The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-23

and other officers, snd whom such eosesn. had
been extor,ed the slsvs- have beea restored TO the
pisG tationJ, and there compelled TO work Under
the bsycnets OF ths gu ards of Ualtsd States sol
d!ers
Where this partnership wss refusea. armed ex-
pedi0ns have beon sar,t 20 the slsrtstious TO rob
them OF everything that a. susceptible of reno
val SUD even slaves, too aged iobrm for work
heve. 10 spite of their en;reatiss been forced from
the homes provdad by the owners, and drives to
wander helpless m the highway.
BT recent General 0rdsr mo. 80 the entire
property ia that part Of Louisiana lying ives. Of
the Mississippi river. haa hecu seque,tcated for
confisca,ion, aud officers have been assigned t.
duty with orders t. "gsther up aud coliect the
personal property and over 10 tie proper OH
GERS, upon their recs pts. such Of said property AZ
may be required fer the of the United SiateB
army; to collect together ali the other psrsouai
property and bring the same to New Orleans, srd
cause II 10 be sold =. puSIo aIctou TO the highest
biddsrs"-sl order which il executed, condemns -
Punishment by starvation. NJ iaaat qaarter of a
million Of human teings, of al ages. end
! conditions; and If which the execution. although
forbidden military officers by the orders of Pre-
sident Lincoln. is il acco;osues with the CeuflsC
tion Law of our enemies. which be has oi7eeta6 20
h" epforc I'D through the agency Of clvii officials
AID. finally. tie African slsTe5 have not only be eu
Exci,ei tc insurractioa by every license and en-
e0ursgement; but nunbers of them have ctuay
Ioep armed for a seryis war, war III - nature
fer exceeding III horro:s tie most nereil"ss atsoc
! ties of the savsges:
And whereas the officers under the command Of
the said Butler have beso IN many ns:auces active
hui 2aelous sgsuts in tbe commission of thaso
cIiissS, aud ins.aLce il known q the ,efus. ii
srY ons OF them 10 participate ID tbs outra.,,s
above narrated:
And v-h-ress tta Pre6;den. o. Va r. ,ted Gt.'cs
hss by puolic sd official d" ,ras,ou, slgniaed rot
only his sppIpvS # the effort 70 excite servie " ~
", hin the Coriederecy but n,s intention n give
sc AMI encouragement thereto if thess ldcpen-
dent at9s shalt oo0.nue ~ rc!us. Submission 10
iorsga ro~er after the s.day ofJanusry mex, aud
he ,hrsy~ oIps s,ny
nations the dictates OF reason AMI tha instjnets of
humanity would b. addressed in vain TO OR eae
i1iss aud hat 'hey b. deferred from the con.
mission OF tleso crimes Cny by he terms of iuHt
rett button:
Row therefore, l. JEFrERsOS DANI. President of
the Confederate Stsies ot america, and ac!!ne by
their authority, appealing t0 the Livne Jct,e "a
ats station zEst thsr n.dct uSt gul3ad tv iae
passion of revenge 1Nt that they rellctaay vis.d
to -e soeian duty Of REFRESHING IL necessary So
very crimes % which thei- c.l.zeEs ars the v,
'i-s 10 isE1e tins nay proo'emati5 II and By s;r.Ua
Ct Sny aut lory rs I3ItAs4ter ~ Chlet oi sla 49,
ln.es CT he Confederate stsic3 10 order.
Il. 1bst 81 commissioned officers 10 tue CON
clar j Of said Benjamin l. hU'lar Ge declared nov
eL;:isea 70 be cotaas'e ~ soldiers eogaSe a hao-
Crahle warfare bGt aS robbers aad crl5IILai5. d.
s-SruI dva-A aud ID ilsy s2d esch C: ;iem l.
s,AeasVe. captured, reserved foE execution.
81. Th@i the private soldiers a14 non -collri...
stoned oit lsTs IL Lie army o. ssit Butler b .i-
sic-et p oniy Size ust:Ur3sr.' used ;Jt '1u rosa.
inlsa ct t6o ci mes Perp-tr9tec ny L.S ortiss
aud Er,e snts tast .asy therefore ba tc5,,t
e, sYAeo captured .s prisoners oi w-r lta - 4.
Eess and hgman"y. ar a. s-Et home ou faa
usual parole Jha. they 3. IL 4. no Banner al% y
! esrvs tda Cni,s& Stale IN a.ry eaGse:ty dH...,
tue c0aaIugIcs 81 ;l.' 81 -, uale'1 duly eNcha. g
ed =
81. 'iha 81 gro sis-es captured in arulg be q.
delivered 20 TIE I'm acdtive authorities of
tie respective States 20 which they b-lnag 10 ne
desit wth according 10 the laws OF Sad Statas
4th Tha. tae .iEs o1jers he snecnted III al
crs with 5e8psy- u Sli >omuieatln6i fcars OF
th- United States whtn found serrii: IN cCnpa
with srmei slaves in nkurractign aga,nst h So.
tho.it.s3 q the different States Ct th;s Coa,e6.
eracy.
-, IA testimony whereof, have signed
g. {thesa 9resenta snd oaused The aeal Of h}e
w. confederate States of America to be affixed
thereto, at the city of aichmu,:d, this .3j "
Of December, in the year of Lord one thousand
eight hundred Gnd .iX,y-t.ro
(SlgIed) JEFFERSON DA.IS
By the President
). P. BaNJAmss. ;sooEetacy Of State