Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-05
1ie5uonb Enqnircr.
RY TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1862.
lMplKTANT PAPERS.

The sui,irinra Letter from the President to
Department iii relation TO General pope's
Army. to which il ri lrrS "a enclosed, has been
transmitted to General Mcclellan, TO be for
wardci To the Commanding General nf the
United States Array:
RlcHMoSp, W., July 81, lSG2.
Siu TN the I'D OF this month Cartel for
Il general exchange nf prisoners Of war was
signed between A!ajur-l,enelal D, II. Hill, in
behalf ot the Confederate States and Major
General john a. Dix, III behalf OF the United
States.
i!g the terms Of thai Cartel it is stipulated
that ali prisoners of var Aefraltcrlak Gn shall
be discharged OH parole till exchanged,
|. Scarcely had that Cartel been signed hen
the military authorities of tho United States
commenced practice changing fht character
.. the war !rtsin such "a. beconre4 eisiiae1 nj
tions into a campaign OF indi,crsmi,iata rob
bcTy aud nurdcr.
ic General order issued hy tic Secretary
Of " ar Of the United States, in the city oi
Washington, on the very day that The cartel
wa:' signed III Virginia, directs the Military
Commanders Of the United States 10 take the
rrvaH property al oar people iorthe convent
plrcr r:"i u..c al their armies without cumpcn-
! *ai,IIi.
The general order issued by Mn or General
Pop. on the ::!!Sd of July, the day after the
siann:c Of the cartel. directs the murder OF
our peaceful Inhabitants "a spies If found
quietly tiiiins t!c Farms in his rear, trtn ont
sac rf htS i,nt%, and one of h!S BrlgaIicr
GSrcl ais, SteinHrhr, has seized upon innocent
and peaceful Inhabitants To be held as huSta-
gcS To the eil,i That they may be murdered in
cold blood if any OF his soldiers are = Tiled by
some unknown persons whom he ucsignates
a. "bushw hackers
Under this sta.e Ct facts this Government
has issued the embossed general order recoE-
nizing tiensral p"pe and his commissioned
officers IL he i'll the position which they have
chosen for themselves, that nj robbers aid
Of murdrrcrs, and not that Irnhlie eiitmir",
entitled. if captured tn lie considered as phi
soiicfS 81 war.
We find ourselves driven by our enemies
hy :;eaiy prnEr,.s towards h practice which
wc abhor and wilton We are rainly struggling
L. avoid. Some o! the military authorities oil
the nilri States :.rru L" SUPPOSE that better
success will attend Il savage WAr, IN which no
i,: spared, than hn> hitherto been scared 10y
Such ho'lilltieS u are alone recognized u tie
lan iul BIZ civilized npn IN lnuiclh liu;es.
Irr the Present, We lrnOunce our rlSnt OF
retaliation "a tEr innocent, and shall Continue
10 treat Inc private enlisted a"Il!eIs GI Gene
IN! Pops army Is prisoners OF var, but II,
si;:r notice 10 the Government 1t ash!Dg-
ton oiVitr coni;ring repreSSlve measures 10 tie
punishment only al commissioned officers
%ho ale willing participants III these crimes,
these savage PRACTICES &re continued, we shall
Reluctantly bC forced l.. the last RESORT OF ac-
certins the war Oh tie lcIGS chosen BY our
foes, uiliii the outraged voice of;. common
humanity forces Respect for The recognised
rdjeS .! wal.
y hle these iacts would Justify sur refusal
10 eNtcuie the generous Cartel by'whicn we
have consented To liberate all excess Of thou
sands Of prisoners held b US beyond the
number held hy the ene,ay.s sacred regard
| 10 pli.hlcd faith shrinking from lii: mere
Semtance OF breaking PROMISE, rTtT-ntS
our resort to this extremity. Nor do zee de
sire t. extend 70 any other forces oil the
enemy the punishment merted alone -.
General Pope, and such commissioned ailicers
rs choose 10 participate III the execution Of his
Infamous orders.
ieu are therefore instructed 10 commu1i-
cate to the Colulaaljcr-iI,-I Chief OF the armies
of the United States the contents u this let
ter and copy of the enclosed general order,
| to the end that lie may be nolhed Of our in-
tenti"n not TO conspirr any officers hereafter
captured from General fope's srmy rs prison
ers Of WAY.
Very respectfully yours, etc,
iSigne'U JEfFEiisGH D.:is.
Cen. Ii. T.. LEE. Commanding. etc.