, 1862-08-14
MORE OF TEE COMPLEMENT To
POPE.


The fo1lo91ug Is the letter Of President Da- !
yis to GeE- Lee, instructing him to commu- |
nicate the facts in the recent order With refer
cree to Gen. Pope to the commander chief
of the United States armies: -.
RICHMOND, Va, July 81, 1S57.
SIR: On the 22d of this mortn cartel f3r
the general exchange If prisoners Of war Hns
signed between Major General D. Il. Bill, in
bs halt OF the Confederate Stc.=s, and Major
General John 4. Dix, in behalf OF the United
States.
By the terms Of this cartel It Is stipulated
f1aI I'll prisoners Of var hereafter taken shall
be- discharged On parole till exchanged:
Scarcely had thlt cartel been signed when
the military authorities OF the United States
commenced practice changing the whole
character Of the war. from such as becomes
civilized nations, into q campaign Of ildis-
cr1minate robbery and murder:
Tile general order issued BY the secretary OF
| wsr ot the United States, in tae city OF Wash
| lngton, on the very dry the car.el vas sigaed
] in Firginia, directs the military commanders
| Of thu United States TO take the private prop.
trtv Of our people for the convenience and
| use Of their armies, without compensation
The general order issued by Major General
signing Of the cartel, directs the murder OF
our peaceful inhabitants as spies, il found
quietly tilling the far1ns in his rear, even olz-
SIDE OF lis lines, and Que OF his hril5adi.r gen
er,ue, stei2welr, has seized upol innocent
ard peaceful Inhabitants to be held as hos
tages, to the eNd tiias they may be nlard1.ed
III cold blood, it any Of his soldiers are killed
| bv some unknown persons WHOM he dSsfE~
nat1s as sbush macaers." Uuder this state OF
facts, this government has issued the enclosed
general order, recognizing G32e1al Pope and
lis commissioned officers to be IN the position
which they have chosen for themselves, that
Of rolbeSa and murdcrete, and not tnat o1
public enemies, entitled, If captured. to oe
considered as prisoners Of var: We tad our
selves driven ~ our enemies by STEADY
plosress towards q practice hich we aeho,
; ;lnd which We are Fainly struggling to avoid.
Some uf the military authorities Of the Uni
| ted States seem 10 suppose that better SUE
/ cess will attend i es1vaSh war In WITCH III
! quarter is to be given, and nu age or sex ii
, ! b. spared, than has hitherto been secured b,
| such hostilit1es as are alone Recognized 10 y,
) luTiul by civilized men in modern tiInc5.
For the present NE 1elounce our right o
retaliation On the Innocent, and 6iIau cout1nu
: | 10 treat tue private enlisted solllers Of Ge.'
Pops,s army is prisoners Of var, ha: II, ate
the uotirs to the government at Washington
Of our ctn1injns repressiye measures 70 ID
punishment u1l} Of Lhe commissioned o.ucc.
abo are willing participants In tle&r crime:
. If these savags pracnces are continued, !"
Shall be reluctantly forced to the last reSol
OF accepting the saF on tie terms soss1y1
= By GU: toce, until the outraged voice Of
q common humanity f1rccs respect tor Ih
d r.tos,;ze5 ra;zs OF war.
\ While 1l,.se kacts would justify CUR refas
:. to execute the generous cartel py which "
+ have consented TO llberate IN excess Of tho
S sands of prisoners held BY US beyond II
70 number held by the enemy, II sacred regard
- plighIed faith, shrinking from the mcsc seI
! blance Of breaking promise, prevents o.
4 resort to this extremity.
i. Nor do We desire TO extend to any 9th
J.: forces Of the eremy the punishment merit,
+ alone by General Pope and the commission
q officers as choose to participate in the exec
/. Lion ii his infamous urdrss.
- You are hereby instructed to commnnica
n | to the conma8Gcr-la-ch chief Of the United Stat
- the contents Of this letter, and . copy Ut t
n enclosed general order, to the end that
tc, may b. notified Of our Intention not to c.
"a "a slider The officers hereafter captured from G.
20. Pope's army as prisoners of War.
"a Very respectfully yours, etc,
! ! {Signtd,] JEFFERSON DAVIS
z 70 General r. Lee, commanding.