Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-05


sflai lie held IN close confinement, so long rs
the orders aforesaid siall continue in force
and unrepenled by the competent military
authorities Of the United States; and that in
the event OF the murder Of any unarlped citi-
zen or inhsbnnt Of this Confectionery, by
virtue or under prrtcXt ut any Of the orders
hercinbeiore rccited, whether with or WITH
out trial--whcther under pretel,c- Of such
citizen being II spy or hostage, III any other
prctence, it shall hr the duty Of the Command
ing General OF the force. Of this Contereracy.
to cause Immediately to lie hung, ont Of the
commissioned officers prisoners a., aiorc&aid,a
number equal to the number Of our uw,i riti-
2rns thus murdered ly the enemy.
Dy order,
tSlgnrd \. Conrrn,
A.djt. and llI>p Grn'l.
1t appears from the above, that the orders
from the War Department i'll Washington, and
Of General Pope and his subaltern $trinwehr,
received Of our Governmcn, that imuei-
ate attention which was dale to proceedings
so heinouS anu so broad iu their application.
NOTHING which has occurred in the practical
conduct Of the war, has more deeply nirridrl
and aroused the indignation and resentment
Of car people, than the outrage which II is
the object of III, order from. our Var Depart
mcnt to redress.
The promptness AMI the RESOLUTION with
which the case has been r,rt h. our excellent
President will be hailed rs the ru"ple as an
other proof Of The Vigilance and fidelity with
which he watchra over their rights and dig
nifty.
The subject Was oEe which demanded
careful Consideration under the lights Ct
wisdom and the promptings Of courage. Ii is
very easy to cry ont in favor IF raising "the
black flag" hut those w.sn really ds:i"c il
are very Inconsistencies. Warts terrible enough
ct best; and it especially does not become Il
people looking TO the high stand !>r honor
and chivslry and refinement ;.i,n we aspire
TO take among the nations, Ia all. 10 its
horrors. President Davis therefor, i.Xt Irs"es
r very proper snd sincere regret ii being
forced to take cognZance OF conduct IN the
part OF tie enemy So utterly opposed TO the die
iates Of humanity and 10 the rules Of civilized
war, as TO demand the sternc;'t trcatmrnt.-
Nothing was LEFT, however, cut u desert oar TEL
low citizens, the old man and the infant. the
matron and the maid, and leave them exposed
to all the atrocities Of ! pinndcr:ng and fnur
.dering so;di:;y, licensed and even com
handed to plumber and murder under
the published orders Of their Chief, CT else To
reprcss such barha; ties is the Intimidation,
and the sting Of rs;d!i.:fion. he discharge Of
this painful and solemn duty the President has
not Stunned. The people viii sustain, nay
even applaud it; for there WAS 40 alternative
but ignominy and ruin. The civilized wmld
will justify it as absolutely forced upon uS,
and will fasten the blame upon our atrocious
enemies, to whom it entirely belongs. The
consequences Of this step We are yet To see.
We trust it will bring the madmen At Wash
inzton to their senses. and that they will
henceforth restrain their malice within the
conventional bounds. il, however the result
should be otherwise f,,nStcaa Of redress. they
should respond BY new ontrages--it l. easy +"
see that quickly the rules of WAY will all be laid
aside, and determination become the watch
word ofth strife Deplcrsble M this would
be, vet we shrink not from it if forced upon
US. We will meet the foul foe on any ard on
ell terms, resolved in no event to submit, but
to wage the war till conquered peace shall
crown our independence, and sanction our
complete ana eternal separation.
Let our people and our soliiery prepare
themselves for the new order Of things; and
for whatever may follow. The terrors of war
may incs.ase upon US; but they will increase
upon our foes in still greater detTee. Our SOL
iicrs, who may soon confront the lines of Pope
in battle, are, many Ct them the husbands, the
sons, the brothers, Of the gentle wives, the
feeble parents and the tender sisters who now
eroan under pope's intolcrabe OPPRESSION
Needs any one guess how these will fight when
fighting for the rescue We imagine it hardly
needeu authority from the War Department
to consider Pope rs forfeit if he should b" met
by one Of them Nay, their sympathisins
comrades from other sections and other States
would have shared their vengeance to the
full, and assisted gladly in tho righteous re-
tribution.
II will he seen that for the present the Pre-
sident has Withdrawn the protection due 10
prisoners of war, only from those Who vol
unfairly share in Pope's ennrn.!ties. The
private soldier is bound By his enlistment
The commissioned officer may resign If he
hate: his work. BY retaining his straps, he
becomes party to the wickednesS, and just
ly forfeits al claim 10 clemency.
We take the OCCASION TO say that the Pre-
sidcnt is also demanding redress ior the out
RACES of the enemy in other quarters
Governments slthough captious critics seem not
to understand it, has TO ACT with dignity, and
with certainty as to facts. To obtain these
facts, sometimes occasions what seems to be
delay; but the people may rest IN tuii conf
dence that whatever is proper to be done, Will
be attended to by our government with all
the dispatch consistent 9TH the nature OF
the duty. We have authority for saying that
communications were sent to the Lincoln
Government, some weeks since, respecting
the execution of Mumford, at New orleans,
aud other outrages committed ~ the Yankee
Generals; but no reply has Jet been received.
Another demand has recently been inside in
regard to them and the additional atrocities
perpetrated By the Lincoln officials in different