Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-04-04
Peredy of the Yankee Nation.

A correspondent Of the Richmond Whig
thus shows up the treachery and villainy of the
unserupu1ous toe with whom we are contend.
ing:
VIII en- the Provisional Government of the
Confederate States sent to w ashington City
Commissioners to demand the surrender of
Confederate Forts occupied by Federal troops,
and adjust the terms OF q final separation from
the United States. Mr.. Seward met them with
the most positive and solemn assurances that
the Federal Cabinet was a unit in opposition
to the policy Of coercion and that Instructions
would certainly be sent to Major Anderson to
evacuate Fort Sumter, at very early day.
For one month our Commissioners were mo
cent enough to allow themselves to be trhed
with in this manner, during which time Lin
cola Haade a-deliberate attempt to surepitously
reinforce Maj Anderson. They were honesI
in exhibiting to us the Punic quality of their
faith in the out set. They lied SO openly bold
ly, and reckiessly that not only the Confed-
crate States but the whole world was bound to
see that with them ''no pledge was sacred and
the policy of mendacity thus inaugerated by
the Lincoln Cabinet has been maintained Wig
orousy from that hour down to this. A pen
stoned press was commissioned to poison tn e
people with prejudices against the South. Vol
unteers that were called for under an express
anticipation that they shonld be required only
to defend Washington, were converted into an
army of invasion, and driven like cattle before
ii hickory throng into the field. Civilized wars
fare has its laws under which courtesy is prac-
ticed and humanity vindicated.
Nevertheless, Gen. Buell. is the only Fed
eral commander who has not again and again
ignored the existence of such law, and at
.empted to eclipse, under dark clouds of brutal
ity, the genial light of that star. When Nc
Dowell left Washington city to take Richm mond
his army were supplied with handouts to iron,
and ropes to hang, rebels. Near Fairfax Court
house, they caught two South Carolinians, and
hung them where .hey caught them This fact
has never been denied, explained, expiated Or
retalated. After the battle of Bulls Run, they
sent white flag to ask permission to bury
their dead. 1t was humanely granted
They left their dead to bury their dead, and
attem pied, under the protection of that white
! flag, to erect batteries for our destruction. On
the battle field Of Manassas they unfurjed a
! Confederate flag, aud shouted to our troops not
| to fire upon them, that they were our friends
and theL they fired upon our troops and fled.
At Manassas and Pensacola, they repeatedly
and deliberately fired upon our hospitals, when
over them yellow flag was waving. They
have again an6 again pilaged, and then reduc-
ed to ashes, the private residences Of unoffend
ing and helpless widows and orphans. In Ham
pton Roads they hung ont white flag, and
then prostitused the protection it secured to
them to the cowardy assassination of ourbrave
seamen. At Newbern, in violation of the laws
of war, they sheIled a city containing 1000 wo
men and children, before either demanding a
surrender or giving the citizens notice of their
intention. Gen. Wool made a fair contract
with Gen. Cobb to release our privateersmen
and exchange them for Federal prisoners
| That contract the Lincoln Government now per
/ enptoriy refuse to execute. A kentucfiar
went into a Federal camp to reclaim fugitive
slave, and they tied him up and gave him 25
lashes upon his bear back, in the presence o
his runaway slave. They steal private proper
! ty and rayish virtuous women. They hang
prisoners and imprison women. They fire or
bour flags of truce, and fire on us from under
their own flags of truce. They bonbard hos
| pi,als and shell towns occupied only by women
and children. Without the slightest pretext fol
an excuse or shadow ofjustification, they have
made negroes and cotton contraband, in the
face Of every fact and in viola .ion Of all law
that could forbid such a decision. What are
we to do with such enemy under such cir
cumstaAces stsfts .rts
I We are authorized by the Committee of Safety
to saytthat they have assurances from the State
l. H.