Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-08-07
NORTH CAROLINA.

81 3a5s s~ss' r NORTH CAROLINA. (
= The elections.for Governor, members
: Of Che Legislature and sherifs Of this
State, take place this day, being the
FIRST Thursday in August. Col. VIII.
liam Johnston, of Mecklenburg, and
Col. q. B. Vance, of Buncombe, now in
Virginia, are: the gubernatorial eandi-
dates Though, there is much excite
: ment among the newspapers, there is
no important issue involved. The sol.
diers in camp voted last Thursday.
The Brutalties Of the Enemy--Retai-
-v- 4atory Measures Of the Confederate
Government. ~. -.
R1cHMoND, Aug. 2.-An important
Z ssGeneral Order" NO. 45} from the
Adjutant and Inspector Generals Of
fee, will be published on Monday NOR
ming, the substance of which is as fol
lows: 9. - ~ =,
Article states that the following or
ders are published for the information
and observance of all concerned:
EThe next FIVE articles are in the form
of preamble: i
Article II recites the order issued by
the Secretary Of War of the United
States, directing the military comman.
ders Of that government to seize and
use the property, real and personal, be-
longing TO the inhabitants of this: Com
federacy, and states that no provision
is made for any compensation to the
owners Of private property thus seized,
Article III quotes Gen. Pope's re-
cent order for the arrest of call disloyal
male citizens" who are to be "conduet-
ed beyond the lines of the q. States
Army" etc.
Article ~ reeites the order of Brig
adler General Steinwher, Q. S. A. for
the arrest of the "most prominent citi-
zens of Page county, Va. y to be held
as hostages, and to suffer death in the
event of any of the soldiers Of the said
Steinwehr being shot by 'bushwhack-
q ers'-by which term are meant the citi-
gems of this Cenfredeaey who have, tax
en- up arms to defend their homes.
Article V. And whereas it results
from the above orders that some of the
military authorities of the Q. States,
not content with the unjust and aggres-
sive warfare hitherto waged with saw
age cruelty against an unofending peo.
pie, and exasperated by the failure OF
their effort to subjugate them, have now
determined to violate all the rules and
usages of war. and to convert the hos
tilities hitherto waged against armed
forces into campaign of robbery a:
.gainst unarmed citizens and peaceful
tillers of the soil. r..s5... :
4" Article vi. And whereas this gov.
ernment, bound by the highest obliga-
tons of duty to it's citizens, is thus
driven to the necessity of adopting such
Just measures of retribution and retalia'
ton as shall seem adequate to repress
and punish these barbarities; and where
as the. orders above recited have beer
e only published and made known to the
government since the signature Of the
cartel for the exchange of prisoners o.
war, which cartel, is so far as it pro
vides for an exchange of those hereaf
ter captured, would never have beer
signed or agreed to by this government
if the intention to change the war init
system of wdiscriminate robbery hat
been made known to it; and whereas .
,iust regard to humanity forbids tina
the repression of crime, which this gov
ernment is compelled to enforce, shoul'
be necessarily extended on the enlisted
men in the army of the United States
who may be the unwilling instrument
of the savage cruelty of their command
ers, so long as there is hope that tn
excuses of the enemy may be ehecke'
or prevented by retribution on commits
stoned officers, who have the power t.
avoid the guilty action, by refusing ser
vice under government which seek
their aid in the perpetration of such in
famous barbarities-
VII. THEREFORE, 1T IS ordered, Tha
Mai. Gen. Pope, Brig. Gen. Steinwehl
and all commissioned officers serving un
der their respective commands, be an
they are hereby expressly and special
declared to be not entitled to be COL
sidered as soldiers, and, therefore, nc
entitled to the benefit of the cartel 70
the parole of future prisoners of war
Ordered further, That in the event
the capture of Maj. Gen. Pope or Brig
Gen. Steinwehr, or any commissions
officers serving under them, the captiv
30 taken shall be held in close .confint
ment so long as the orders sforesai
shall continue in force and unrepeale
by the competent military authorize
Of the United States; and that IN tn
event of the murder of any unarme
citizen or inhabitant of this Confeders
cy, by virtue, or under pretext OF an
of the orders hereinbefore recitet
whether with or without trial, whethe
under pretence of sale citizen being
spy or hostage, or any other pretenc'
it Shall be the duty of the comthandin
general of the forces of this Confeders
cy to cause Immediately to be hung, OF
Of the commissioned officers prisoner
aforesaid, number equal'to the nun
Der of our own citizens thus murdere
by the enemy. o
Br order: s. COOPER,
q. Al;atant and JnsnectOr GenI C.. S. A