New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-30


than one hundred miles Wiiain the lines u The
Union armies. (Seo Palmyra on the map, near
the North line of Missouri, while there was
no pretense of Rebel occupation of any district
North of the Missouri Riyer.) Now, Gen. Hal
leck had long before warned the Rebels of
North Missouri that they must take their posi-
ton in front if they chose to 6ght-that if he
caught them burning bridges and killing Union
ISIS in his rear, he would mako short work OF
them. Thus the UniOnists who burned the
Railroad bridges in East Tennessee, and were
caught at it, or proved to have been engaged
in it. we're put to death BY the Rebels with
little ceremony, and without remembrance or
retaliation.
II. The Rebel guerrlas shot near Palmyra
had once before been captured and parOisd, taking
a solemn oath no. to commit further acts OF
hostility to the United States. This parole they
deliberately violated, and were AGAIN caught
at their devilish work. Every one of them had
thus forfeited his life By the Military code OF
all mankind. Gen. Mcneil night have shot every
one Of these parole. breakers; he did shoot len
Only of the worst of them; and they would
have been spared had they or their friends
been able to produce Allsman, the Unionlst
whom he had no doubt they had abducted and
murdered They could not or would not do
this, and be was as good as his word. This Is
the Palmyra case, and the whole Of it. Sccesh
A L.I Pm nm n
that ono of the guerrias shot was young
single man who volunteered to take the place
of the head Of family-and that Union Off
GERS bad refused to shake hands with Gen.
Neil because of his shooting of the guerrillas--
are simply fabrications, nothing less nor more.
So much for this atrocious murder" this
greatest excess Of oII." ut Palmyra.
AS to Mumiord, the New-Orleans martyr,
on whose account JEFF. proposes to hang Gen.
Butler aud oil officers serving urder him,
The Times On. ~ corrects our recollection Of
the circumstances as follows:
was on the 27th Of April tbs, Mumord down the
flag which had been raised by forc'. the aiint
Were these forces 81 tina. time. according TO military
terms in occupation OF the ethyl Il was on the eth
thee day, before Mumfords sc.-;hs hdir, FarAsui.
according to lis official report to Secrstsry "ele''
appeared with his ees in front OF New OTssn and On the
day dsnsned the surrender Of the city aud also sent
letter the Mayor Ia which he said Your Honor will
please give directions that ag but tia, the United States
will be permitted in the presence OF this feet isns
It hs. he power to prevent IT," Gen Lowell aid
Mayor Monroe in message to the Common Council. dated
hs 18Th refused surrender the city but accompanied bis
refusal with the statement tia, lie should epdeuas s y
withdraw his troops and then leave the city authorities to act
IS they might proper The Mayor then suggested and
the suggestion approved by the City Council that Ia reply
the demand OF Commodore tarragut 1t would be proper
TO ssy that (1J,hj without military pIotsIon-
that the (Conedsate troops have Withdrawn om tho city
that consequently incapable Of making any resistance
and that therefore QSer ob,fvuriiOH 20 q. sp1
ton Of s piros by The cuomy" On the day lthe ab)
or in the words OF tauagu "Tis morning a. seu;
Capt Morris whose ship commanded Ito Mat fat' pun
Of and Aot the HH.oeIn fay tierSl, Vhih eI' s'as
and the people eheereait"
Thus time 1i-r ,hsse ofslal snd formal act
Of patton that Wan b. muuoid A. the bead We mob
ascesdei The top the Mn and tore down tho American
flag which had been thus solemn, ei BY victorious
forces a, .he ,ymbol Of our eonquss. md power
on each Of these facts there sbundlni proof both from
the official reports Of Rebel ncion.s AID those o.
officer, well from The Rebel newspapers AID
correspoud.a trus tina, ,hs sInfoti done
three days before Gen Butler with bis military cora gent
entered New Oesns but had been occupied bJ force
from iaInsuts feet sad ihs city and tbs building
which tn AaS raised tho mercy Of sun. that
fact did rot render tho occupation witt e'esA o. a6'o
RS evident. therefore thu ies Davis. pc, h f,l'.
in ata.emen, a. e "a ferocou' in e.. spirit Of revenge"
If it were desirable. we could cite not
less than one hnired distinct and undeniable
ri. l..au sle uolt ar.
in cod blood 10y Rebels for no reason but
their political difference. Indeed, the right to
put to death any citizen OF or person residing
in the so-called Confederate States. because
o. such persons devotion to the mon and its
Goverament, has ever been assumed as iDcon-
troyer,ible. Before blow had beon struck a
shot fired in defense of the Union, hundreds
OF utterly inofiensiye per5Uns-some OF them
wonderland been subjected TO every conceiy.
able outrage in the Rebel States on suspicion
Of Unionsm. Some Of these were 80 treated
on no evidence whatever but their undenied
Northern birth; some had aggravated this
original sin by teaching school. The Rev. Mr..
Aughey, now fugitive from Mississippi, wa. EEL
low prisoner in that State with scores Of non
combataDts WHO were arrested and finally shot
or hung (as he soon would have been but for
his escape) for passive adherence to the Union.
lie viii give names and dates IN his book now
passing through the press. Aud there is abund-
nnce Of other testimony to the same effect.
We cite single instance which passed through
the entire Rebel Press with exultiDg approval,
no ose limiting that there was anything wrong
or harsh in it: 'r-' e.. e'.-.
A Federal vessel appeared or Galveston and