The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

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service or labor. and the person whose
labor or service Is thus claimed shall
be thenceforth discharged therefrom,
any law to the contrary notwithstand-
ing"
There were generals In the Federal
army who issued proclamatlons ac-
cordingly. General b. r. Butler de
clared that the negroes were contra
band of war. General aalleck in
structed his officers I'm Missouri TO pre-
vent the negroes from coming from
the Confederate lines into the Federal
lines. His reason was that they acted
as spies. Negroes In confinement at
st. Louis as runaways were discharged
by the order OF the provost marshal.
The effect Of the order was only to de
liver them from confinement and sub
sequent sale upon the supposition that
they were slaves. General Halleck
stated that this order would not debar
any one from enforcing his legal rights
to the service Of the negroes Such
rights, II any existed, would be enforc
ed through the loyal civil tribunals Of
the state whose mandates would al
ways be respected by the military au-
thorites Of the department Military
officers cannot decide upon the rights
of property or claims TO service except
as far as may be authorized by the
laws Of war or acts OF congress When
not so authorized they would avoid all
interference with all such questions.
General Fremont. also in Missouri,
actually proclaimed the freedom Of the
slaves. On the other hand. the Confed-
crates kept on treating the slaves as
they had done before the war broke
out. They arrested negroes who ran
away from bondage whenever they
could get a military or civil officer to
use force.
To put an end to this in the District
Of Columbia Senator Wilson of Massa-
chusetts offered his resolution looking
to the expediency Of abolishing slavery
in the District. This brought forth fruit,
and in Aprh, 1862, slavery ended for
ever in the District Of Columbia. the
owners being compensated from the
national treasury. Lincoln was often
appealed to, but refused to interfere
except on the side of caution. Thus
he rebuked Secretary Cameron for rec
ommending emancipation in his official
report This naturally gave offense TO
the radical element. He also sustained
General Halleck in banishing slaves
from Federal camps and removed Gen.
era Fremont. who had proclaimed
freedom for them. BY act and word
he showed that he favored compen-
sating the owners Of all slaves set free
Others wanted confscation pure and
simple.
On the 18th the city of Vera Cruz.
Mexico. surrendered TO the European
invading forces. and the Spanish dag
again loated over the land of Monte
yuma. Vera Cruz has the most impor-
tant seaport in Mexico. and the control
Of 1t is a long step toward the mas
terry Of the country. In this instance.
Immediately after France England
and Spain had decided to invade Mex
ico the Spanish warshlps lying at Ha.
vana started for Vera Cruz bent upon
selling that city, and It fell
Saber and Bayonet Fight In the
Open.
Soon after noon on Dec. IT bat
TALON Of Texas rangers galloped up 20
Rowlett's Station. Ky, intending to
destroy a newly completed bridge over
Green river Johnson's Union brigade
had recently occupied the region and
was preparing TO advance southwark.
The pickets at the bridge belonged to
the Thirty+econd Indiana. They were
on the enemys side of Green river,
while their reserves were on the other.
Forward and back over the plain the
infantry pickets and mounted rangers
skirmished. the pickets finally retiring
upon the line of the whole regiment,
which had been formed across the !
bridge Meantime two regiments of |
Confederate infantry had taken posi-
tion facing the river, the rangers be-
hind it, out Of view The Indianians /
attacked the line and drove it back. 1
In order TO cover the retreat the dash .
ing rangers once more swept forward,
yelling ilSe Comanches. until they were
within fifteen PAGES Of their enemy. .
AS the lines met there was a crash of
carbine and musket at close range,
and when the smoke cleared the
rangers were speeding away. In these
Company @ of the Indian
ians had become separated and gone
Ear in advance of the remaining com
panies. Its gallant captain challenged
the rangers TO combat In open field. He
was killed. and ten men fell with him.
The commander of the Thirty-second at
that time was Lieutenant Colonel Won
Treba. He found the odds against him
heavily increased when the Confeder-
ltes opened with a battery from a
ridge some distance back and rear
ranged his line for defense.
The Hollow Square "to Resist Cav
airy"
Three companies wene deplOyed as
and a fourth, Company g,
placed in rear Of the center as sup
port Scarcely had the new line been
formed when the rangers dashed down
again, striking the center company and
gaining it's rear The broken company
rallied and fell behind Company G..
The latter, adopting old continental
.actics, which were popular on the drill
ground in 1861. formed Il square to
'esist cavalry. About 200 rangers