Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-05
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Gem. Pope,a Recen, Orhar.
From the Washington Correspondence OF the Chicago
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lFrom the Washington Correspondence OF the ObIcaOs
Times.
The recent order issued by Gen. Pope. forbid.
ding guards to be placed around the houses OF
citizens OF Virginia, and the recent order Of the
President permitting our troops to seize and con.
vert to their use the private property OF the Cit
izens OF the South, will be the pretext and the
cause OF euch 0utr8ges as will make the cheek OF
every American tingle with shame, and, II not
repealed, they alone will make reconstruction
OF the Union impossible have seen enough of
the movements OF troops in The field to know ex-
ao'ly what the effect OF these two orders will be.
The bulk Of our army ia composed OF men of
honor-of honorable, honest men They would
not steal chickens or horses, or offer ineult to
an unprotected lady in lonely house But in
every brigade there are some thieves and vii.
lains-men who have enlisted from the basest
OF motives, and are only restrained from the
commission OF the vilest crimes by the fear OF
punishment. have seen the wretches hanging
around houses In which were girls and youpg
ladies entirely unprotected except BY the guard
that had been placed around the house, aud
have heard them express their devilish wishes
In the grossest language, and curse the eusrd
that baked their hellish purpose. 10 the Arst
house that entered In Br2hamsvile, on the
Peninsula, agray-haired lady was almost knee l.
Ing before two great rough fellows, begging
them to go away, while the tears and q ,s6ibe
eyes and clenched hands of beautiful Rirl Of
sixteen told plainly enough of the indigDity
that had been offered to her, | did not leave
that house till had placed in the old Iady's
hands written safeguard with the honored
name of George B, Mcclellan signed to it
That lady, though a rebel, was Christian.
Never shall forget the prayer she offered that
night She prayed for the success of the Con-
federate arms. She prayed for the husb and
aud the son bearing those arms. But che also
invoked blessings on the head of that good
Union General who had protected and saved
the daughter from fate worse than death.
Now | aver that, in spite Of all the articles
of war, the operation of the two orders to which
have alluded will be to cause universal sys-
TEN OF raplne and plunder wherever our troops
60. 1t ia In vain to say that the offenders will
be punished say they will not be punished,
because they cannot be detected There are
thousands of expedients that reckless desper.
ado can resort to, by means Of which he can
commit the crime and escape detection.
know this to be go, because have seen It done
on numberless trivial occasions
Let me cay to the readers of the Times that
unless this war is conducted upon the principles
that have guided McClellan's campaign every.
Where-unless private properly is respected
and guards placed around private houses where
desired-we bad better stop the war at once
We may subdue and conquer the South, ex
terminate her people and cover her land will
desolstioD; but, if We forget for q moment tha
her people are our H-citizens-onr erriDl
fellow -citizeus-We can never, never, restor,
the Union. Iappesl to Mr.. Seward if an
not right.