The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-21
every Union soldier cries Tor The punishment with
Out mercy. Of such disgraceful co,,dact.
IN refablishiug the above. the 81. Louis Repubfi.

In rerabishing the above. the ST. Louis Republic.
crs says.
We canid hardly give credence TO the above
siaryr but are told that 10 Ia verse than this
correspondent relates. The conduct Of sarae ef
, these men the wefst ljeentoas and brutal
seidieFy could iEfct upon deieaceless women NO
vile, indeed that an officer tf the army who re-
CARDS the honor Of his Cloth has determined to lay
the matter before the Government. We do not
Doubt that iba who have committed the horri.
BILE cIilues alleged well as thos, who ,vinked
~ II, will meet with swift AMI retrbuive justice
TIE honor OF the army cals for IT, aud hu maniiy
demands it.
The Louisville .1oaraa. states that Gen NJ has
arrived In Washington and loudly demands an in
yestigaiion of his case. II says:
General Mitchell aud a portion of La command
nave perreftated in North Alabama deeds of cruel
" aud OF guilt the bare narration OF whieh makes
tha heart rick. The particulars in the ease will be
ia'i before the authorities at Washington in the
course few days, when, take IL for granted.
the honor of tae nation and the welfare Of the na
tipnai cause VIII be promptly vipdcsteti yhe case
WA not irook delay. It cries out for investigation
and determination. Let II be investigated and de-
termtned ri once. We at present foriear TO 60 in.
10 the heartsickening particulars of the case, but
II necessary, we VIII not hesitate to do so tereaf-
ter. Meanwhile we invoke The authorities, as they
value the national homer and cherish tire national
cause, TO wish swift Justice upon the epauetted
miScreant who has recklessly set both at defiance.
GENERA! Mitchell is now IN Washington, and can
answer the charges against him. ii they are an.
swera6le, without delay We hope, for the coill-
trys sake, there viii be in the matter 10 delay and
no Gle mency. The matter justly admits of neither.
Feeling deeply. we speak strongly but not certain
~ without the keenest sorrow. General Mitehers
viiiainous misconduct is :. national calamity Ii
must pierce with sorrow the hear, of every patriot
as OF every man.
GEN. BUTLER AND THE WOMEN OF EEw ORLEANS.
The following letter fross Gem Bfr.fet, es tian.
gardins the ladies of New Orleans has been re.
coiyed In Boston,
HEADQRS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, July 2, 1862. )
My Dear Sir am as jealous of the good opinion
OF my friends as am careless Of the sanders of my
| enemies, and your Kind expressions in regard to
Order No. 2e leads me to say word to you the
subject.
That 1t ever could have been SO misconceived as
1t has been by some portions of the Northern press
is wonderful, and would lead ON to exclam with
tae Jew, 70 Father Abraham, what these Chris
tians are whose own hard dealings teach them to
suspect the very thoughts Of Others
| What was the state of things to which The woman
order appliedl
We were two thousand Ave hundred men In q
| city seven miles long by two four wide, Of a
hundred and FLY thousand inhabitants all hostile,
| bitter. defiant, explosive, standing literally
magazine, n spark only needed for destruction.
| The devil had entered the hearts of the of
| this town Gou know seven of them chose Mary
Magdaen for residence) to stir up strife in every
way possible. Every opprobious epithet, every
insulting GESTURE was made by these beew eled be-
crnoiined and laced creatures calling themselves
ladies', towards my soldiers and officers from the
windows OF houses and in the streets. How long
do you suppose flesh and bosd could have
stood this without retert! That would Lead to
disturbances and riet, from which must clear
the streets with artillery-and then howl that
had murdered these fine women. had arrested the
men who hnTratrd for Beauregard. Could arrest
the women! No. What TO be d1uet No or
der could be made save one that would execute it.
seif. With anxious, careful thought, | hit upon
this T" Women who insult my soldiers are to be
regarded ard treated IS common women plying
their vocation
Pray, how do you treat common woman plying
her vocation in the streets. You pass her by
needed She cannot insult you As a gentleman,
yoa can and will take notice of her, Ii she
speaks her words not opprobrious II is only
when she becomes a continuous and positive nui-
sance that you call II watchman and give her in
charge II bim But some of the Northern editors
10 think that whenever one meets such wn-
inall one must stop her, talk with her, insult her
or held daiance with her; and So from their own
conduct, they construed my order.
The editor OF tho Boston Carrier may so deal
with common women, ana ont OF the abundance of
the heart his mouth may speak-but 20 do not L
Why, :hese she ladders IF New Orleans themselves
Were at oEee shained into propriely of conduct by
the order, and from that day 30 woman has either
insuited "T annoyed any live soldier or officer and
OF a certainty soldier has insuted any woman
When ! passed through Baltimore on The :2d of
February last members of my staff ins;t!ted
b. ths gestures Of the ladies u there. Not so in
New Orleans.
One OF the worst possible Of all these women
showed dIsre 'pcct to the remains of The gallant
young DekaY and you will see her puuishnent a
copy of The order which enclose, is once a vim
dic4,ion and construction of nay order
can only say that | would issue it again, under
like circumstances Again thanking you Tor your
kind interest,
am, truly, your friend
BEEI. F. BUTLER