so toop'.
Wbenquessioned as to how It was that
he, . strong Union man, could remain
in Charleston last September, when the
sebeb had possession, and not be dis.
turbed either in person OF property, but
on the contrary get into the good
graces and remain on the best terms
with Gen. Loring, the Doctor could not
give any satisfactory answer. On the
whok, It looked very much like q spec.
ulstion on psyt Of the Doctor, but the
result must satisfy him that the Fugitive
Slave Law is dead letter to all but uu-
conditional Union men, and thus far
but few shareholders have been found
on that side Of the question. Public
opinion is strongly against all. sppiica.
tions' Of this kind. particularly when
made BY parties who cannot place them
selves more clearly on the record as .
Union man than did DR.. Caldwell.