The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-06

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[From the New York World, November %.
Ne,os from Washington Important Let
tertfom Gen Lee to Gen. Hnieck =
Retaliation Threatened in Case an
En- 'ncipatiOn Proclamation is Issued
Gen. Lees Arguments Stated-Dis
grdcetm C0ndact of Secretary Stanton
ToWard Newspaper Correspond nt ,
WASHINGTON, Nov q 1862.
JEFF. DAVIS THREATENING RETALIATION,
A report is current horc, and vory
generally believed, that General Eec,
of the rebel army, has recently ad
dressed a formal communication to
General 'Hallecll touching the proposed
issue ofan emancipation ploalamalion
ON the first Of January next. It will be
remembered that after the exciting de.
bates in the rebel Congress as to the
proprioty Of retaliation, tire whole mat
ter was left TO tho discretion of the
President of tho Confederate States,
with instructions to take such measures
as would compel the recall Of the procla
nation, or bring home to the Northern
troo vs. some Of the evils it. threatens
against the Southern pe1ple. 1t is sta
ted that Gen lees letter is exceed
ingly elaborate, and discusses the qucs
tiol from every point Of view The
points it is said to contain are as fol
lows:
First, the unvarraAtablo nature of
the proclamation, 50 iir as the recogni.
zed measures Of military warfare are
concerned. The fact is pointed ont that
in no work on military law is the insti.
CATION Of seryile war recommended,
indoraed, or even mentioned; that ~
+ Gen HaIeck himseiG never thought OF
/ it in discussing the yariens means that
might be used by b3lIiBercnt enemies,
the threat of u seryile war and nsur.
rection IS clearly nota proper military
procedure; that, being outside Of mill
tary law, the Southern peoplc are i1Sti.
fed in regarding 1T as coming under
the bruta! and savage eApedients Of q
barbarous people, and feseptiag it as
such; that the enemy that VIII use 1t
does an act as unjustfiabte as the pos
ening of wells or Of food, the manning
or numbering of prisoners, and tho out
raging of women. On this grouadlt it is
demanded that the proclamation be
withdrawn.
Second, it is urgel by General Lee
that in case the proclamation is not
withdraw, the Confederate military
authorities, soroly against their will,
but strong in the justice of their posi-
ton, will be com ieled to retaliato III
the sternest manner upon all the Union
prisoners that fall into their hands. Ii
is not specified what punishment vii!
be inflicted, but it is distinctly lntlma
ted that if, through the instigation o
the Federal troops, any women OF
children are murdered by infuriatec
negroes, an equal number of Unlor
troops will be promptly put to deata
On this matter the Confederate GOV
ernlnent wishes the Federal Govern
ment to understand that it is very
much IN earnest, and Will 90 ewes
more than il threatens.
Accompanying this document, ana
addressed to other members OF th'
Government, it is stated that q lctte'
from high member of the Conleder
ate Government is nov in Washington
for members of the Cabinet, arguing
the question as to the propriety OF re
scindlng the Objectionable proclama
ton. In addition to the military argu
mems urged by General bee, an argu
ment drawn from the rocent elcctioh'
ia the North ismaae use OF by the Con
felerate statesmen. IF the Union
slall oe restored, this document urges
it will be better not to have this gul
} Of blood between the North and South
and even should tle South succeed il
Their Efforts thero would be fewer un
!, pleasant memories to rankle.
! Notwithstanding these communca
. tions, it is still asserted hero tina
Mr.. Lincoln is determined to adhere Il
! the proclamation, and to carry out th'
radical programme to the bitter end.
Ast,Era ~ & fTs.