The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-23

Tas war wsged by the Northern hordss
=. AZ. aonth In one of rapine. No " ar

ia. var wsged by the Northern hordss
.e.,nst the South IL one OF rapine. NO var
aver wssed hy sasvages was more compulsory
an. q, ,ahbsYy and spol;sstian There ia senersi
appropriation by the soldiery 10 the pay oi Lin
coin Of everything movable that comes in their
way. Under the protection of the Federal
army, the nsixhboring popnlations Of PenuFyl
vania and Ohio, and come Of the viler sort Of
unionists from the western counties Of Mary
land, have made ineursions into the border
counties Of Virginia for thieving purposes,
and borne oil every description OF valuable
thing they could conveniently carry across the
border. No such war has ever been waged in
modern times. Our people are everywhere
robbed and dsspoiled of their private property
There ia no redress. Generals and Coione Ia
are deaf to rsmonstrances aud al best max
only a promise, that is never redeemed, that
they will soc that restitution Is made Even
thsy themselves are Ia some localifies ga'ity "i
fraud worse than stesliug. They take
man property, and give receipt with An en-
dorsemsnt that the property Ia ken iu this way
| is to be paid for latter the war.
When the Mexican war was pending, these
people of the North were loud in their ap'
probation of the conduct Of General Scott
aud of General Taylor, both of whom mos,
| vigorously enforced the policy Of the Govern
ment as we'll AZ the dictate Of civilization and
humanity, that private property should not be
taken without full compensation. In the
whole campaign of both Generals, the citizens
were paid in gold for every dollars worth
| that was obtained from them. Both the Gen
erals issued orders of the most emphatic char
ac.er, and Old lack publicly denounced re-
yiment from Indiana as chicken etealers AMI
| hen-roost robbers The same regiment ran
awav at Buena Vista. 1t is not surprising
| tina, thew did run. Roguery and cowardice
| are twin brothers
| Yet the same race who so emphatically az.
| proved the policy OF the Government IN It's
Mexican invasion, are now pursuing the very
! reverse of that policy. The Government it
self has given general license to pundering
| and our citizens who happen te be in the line
Of march of the enemy are ruthlessIv despc;l
al OF their property. No voice is raised ~
the North against this System Of rapine. No
body says any thing III rebuke of this outrage
on private rights, and the press, terror-strick
ell, dares not say word in dennneiation Of ii.
The peopls of the South are not, in the opin-
ion of These Northsrn humanitarians, entitled
to the consideration melted out TO Mexicans, or
even savages, by the Government now wag
ing war against them.
Perhaps it is better for us that the unscrup
ulous invader should practices the system OF
unlimited pluudering. 1t may help to arouse
the indignation aud stimulate the spirit of or
people, A people who could not be animated
to deeds of daring and peril to avenge the
outrages of such an enemy, are unfit to be
free, and ought indeed to become the vassais
of such power as the Lincoln Government
Every fresh robbery should give birth to a
aew partisan corps, and they should, like
wolves on the track, pursue with undying and
uuiasging hate the despoilers and invaders of
their land.