Chattanooga Daily Rebel, November 5, 1862-

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...Many persons were leaving the city who had not taken the oath. They were obliged to use every strategy and means to obtain passes, and with the powerful aid of the almighty dollar, they generally succeeded. It was rumored and believed that Butler intended to send out of the city those who had, in the face of all intimidations, taken certificates declaring themselves "enemies" of the United States, and among this class, strange as it may appear, were many free colored citizens.