Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-13
POPE, raE oUrLAw-(EO. H.

xii ne ia responsible and 20 describe something Of
he condition Of the country as be left H. Asone iur'
ther stage Of these nun bers will pay ny respects par
cuarly to his personal merits ss we'll as TO those
Of sona Of the mercenary unde!rsppers who are the
vile and infamous instruments Of his crueiles ana
crimes.
The sssassnAtons have not been numerous as yet IL
was reserved 70 tie genius OF Gen. Pope to conceive the
lea Of numbering Opusnt and p'PulouS sectoa' oy
TIE simple process Of Starvation unqusstoaAby he
intended TO do and undoubtedly would have DONE DC
hsd been able % maintain hims,f Who're his army has
passed not enough Of the means Of human subsistence
remains to sustain the existing population tor Two
months. He refused to let them ay-he would not a.
low them to lesvs-rsserviug them all for famine hs
aruy yas kept as hundreds Of them stated TO me, IN
condition uear starvation; that their natural teroe
and appetite for rsp-e might be Whetted aud saArpened
by the crSvirgs Of Iuuge-ard, what was more impor-
snt 10 AIM that bis own cowsrdcs yet more consp!er-
Gus than be brutality might achieve what holder and
heneser villain would have done with the knife or Pso.
Hs was wiling to MURDER but afraid to 'tr'k' ana 20
hoped 10 lie himself OUT Of bic Wholesale aSSasss aaen
a, hs had tried 10 do Sy his late order No 49, disCsm
r The obvious and only ,anng OF his Bombastes Fu
r5sc bull Tin Ne ga mean and dastaTdly evasion and
f,ehoo5. for which there Is not sccundre Hessiln in
bis camp 90 mean Is 10. to deePiss him with cordial
contempt.
Thsrs Is an obvious pcCpfiey and policy In tho Con.
f.dera,e EOugr,ss appointing committee Of lie bes!
ka0-n men 70 t1smus and report on The iaets Of the
easa IA thieves md those of his other men 10 sbom
common thieves saatsl mean his letter writer's
will OF coarse, deny these stat menIs; but deny them
-ho msy, whether General private Priest or solder,
he Ia dast1rdy and shameless liar, kno wing the truth
AID afraid 10 assert il for no. one man but "a" the
ruth az | state II, every day OF his HE.
do not mean to der that there soma men in bic
srmy-sspeelally from she N0r.hwesi-wlo would have
prevented bis " 'esaes if they could. choose to real
firm this prcuosiiou because have reason 10 believe
% be true. though they we're very few in number They
s ra;iys eiize Of tho U1i.td States from the rusl
S,.e,s Of he Interior and of the SothVestInsn Wke
bsVs seen little or nothing Of cities and who lave no
served IN the psul.ea.iAss, either Of Elropo or Anne.
e-sud this latter clasi FORMS an well assured an IN.
mense element in the grand army Of jor Genera
Pope.
Issd, awhile age thu. the miserable wretch had pub
hhed an myudsn .SehOod in order to lie himself cut
Of the criminal stupidity OF ordsr No. S-thst order
seed NJ: here repeat It is well remembered Ga Au.
l4,A. 1862. he published another order, No ls:
The Mijer General Commanding discovers, With
grea. dissa s;ae.icn al General der No s. qlfirg
hat he tro.p! in his unsrd &c su-ss'ed On the
ut-v n Th;eA Their operations are conducted, has
ether osen entirely misu:erprced or grossly abused BY
mao, Of the ofiscrs a1d soldiers OF this command l.
l. 70 be oisGncy understood that lehcr ofh;,rncs sa
der hs sny right whatever under the provisions Of t.a
order 10 enter the house molsst persona disturb
e. rg1fs ghaIaC
AID sg,iu:
"Aay tiRosr or soldier Who shall be found to have
catered lie house. or nO.csisd tbs property ci any cid
.r, vii b. severely punished"
Aud again
Agy ofissr or soldier absent from the limits Of bis
clr found in any ho1ss shIteyer, without written
o - from has division brigade commander, will be
co siis;ed pIlSge- and treated accordingly
No~ marx tie difference between biz eogduet and his
arsr AZ tie Instant be signed tina. order, INN d.
asly Afterwards, be intrudsi himself without permission
o. suy sar., into the country residence Of JVha " Pa
ton, Eq, the late Distinguished R chmond hWysr
Whit property be took TO what extent he injured tie
pr,mse hcW be paid for it, and By Wdat forms Of AS
40 ccudgIauel IL, cannot STATE for am no; informed
Us. Patton, NTH her family. Rad escaped, and have
ao -,su tie cyeIseef. viii supply it with scns fc.
CT heard irOm-:ie rlr:htst one within mile and
n u Of US. PattoDs-Wm. P. Fin, Eq, aud OJloue
VIM 4 .rry Nard lho KitcE Of Alpheus Daniel, Who
as, kined o. the battles of the CalrkIhom'Dy; tho
widow Of the late H9n. James Fereh Sro,hoE fer
a-,ly Speaker Of the Hyuss Of ieCitss CT YFgail,
ald Representative in Congress rom this district; Thos
b Male. late Purser Of the United s.stes navy; AID
reares, Of all 10 Mrs. Pat;Or'5 r,si42nce ElWin R.
Game substantial and respectable ctz,u, than whom
ttars "a no. IN the county man 90 be more implicitly
r.i upon / 3sni yol exact cory Of hs cerutca &,
lelv-r=d 20 in HE Own band NJ OF Ct in ooi; &
50 ia eb A. Q, pcia tn, public attention the obvious
pauIs .; tn0 o9n'eeIc- sIicken scoondrel'
"Ahsr bavng stripped me Of 1870 barrel, Of corn,
200 bushels wheat al my sheep, 90 n number, "a
'.lss : AOrsys, NJ wagon and cart Eifss poultry,
a. 4 IvcH, 20 &C. Poys'i bcAtq artefs Tor a.
.u-pcse p' on.Ai iBz pro.ec'..u fog ~ wife and
'tsp hers 7Esust Eto- he -oa'sTs bad made ttroa,s
'W1sG aUiys1 ri.aic ten pzcss o. Us t3ai door, he
"b -lst CO. a. BE- to- If IL yic' 'i,i Ia ycp, 20
's~ly from sete' Iturrsd aol ~ xeS LON bin sono
"e1 PAGES, VtFl Be o5d,'s1 ne 70 SOD. Cd -, aud
'u b7li 50 u4r.cs be TOO me ciss: styatce ed
"ts'l him wat " .s3 .NCa told 70 ~ :e5 pro
"J:oD for ~ vie .1d dAog ers sud Zoe; ti' s.'lsr-
'aad r;Ite threats esAyst them also tell hin key
"a 4 'cb5o5 ae Ct al l hld 20 fed nv fan y upou
g. sid, Dana Jo7, did 70. com re - pro:ec
"ssm lie, csns to pa, down this rebellion, and don't
msta ufoSo you II you vcot protection, 60 to the
''ro11-a'r CT sc, under rock yeu ougSt 10 nave
- 'usbt OF Ibis ci.htssn mon,hs ego tcli him
'i lot sloT j Tss TIE custom for brave mel 20 make
"Fs- agAcs; =sncl sli eihirea. Is said, Damn YET,
"s.ve' s1d I'D %. WhisG Nss present the General
ar str5 Young ladies' the daughters Of 4c7cs Hud
500, gih rqlsl rudeuessL GAIFXs
a. for the VtreF persons nsnsd-ViE: Fiut, Ward e..
a. negbsOrs of the SPOT where this tiger had made his
own .--esoh and every one Of their residences, to ms
oWn certain knsEisdgs, VS. occupied by General or
Colonel each with bic train IL Is description enough to say
q At every spot made dssolSiop and 10 the case Of
Nrs. Stroyher particularly She wa, with her infant
child, driven out into the 'lds at midnight SO much
for Pope's pe.ilriss 10 tis proclamation. 0ULPEPKR
STRATEGIC HovTNISr-The attention Of our cit
suddenly attracted yesterday morairg at the
appe4rance of abou' 25 cavalry, OF the PsnnsylVaria
1871, who struggled Into town, and satsd they bad