Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-22

a,r, IA, fur Of actual hattie. By careful diversion Of
,,sct from the hospitals containing wounoed ent
are outraged in cold blood ny aIs
that pretend 70 ossN oonsnusn0o VI
Ions. s ..xo hx
,hs nnysrsa rsprobaon Of mankind in all cases were
the actual perpetrators Of the wrongs escape capture
Thsy admit of no retaliation The humanity OF our peo-
n. xould shripk insnctvey from the bare idea Of vsg
pr ike war upon the sick the women aud the children
Of the enemy.
Rat there are other savage practices which have been
resorted 10 by the Government OF the United oatef
which do admit Of repression BY retaliation have been
5,ysp 20 the necessity of enforcing this repression Inc
oners Of war taken by the enemy on board the armed
schooner Savannah sailing under cur commission, were'
A vas crediby advised treated like common felons:
mt in irons: corfned In Jail usually appropriated 70
criminals Of the worst dye and threatened with punish
meHt ~ such. / had made an application Tor the eI.
change of these prsoners to the indirg ooer Of
the enemy's squadron of Charleston harbor but that
officer had already sent the prisoners to New York when
the application was made. therefore deemed my
duty TO renew the proposal for the exchange 70 the COL
stitutions Commander OF the Army ano NAVY
~ ths Unted States the only officer having control OF
the prisoners To this end dispatched an oficer 70
him under flag of truce and in making the proposal,
informed President Lincoln Of my resolue purpose 70
check q. bsrbartes on prisoners Of war, by such g.
verify of retaliation the prisoners held oy us S
should secure the abandonment OF the practice.
Thia communication was received and read by the
officer in command Of tho Army OF the United States
and message was brought from him by the bearer oil
nv communication, that reply would be returned oy
President Lincoln a. possible. earnestly nope
that this promhed reply, "nlcu hAs nos ~ al h
will convey the assurance 'nA. Prsonet,e VI w -
treated in this unhappy contest with that regard TO hu-
many which has made such conspicuous prSsr - sn'
conduct Of modern warfare AS measure oi
however, and unit ~ PROMISED reply Is iooe'eo Sun
retain in close custody some ocers captureu fo 'no
al kaau vt,aa eurat .iA n
large on parole and whose tate must necessarily aePena
on that OF the prisoners held oy the enemy. .
append copy OF my Communication 70 the fresiaeht
and CompsDder.iEChief OF the Army AID Savy OF the
United States and Of the report Of the ooer 20
deliver IL, marked pos. =. A.. ,.n.,,.h,s n,ner
There are some other ss Uos.rspce
70 whicn nave oree'ca yvgL Ss,ss ri;
to the peculiar reiaions men ~ ~ 49,,
pent ana !ne ola1es usu.ny -" .;tbsT o. ro,;cs
State. Sn'cn eauhos p'opy ",;n.,sd Nv ssn,;msnts
The near. o. ne 80. s,s,ss sb;cb fonnd or.
TOWARDS tne sc;n 40 sonsdor them as
preston III your hos,;i;,;o. .e.nst them That
enemies, OF -" ansIa sc ,hoso s,.,1s ,eosrd
very large poruon 'ue hS ,hs .",n.i nros.
US Is ore'nren tn.s ~ sun~s.aor ~ civil ,utbnr;,v
enee OF iaSe :. aa,,;sII.v soms of them AT least
ano tne 'o. In ma that tbev are nth Almost
would )oyIu"J unto Wv" 70 40. ..s.y.; IS ar -.
enure unAnimig oPPo'eu W Ae Ph;L al .n,;nr
"aeeo againss =, she o ~ ~ '
events runy - r,;,aa S,s,os ,os,ss. q, ,.cogo,.a
Inc freSoen' y no ~ 20, ~ go,
In these, our As s,''ei u' 10 80
attack on US Snu Ju'un.e ne " ~.
that the States nave no o.lei po sAu t'.
$3.50 ~ as -. Is.n a S,a,. o,,t Of tL, Un;on"
M; -, ~ ,bs constitutional relations between the
ms we. VI sno SaSorOmar, +; 6,,;ne ;ntrodrc
sss,;on of the Message that the Execu-
uon W ~ Of snsnanding ,be writ ot bab,a,
i've Po'ee, r. Sie.,;an thst ne, w m;Itary COM
e0rp, anu I Ssa,s,;oo and hoth tbese nropositiops
sonol 70 that which "a felt for the addi.
. . ~ n;n;on in the same psner that IL ia
uonai o.da. ~ stsc t,,s avs that dsome single
proper, suoh s,,rcms Tenderness of tho citizens
Jaw hsue ~ :, raIvss nora of The ouItv tbsn
noeiy, 'uF psboniJ % verv limited exteSt be yio-
,..sI
iAse1" .,;,;,o ,h.. =. b.y, forever seyered our
we una! "ci 100 -. ~ ~ ,-.n,,Iao n, al
~ .eO.,n,;onaI liberty and nth people
the Ptinc'P'eeo VI oonos s i ~ - L.,a5
IN ShSse 9resence suon IN ~ .aa,n a.,.,aoa
The operations AZ 'ne heiu WIN pe sieauy snen.ou
by reason OIL ine pohsy sse ~ ~. ITOissi Co.
tanned, IS now aVoweo anu ac'eu on W ,ue oniu
Inc FORCES nser.o iaeu P;s;..r p.s.U;,sd ,Ss Co.
OF the seven oa!es Nniou vnsna! eit ~" sv.s.
federacy as esinceq py .e lsss .aas as 'us
ton OF three iorthed lsanas' whose urisnee .Moeuuy
aided by preponderaung Hasai 'osce we eIeny nss
been driven compe1ey on. VI tose ada 80
the =, n.e has,; aao W, o..as ,hs. all
gSvernmeu. ~. rr. rsc.,.,,;ly nrovs n,decn.,e
- uSuaI So NV half million Of men nov pro-
.taI - ,ta ,neor ana REMINDING increase in our
~, hs'oms rscs,s.ry rbe Recommendations for
~. rois;n, oUJ sascept CONTINENT of this additional
nc. m, ia con,anad in the Communication of the Sec
Of We 70 vb;cb need scarcely invite YOUR ear
Wv, s5.,nn,;on
~ Message ds,;vcrcd in AnrI Las. referred TO the
aU,ils of sSn9dsn, crons with which we we're cbeered
rna .rs,O .Sna generally have since been harvested
and he yieIdbss proven 4, be te cst abundant known
in our history MANY believe the supply adequate y, two
vears, consumution of our population. Cotton sugar
and TOBACCO forming the surplus production Of our ag
riculture and furnishing the t,ss of commercial in
terchanges present the most cheering proHise and
kind Providence has smiled on the labor which extracts
the teeming wealth OF cur coil in all portions oil our Con-
federacy
1t Is the gratifying to be able to giro you this
assurance because Of the need of large and increased
expenditure in the support Of our army Elevated and
purified by the sacred cause they maintain, our fellow
c-enp Ct every condition OF lie exhibit the most se
sacrificing qeyoevn. .2g manifest iaudaeie pride in
unfolding their independence .nnpeG an resources
other than their own: ana we Immense Mes'n splsn
fertile soil aud sepia climate nave aecumuA'eu y tnls
coufederacy OF sgncultufsts soail MOI pc more strk
ingly displayed than In the large revenues Snch WIN
eager ZEAL they have contributed at the call OF their
country In the single article Of cotton the subscriptions
To the loan proposed by the Government cannot fall short
of 6ry millions of dollars and will probably largely OK.
coed that sum and po,ssy an article required for the
consumption of the army provides 0.eigi;c than by
subscription 70 me i1, "a s 10 ~ ,Ss
yoFr wisdom. inc oecrey ol , une y. aue
port suoml'ey ~ nl, WIN srS !ca ~ W. ;so
detsls .' " ,ho;, n,omn