The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-24
PROCLAMATION.
DY THE PRasIDEaT OF THE CouFgor

| oto cAJ OF jury 1881, Sb1) Dy CsuSEas NoDsrt -
Lee SetlEg under the irssr1stions of the Secretary
| OF War Of ths Confederate Ststes Of America &
General II. W. HalloCs, Gene, e,sl-in- -Ciief Of :he
United States srry, iDfo ming tie latter that re
| port had resched tts 6overpment that WIN. b
| ku0lford o citizen ot ths Ucnfa3erate h:a.es had
| beer executed by the United 81 lstes authorities al
New Crieensr FOR having pulled down ths Unitad
Stae4 sg in that city bssora rs occupation by the
forces % ibs United ststes ard calling for 81 ste
| rnent Of the facts, with yisw 10 retaliation II
| such IN outrage had really been committed uaJs,
s4ncti3n Of The authorities Of tbs United States
| nd 1hbF5as, go answer having been received
to SAID iAtter) another letter Sss the "a Au
| last Qs62) addressed bF Gen Lee uuds- nv in
s.-aeti,D' 20 Gen Hatleck, renewing the inquiry
in relation TO the sG:d execution cf said srnf,,G
with the inornatoa tbst in the event OF no. re,
ceiviHs reply within fifteen days. it you'd De es
! suIned tEst the fact alleged was true ard WAS
| sanctioned ty the Govorument of TIE United
| States;
| And whereas, en- answer dated on the TIA ku
suss last, 1862 rss addressed Gsres AZ Lee br
! Ger. II. w. Asleck the said 0enarsIinC Cil;es oi
the acmes OF The Urte- States ale gir sc I'll eng
csuse Tor failure TO make early reply tn said letter
| cf 6tn Jny asserting that no anGher,ie BfoTraa.
ton had been reca,.. l. 10 tao execution
Of numfJrd but 49,, I'D .nuass,is;si v
tssen 10 ssceEtain the facts Of the alleged ~ ecu
| tion," aad pronla,ug that General Lse should be
| duly Informed tSeyc3i
End whereas. o. ths > ;th November last I253 }
another s;si a<siree5eG un nJvr Iny cs,ruc.tops
| By Robert Uuia. Cou:sas sra'e sreut fcF ths cs.
chang OF prisoneEG u16er tos catsyi between TIE
| TWO Governments, To Li@ut C. lo.el ". 4 rui
low assrt Of the United States under sad c:.ste.
lpforLis1g him that she explanations p;rin ai liz
tie ssii letter Of General Haiiees OF 7th August
last, had rot yet bsan received. aud that il no als.
| sWer was sent TO tbs Government within fifteen
days from the delivery Of this sst cCmmer.ca:or
| it woud hs caE,2.s=c sAst 20 answer Is DECLINED
AID whereas w sGits-- dated The 81 Gay cl
| the present m~ntn Of Deceniaer. tbs ssid Il Gel
LUDLOW sppr-seG The said Robert Onii that the
ts90ye rociied coy,Zaa0tc&,I3n ~ &94h OF NOven-
Ger had been received aud Forwarded to tie sec-e
! ;ary of War Of tic United State3:
| And whereas this iast delay &: 6heen 74ys, 81
lo7Ted fof s,iswer aas elapsed. ard s3swtr aaa
| beer r5esived:
tnd heress 10 addition t,shs ;Qjlt s.v,icsi.r |,
resulting from tbe above Tedse - aass0er Rave
received evidence fully es}sh'ishir. tie truth Of he
sac. hHs ms sad HTE' 2 Au1f.s,i actis@o cf t.i.4
Uoui5GeGa2y, actually eUd p;;btiey exec ~ L
in cod tio"1 ~ ha1sina 8r:er the occUrst:or o.
tta CITY os Nev Ofas0s u .hc tuss5: Sc. ths
| command Cf zen EaaeZ-.l p stu ler Wien AID
Aamtofd was Sc ;anresist iag ald eo0a5raua;s1t
! cap;ige, and iHr no oncBcs even slercd ...
! been Committed by ainl subsequent tie date OF
! LIS eautur3 O: the sciG city:
kns whereas The Nj syeo OF tt. yte7c --,r...g.t
sne United States aoi i.s lls ayernR of iai. B7.t
*. al Aigh ernee ,-jsT ,ts autha.i.y iic q aAy
months after rs continuation % 10, that lal4 30
viz wed in o be- la.k tbaLl Gai,rcrGf7 .aur
der, %s well 81 OF NUMEROUS ok ogVi pas I'D
s- cities hrrartsr TO o pieu- pr T. stgyt evidence
Only too CONCLUSIVE slet t,s aAd aov@r,,re sarc
lions tae cousact of All Huter and j. aetog.Lins
tbs, ae ahsl gam -iu uaDUr1is1e 81 for q; crime:
New th2f fJrS ], JAf-EESON DAVIS President
Ct tbs la1f} rate S.aGss CT Ar1aiIcs aa, u, L.is
ha.e, do pronounce s.s Gsclsre tias saic seni. 4
T. EGieE tc ae ;at0c ctts~v.Gr &c clc::l pu lisN
mont 90 orl.c fta. he bs no l. ug,T CO, -, ga
tire sted siuly as pTac 81 NJ cf the toni
ec7to tatGs OF America, bat an outlaw and ;nDl
1E-t4 enemy oE man hind and tnst il tae even. ci
h.s capture the CtAcer q command OF tLe c3 II
,aQ free 90 ca,ise him 10 90 in.r ed.s.ely egetute.
| ,t, hr.~f r-HRf n tIrk knEr -Tra
IassoEej cthc@r e She QuiteI @tGteg taken Cap
ave 1A b. RECESSED Oh parole tef)ye axCtange Oh.
iii ha ssa Blti~t sba have l4e. 1i,a aus punish
! ,nan frr L; scs iIS5
ard whereas tle hO.titta: W sgGj aaSiusa r.;g
Cav!e6rscy bT the forces Of the United states un.
DER tie command OF sad aeDsusiL 4 f;Ltisr Ls &
borne no rstembiancs 20 such warfare IS Is siona
perm asslt.le by sle rules Of n;errgt.oIa lazy or m
uaaa Of civi1atio2 but have oeea shartcte risei
by ce3tad 8tEocit.eE aQd cutTaess, a-lcp9 ;ha
large number OF which, the following Lay Us eilcd
ap examples
Peacef, and aged citizens, ,inresisiae capt;yes
anl non oonlbalaats hays been c2u,i.ed q. hard
stoz with Ais and Ca sius attached to thejr abs
end aze sti 50 h5jd IL dtIngeoEa ara SortTssass
0ti1e-s have basu sab -ed to like degrading pu1l.
shment Tor selling G!GeB to the soldiers VI
tic Coafeaoraty.
E'Ae soldiers OF tts iit5d StISe9 aavs been i:..
yie0 au0 encouraged general orders to insult ard
outrage the wives. ~ nc-4s4E Gnd she .is.eIs OF
citizens
Helpiess women Ia bsen torn 4 can sAeir homes
AID sup actedto a1Hs ic1aiAGaasns, SONS in fort-
resses and psiLGlS, al c--s, especially, an
bland of bArrsA .snd, 1do- s tropical sU.h have
been ed with Ecsthi fet-cns that had ba8a
condemned ~ unlt Il solaisr and have bea.
exposed 10 nc riiesti UliE
Prisoners c! s&rw auEgau3era1 - tie navsl
! icrceS CT 'EFUllsd .ea Oh asreemtLt tGaE the Y
sheu.o LIE raief6st or AEole h.ve beer .eizel. ana
| kept il close con2nsr II.
| Repeated pfs.8x-a Va besn soushs o. iave1Isl
foc piu1d5riag sca al .::at4 CT tine ca7aroo oi:y
Gy nne5 i5ssed and acted Inder l-i1s-s OK j.a-
! psisoring geougants sg hard labor WITH BAL sad
| Ghsin.
Taa antre population 0: ti!a ely Of NeyT Oregias
! haze hacn forced to eisct between starvation Ey
the conf cstioa of sll their property, acd taking
al cath SO AGas ccnsciencs 20 boar sIe glance TO
| tie invaders CT tbeir couuIry.
| Eyre fro,n the city aas oeen resuset ta .acaa
/ whose for;ituda wl5tstood the rest even 10 ioz.e
| and aged women Cna 10 helpless chi.d9ei; and
after being 9cted from heir hcIaos ald rohb II o
their property taey Lav been ieit 10 sta-vs III th1
| atraets OF sahsirt on charity
Yhe saves hare be dgi7sa from tie plant aiicna
id he noieh5orbOodof OF Ncw olea-e, I'll! thair own
e.s @Cud consent 10 share the crops with :ho com
| mar di-.s 3spersl T.: d brother Andrew J. Butler
! and oiGeT Officers; and vasn such consent had
been extorIed the saves have bee2 restored 10 the
| p!eCta.ions, and thlfe compelled to work under
; the b9yonsts of .aa 81 ards OF United states sci
! dieEs.
Where tb5 pa,tneranic was Refused a-u1s. ax-
pecions have been sen to ,.he Eiaut.'iors to rob
tnsni 1. everything ths; wss s,.scep tU,e of tenc
( ca and ever slaves, 900 -ssd o. ilGrI for work.
hass ii ppite OF heT entresIsi- b. n GoGced ron
tbs hcnles g1oVi:Sd ~ tie owners. Gli driven -
I wsG2tr helpless On tho highway
b. rcceut General 'Td-~ (En so The eGfisa
prJpefsy IN trat pat o3 llIisi1le ly.' we-t II
tha Mississippi river, bes neau beq4el tgarsd t0G
! coAfscai q, ari cifie9Ts havs been Signed
| auey wi b orders II gather up ard collect cea
personal property AID us0 over 20 The proper of
GERS upon tkaif receipts. such % said property
may bs required fas tos OF tha Onlte0 Ssstal
aruly; 80 ooite1t ogot1er al tho otaar per 'onal
| property AID irine ths 10 Few prisans d =
cn4e it to os sold = puclie a-cti2p 20 the highess
bidders So order Uh%hs II exsea.@t condemns o
DuGisEnsDs bv S,RrG3i3n. at laaft GCtrieT OF ::
riiiOg Of hcma1 beings OF 81 ages, sexes sn,l
cJnuif i0lsy; gGd # s.ach til exec1u5 al 4oU !
forc!i&en military officers by the N.t;e,i CT nFs
f;iz1t lincoln. IS IA accordance v"i'E th5 Con dscs
tfGa Ian Ct euaa4leg, which h teR a ectsd 20
| be enforced .bsouSa tbs sgeacy of civil ofeisIs
ANS li1a-y lie African GiavG- hago nol oc.y bean
! eCeited - irsu-TG2tiou cY tvery iic1rsc and Ell
Coz: g. meat sut nu'55ers OF them have aet;aily
been armed fer 2 serYils "sar, IN - Gstufe
far excee1g IL lor-oEs the 2est His!e.le et~i
! tie5 of ta9 ssvsg5s;
AID whereas ito officers uusar tae command oi
.,s ssd 8u..eE have bsec IL many lnAcncss scs.gs
| aud zslloUs sgonts IN ths coIn1.-ss.a1I os t55ss
ofinsl, and Instance is known oG iil5 refuss
any Gle Of thsm 10 participate IN the outreges
| above narrated:
EaI whereas tfs Proa.drnt of chs United s.ates
has by public AID ofc.s; declaration, s;ruiis6 iat
only hs approval of The effort excite Secv.le
within the Coais sdeFasv but bis intention TO give
std s5,d encouragement therSt0. i tnsGs tdapen.
Dent Sess sb&licontiG.i 10 refsse sJ5rl.ssiop e
aiore'gl pow after the is day of Japuay nex., ANA
has shus made known that al appeal .ho laws
caioa5, tie dictates Of reaaoc. and tbs Instincts Ct
| humanity would be addressed III vain 10 our enc
u.iss and that they can Os deferred from tas coIa
mission o. these crimes on!y by the tsrtl Of Jun,
| re.rbutoa:
Now, thsscscre,I. JEFFERSON DAVIS President O
the Confederate STATES Of America, and acting By