Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-06
ALEXANDRA.
YOR tbs WAIG.

GISARAL BUTLER, sUASANED "rHE Blast"
An impartial world will with one consent proaeuoeo
the late execution Of William b. humoFd in New Orleans,
deEbsra.e cruel, and unnecessary marder. ooupafh
Ihs offence imputed With tbs punishment thcted, Its
eno;miEy has 10 parallel
D-uurcstons By an unknown sssailant, however just,
rarely receive or merit a,entonPArtculary when the
esasurer Goes rot conceal his resentment for wrong
done 10 Iii nse individually in some cherished Iea-
oa public or private Iproess love for the foes Of
nv eaul;ry. Especially do rrepressible disdAin
and adherence for the niscreant whose name my pen
ia Oah 10 repeat and Of the upssrt usurPers OF whom
be is the superserVeeable tool and AccOmpce. 'hAl
ask therefore sscencein any sentiment may eI'
press Of him them not obviously just unless sustain
ed b. pFsots Of undeniAble authority.
Tas declarations and sc,s Of kumfOrd's murderer are
sster,d in the annals Of the Cay, under his own hand
and speak for themselves You know THE BEAST"
By his tracks.
When the hero Of unfought battles took possession Of
E.w leans, uithou: resistance, be issued PomPous
manifesto announcing his Objects and the rules vince
observance vtud be e1iced Of The delerceless iuhAb
taats Every Use diseloss the domiReerins insolence
and cruelty which mark the coward and slaye when
"iress,4 IN q lte brief authority" Had /; not truly
expound d the wishes aud intentions Of those whose
foul work h ives eager to perform IL would have IN.
urcd his psan: dismissal it has seAsd bis and their
eternal iuflmy.
"Te Proclamation Of Ger. Butler" says the London
Times "rea izes all that has been tod of tyranny
By victor over vsrqgisbed The state Of iiavsry srsd
By negro in New 0;lears csuEo. be absoiu han
that now suffered by the wi,es OF tia city. They are
compelled, under pain OF severe PaaishmsH' to Urea.
the FEDERAL Fag with the utmost Difference and resPec
which Is treating the New Oeans much Gesler treat
Ell the Swiss" Even this proclamation rppears tc
be exceeded by the practice under it," "G,r.
Baters cshs Of allegiance his forced alteration Of tn
Fedora Flag; his eOnascAiOns his compulsory opening
Of shops AMI theatres hi, impr soamen,s; his punish
nsLs and bis threats Of death ARE not ony rs6ukei
oy the Time !yrsnnicaL In. as subversiVo OF 10
tra' yOLcy aud prs.sHGsif J objects OF the va.
"Ths Dublin Freeman" compares the proclamation
70 thcss Of me Fsyn-h Couyeaiol, "Whoh rai,si al
E4r,ps IN rs,i,iGnes" Why does all Europe now pas.
vrly ,ubmi, to eutrages revolving &c uUshi;y EN-
ia ring the liberty and existence Of Independent
ate, deeply affecting their own legitimate commerce,
and reducing milioSs OF their people to penury and
dsress' WAY tolerate in Black Republicans cxsts'ss
| u'ly hksued to those which made the Red ones q
proyrrb and by.vord among all people
Ajyerdlg 10 lie difference and respeet eIsetsd for
crap Of Bunting, the Freeman scorniully asks a .
ne people TO take Cd their hats aud caps 10 ?' Aud
IS to the dei Of pansaas viii severity, TIE low
est offender. r tbs crime treats it With utter &c
rsog.
"su- poss an iEao'eut hAtbssed laugh, Re passes
the star, d that evidence OF diaop.es, and 10 lie
pau'satd i,h tho age o. pA.oon' The pre- Of pa
iaen Why the, would have been mercy compared b
he hendish oriurO OF body aDd mind inflicted poor
guaf I'd.
n, Ila1 /. hiss been said ever thoroughly de-
PRAYED i once Bulzr vas boro, psrhaps with hRaa
heart. To- Il. hin Goa the work Of Lincoln aad ward
it nus. q ascssstT bocono tina: Of fsnd Accordingly
hs career has been marked o. succession OF tyfannous
freaks 5ss horrible indeed but rot lesa arbitrary and
,wiess THAI the deed whose tsuseeutahI brutality de-
q - competition. S)ro such dsmbipg &C, all Ihst
wss wanting 10 crown hs work. Were !. not that it
va, or mel ia the lace Of day and In the presence Of
tAcu Ands, future ages soud regard tie ,huge a. a
malignant lite. Soldiers of belesguered tOsn tear
d1un dag Of their Invading enemy erected Ia violation
o. Il comfy Of uatons, public ,dhee OF the city,
- e nsg0ija o',s tYT sHTsisr o'rs stH p''d;HJ
A,r yhe capture OF the party ID arrested by the
Commanding General, iusuted with mos trial before
A military tribunal compos d Of his entmiee found
guilty, OF course, Of spec."-disrespec, 10 the
scrlp OF buniuRa-and senter d die not the death
of sollsr, BY the IRE Of platoon" but that Of
lelou By felous hand. Regardless OF the feelings u
his companions and et d the helpless and auIlrLIss
vistm pAraied through the pubic streets pFtcs ded
BY squld-ol8 Of cavalry, and numerous procession
Wa Aha Vas IL 10 shaW of ths tlSelsd epau-
ettss and g4udy uniforms ard polished weapons Of the
motley mixed breeds of Yankeedon or TO crafty thsir
brutal frroeity and tina, Of their bessy commander
Or was l. rot still urgently the dsre TO tery the
natives to uppress all Manifestations of turbulent
rpitii among the male population, and the sightes
word movement or gesture" Of disTUpset among the
| womeag Who can doubt that FsOr, the spectre that
ever hsults the gully, the chief motive for this
mes, unusual plgesntryg The Commanding Genera
vas spprised that the whole City population, man, NO
man ard child, slaves well freemen, eIultei IN
the reinforcement Of tie insulting alg snd regarded
h;m with special and undis,embled detesta.on. ID
feared this temper might break out In some despe
rate Aitemp. his forfeit life unless pressed
Herce this imposing demonstration of martial law Pow
or and proWess-this armed escort TO conduct hum
Die soldier without military political distinction
to execution, through cipured city, vithou, troopF
though h. we're some monarch who had sough, 10 Sub
vert Il liberties CT bis country, powerful tn
popllsr se offender suspected of imagining the deal
Of royal es,pot-sone Charles / or L7uis XVI-som
Rus ell or Sidney or Rego.
Sill Al dividuAl !, may b. sad, hOugi vithou
poser " InRGsnss. MAI commit . crime HsrilHg q