...directions not to surrender them to their masters, who had joined the rebels. Mr. Cameron said : — " The department is sensible of the embarrassments which...laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The Government cannot recognize the rejection by any State of its Federal obligations, nor can it refuse the performance...

...of necessity to deprive their masters of their services." Secretary Cameron, in his reply, said, " Your action in respect to the negroes, who came within your lines, is approved. The question of their final disposition will be reserved for future determination." There...

...BUTLEB. "Lt.-General SCOTT." lie was answered by the hea'l of the War Department a3 follows : "Sin: — Your action in respect to the negroes who came within...sanctioned. The Government can not recognize the rejection l>y any State of its Federal obligations, resting upon itself. Among these Federal obligations, however,...

...LETTER TO OEX. BTJTLVB. WASHINGTON, Jfay 30, 1S6L SIR: Your action in respect to the negroes who cam within your lines from the service of the rebels is...embarrassments which must surround officers conducting military operation* in a State by the laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The GOT* srnment cannot recognize...

...action in respect to the negroes who came within your linea from the service of the rebels isapproved. The Department is sensible of the embarrassments which...laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The Government cannot recognize the rejection by any State of the Federal obligations, nor can ft refuse tho performance...

...from the service of the rebele IsupproreU. The Department is sensible of tbe embarrassment* «hieb must surround officers conducting military operations...State by the laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The GOTernment cannot recognize the rejection by any State ottne Federal obligations, nor can It refuse...

...POUTER, Asst. Aâj, Général SECRETARY CAMERON'S LETTER TO GEN. BUTLER. WASHINGTON, May 30, 1861. Snt: Your action in respect to the negroes who came within your lines from tho service of the rebels ie approved. Tho Department le sensible of the embarra ementa which must...

...BUTLKR. "Lt.-General SCOTT." He was answered by the head of the War Department as follows : "SIR: — Your action in respect to the negroes who came within...conducting military operations in a State, by the hiws of which Slavery is sanctioned. The Government can not recognize the rejection by any State of...

...Cameron, Secretary of War, under date of May 30th, 1861, replied to our Contraband General as follows : " Your action in respect to the negroes who came within...laws of which slavery is sanctioned. The Government cannot recognize the rejection by any State of its Federal obligations, nor can it refuse the performance...

...copy of this letter received by him, Secretary Cameron thus answered : c« "WASHINGTON, May 30, 1861. must surround officers conducting Military operations...of which Slavery is sanctioned. ' ' The Government cannot recognize the rejection by any State of the Federal obligations, nor can it refuse the performance...