The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-09
Mr.. Janney has not Taken the Lin.
coin Oath-Sone News From Lou

AgsntlemAn recently from Lcssburs, Lon.
donn. informs as that theTe Is 10 truth
Whatever i1 the atsment b. the washing.
ION Republican, (co.sed in 0 this paper yss.sr.
day. hat Er. Jannsy he'd taken tn oath TO
support the LincolN 9overament On the
contrary, he had positively and persisteRtly
RET used 20 do go. declaring that he was a
ciassn OF Virginia. and that his a,Issianc,
was due TO Virginia and the Southern Con
federacy- Gen. Gsary, the Federal com.
man der, b ad taken possession OF a room in
Mr.. Us hozs. sgaipst his (Mr. ] ~ con sent t,
and occu pied 1t during hts ~ in Leesbrre
which continued unul the battle OF Ksrnk'
town when his iro ops, tanounting 20 about
2.soe,) were Withdrawn for rem, purpose
Hr. Janrey maintained his position with
dignity and frmness, and IN sde no copces-
sions whatever
Wel.ara that tie ank.e s1ldiery behaved
with much brutality in Loudoun. They
robbso and pilIaged every where, but more
especially au hoasss OF secessio lists or
Statee- riga,s men. They entered premises
aad took possession Of oil the bacon they
could lay hands on. ana stole all the chick.
ems. They nearly Stripped the country, and
While gratifying their passion for appropri-
ating to their own use the pr ,aerty of other
people, they ware rude and ipsolent 10 the
owners. Geary made pretensiOn OF op.
position to this hind OF ireedCm among
the soldiers, and threatened them with
dire penalties; but no one heard that
any OF these penalties hac ever been i'm
Possd on the transgressors Geary himself
fell In to some Of the practices he denounced
At m ost Eespec .sDie b ouse whsrs he was
quar.ered lie few In TO q violent rag cbsc .u.s
his pistols were m ing, ind rudeiy ssiz.ng
young lady, da ughtsr OF his host, PROV ouuced
her thief and rebel. The Pistols were at.
forwards found nder the papers on his own
table but he made no apology. He cruelty
treated al old blacksmith Of Nitdlebu-g. He
took from al N his tools, and refused to re-
tuEa them unle's the old gentleman would
take the Lincoln cath, which he refused to
do. He threatened to have him shot The
cid man opened his breast and invited.
nay, dared him. to do 20; but while the G an
eral dared not, he hsw into rage. seized the
old man violently, and kicksd him. This 10
General In the Yankee army,
ten. G eau ,edd b Rev. Dir. Nourse, of the
Presbyterian Church IN Lessbure. to be ar.
rested and conf aed 10 prison for thirty hours
rouRdly in an interview. He was charged
wish disloy aliy, which accusation he boldly
denied, as he claims to DO q Southern man
and fGi thful citiz.n of the Southern Con-
fedsrasy. owing no allegiance to the North.
He was f1naliy set At liberty
Anumber Of true Southern men were ar.
rested while 9sary remain cd In LsssburE and
put on parole not to sid the rebels un I'll ex.
changed. Horses, cattle and hogs were stolen
without com puacdon and without punish.
ment.
The conduct Of the Federal troops, who
were evidently the most vulgar patterns OF
men, had done the southern G ause 4 II sat
deal OF good 10 Loudoun Men who had
seemed lakewarm and indifferent to the
southern cause had become devoted to that
cause, and were ready to give their inf uence
and energies freely TO 1t, as coon as they
eoaid The Yankees found no comfort In
Loadoun. Except here and there among the
most disrspu table people, they were counts.
named BY none. Everywhere they went they
were eoidiy and rep alsivsiy received.
0eAry formerly lived in Laudoun, at the
roint OF Rocks. on the r. tomae, where no
was engaged IL the manufacture or iron, and
the people amongst when he cut up so had
entertained him often.