New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30
LENITY TO MARAUDERS AND MURDER
Frs.
ATROCITIES OF REBELS NOW UNDER OATH, AM
PROTECTED BY UNION TROOPS.

ATROCITIES OF REBELS NOW UNDER OATH, AHp
PROTECTED BY UNION TROOPS.
Knowing that YOU take interest in ell that con-
Germs Union men, and that you do not whine ana
feel bad when the Secesh are hurt, AK Spice III
your paper 10 say a word in behalf OF my suffering
lneiohhofs / learn from Capt. Page, OF the State
troops. stationed in Washington County, No, that
nearly all the men that have been with jeff Ihonp-
son from that neighboIbood have returned, and Ia
ken the oath to be good aud loyal citzens-ahta
HeH SprJHg.
! Now, these rebels who are coming home, are al
most Nil men Of properiy-a few being /" poor white
trash' They have all been with Capt Whites
COMPANY Texas Rangers), n kind OF independent,
numbering and robbing party, and never IN any reg
ular service.
1Ley have infested WASHINGTON and Iron Counties
for months, numbering plundc e., and driving
Union Lien from their homes committing every KIND
Of crime and outrage on defenselessmen and women,
whose only crime Was loyalty to the Government,
and without the shadow Of excuse; for these men
" ere urarmed, and before they commenced these
derredatOns there had never been any Home Guards
or Union troops IN the neighborhood, and no one
single act of wrong was ever committed by Union
men on the secesh-not one. Will not Gen. Iialleck
make these eecesh rascals compensate their nei9hborr
for the losses they have occssioned them Will
Ouly mention one care. rascal named Bill Real
was one of this gang that went TO the house Of Judge
Logan with the intention Of numbering him. Not
finding him NJ home, they stole bis fuest horse, and
this Bill Reaf rode him OFF. few days after they
murdered Mr.. Woiiord, shooting him through the
heart while 1t his work. Wolford is Il brother in
law OF Judge Logan, who is yet refugee from bis
home.
This fellow Realf OWLS a fine farm not more than
fifteen minutes ride from Judge Logan, on the spot
where Wolford was murdered. Are the Union men
TO be left without any compensation for their losses
when the rascas that robbed them are able TO pay
There are many Of there rebels that have remained
at home, hafborng and giving did and comfort 10
this gang, that need Gen. ilalecks attention, III
making compensation 10 the Union men, AZ one IN
stance will show On "a Sunday morning IN Angus,
laet about thirty of this gang went to the house OF
Union man near Caledonia surrounded IT. rode on
TO his porch kicked open the door, and with pistols
in their hands demanded the odd BGck Republi.
can" TO Kill him BIT he was absent. When loay-
ing thew left word that if they found him, If il
WAS ten years hence, they would kill him" They
robbed his house, made prisoner If lbs son, who
WAS sick in bed and insuled his wife and daughter.
On their way to commit his outrage on this Union
family, this gang stopped for their breakfast at
eeceeh Methodist parson's and in leaving hls ho1se
his wife and daughters followed them into the road
waving their hankerchiefs after them. AFTER this
brave exploit they went 10 another seceeh parson's
for duner This lat Methodist parton has two sons
and "A nephew ia the rebel army. They are both
men of property and have been lying back at home,
claiming aud enjoying the protection OF tie troop. 1T
Pilot Knob ana yet there not two greater secesh
villains in all Dixie. go.
The Union men Of Southeast Missouri willing
TO suffer for tie good cause when necessary, but
think it il the duty Of the Government TO redress
them, when it is IN its power to do 30.
aiissoIr Democrat.