New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-29
An Tnhuman Outrage.

An Enhun,an Outrage.
From Tie dap' VI Guy rat
There has been for days gentleman stor-
ping at the Buckeye Hot IN tLls city, wearing the
Uniform Of National so0ier, aud with one Leg ani-
putated above the knee, whose whole Appearance
gives evidence Of suffering aud har ship such 40 10
never experienced anywhere save a, the handle OF
the internal miscreanIs whom Vallsnd gam delight
TO call bis brethren. friend of ours, in conversa
tion with him day or two ago, elected his story,
which was told in go quiet and yet coavins ing Q
manner, ard accompanied With 20 many nanes OF
persons and places - to leave d,nbt Of It's entire
truthfulns &C. We propose to lay It before orr read
era, that they may reflect upon the chan, es they
would run ia the war. IL appears that the gentle
man to whom we refer Ia tie engagement al
Carnifex Ferry, where he rec. ived wound in the
feshv part of bis leg, and was taken prisoner He
was sent TO hospital with The rent of the wounded,
where, alter lying uDatis bded for over day, hB
injury was dressed; the wound commenced healing,
aud he was able IL day Or two 10 walk about
little.
One day, three or four Rebel surgeons, accompa
MED by John f. Floyd, entered the room where be
WAS lying on u bed. Floyd, on observing bin, made
the inquiry, How is Ibis ID Yankee getting
along" One of the surg-ons stepped up " hun,
tore Of the bandage in brntaily rough style, there
BY opening the wound airvsb, and iuiicting toturing
pain upon their unfortunate victim. On looking a.
il the surgeons declared the leg must be amp1taed
Tie exposI ulaied, saying he WAS able 10 walk,
and was getting we'll fast, but to no purpose; on
came the insrlmeut and he was deprived OF his les
below the knee the operation being performed with
out the slshes regard 10 his life suifenngs and
consuming nearly an hour. Alter this Was done be
Was lett TO himself for day Or two with his heash
,inpsired add his Constitution broken. Az me eApi-
ration Of two three days his tormentors returned
again accompanied by Floyd The DR. ssings Of his
Dulilated Limb we're again !erkea OF, aud sithons
examination or consultation, ~ was announced NAV
it must be amputa,.d sgaiu, this time adcse she
knee. The almost dying man begged OF them 10
kill bim bat ugain put him 20 the misery ne bad
undergone before. IL was OF no avail, however.
The surgeons we're deteruiia d, and tns amputaion
was performed. Floyd iudor-ed their course, cx-
claiming cd d--n him, cut Oft both hie legs;
that will proven. him from fgn;Dg aIain:
! They kept him under ,he re oper lion an bol
and forty minutes, offering bin no s,imulants nor
any Of the usual help 20 slsiain tim While under
their hands. After 'hs piece Of hatchery, be was
left live die fate willed IL, and strong con-
stitution and previous good health carried Nun
through until he was excban ed lie Is now NJ nome,
cripple, prematurely Old unable To belp himself,
and dependent upon others for bis support Wehavo
10 comments TO make this exhibition Of we ord
tality and barbarian which has characerzed the
leaders Of the rebellion.
| The matter has been brought TO the aueDNon on
Gov. TOD, who has promised ths; something ehan DC
done for The unfortunate man VINO mas thue oee"
sacrificed on the altar Of treason.
| The gentleman resdes in Milan, Ohio, and any one
who doubts the veraciy Of this statement can easy
satisfy himself of its truth.
SPEECH OF A gouTnERs UsIosIsT-Gov. Hoos-
TON DIED UNDER OUR FLAG.-War meetings are
held every day on Boston Coumon. At the meet
ing on Thursdsy, The Rev. G. II. Clark o. ieAat'
spoke: :: r..o,
Texas. His remarks we're beard Win oimcupy o1
account OF bronchial disease IRON wnlch DO sui.
fsred. The Rev, Mr.. Clark 10 TIE son OF the presens
Rebel Governor of Texas, AID soD-in-law Oh 4en.
Sam, Houston. He said he had fought not ch'y nis
neiyhbors and friends bnI also his own ather 10 dt
fence OF the glorons old s.ar.Spans led Banner q"
he WAS ready TO finish the balance Oh ms lesoi' 6is
in the same glorious cause.-The cause OF dis co ap,ry
the cause of humanity, and the cause oil ~ God
The majority Of the people OF Texas are nov and
> have been loyal. The SAFE w~ c' .rried GU, BY
csnc the rOll OF the Legisl,are II an hour be.
fore the usual time, when the ..on men were no,
IN their seats; Sam hoo''c tho Governor Of sht
treason, aud the old man made .bs ncss denanci.t0l
t speech aetinst them and SeSa.sion that be ese'
heard IL nls life. Tha Sec. ssionis,s rose aDd
gathered shout him, bent violence, but bis iIIepd'
y crowded aroopd him, and for while nothing wa'
. heard but pistol sho,s and the caDking OF miyes
!. The speaker himself received q wound then thai
would probably soon terminate bis bite. His father
VINO had been Northumberland, assumed the
Office OF Governor OF the State. MIR. Clark described
at length how Texas was carried out OF the unior
bv the treason Of Twiggs, and its dire effect on
those who remained true TO the 'Dion Men aDs
, women who, two yesrs ago, were possessed ..
. wealth and all the luxures OF life were now IN ths
streets OF Galveston begging for bred. He saic
4 that if 5000 troops should land at Galveston anc
march through Texas they would be ioined b.
10, 600 men before reaching San Atomic.
Mr. Clark said be had iprised since counipf
North To hear that il had been reported that Gov
Houston hsd given his adherence 10 Secession. A.
b his son-in-law, and the one who closed bis ewes il
d death, he stgna.ized them az falls. The old mar
was LOYAL to the day OF bis deatt. He took y;o-
lent cold at a meeting held by the Union men 20
devise means 10 protect themselves, which finally
settled into pneumonia. About an hour before his
5 death, be said, Charlie, have you an American
} flag T. On being answered in the affirmative,
" Bring il out, he said, aud spread IL over me;
want to die under tic gorous folds Among bis
last words he said, am sorry that IL - the
will Of God that cannot see Thar flag fost again
DO you be faithful aId true to it forever
The speaker had been STAKEHOLDER I'LL bIs life, bat
ne was ready for emancipation 70 sasrines every
thing TO sustain the Government. he described the
barbarilies be had the Rebels perpetrsie, and
contended that il Was impossible 10 oe 700 bisser
against the Rebels. There wse no mediom course.
Ii We did conquer them, they would conquer ue.
If the Southern Coufederacy was acknowledged, me
WAR would be no nearer end than now. IL would
not be until Toombs called the roll OF his slaves at
the foot of Banker Mill. He believed the South
cona ,upport more men in the held because OF Slsy-
ery 10 carry on lheis agriculture.
| New CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE TO Gop.-Rsy
Dr. Storrs in his address AZ the Anniversary exer.
ci.es of Mount Holyoke Seminary, said ,hs, re-
turned prisoner lately remarked that while at Tho
South he could easily endure tue taunts OF the men,
hut that be bad never hafnra reszed what ara ho.r