Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-16
OFFICIAL.
10 'he People Of La'.i,faAa.
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/ FXECErWE OFFICE
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Ihe general commanding the tTo0ps Of ia
United States now holding possession of New.
Orleans issued ihs lUilOeing order on the I5.i,
Instant
As the officers and soldiers Of the Uai.ei
States have been sui ct to repeated insults from,
I the women calling themselves ladiesj Of New
| Orleans, in return for the most UnscrurulouS
nOR-intei fsrerce and courtesy on our part it *
ordered that hereafter when airy female shall. bv
word, gesture or movement, insult OF show con
tempt for any Cfieer o. soldier Of the United
States she shall be held liable 10 be treated a. =
/ 'SOman of the towa plying her ayocaton.
Sc By oJmmaGd Of Mi G BuTLER"
The snf as OF warfare between civilized Ne
Ons afford no similar instance OF infamy 10 this
o der. It is thus proclaimed to the world thai
the exhibition Of any disgust on responsiveness
by the women OF New Ocleans to the hated ia
vaders If their home and the slaysrs Of their
fathers, brothers and husbands, shall constitute
justification to a brutal soldieTy for ibe indul-
gsnce CT their lust. Tie coTnmandjUg-geueTa!
from bis headquarters announce; y his fellow
ers that they at liberty to trea+as women Of
the tOWn the wires the mothers tAs daGghteFs,
Of our citizens, if, by wCrd gesture or move
ment. any contempt is Indicated for their per
sons or Insult offered 20 tlsfir presence. OF the
nature OF the movement and the mraniEg Of tho
look, these Vagabond refuse Of the Northern
States 10 be the jGdges
What else than contempt and adherence can
the women Of New Orleans feel or exhibit for
these officers and soldiers of the United States
The spontaneous impulse Of their hearts, Il must
appear Involuntary upon their cOun.enancrs.
and thus cJLsttute the crime for which the
general OF those soldiers a9jsdges the punish
ment of rape and bfutalized- -Sassion.
History records instances Of cities sacked. and
inhuman atrocities committed upon tie women
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ern tim5s at least without tie brutal rsvishers
suffering condign punishment from the hands Of
their own commanders. lg was reserved for
Federal general to invite his soldiers 10 the per
petTstl0n OF Ou:Tages, at the mention Of wlicii
the blood rec0i in hOTTor-:O quicken the i'm
pulse of Ihrir SENSUAL Instincts by the sugges-
ton OF transparent excuses for their grathcaliOu
and to add to an inismy already well-meli.ed
these crOwning titles OF pA1dsrer to lust and
desecratOr Of virtue.
Maddened by the noble loyalty Of on. people
to the government OF their affections, and 81
their disgust and sIecrahOn Of their invgde-s-
stung into ObliyiOusness of the worlds censure
by the grand OfsIing made OF our property
upon the altar Of our hbertiss-his passions in
famed by the sight Of burning cotton iiunining
the liver, upon whose waters floats the powerful
heet thai effected the downfall OF Our chief city
disappointed, eh&fed and chzgrine that our
peOpls, unlike his own, do not MEASURE liberty,
Truth or honor by pecunisry standard, be sees
the fruits of victory he did rot h-lD 70 Win
eluiing his grasp, and nothing lett upon which
to glOat his vengeance but unarmed men ard
helpless women.
Louisianiaus! viii yCu suffer sueh foul con
1uct of your OppressOTs to pass unpublished
VIII you permit such indigBities 10 remain uU-
Avenged A mind 50 debased ss to be cspsbls
OF cOnceiviug the alternative presented in this
ORDER, must sbe fruitful Of inventions WhsTe-
with to polute humanity. Shameless enough 10
allow is publication IN the city, the atrocities
couEteuaneed by it will be multiplied IN The
country. It's inhabitants must arm anl strike
or tie insOlcnt Yictors viii Cf-r this outrage to
your wives, your sisters and yCUr daUgh srs
Possessed of New Orleans by means Of BIZ
superior naval force, ne cannot penetrate the in-
terrier If you resolve to prevent Il Il does not
require a force of imposing magnitude to impede
his progress. Companies Of experienced woods
men in every exposed l0esli.y, with their tIusty
rifles and shot guns, viii harTsss hs invading
columns, deprive him Of his pilots, and assure
him he IS in the csuntry Of an enemy A. pre-
per points larger fCrces viii be collected, but
every man can be soldier to guard the ay-
pIoachss to his home o gaLize, then, quickly
and efficiently. Ii your enemy attempt to pro-
csed into the interior let his pathway be marked
By his blood. Il is your homes that you have
to defend. 1t is the jewel Of yoUr hearths the
chastity Of your women, you have to guard
1t that thought animate your breasts, nerve
your arms, quit ken Your energies and IFS piTe
your resolution. Strike home TO the heart OF
your fee the blow that rids ycur country Of bis
presence. If need be, let his blood moislen
your own grave. 1t viii rise up before ycUr
chil1ren as perpetual mfmeutO Of a race whom
/. will teach to hate now and eTermOre.
THOS. o. MOORE