New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-25
UNIQUE TREATMENT,

1T IL Of course well known that two hundred and
fifty Yankee prisoners, taken by our gallant troops
in yirginia, are expectedato arrive this morning,
by the Jackson Railroad. These men, who invaded
Southern soil to enslave its people and to subvert
its Institutions, have met fate which their acts
had richly merited. Death on the battlefield was
far toohenorable a termination of their career ~
soldiers and Divine Providence has placed them ~
our hands, to hold until we have, by repeateo
beatings, proven to their oefanatics thate HAaeh
they undertook our subjugation they under'ooh u"
impossibity. Then they will be released ana
sent home in shame, to meet the reproaohes Oh sie
widows aud orphans their unhoiy war mas Haae'
Such, undoubtedly, will be their fate; nut IN the
meantime lessons should be taught them "heh
will be calculated to have a salutary ehect upon
them and we are glad to be able to state that Gen.
Twisgs has prepared one which is in every way
appropriate and wise.
These men, who came into Southern State
preaching freedom to the negro are to be received
and guarded By free negroes, natiyesof our city,
who have taken up arms to defend itan its Insfl-
tntiens A company of free oolored men, under
command of Jordan Noble, the veteran drummer
Of Chalmette, will form part of the guard which
will take charge of them on their arrival, and will
assist in eseorting them to prison. They will thus
be taught that in the South alone is the free negro
really respected, trusted and appreciated; and
they will also be taught,the difference between the
teachings of their lying pulpit orators and the real
truth regarding the status of the colored man IN
the South. We hope it may do them good. No
men living need lessons of truth more than they,
and their friends at home. ,.- e.
The people at the North have treated South
erners who have fallen into their hands as felons,
and the populace of their cities have insuted and
abused them as they were marched under guard
through their streets. If we were governed by
the same cowardly and dastardly principles, we
might do the same with these wretches but, under
the blessings of heaven, we have been better
taught, and will act as becomes brave and chiv-
alrous people, These men will be marched through
our streets, not for idle show, but from necessity
that they may be safely confined and while on the
march will not hear one word of reproach, one
epithet of hate or single hiss of contempt. The
people of the South, though always prepared to
offer combat to an armed enemy, are harmless to
the unasmad and powerless prisoner. In putting
them under guard of colored men no insult is in
tends d, but theybare simply shown that they at
tackled people with whom they were unac
quainted, and sought to overthrow system of
stand. No unfair advantage is taken, but an OPP
portuGity is made available to teach an important
truth. eai ~. g.. ~ t.,ea4 - l7
ALI sensible colored men thoroughly understand
how much sincerity there is in the protestations of
the Abolitionists. They know that while these
canting hypoerites are spending millions upon the
plea that they seek the happiness of the negro in
the South, thousands are permitted to starve and
men know full we'll that the Yankees would enslaye'
the whites while pretending to be about giving
freedom to the blacks, and if successful, they will
not leave the negro master Of q land which they
had so much trouble to possess, but will sink him
to a lower depth Of degradation than eyeryet man
kind reached. And it is but right that they SHOULD
have an opportunity of showing to the world that
they are fully informed on the subject and have
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