The Ottawa free trader., 1862-09-20

abusing another
Arriving near the celebrated Aolasses
Junction, where i number OF Mackerel-
We're placing . uumb Der of new cars and
locomotives on the track-the obJect beng
to deluie the Southern Coniederdcy into
taking 4 ride in them. Ehen, IN was be
lieyed. the aforesaid Coniederacy would
speedily be destroyed by one OF those
:. srightfal accidents without which a day
on any American railroad would be per
feet anomay-arriving there, | say took
an immediate SURVEY of the appointed held
of strife.
To the inexperienced civilian eye, my
boy everything appeared ts be in state
of chaotic confusion. which nothing but
the military genius of our generals could
make much worse On all sides, my boy,
beheld Mackerel chaps matching and
countermarching; falling back, retiring,
retreating, and making retrograde move
ments. Some were looking for their regi
inents, which had become mixed with
other regiments; some were iasaneiy
looking for their officers, as though they
did not know that the latter have resided
ermanently in Washington ever since the
war commenced: some were making calls
on others, and here and there might be
seen squads of Confederacies picking up
any little things they might happen 10
find.
Finding the general of the Mackerel
Brigade lunching upon a bottle and tunl-
bier near me, | saluted him and says |
Tell me. my veteran, how it is that you
permit the Southern Confederacy to me
ander thus within your lines p
The General looked to.eratingly at me-
and says he:
"I have plan to entrap the Confederacy
and end this doomed rebellion at one
stroke Do you mark that long train oi
army wagons down there nearmy quartersT
Yes" says nervously.
"Well, then, my nice little boy" says
the General, cautiously, I'll tell you what
my plan is: Those wagons contain the
rations of our troops 1t is my purpose te
induce the celebrated Confederacy to cap
ture those wagons and attempt to eat
those rations. If the Confederacy will
only do that" says the general, ferily, =" il
will be taken sick on the spot, and We
shall capture it alive"
l could not but feel shocked at thin
il,human arti6ce, my boy. The Southern
ers have indeed acted in way to forfeit
all ordinary mercy, but still, We should
| abstain from rstaliatory acts savoring o
demoniac tae(igesty. Onr foes are human
bsings.
Suppressios my hsrres, hswever, I -
samed practical aspect, and says /:
" But how are the Aackerel warriors h
subsist my Napolssn, If yeu allow tn
ratioas - GER
ThundsFr says tho gsassal, haudinl
me paper from his pocket They IN
to subsist exclusively on the enemy. Jus
peruse this document, which l have jus
Illuminated
Taking the paper, 1 found it to be tn
following:
| PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The matter of provisions is
great expense to the United States @
America, besides offering inducements TO
unexpected raids on the part Of the fam
ishing. foeman, the Mackerel Brigade
hereby directed to live entirely upon th
Southern Confederacy, eating him aliv
xhesaysr found, and partakipg of no othe
food. so \
| Ths 2Hgads will not be permitted t
take a3Y elothiag With e on the narcl
being ISUlisa4 Aooostosth te dfess sxslr
eively l. Ne h@>ilioees u captured Cor
'tsdeEseiee .''