New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-29

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Iof the nh wYOrk Cavalry and otsers; ooiha o,
eers were in the kitchen tae back winiow dreet!
lover the door leading into the cellar MAJOR lurser,
~ 6vo Rehei ofcers went into the cellar and coming
Tout thew remained few moments ut the noo ana one
Of the officers said BY Cd YOU 'ohch '"a' on II
"a IN" ,norniny we came away Mai. Turner assured
Cap, SAWYER and Capt. Fgnp VINO were eHchaHseu ~
connection with mysel that powder was lhcie, anu lc
Laid ,.pnther than lave you rescued, would nave
boWn Won 10 h eyea if had gone there ourSrlyes
Al trst we could not believe 1t; not that we dld not
suppose them to be guilty. of an act ike that The
dc sructon of hundr"d Union officers IN That way
woud not pave been fatal blow 10 tho Union cause,
nm, II would have drawn down upon them
the axcrations Of mankind 1t would have united the
Vo,th,rn people IA man, and wonld have hred the
No,tlcrn heart with intense Indignation AMI when
Richmond should be captured, would have been MOT
II DESTROYED and blotted forever from the EARTH
ii first we eoud not believe that such an act could
have been contemplated but We now regard ~ hs eso
lshed by satisfactory proof Snch is the temper % lhe
leaders Of tho Rebellioni such their character
| The negrOcsl II seems 10 strike them with horror
that we should enlist in the public service the negro
great many conversations have had with cyi!lans
MS We'll as officers upon the subject They say i is bar
lhar0us unknown in the history Of mankind 1hcy 4ly
the negroes their property. Our answer 49, we the
away your horses ana your mules, we use usu 70
draw baggsgetralus aud IN the artillery service where
ever We can make them useful You also take away
lonr horses and mucs. tell them when We cannot
carry OF the horses and mules, we destroy tbcn; anu
they do the same by II they They admit that
This is according 10 lie usaecs Of war We lind part
of their population friendly 10 us and hostile 10
lcm. They them 10 dig their intrenchments' be
cause they find thcm useful We also use them IN any
way in which find them useful. III we couiu
make horses mules bear arms and hre guns, we
should do H. We put arms into the hands oil the
blacks, and find them useful.
They say is aiToous To raise up against them Their
own soryans-ihoir property IL IN Ia accordance
with the usngcs OF all nations, through AL history lor
an invading army avail itself OF the aid IN every
wav Of any part ~ the population Of The invaded con
Try which can !! promises o cd aniase' or pa neh''
e,erywhore in the South flock to standard. eager
10 aid W. in the suppression Of the Rebellion thereby
,erihTOwing Slavery. To accept Their assistance ana
Ia seek il is perfectly Legitimate act WHO 10 roget n
would be the extreme Of folly.
/ Tho Rebels have said that could not find The ne.
Crccs useful soldiers that they we're cow9rds aud
would ran at the sight OF vhito man and WHIP But
ev hay. long since found that escaped slave armed
and on equal ground, ia fsiy match ~ bis former
master "
Ircrimcnts O. cavalry, and that in reeut fight ~ ~
Of them acaiust greatly superior force OF Eoo,l
cayalry supported by infantry and four pieces Of art
lcry tho blocks won brilliant victory. They charged
the Rebel, in the most admirable manner, with ,ys,
II, ats of defiance rnd with c sail pc. lem 10 rout
and droi. them IN oon'--,ou OF tho field. In many
eases the Rebels have PIT coofd Irsoners-
10 death they captured and IA THIS ease
the cavalry took prisoners; they gave 40 qurrtcr
and asked none Tho barbirous execution Of black
prisoners by the Rece.s has not in,imdsied ie negro
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such degree that they are quite READY to accept the
Rebel policy OF no quarter' On tho occasion speak
Of black sergeant surrounded and called upon 70
Surrender. His reply was, " No quarter choose 10
40 in hattie AID no. by tie halter and lo killed sew
er Of his assaiGn,s before he Ill h'noei covered Win
wounds.
lions ia hat lie and once had them In my command IN
front ~ an attacking column caTy ms timber Tor cfs
ing ditch, and no veteran troops couil ochse per,
and no position could DC imagined where more courage
would be- required The Rebels have Boosted that they
could put armed blacks flight simply with the flourish
the whip; hut they have already learned INA, inc
stimulated o. brave deeds By every noble
Y thHt can anin.ate the heart.
q When | leit home, more than two years ago. there
was good deal OF speculation In regard 10 negro sol
GisrS bnt the prevailing sentiment seemed H. be thd
z bey would not BE- practically useful, aud ought Lot 10
u he permitted 10 hcp us nght our ba!iles lroice no"
ct The change in pubic sentiment which perceive ox
l. lists here. go
e1fAedha& SapmsRced this war with snch a publ,
/ Ionr AGO The Administration in the prOsoc'i'i6f n
his VAR has been constantly embarrassed by divisions
among our own people and by peryere pnhlo .cri
nent ~ the North in relation 10 Che whole question "
slavery large marty existed here whose syinptihics
were supposed be in favor Of slavery and against
Emancipation and against any EFFORT 10 preserve tn'
Jniou and the Governments The Erh~is we're gfea'iy
ncorseed 70 perseY cgnnce by this feet, while onr \
Manifestation was necessarily embarrassed by IT, Nlo
lent wa the opposition Ia any measure LOOKING Ut rnaA
iciutiou aud the enlistment Of negro sOlGier. I'm
n,hlic opiuOn has been greatly changed until ~ pres
,n he numbers few Who oppose thu Former meas
uTs on OBJECT 10 the lai;or. III short y'aTs, how
o wonderful the chang"
At lrccnt the Rcrcls are looking au1ou,y at moye
ments n the North in relation to the next FTecent.a
election. Their hope II Tia. some other man nan III
Lincoln may be nominated and elected 10 INC re
denoy. The election 81 any Other person they WI ~
gerd ~ cure ndic3'ion that the loyal North iTcA
the war and 20 change IT. policy In relation 10 IT,
The leaders u tine rebellion have no 0lh"rhopcufsnc
cess than tbis and iher hope Is that those ma ccia'
INFO power who Will say to them, "ErIng sisefh dc
part IN pfac6i" The officers in Libh, Prison Who la'
abundant opportunities 10 the feeling oi the Ecb
on This subject were anxious that The loyGl men Of To-
Nol;h should perceive The danger ot hiding AM 81
i couragement to il. No man has greater respect thar
myfclf fol Mr.. Chase and Mr. Fremont nor NOR 81
tire conviction Of their loyalty and ther ability
10 conduct The affairs Of the county win honor q
themselves ard 70 TIE advantage Of The Nation but io
this time should regard the nomination oi any otht
T. person than Mr. Lincoln as a public misfortune
i My cOm lotion j. that thc ensuing campaign u nc
tive eainest and successful VII be the "a ffepari
a lions jn progress to This end, ana aui c"nlen
III the Rebellion cannot Withstand or Survive me on
j. Vet. IT, finances are utterly ruined; lis credit ehro
. exhausted at home and abroad; Ia der O. spar
success; ihe masses Of the people weary ana exhausted
by war. desire peace on any terms; ~. arihci 'iehn
paid and underfed. and the conscrips OF which Ay ~
entirely composed, have 40 heat ia 'l' "uh8e' 'in
2 ~ any event they have p"thnB U" mop" oT 10 gan
while they and their foHos HE greatest suhcfr
by IT, The people here III the south are suffering
y - trcIely ur want OF every comfort and even FOR t
il common urccssaiits Of lf--and they know dat Il i
only through peace ial 'ey can ESCAPE iroh iher pea
% il, and distrcsses.
"a
! we'll rs officers al high mnl, when thought ilc Wa
e would end. My reply has been uniiorniy-when on
party the other shan be- thoroughly c1hausted;
70 that they could Judge well / which party tina
. would probably be. The North has twenty oic million
4 OF people the South In between three and four million
Of whites within te Rebel lines North hss grca
and constantly increasing navy, the south hns none O
II al; the OTih has unbOuudCd credit the South ha
exhausted any that i ever had the Ncrth ccacHdn
for it, National existence The South for the power &
extend and per9ctnnte hnnan Slayer!--n eneipric IL
< which nation sympaihzes with itwhie III ciyi2e,
people everywhere abhOr II. Ii IS impossible that Got
csn look with favor upon such al undertaking
Tie rniinrs .unniic1 hN TIE Rnhch 20 lie Union OFF