Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-02

muscles and his agiated betrayed not perhaps
any conjunction, but sense Of personal insecurity at
the hands of the avenging Nemesis.
This letter is the most graphic SKETCH yet given to the
world of the cruel and dastardy tyranny, which the Yam
kee Government has established at Washington. Rus
SELL In one df his letters the London Times mentions
the expedient of By telegraph" which has been
introduced by Seward, something and appalling
aud outsrpping all the Ingenious contrivanoes Of all
the desposms that ever existed But the
and Of helpless women and the Ourages helped
upon them detailed in this letter, viii shock
manly natures. and stamp the Lincoln dynasty every.
where with undying infamy.
The letter tells ts tale, and may be relied on as
true copy Of the original in the hands OF VIM. H. Sew
ard:
wAsHlSsroS, Nov l7ih, 1861, Sss 10th Street.
To the Hon. Wa. H. Ss,Oard Secretary Of Slate:
Sir--For nearly three months have b,on confined,
cose prisoner shut out from air aud exercise and denied
all communion with family and friends
patience is said to he great virtue" and have
practised IT, TO my utmost capacity Of endurance.
am told sir tia. upon your ipss dirit the fate OF
citizens depends and that the sigr manual OF the minis
tiers OF Louis the Fourteenth aud Fifteenth, was not
more potential in their day, than that Of the Secretary
OF State In 1851.
l. therefore most respectfully submit that Friday,
August 23d without warrant other show Of authority
was arrested by the Detective Police, and my hofse
taken in charge by them that ali my private letters and
papers of life time read aud examined by them
that every law of decency violated In the search OF
nv house and person. and by the surveillance over me-
We read in history that the poor Maria Antonette
had aper torn from her bosom by awlets hands, and
thai even change Of linen bad 10 be esoted In sight OF
her brutal capors II Is my sad sxp~snes 10 record
even more revolving outrages than that for during the
Of Whlteyer forced
ma to seek my chamber dtectvs stood sentinel at the
oDen door, Aud thus for period Of seven days with
INV te child was placed absolutely at the mercy ofmen
without character responsibility; that during the frat
evening portion of these became bratsly drunk,
aud boosted in my hearing Of the mice times" they
pected to have with the female prisoners aud that rude
violence was used towards colored girl during
that evening" the extent OF which have not been able
70 learn For any show Of decorum afterwards practs
ed towards me- was indebted to the Detective called
Captain Dennis.
In the careful snsl yss Of my papers deny the exis-
tsncs OF line had not perfect right to have written,
or to have received Freedom Of speech aud OF opinion
- the brthrght Of Americans guaranteed TO US by our
Charter Of Lberly-the Constitution Of the United
States. have exercised my prerogatiVe, and have
opeuly syowed my sentiments. During the political
struggle, opposed your Republican party with every
instinct of selEpeervaton. believed your success
virtual notification of the Constitution, and that
il would entail upon all the direful consequences
which have ensued. These sentiments have doubtless
been iound recoioeu anons ny l-Pe.s, anu A''N
must be permitted 10 quote from letter Of yours,
| in regard to Russell Of the London Times which you
conclude with these admirable words individual errors
oil opinion may Do 'o'eEa'eu, % ions % sou se .
elt 10 COMBAT tnem "y " - 49,
practice an PtIsoIei IN 'e ~ wy 80.
men OF our land have sung their TO the blessings
of our free institutions. Comment is idle. Freedom OF
SPEECH freedom OF thought every right pertaining 10
the citizen, has been suspended oy what suppose the
Pre- dent calls Military necessity bio" has been
struck by this total disregard OF all civil rights the
present system OF Government Jar greater IN ts enee's
than the OF the Southern States our nave
been taught TO contemn the supremacy oil the la" 10
which all have hitherto bowed and to look 10 the military
power for protection against is DEGREES military SPIN
has been developed, Nncn WI, ohy 70 "
Military Dictatorship Read history, and you will find
that the GAUSS which bring about a revolution rarely
predOmnats a. its close and no people nave ever
ed 20 the point from which they Started Even shoua
the Southern States be subduei aud forced back into the
Union, (which regard as impossible, with fGii know
ledge OF TIER resource'D oinerent form Oh uovern'
ment will be found needini 10 meet the ne" aeVeoPe
nents Of national CHARACTER. rnere no cas- OF soc'e
ty, no branch OF INDUSTRY, Shcu 'u,s cnause has "o
r'nched, ana the ouii' PiouuIuH' "enou'H' nA''" VI
| the poor can never &c Iesu"eo, .....L;,,. .,d
You nave nela me- si, - ~ 49, nsr,ii
| ~ - S....a = wnmar,s ka, and N h,ch von NAV
| cousuereu oe!ou T "a =. sn,S a., M
class as errors VI uon,Sa, ;nn,sonmsnt xi,h
Iong ulgresa' n;vss ma .n,boriiy for occnnvine
ont Io.niuia y, -" dSnon,. nt Sscra,:rv If STATE
e'entoe precious u .. a,,o.;nn - ,ha I,os ,b,,
my o'leo, " ;,;.onman, am vet ;.norant Of ths
Su, SS that nv house has been seized and
causes Of my ,i.on Nv the Govsrnmsnt that ,bs
n, Contained has been abused and De
.aaI. ,ha. during some neriod of nv imprisonment
. .nfsrcd creatiS for want of propSr aud sufficient
- aI,o have 10 complain. that more recently
of had character recognized as having been seen
nm the street OF Chicago as SUCH by several guard
calpe herself Mrs OGderdcuk was placed here in my
| bopse In n room adjoining nine
In making this exposition have no object of appeal
N yonr svmnatbes If the usticco nv complaint and
doesn't regard for the yorcs opinion do not move you
| +tScr soors.
NAV, however, recall to your mind that but little
while since quite as much prescribed by pub