Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-19

shy corps or not. OF in the militia, 81
publicly commanded to fesist and drl7
out tho pnhis enemy. The entire body I
the people ars regularly. organic ID for resis
snce it is an entire corps i'll different form
of organization within itself. Bot sappof
there BIO some high spirited old men, 90
young WOmap, too, cir,zsns, who are not eu
brsced in any corps which Dictator DIX ma
jndge to be regularly organized, hoy shoul
such citizen stand in q WORSE category
when rising in arms, than the reeuls, aoldis
In this wsr, before thu swfu! Judgment seat
Abraham Llncoln'd captains end cnG,uar
dora Woare ell alike denounced ss rebst
No euth,,i:y is recognized by tbs Unite
E:s;as in the State or Confederate Govs'nmsI
ei;it- 10 f1In "a regularly c"gartztd corps.
Each citizen in REBELLION Is he'd lv bis anal
riiua1 accountability to the sovere'gn'
where his alh snce Is claimed to bs dus:-
What follows then, bat that ihs private cit
2 n belonging t. no co;pa la rebellion, 5Isln
ia arms Temporarily, aid not enrolled On
enlisted fur Continuous seIv c., mus: DO les
criminal, if any arc criminal, than 10 VIII
regularly enrol's aid enlistI himself CO ssrvt
for the war. A ne rebels, General, if yo
Please but be Is most rebel, WHO risa
mosss,.ne er~hts most, Woo kills most, VIII
: rhclft4ndee IL .,exst q rebel who doe
~ 3ata and ensls7 D aPsupie, II
Dirt $ites the n &c the srjoy-
liz III it shUnl1 Do known 10 on
rprld tEassdch ousrAEes srs oomGlis vi
bIsesnse granted by ;Ao poweIs a: ssS
bsfo,o hysnkes Government. .ss
ntvnr to he occnp, Ci7E' oin
would Seem to &c the law e. coo
Ehsre zach and all would hsws62. ,.,,
traitors. Tee 'c,Rt cttonder wo,d IA 20 IT,
iabsd least. But Con. Dix ia moi ,eh sss
no vii, PIT to death ''any citizen" fonnt--sN E
in arcrs, ont he aoiH parole US a prison.r o
war HE rsgninr soldier if captured by aim
And ibis 10 his humanity IL is us.leRs te
say the cil!z7n il robsl. Gen. Dix says bo.;,
are rebels. blu. Ia. ono "belonga," hr san:
Goa regularly organized corpa." Who e
gauizsd that corps, eye, "reguldrly oTg,h
I'D" that corps' 1t must have been 20
ve-sign to do it-n power 10 declare war, to
mako peace, and to form armies, aud to give
ti.-n, the Authority to resiat invaders and tn
cary the wsr Soms to their hearts and
h-s tbs. Than !: WAR, not rebellion, Gen
DIX ; tho war Of sovoreigns, Con. Dix, not Il
rebellion, or you can't draw this distinction
between, the cirz.n and tho uoldisr. Such q
distinction is admissible to coriAin sxtenl
in ,rn-, but j! cannot exist in rebellion.
thank you, then for the admission, Genbrsl
that we, the people Of the Stale Of Virginia,
and we, tho people Of tho Confederate Slater,
are sovereign enough, and have fo,ml exia-
tenca enough to fo:Ia "a regularly organized
carps" OF an army! You have doubtless
made the tluudsr Of ibis admission because
son'u time ur oihsr it may fit your o~n
perannal case. You are "5clmging to a
regularly organized c.rps," and you are
found rising in arms against the sovereignty
Of Virginia. in hrr own limits. This dis
tinntion. you may think, will esva you, If cap
tutsd. Bat, g nerEi, It you dare, against all
law. as you threaten, TO put to death any
cii7un Ct Williamsburg, Tho distinction shall
n"i save you il ycn hOrP'u ever tn fall int"
Try Ha'"ls. viii have YOU hung ~ Certain
81 the supposed e7enta come 10 pass, and
wli srcysd lcss privilege far, than did,
whea (loyefuSr of this Ststs, To 4 L fiaa.i'>
JOHN B'owr; turned tin oVAr TO The law,
bnt l viii turn you uYsr directly to the
Lanynan! Take tb.esL tAsn, against threat;
q, SlI! Rec ~ho, you 1T 7, 1ill ba most cs!
tan ard fearful in execution.
YoIr description oil my taking snt nc:u-
pYiag Williamsburg is rot true. Ga the
morning Of the ll,h April last found youl
p;ckets m;ln Il.iI eide of W williamsburg, and
denve them H. | expected ycu- foraas &c
mech NJ this eije OF ths town They made
nc do:anco whatever, hut, vita superior
nunhe:s, took to their untrench,nents;
could rot be induced to leayo them, and with
my light artillery ard few men, declined TO
Stein y,uT batta.ies o! F:!t Msgruder,
banked, as it is. by several rsdOnbta. I II
hs laid no. to shell the already shstt, red
tDwa and 10 sa7o tho lives aud shelters oi
it, rnhbed and distressed inhabitants, fell
bsaR lille ard awaited days for yon to giva
ICE h.!t.a. IGu were nst balf ri bold in ST
Lqmp;ing to pm: to d 'ath "rPgulsrly n:gSu-,
corps Of s,ldiera "a the h6ld, ~ you
arc now IN threatening 10 put any citizen tn
icnth in cold blond.
Failing to tempt you ont Of you! strong
lo''s in trent, passed few men to your
r'er, ana destroyed you. cam mt Whiiaker's
Mil and your stores thsre and at Caeesn
and commissary ard ordnance
stores Destroyed, could not be compensated,
think. ny asv-rsl hundfeis of thousands OF
1ollera. This was dona without ]oss, AK
,ept ii two officers and xix enn men cap
,nre3, who got detached from their corps,
,nd ware no: tskcn until tho next day, and
IRE nav returned to dn;y by sXchsnga--
You know taat how many men your fsrcss
ost OF K lied, wounded and captured. This
vas demo inside your lines, between Fort
Msgrudet and Yorktown, whero your forces
could gee tho smoke uf the conf .g'ation
md hsor tho report CT the small arms
And yet your forces dared not march
'u: of thsi1 cntrsnchmsnte. TO call this
'ra,a," Gsnerel, * to coYoT cowardcn to-
VIZ: DIS soldiers with pretext for asSssiins-
ion Of citizens. Do not wreak your ven
,eancs for 1t on tho. latter, rather front the
rormer h,s;-wIehk it on me, General, and
,a my gallant mep, We will give ynu the
opportunity whenever II Is convenient again.
Raids indeed, are odioue, are they deem
h.. they are valued highly when accomplish
ID by s;onemsn instead Of by Stuart What
link YOU, General, Of tho last around Rich.
nond, did not parole your employees in
ho iRsane asylum ss prisoners Of icar.--
Your surgeon, Wager, VI as 40 informed YER
o,ly snd officially in writing, thu evidence Of
y hich ~ has, and can produce. When
bal gotten possession Of the town, IN the
,s.hi"g ci The aanss day, hs snna to LIE in
osr6vn, aud Ssked ne Wh,lber Intended to
,ceapy tho town permanently. lie was told
hat la could moi expect an ingenious snswe
% that question, but did cot lat.nd to inter
','s at All with tbs hospital. 1t Was State
institution, and wsa aclia6 under Oonfsds-
rate u.dar,; 1t was ciT,l and charitable in char
seer, snd | w.s military in every purpose
md design: Days afterwards, be notified me
:l:st lie gsl ororrsd to ro!irs f,om tho Asy-
anu, then referred tho matipr to the only
Mi ;ers known to me having jurisdiction, Mr..
rsibot S1s sneT, Emo oiitars-- bag Attempted
o. get possession of the hospital, with the
that ncither military farce
vas to modest ,s operations. Tint failed
a nd adhe,ed :u by purpose not to interposs,
with any power b,d, 10 take charge of thu
1 -, it.p Thrs ha nm. az sunp1 yinu ia 4 n. .