The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-23
By TIE pkE>iDEST UE THE CONFEn
ERAsE STATES
4 2 20 CT Il ma TTO " .

whereas 6 communication wss GdiEeSsst; OF t:Ig
f.l day Of July last, (Js62) by General Robert +
ls setting under the instructions OF the Secretary
Of War Of the Confederate ststes of America +.
General Il. ". aileck, Geae- -sl.ln Chief Of The
United States arr y, info: ming she latter that rs
ror, lad resehei this Government ths, VIZ, r
E-mford a citizen of Tie Confederate States had
been executed by the United States authorities a;
Gew Orleans, for having pulled down the United
Ssaes ss in that city oetors it'd occupation by The
forces of the United etaes snd calling for state
11sGi Of the facts, with visw ID retsiiaticn /,
sach an outrage had really becn committed undsy
,acetion Of ,le authorities of the United 6.atss:
And whereas tro answer having bean received
. sad letter, snotber letter Was. tie I'd Auzus.
!sgt lStA) addressed by Gen. Lse under uC in,
sruc;Ions 20 Gen. naiIeck, reaewtn ing the inquiry
= relation to the said execution Of said Iumfori
With The information that IN the event OF not re-
csiy1z reply within fifteen days, il would b., u.
srned that the fact alleged was true snd vas
ssncloned by the Government Of The United
s!ses:
And whereas, al answer dated OF the 7th Ac.
gust ia6t, 1882 wss addressed TO Ger ersi Lee bv
Gen q. w. aaleea, tbs aaiG Gener al il. Chief a.
lie armies OF the United States alleging 81 cient
cAcse fof fare 20 make early reply TO said lete
q 9TH Jay, asserting that mo guthan infornla
CT hsi been Tecc.T~a sui.itron 20 tzs execu icr
Of Eumford. put ;,s-=t-: g. Ir-.aediateIy =
laken 70 ascertain the facis of the alleged execu-
Ton and p;omising that General Lee should be
July informed thereof:
And whereas, Oh the jth November last. Qs52 }
s9eiher letter Was sijressed under my instructions
by Robert 0uld, Confederate sgslt for the ex-
change Of prisoners Under the cartel between the
.wo Governments, 10 Lieut. g, l0nei w. Lri
.or, agent df the United States under said cartel,
morning him that the explanations promised il
tie said letter Of General Halieck of Hh Augus.
asi lad Dot yet been received, and that II no an
.ver sent 20 the 6oyernment within Gf.sel
Days from the delivery of this last communication
Nw5ud bs coCs:!acsi iI-si an answer il declined
Ard whereas bY letter. dated the Sd day Il
lie present month OF December, the said Lit Col
Lzdlow appr:sed ihe said Robert 0uld that the
above recitec communication of 29th of Eoveu.-
ue, had been received and forwarded to the secre
l.,s Of War Of tie United States:
And whereas this last delay OF fifteen days O!
owed for answer has elapsed, and no answer has
teen received;
Aad whereas in addition TO the tacit admission
resulting from the above refusal to answer | have
received evidence fully establishing the truth Of tie
&c; tbs tie said VIA. B. Mumford, citizen Of tca
Co1federacy, VAS actually and publicly egec 1ted
II cold blood by hanging. after the occupation OF
lie city Of New Orleans by the forces Under the
Command OF Gen Ben amin +. usier, W aeu saia
AuCfOrd was an uuresis ing and nOn-coEhe:ive
captive, and for 10 offence even alleged 70 nave
been committed by him subsequent to the date of
lie capture Of tie ssid city:
he United states and Its Insintsiaing Ct sal Bat
.ef ; high offee un0er It's snthority, for man
L9n ihS stter hs eotlu4hs.nn OF IN &C. that :
waved IN 20 other .igGt Than Z deliberate i1C:
der, az WI as OF nQnerous other Outrages al
az eteb hereafter 10 be EiSQ.ont O. afford evidence
O1ly TOO conclusive that the said Government san,
uo1s the Conduct Of said Butler AID is determined
Ia: IL shat rsr1aia unpublished for hi, cs!ues:
Now tler i)re, l. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President
O. he Conf derate States CT America, and in their
l-1s, do pronounce and declare the said Ben amin
Batier to be feon, deserving ct capital punish
usut do order that he be no longer considered
OF Ee6;ed simply as a pIblic euFmy OF the Conf@d
gs.e States OF America but t.n outlaw acd ceLa-
Eon eueJny Of mankind, and that in the event q
LA capture, The Cbtcer ID command o, the csytnr-
ns J:ce d. cause hin 70 be INN diateiy executed
BY hanging and 90 further 0roer tAEt no
Ga- p1sG glitter e the Upi;ei States, taken Gag.
Aye Shall oa reeased On parole before exchange uh-
u lie sai1 Butter slali have net with due PtiDisi,
lecI Jr his crimes:
AID whereas tne hog,llties waged against tnis
Colisderacy b. .hr forces of tie United States.
Yer the COMMAND of asid Ben; ;aniu +, Butler. nave
IoFde n2 resemblance 70 sach warfare as Ii a.o0e
p-tnssiGe by tie rues o. international law or he
Usage Il cisli.zatou, bat k4ve been characterized
W tepeated atrocities and onirages, among the
arg nuulteT Il which. the following may be cited
as t4alQpeh,
az non oombatan.s have been confined at hard
.to1t wiki balls and Gu aEs attached to their limbs,
aaa are stiii he!d In dungeons and fortresses.-
V,Left hav. been subjected to like degr aiding pun.
AoEent for selling medicines 10 the sick soldiers Of
u. Coafederacy
The soldisrs VI the United States have been Ia
VIZ and &c ,urAsed by general Ordsrs to Insult and
UNtAse tie Sives tie mothers and the sisters ~
Cur tzsns
hepl1si women have been torn from their homes
11 injected TO solitary confinement, some IN fort
ESQ and priSoas and one, especially, on an
tN"a Of barren sand under = tropical sun, nave
Sl !ed WITH losthsome fSt.onb that had beeu
Doeinned az uulit for soldiers and have been ex'
posed 70 tho vilest insults
."s'hers oi war who surrendered TO tho naval
n'es ot The United States on agreement that they
sSHia oe released on parole have Leeu seized anu
'p'm close confinement.
.A1pealed pretexts have been sought or Invented
=, ~ puader'ng the iahsbtan,s Of the captured city
~ aoes Levied aud exEcted under threat OF I'M
etAn
.ls entire population Of the city Of New Orleans
I's ooen forced TO elect between starvation. Dy
~ 0nnseAtion Of all their property, and taking
o.. sth against conscience to bear allegiance to
Invaders OF their coupGrJ.
gre. from the city has been refused 70 those
80 iordtuds withs,ood the test, even 70 lone
- xed women snd to helpless ehtldfep ana
hs oeag cjectsd from their homes aud robbed Of
property. they have bssn left 70 ssarve In the
Ts Ts* or subnst On charity.
In -, slaves have been driven from the plantations
1e astgtb0shood Of New Orleans. TIL their OWE
Sas General. his brother. Andrew J. Butler.