Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-16

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by no harsher name.
NEGRO TROOPS.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Aug.5.
Among the eleven hundred prisoners
taken by our forces last Saturday before
Petersbargh, two hundred were negroes
many of them, perhaps all of them, stolen
or runaway slaves. If any advertisement
has vet been published in the papers, call
ing upon persons who have lost slaves TO
come forward and identify their property
and take it away, we have not observed
such advertisement.
Lately there were many negroes recov-
cred from the raiding party of kautz and
Wilson; their names we're very properly
published, and their owners informed where
they could come and take them. The two
hundred black rascsls taken alive in the
Petersburg trenches, (most improperly
taken alive, as they proclaimed mo quar-
terry now that they are in our hands, are
worth half million. 1t may be hoped
that strict examination will be made among
them and due notice given to such as have
lately been robbed of such property, with a
view of making restitution of such of them
as are slaves.
The right of the Yankee Government is
undoubted to enlist, or to draft, or procure
how they can, free negroes whose residence
is at the North they would have perfect
right to make war upon US with elephants,
or to stampede US with wild cattle, or to
set dogs upon us-and our men an equal
right to kill them-a perfect right, there
fore, to employ negroes as soldiers.
But they have no right to steal mans
negro, and arm him against his master; and
his master, wherever he may find that stol-
en- or runaway negro, is entitled to reclaim
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happily committed; and it can by no means
evade the plan duty of restoringre captured
slaves to their wners-unless indeed it
recognizes the validity of the Emancipa-
| ton Proclamation, as well as of the con-
iscation act; but this is not to be supposed.
1t was not, however, making q good be-
ginning to march up those two hundred
nsgroes, along with the nine hundred white
men, as prisoners of war, through the
streets of Petersburg, instead of separating
them, and driving them into pen by them
selves, until their status should be ascer-
tanned, and their owners Gf any, found.
1.-TWO hundred genuine EbOshiue sprink-
led among the crowd of prisoners" and
placed on the same footing, was sight,
the moral effect of which upon the Llaves
of Petersburg could not be wholesome;
and it is mainly upon that ground
we dis approve of the exhibitiou-not be-
cause they were not good enough company
for the Yankees they marched with.
Without, however, going further into
that matter for the present, it is enough TO
remark that we have not, as yet, heard OF
any of those two hundred negroes being
restored to their owners, nor met with any
advertisement that they await identified
ton.
Any one who has lost slaves, whowever,
need not await the invitation, but ought
to 90 at once, demand to pass the whole
SQUAD in review; and if he recognizes a
stolen or runaway slave of his own or any
J neighbor, to reclaim him and take posses
sion of him. Any such planter, going to
reclaim his slsYe, if he meets with any
difficulty, had better not be discouraged
but demand to see one superior officer after
another until he comes to Gen. Lee.
If, after all he cannot get back his slave
or if he is not allowed to examine the
"prisoners" to see whether his slave is
among them, then let him communicate
all the facts to the public, through the
newspapers.
Yesterday prices in both the first and
second market, ranged somewhat lower
than usual, aud the supply otmeats, veg
etabSes, fruits. ETC., on hand was abundant
to profusion. The following were the rul.
ing prices:
Cabbage, per head froms$l to 8; cucum-
bers, per dozen, ST.; cymblins, per doz. 81;
tomatoes per quart, ST. to 3; onions per
quart, 81 so to so; potatoes per quart 81
to 8; snaps per quart, 81 to 1 SO; green
peas per quait, So to 5Oi sugar beans per
quart 50 to 4; corn, per dozen, So to 6;
beets, per bunch, ST; chickens, per pair,
S. to 10; ducks per pair, $l2 to 16; but.
ter, per pound, So to 8; eggs, per dozen,
SIS to g. apples, per quart, SOC to 81 so;
peaches per quart, So to so; pears, per
quart, ST. to 2; Wstermelons, So, to 8; very
fine cantelOpes, SOC to ST. fresh meats per
pound, So to 4.
In the second market, the market wag-
ons struck out great distance beyond the
space they usually occupy, and the supply
of fruit was very full, especially in water
melons.
THE RETIREMENT OF SECRETARY MEAMINGER.
From the Richmond Enquirer,
Mr.. Memmenger's letter of resignation,
and that of the president accepting it will
be found below. In the retirement of pri-
vste life, to which Mr.. Memminger goes,
be will not fail to receive the kindest evil
denGes of public esteem. The industry,
zeal and fidelity which have characterized
his administration have not failed to illus
trate the purity of his life, and will not fail
to reap their rewaed.
TREASURY DEP4RTMET.
RICHMOND, June Is, 1864.
His EIceLLency, the President.