Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-23
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T. iis Editor Of he Wh'g:
H. Slaughter could, wish perfect truth, have said
ether things that you'd have impressed the rOIn Co.
oaaI ~ the most sensitive point If his brute nAtura-ss
s,v dm some correct idsa Of the divisions 10 the pub
c opinion OF the South Ia r,gird TO this savage
He nigh, have told him. referring to the venerable old
na9 hanging before th q -" That old soldier Of TIT
a.. var o, Independence has, a, this IN lnen,, faty
srsrdso1s sy surviving 10 the heroic ss1y Of tho Con
federation Tso Of them are my only sons-eresp: a.
ol uldsr three ysArs Of age. Tasy are also the ue-
passs d tue illus tous author Of that Constitution to-
glris Which yoa avo~ SO much reverence and for the
syp,ort sad Isfc5Ss OF which you profess 20 osmc
IL ,rg-. IN tins o. spius and dssola,ionst=c.-
~ he v' c Of ira,,raity al harmo-y-:ae rs5,ors-
oa u p-so, I'D c5u6dsnceby toe inst.iureusii;y Ct
tJscs, which seems 10 be compounded Of the selected
utaAls -Id sisss ias Of tse v .ois ear.L.
"JIe o. tscss two bose ia 40 aid 10 q G.Geral shtst
5.el ;be gr-ttsi G.as,a" XII &c: b sP. 10 sss u
,s as -sIs, S captive behigt a0 and allow me 10 49,
g5 yy. that II C:,hsr o. tlose to- or soy Cher oLe
ell lny., iu,rgd, could be so irccaceyss!y 81, 20
% rsil,s The last drop OF bis hearts slood than
s,es live ou a. ;su or ;: Guy ,ne Win your d,tes;
c1 aud accused raor ,heo there i not another Of
,heu rh5 Soald no; ri 'ce to hear OF he DEAR, though
o, an I'D uaro..hy Of dos-'z: By the hard Of E
TsukgS.'
b; "a bad alrea6y said sncugb-an3 Pope liuiop,
With tee conscious neagness Of the G.c slave snt n
murder S4rus was 5ppsl!ec 1t the coauLsnaros CT 4
brave nAn il misfortune ard as be, Whsn he heard the
,1o amstiOn "TIrs kcrg1 alGy e-c9Ts CI:gl Hrr,un y
dropped the caggss tom hs uunerysd gesp, 80 cur
o,or r, died rom Nj S. Shtels pr, ree hu. only
q leave to ycl more brutal hordcs the 9lsbms1t
Of bis ruin until thai old home o! hy years Hospitality
. the way airing man, come from whatever quarter be
nigh vas left Ike is neshbor-a Of pic desc
llion.
We bad heard of (b7t his writer had never uader-
stood till ncu) ihe inlsnse msrgOy Of :hsss No5h,rn
people against .ls professors and the oslaicas IF
,rca la1 religion as prevails "a the 5or hera SL &C.
Tas. lts hole y9rtt sspsci,iy NJ 2cg,2, Ia,
oee2 otilag for years lao ns:2l sac Of a:ae--1
sld irrtlS on mater eisa asserted. / the army
.,s1J criterion, thsa i-ot ies.1 already eccops5ee
E,t oaly every church Of eTe=J denomination desc
Grated with savage ruhlessScs tut whenever Minister
of tie 90sfei found Ct hIhone, then there rss
grand deEonisc jubilee. Aud orgies sppsop,iats to
devils tn Rjslves, ,orasd By cf ,egs and men
and Eomtn OF the camps and negroes, l., I'D If He |
i,s had sent Its lego-s carnival Of brutal revSlry
The Reverend Pbip Slaughter, silss Bruce, Barnett
Grimsy Cumberland George, James GaFnOt, (usreIy 10
name few men Of an average Ia their hoy eAice Of
more than hind Of century, constant faithful and
eOnsiSten devotion TO their CO1sresiionS their faith
bsnsvOarOs and VirGs the special objects CT their
vengeance.
I1 one of the homes they bsdscked themselves il he
olsri,a robes Of ~ tEluent Divine, sld 5sSeed SD
csroussd in ribad Obscpercusussi, With their women
black and white. They viii deny It, but they are liars