A Good Story About Garfield

uno day I notieed a fugitivo slave come rashing into camp with a bloody head, and apparently frightened alinost to death. He had only passed ruy tent a moment when a regular bully of a fellow carne riding up and witb a volley of oaths began to aak altor his "nigger. " General Garfield was not present, and be passed on to the división commander. Tlio división commander was a sympathizer wjth the theory that fugitivos should be returned to their ínaaters, and that the Union soldiere should be m&ae thc inatruuiontu í'or roturaing thora. He accordingly wrote a mandatory order to General Garfield, in who.se command the durkcy was suppösod to be hiding, telling liim to hunt out and deliver over the property of the outraged citizen. I stated thc case as fully as I could to General Garfiold before handing him the order, butdid not color my statements in anyway. Hetook thc order and delibcratcly wrote on it tho l'ollowing indorseinent : " I respectfully but positively decline to allow my command to search for and deliver up any fugitivo slaves. I conceive tliat they are here for another purpose. Thc (innnand is open, and no obstados will be placed in the way of search." I read tho endorsement and was frightoned. I expected that if returned tho rosult would bo that tho General would be cnurt-martialed. I told hiin my foars. Ui: siuiply replied : "Thc natter may as well be tested first as last. Right is right, and I do not propose to minee matters at all. My soldiers are here for other pur poses than hunting and roturning slaves. My poople, on the western reserve, of Ohio, did not send my boys and myself down hero to do that kind of' business, and they will back me up in my action." Ho would not alter the endorsement and the ordor was returned. Nothing ever cauie of tlio matter further.