Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-31
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Gentlemen: Upon Enlsiihs the n"n OF
Charleston the first official aat Of General
Loring was t., declare, by proclamation, that
sclemeucy and amnesty" would be extended
N aIl those VIII, would deSi>t from aad-
herring 10 thu CAUSE CT the public hnsmy, End
ths pretended State government he had
erected ut Wheeling" The ne1t thing was D
general order, d.ted September Il, which de-
clare that all ~citiZ.ns who obey the laws
md renudla,e their treason. will he treated
i,h the c emency declared in the cor,uand
ing generals proclamation Hhrlher this
d,.trlas can be sustained, either upon prin-
ciple or policy, l do not propose tn discuss !;
but trust that no subatsHtia. difference of
o~p.rion could exist amongst Southern tnen.-
Nv object il tn call attention to its effect upon
certain men there.
When cur army arrived at Charleston the
the Cn,ted States District Attorney, B. n.
Smith; the Circuit Judge, J, II. Brown, ap-
pointed under the Wheeling Government ! the
clerk. sheriff, Wheeling Senator, and many
other minor traitors; had lied the country
They were, substantially, invited to return or
condition IF %rcpudiating "their tresson.'-
We found there George Williams Summers,
Soicgr Patrick, Andrew Parks, Gibson GILL;
SON., John q. Wright, Fritz Walker, Enoh
Newton and olhars OF tho Same Stamp. VIM
are these men ? and what have they been
doing since General Wise evacuated the Ka-
nawha Valley l will answer. But first,
let us look at our statute. This declares
that, "pIoiessipg fidelity or allegiance to-" or
=: l.. H. .<A,a ~ n n t1SnrTnaH vntrarn-
mcnt" set up in the limits Of Virginia, with
out the authority Of tine Legislature. is "trea-
son. punishable upon conviction Nth death.
Last spring, after We lost View Orleans, and
when General Mcclellan was upon the Pc
~nibsnla, George W. Summers did, Voian-
tariff, tska the oath Of allegiaacn 10 The
Wheeling Government, and, in rlrtue thereof,
did Obtain license to practi.e law ia their
Courts, aud was found there engaged in that
business. MeSsrs. Parks and Gibson lid tie
am In all respects Summers, having dc
clined tn sign the ordinance, Ut TO retain his
aaRt in the CunreEtiGn after Ito passage, Parks,
then d strong advocate If the right Il seces-
sion, was sent IL the Convention in hi: place,
and did sign the ordinances. Our a7usy fuurrl
these rnen practieing in Courts whose judy
menti and DEGREES gre null, and whose officers
arc ali ~traiIDrs. Summers ia II worSe Man
than Su!ith, for to him chiefly are We ~ as
crib. lhe Immortal iuiaIny of being the first
TO corrupt the Patriotism rf our people,
Smith, his dnpe and bnut-Iick, 10 notorious ~
u trnilur, need not he ap"krn al. Ills in,ilrI-
Inrnts in thc Frirrat Court At Charl-"tnn -
su,ne three hundrci in number-sgainst our
people for TREASON, NEARLY eli conclude thus:
.'ubun rit- iuinrtnau1B CT .f1hn ~. hrighI. >
Everybody Ennwa Or. F~a.ri"s.. IT., ts',
iciiirrd sitting III tia Convention .l;ef The
ordinances passed. On tne stump Re drnnhn'eft
0.I puol,ie ~ "ruhh.rs and murderers." Eav
ing served ~: tho Ft.5i"a ~ mamhr' Of Tie
Hv.ar e Delegates at Wheeling, and returI~
ed, his Ea,nls dipping 18th the blood Of uHr
un4ii.Ehrar paopie, he ccnironts Cien. Lnrng
amongst his commitments. Walker snd New
t,.I! mr. notorious traitors OF smail degree
the lifst MS merchant, AMI the other as editor
Of rhc "kanawha Republican"-n Charleston
paper, devoted IN treason, traitors, tho Whucl-
ing government, md lhe rcrsacutlcn Of our
people 10 A,G est Of thu army. All these men
arrt hi ths7in:ton when. suddenly, The Tha-
ket army aau,e down the Valley peli-Uel N
iuli reiraat, All VAS consternaI!py, The YAM
KEGS tying ~ hG;G everything III their fight.
Fortunately, our brave fellows, Hho Lad kept
up y running fight 18th them for 40 miles: were
c,ose on their rear. Our women. ~ha. lar
fourteen long H:unths Of Agony. had tndnTed
tic lneults oftte VaGlals, without stopping
their Ilusnsh1s aud BROTHERS To shake hands.
cis:rc.irit 1a in IKE lu'Ss:. IN they Sant,
each Inan doubling his eIsrtions anu Ill hop
ing to c.p.ur. the IankecS ani ILesc leaii"s
traitors. :IGtf drove the thieves TIM ougn
CharieStawn. tnck poisess,uh nf the town lD1
put nul RI. fires. Imagine tns surprise Of
rrtry nne. Hale nad female. 10 iiG1 isausd. IT,
st :sd II warr0mts Of arrest, this anf.rtnnat.
proclamation! What ein buldeneh thass men
~ remain? Hni Iha co,uiRg proclamation
cast its ",taio. beflrc:" Sutu ~ IL IL Say,
Newton slone *s= GIT astrd, Il nun Of great
age snd little consequence. Wien brought
before the general, Stnutlr and detianlly r..
fusing to 'repudiate" his treason, he was
discharged on parole nat tu fight What y
spectacle 70 present before al inaulted and
much abused people, who had so'long awaited
our coming. If for nothing Else. VIII!
not arrest tnem as civilian prisoners aud
hold them for exchange under the caT;e]!
General Lee. ordered Gen. Stuart to arrest nj!
tina puhiIc officers he snald lind in passing
through PENNSYLVANIA, and bring them To
Tirgihl-, tG he Lend a. hn,tagas ,mr our 'ifi-
seus IN prison. Instead ii adopting y poiicy
So obvious, this Proclamation tends 10 i-'tore
uIl these uen " The positions and influence
in society which thny had justly forfeited
to place tbem On an equality again with then
~nejghho1s. DR.. Patrick. thinking himself
reinst.tud. actually sent Il formal invitation 90
Gen. Loring ami a"rae Of Lila staff to dfns Tih
htm. It wsa drcIined hut thuth Of It!
do moi crnnure 'iere'al Lnring. H. Itt n"t
knnG These men, aud doubtless t10h advice.
Still, il the Proclamation Is not Il good voucher
for i1a;ug,. it n.ay answer sim,rsnlf we'll for
for :o,gsJ purposes. II IS said III. E.T-
military supervision, to I'D the 4laae
vi (i7nsral Jenkins in Congress. 4 ia
also said the ,'Chief Of Staff" es,IircI t.,
the Vacancy before the proclamation, Slid il a
candidate since. ii these things be true, the
votes and Influence Of ihese Men will tell
with effect at the polis. But 1t is said these
men are p~enitent, and thst Some of them have
sons ia uur aruI,. We cordially synualhizr
win their loyal sons, aud respect ;teir feel
ings. No Government or PEOPLE can do more
in rar-uurrovokcd and savage WAT. As to
their penitence, that begins when orr army
comes and ends whom it snrs. Did they come
out with the army: M: they remained
" hat became Of uur eivcs and children !
They thronged the ruads, tiueing what was
left of their homes, and striving to keep with
in our lines. They gelcomed DIR troops, and
could not trust themselves to the returning
savagcs. They feared being poiatnd out by
some Of the traitors.
There arc eziles from kanawhs AMI from
Western Virginia, generally Nearly eli thH
rest Of our true men are in the army. All,
so lar as I know, diaapprove OF The FfGGlA-
nation. We wil! never consent to i've nG;ln
on terms Of equality with these rufn. Mover.
Never will We shake their b!ood-slalne'i nsnhs
again. Who is there in Virginia that would
cnur,.l ns Both Houses Of the General