Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-12-08
Retaliation.

Retaliation.
The terrible atrocities of the savages
who are invading our couutry, are at last
exciting our government as we'll as the peo,
pie, and the day of vengeance is near at
hand. Both government and people have
been forbearing almost to fault. They
have very properly counted the cost of
adopting the rule of retaliation, and have
been unwilling TO resort to it, hoping that
the worlds outcry wonld put a stop to
such 6arbarous conduct, and thus save US
from the dire necessity of the last remedy.
But instead af regarding our complaints :
and the wo'd's scorn, the malignity of the
infamous wretchesis becoming greater and
greater every day, and his outrages more
numerous and horrible. They cannot
longer be borne. The President has very
properly directed Gen. Holmes to retain
for execution ten yankee offiters.in atone
mont for the murder in cold. blood Of ten
MlSsourians who had been held as prison
ers Of war by the enelny. This of cou,se
will lead to furthere xeeution On both sides,
Atatyrs4-4ssss seissscfs
ter gwen or received. And we think that
day is very near at hand. 1t is awfal to
think Of executing the INNOCENT FOR the
crimes of the guilty.. But there is no help
for it: On our part we shall have the con
ISOLATION Of knowing that there are but
few, if any, of innocent among the enemy,
and that we cannot well 60 amlss Ia hang
: ing or shooting any who are foupd in our
country assisting to carry cut the inhuman.
object Of Lincoln proclamation, and them
scves perpetrating such outragcs as are dali
" coming to light in Ill the invaded sec
Il TONS Fay. Ods.
i From the Richmond EnQnirer.
RETALIATION CALLED FoR.-Ihe con-
,, duet Of The yankee Abolition Army under
: B nnside has exceeded that of Pope's. :
q Tie orders Of Pope permitting piIiagc,
q outrage aud robbery, drew from the Con-
% tolerate Government severe retallatory or
- derS. But Burnside having published nc
.r orders, has permitted outragts more glar-
q ire and Infamous than even the published
~ orders Of Pope countcnanced. What vii
49, be the course Of the Confederate Govern
. ment?
We call attention tod " to the OF tragc
81 in Fauquier, and demand in behalf of tha
A. people the speedy protection of the Con-
20 federatc Government. Retaliation, prompt
go swift and etfec,ixc, should be imntdiatel
Us ordered
To persors who have been exempte
a. from the rayagcs OF this war, It is Inrpo
bo sibIe to convey an adequate idea ot til
nd devastation inflicted upon the counties
Fauquer, Primes William, Loudoun, Fai
-he fax, &c.
vas Farms stripped of fences, m lis bum
+ cattle DESTROYED, grain consumed, vegets
in Ules and poultry stolen, groceries OF ever
,sv kind seized, ladies insulted, beat to- Il
ground by ruff ms, and their lises threat
ened with pistols Il perpetrated in tt
!. vicinity Of Burnside, Wilcox and 9th
.,v- general officers, who permitted the outri
sec gcs.
the The enemy have publicly proclaim
ngs that they came not to protect, but to d
ou- strov, Us the best means Of. ensuriug su
ave iugation. To this end they have burn
ock, all the mills of the country, reducing t
ra- non combatant population almost to sta
pile vatiop they have Killed the work OK
Tue the only drait Ueast !eiC III tue country,
letn pyiying the. people Of the means Of nr
own curing Ere wood for the approaching VI
arm tr; they have freed houses aud .sto
,ans the little stores laid BY fox the winter
q 2 groceries, -four, bacon, DC. In fact, aim
pro- reduced that whole Tier of couptics to
ling .olate starvation. The only mode to $
they. this pilagc ia to hang prisoners, and
aud people would be glad TO hear that the
sses thoritics had promptly issued orders to
! the fleet. If called upoa, Burnside viii d
the VOW the outrages and promise to luI
that the thieves when detected but he