Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-25


MONDAY MORNING, AUG. 70, 1852.
.-. war Meetings in summit Comfy.
Hon A. @. Riddle VIII address series
o. war meetings in The following places in
summit county y
TwinsbuTg, Monday, Aug 18th.
hudson, Tuesday Aug, 2eth.
ouyGhoga Falls, Wednesday, Aug. 9th.
49, Akron, Thursday Aug. 2sth.
RiChfsld, Friday, Aug. 2sth.
% - specimens ofIsebel LegislaiioH and Retail
iation.
The rebels have seized the first oppOrtu-
- nity TO lsgislate retaliation upon any
- - -Fsderals who may fan into their hands, in
consequence, ostensibly, Of the late orders
ll Of Gen. Pope to subsisi his army upon the
5.sas q. enemy, but really to carry out the ihhu-
man instincts which have prompted them
to maltrSht our dead and keep their pris-
oners In filthy and miserable dungeons,
while starving them upon spoiled prOvis-
:. sa Ions. Atthe opening Of the rebel Congress,
Mr.. Foote, Of Tenn, offered a bill for re-
taliatOry purposes, saying that as the enc
ny have punished Innocent private citi-
asns, any ofieer who may have ordered
such atrocities shall be put to death, If cap
Pee tured. As BY the rebel reports oil the
Federal army has been one Of extermina-
tioa, and expressly organized to wage war
upon defenoeless citizens, they viii there
fore regard every officer who may come
lnio their hands, as legitimate prey for
their death penalty. But they do not stop
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dicti7e or sweeping. The same member
also introduced bill providing that any
officer or private captured by their army,
who shall have committed any Offense pro-
nouncei felonious By The Ialrs fths CoRfed-
sraey or Of any State, shall be delivered up to
their courts for trial So that all the mem
bers Of the Federal army must carefully
study the black laws Of the Confederacyi
and make themselves familiar with the
statutes of every State comprised in that
COnfsderacy, or else become liable to be
tried and punished by State law. If the
laws Of South Carolina declare the teach.
ing Of q slave to read to be felonious, then
any officer or private who has committed
the heinous crime will be regarded nc
longer as a prisoner of war, but an offender
against the State, and liable to whatever
penalty its laws impose. If the rebel
Congress declares Confederate bonds to b'
alseal tender, and any refusal of them Ol
any issue or use Of Federal money to b
felonious, then every officer or private whc
has refused the former in his trade will
the inhabitants, or taken the latter in pay
@ ment for his services, would under thii
sa law, be liable to all the punishment which
the law would impose. This is most un
E precedented and infamous legislation, bu
tits on a par with other exhibitions Of th'
rebel character.
But there is yet another phase of thi
mockery Of justice in the rebel legislature
- Another bill was introduced providing tina
FEDERAL armies iaeOngrl0usly composed cftVhit
and black, shall not be held en6tlsd to thsPriV
IIsgss Of loaT, or to be tatenPTisoHsrs. Qfsuel
a. may be captured, tsenegross shall berstarH
ed to their masters or publicly sold and Thea
commanders TO be hung or shot as may be mos
: --aost outrageous o
all. The South has, according to the con
fessiOn Of its own men, had negroes in tn,
field and employed them to man the gum
alarmed at the rumors Of colored regiments
being enlisted al the North. They know
that their negroes will fight for the UniOr
ifliberty can be gained thereby, and to in
tmidate both the whites and the blacks
they propose this infamous measure. Th
mere proposal Of such law gives the lii
to the declarations of Northern anti-negr
sheets which have proclaimed that the en-
plOyment Of negroes to fight the battles o
ths Union would give aid and comfort t
the enemy, and be measure pleasing AM
. not terrifying to the rebels. They know
and fear the power that is contained in
thousand black arms urged on to fight b.
.--3 earnest hearts, and, like the warriors Of tn
Celestial Empire, they would frighten ava,
ths coming foe by terrific uprOars an
f, threats which are of no avail except to sd
to the fright Of the authors.
It is this spirit that Gen. Buell. and Othe
commanders Of his stripe would eOncilist
and guard No wonder they consider hir
4GE one Of the best Generals in the Fedora
army.