New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-29
Southern "Chivalry."
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II would aeem, from the desperate conduct OF Nor
rant guerillas, that they must believe Their time 70
be abort IL has been sometimes claimed in their behalf
by the,r friends, that they obeyed tue laws OF hu-
nanitv, but certainly they do nothing OF tie kind
now. They yield Themselves up 70 all the worst IN
pulses Of unbr.dlsd and fercely fpurTed rlfhansm.
Think of the conduct Of these guerrillas toward
the poor sick tegmster at Cox's Creek. He lay in
his wagon 80 in 81 TO be utterly helpless The mis-
creants ordered him 10 get out lie replied that be
could not-that he bad not the strength. Thereupon
the wretches, without a word more, thot him dead
where he lay, and set fro 10 i've wagon burning II
and bis body together. more hornd murder was
never penetrated Bat no guerrilla 4hcer reid she
murderer TO account or even robuked bun. The deed
WIS considered night or else TOO tring for notice.
The treatment extended to all the teamsters cap
tured at Coxs Creek was arocious. They were
10. coInbaants in any just sense Of the term, and
.hev should have been treated with forbearance.
But they were compelled to travel upon run all
the WAY from where they were captured 10 Lebanon
Juuctiou-,o travel rapidly enough 10 keep mp with
the fastgoing guerrilla cavalry, who Of courre were
anxious TO make the best time they could. HE
wonder il that more than half OF them did mol Rant
and fell by the way. Bat no doubt they were sus-
famed bv the fearful knowledge that if they faltered
they would be shot down upon the SPOT. And sew
oral il apQeaTs were shot down. Twas horrible.
A, snre va there Is God above and a Devil below,
such atrocity will meet an awful retnbution.
nd eee aOrIan
into his hands. Ii has been the boast OF himself and
IA. friends hat he uniformly respected private prop
civ Tho Dpast lever was true. i, was sl"ays
,aiie. lie grogsly and outfngeOuFly falsied It the
other day. AZ COX's Creek fls fellows hezel we
enfir, mail Of severi thousand letters intended Tor
Cen Wood division. These letters they tore open,
and took oct ore or two thousand doilaTs, holding
each bin iamtingly up 10 the prisoners before put
ting Il in their pockets.
This was no public money. II was the hari
eaIningf Of private toll Gent by iatlers mothers.
LrotheTp eisiers Sons, and daughters TO cheer and
comfort and sustain tie absent ones anna The
hardships ana piyatons Of the camp and the march.
10 seizs it was robbery, and KIND OF robbery AKIN
10 sgcrileue And the nailrobbinQ operation was
re.eated ~ ElizaDeihtOwn. The Pos'-OlDce IN that
town was entered, the mail-bags were taken on ana
ain the money IN the letterr--iunds sent by phyale
,;,izona 10 private citzens-was coiiil'caiei. We
ceu tell John Morgan aud his band and is upholdes
tbgt they are aroueing a spirit OF wrath, before
which they will, ere long, STAND appalled,
Gen. Richard J. Oglesby. who war killed in the
recent Latlo al Corin,h, Gays Tie Chicago Jo'r7H,
was one Of the Oldest aud most prominent eisiza" Oh
Illinois. He was q private colder in the Mexican
war lie reprcfeuted tue 3lacon County district III
the State Senate during tie Lac! session. 10 wa"
elected Republican IN a strong Democratic uis-
tiict, and served hs constituency with fidelity ~
the breaking out Of tue rebellion no wae appointed
Colonel Of the Sth Regiment Of Illinois Volunteers
and Las been IN active service ever elnce. FOR
iaertoious conduct at Fort Donelaon lie was pro
NOTED Brigadicr-Geneal. "Dick" Oqiesby az
bis friends Familiarity called him, was man OF
undauniod courage and noble heart. He had many
friends, who viii lament with L genuine sorrow bis
aDamely death, But bo died Il brave egd Dotle