The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-10
\ t,a,ass--A civilized aud Barbareas
Enemy.

\ t,atsass-A Civilized and Barbareas
Enemy.
be sad things Of the wanton destruction
Il Hampton by the Black Republicans has
heen confirmed. II has shared the fate Of
Faigiex, Gcrm town aud other Virgins vii
lager, bat without the pretext cf military ne
ressity which was pretended in those cases
This old Virginia town had suffered severely
enough before this couf0srati0p. lis fani-
lies, many of them helpless women and chill
dreu, were driven from their homes with,
sometimes, no other SHELTER ;bau the woods
Their furniture was destroyed, pianos broken
20 pieces, dreescs taken CT. All along that
coast. Tor twelve CT fifteen miles, every farm
house is deserted. Their luAuriant fields 81
wheat, and the neat white washed house
gave every external indication q happiness
hut the doors and windows are closed, TIE
forces broken down, and cattle trampling
down and riotiDg amid their grain. Every
where in that region, once 50 happy and IL
Ioceut, silence reigns. 1t looks as II some
great plague had depopulatei their land
these deserted homes;cads, declared that his
eyes were "unu sed to the melting mood" bu;
that he could scarcely restrain his tears. No
object has been too sacred for the hand Of
vaudalism. The Old Church Of Hampton, one
If the o. test in America. was entirely dose
Grated, before j, was destroyed; the walls par
TALLY demolished, the organ broken up, and
tires built over the graves of the dead, who
found not even the tomb a place Of refuge
from insult The sensibilties Of the living
were as little respected as the ashes OF the
Head. The invaders broke into the house Of a
gentleman who has lost his wife, destroyed his
furniture and took off with them washstands
aud other little mementoes, which the boresv-
cd husband was keeping, and the very clothes
which had been packed away, scarcely TO he
viewed by the eyes Of affection even, except in
solitude and tears. At Alexandria, the course
of these men has been the saine-:n some III
stances, even worse. We have heard Of an
outrage perpe.ra.ed upon enc Of he most re-
spectacle married ladies of Fairfax, in the
presence Of her children, which has no paral-
lei except among the atrocities of the Sepovs
end hrusss. Even the Church Of the living
s'or 10 Fairfax, As in Hampton, was not
spared, the walls being covered with obscene
inscriptions and indecent figures
We hare repeatedly said that the British
committed no such atrocities in the late war az
our Northern enemies, nor indeed any civilized
nation tia; We have ever heard of. kpropos
20 this remark, distinguished gentleman Of
south Caroliua has just placed in our hands
an original letter from Hen. EySHRoD WASH
iS'' roE, nephew Of ten. WAsHlSGToS, written
during The last war with England to Chan
cellor lie soIssES, Of South Carolina, from
which we make the following extract. Look
on that picture and on this:
"Morsr NRRsoS, Nov %, 1914.
return you, my dear sir, my sincere
man ks ter your favor OF the 9th nit, and par
'cuiariE tor the KIND ard friendly interest
Which yOa are 50 good as TO II ke in the safely
al myself and fR1niIy during the late .nyasion
at thI' part OF the country ty the enemy |
Am happy TO have 1t III my power to say that
escaped IN person and property ali kind OF
IuluTy and loss, The squadron Law OF this
place some days IN ITS aSCe Il and on It's re
sum, and yet 90 not believe that during the
|hoir tiln" single barge apprOache this
-h3lt' = MS ulStiDr uished fOTbearaDce ] owe
20 ne generous feelings CT Comm odcre Cor
ton, fer place which had once been the re-
'iden:e q my venerated uncle. He expressed
% one NJ IN" A!5Nandrla Comm issioners, who
Eas ovIuted II slIpuiate for the safety OF that
Town. AZ anxious desire TO visit this spct
hu' was so delicate as 10 declare his rssolu-
tjA rot 10 10 30, presuTiug that my oltiy ial
situation VI ould render ucn 4 step peculiarly
am harrasSlng and dlsaereeHhie 10 me. He
further added that ne would commit 10 act
OF hostility Injurious to this place, even al
though he militia should make their appear
enc. on II. have much reason to than X
him for such sentiments and conduct ana
should II ever be my good fortune TO SEE him
10 peace, here or elsewhere, ! should BE- proud
20 give him proof of my gratitude"