11-27-1862: "many arms were found and taken from the possession of negroes. . . . and especially when they are invited by Lincoln to make practical efforts to secure their freedom.”

The Dollar Weekly Bulletin, “We have understood that when Gen. Kirby Smith was at Lexington, that many arms were found and taken from the possession of negroes. . . . We do not desire to create any unnecessary alarm, but both Local and State organization should be had in reference to the advent of the 1st of January and the further Proclamation of the President, which is to change the status of the slave, and especially when they are invited by Lincoln to make practical efforts to secure their freedom.”, Nov. 27, 1862