New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-30
HOW GEN. ROUSSEAU TREATS REB.
Ell SPIES AND sYuPATHAZERs.

A correspondent Of Tie Cincinnati Gazette gives
the following account Of the manner in which Gen.
Rousseau, who has sncceeded Gen. Mitchell in his
command in Alabama, treats Rebel spies and sy mpa-
thizers:
A single sentence which l heard him inter en-
bodies his views with regard TO the policy of frtter-
ing away the strength of the Union army by sending
detachment OF col tiers to every Rebels house to
guard the owuer's property-a policy which, where
ever praciced has resulted IN tine encouragement
ond Humiliation OF Union soldiers and the defeat oil
tie Union arms. -
Lei .JeG. Davis furnish his disciples with
guards said Gen. Rousseau; " they acknowledge
Ihe validity Of nis Government, and declare that
they are rgh,.ally subjects of no other; let them
look to ham, then, for protection
He saws he will Kermit the doctrines Of treason
10 be taught within the territory under bis urlsdlc
iion neither publicly nor, as Tar as he can prevent ~
privately.
was in his tent not long since when gentleman
came before him requesting permission to go beyond
our lines and visit bis WIFE, lie had never taken
up arms against the Union, but be had aided and
sbetted those who had, and admitted that he was
stll IA Sccessionirt.
You can't goi said the General 2
cit seems very hard" replied Seoech, " that
can't 20 10 see my WIFE,.
No harder for you than it is for ms" returned
the General. 81 want 10 zee my wife. Kou have
com PEELED ~ leave her by your internal treason.
You surely don't expect mo 10 grant you u FAVOR
which your rebellious conduct prevents me from
enjoying"
We'll. but, General"
at ia useless To talk, Sir. II you will 20 to work
and as,ist me 20 return To my wife, VIII do al
can To enable you Ia return to yours
What DO yen wish me TO do, General =
al with YOU 20 return ~ your allegiance, and, a.
far rs lies In your power, TO ehanee rebellion
and tresson."
But, General. my conscience viii not allow me
TO do THAT"
Neither, then" replied the Kentucky patriot,
" will my conscience allow mo TO grant you iavors
winch are du- only to loyal men,
OF course there was nothing further 20 be urged;
the bsfrd Rebel took up his hat aud left. Tue
General turned toward those who were sitting Ia
his tent, aud quietly remarked:
When you have rendered these Re5els fully
sensible of how much they have lost oy their re-
bellion You have taken the hrct step toward making
them loyal men,
A REBEL SURGEON BADLY SCARED.
Scarcely hal the gentleman, whose conservation
With tho General have given c5ove, taken ms de-
parturc, when there came TO tho door ot the tent
foppisp fellow ia striped summer clothing, WIN ~
mean looking countenaDco as one often goes even
among the Seccsh.' lie held piece of paper
10 hIs hand
General" said he, with much levity, insoleace
and nonchaIance. "Geuera could not get through
your picAets although l have here Gen. BuelPs
pass"
Come in and cit down, Sir" sad the General;
I" an glad to see you; jnst about 90 send out
and have you arrested, and you have saved mo the
trouble"
The Rebels countenanco instantly fell, and he be-
gan 10 s.ammer, Why, General, -
In voice firm, determined, calm, and yet just
angry enough to show that he was m earnest, the
General Interrupted him:
II am told that YOU saii to crowd upon the
street, that rather than the United States Gov
ernm.nt restored throughout tho South, yon would
-ee even your own wife aDd children buried. Ii
this can 10 proved against you, l shall send you at
once to For. Warren, rs sure a. there's living
God y
looking specimen Of hGman being than tho Eebel
before US as he appeared ut the conclusion of this
epeech The brazen impndence which ut Fra SAT
upon bis atures all gone. lie turned first red,
tLen deadly pale he looked IN ludcrous dislnay
from Que individual TO another; he writhed, he swat
lowed, ne clicked
"You are ,ei-csndemuef, DR.. haftin," continued
the G;eneral "yoa are guilty OF d heiuous offence
and you know IL. You had committed, by all laws,
hama, snd divine. tho high cgime Of treason. You
had accepted u comm sson as Surgeon in the Rebel
army from tue hsnds-oi Jeil. DAVE who n yon knew
10 DO at the head Of vast conspiracy Tor breaking
40 the Government. Yon voluntarily offered your.
sef ~ part OF the machinery by which he expe,ted
TO ov.rtum the Repubhc and destroy the lives oil
loyal men. You attached Yourself, too, Tor the eH
press purpose " giving aid and comfort to those VINO
for more than year past have been enSegeu III
batcherng our friends brothers, and our nthers
Your family remained IN this place; and, notwith-
standing the pieseuce Of our 'roops, nave been
treated with the utmost consideration aud respet
Yon youTself becoming tired Vf tho Rebel service,
finally resigned and, knowing tho clemency OF the
Government against which you had ~ iong cecn