Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04
From the Richmond Be ntinel.

From the Richmond Sentinel
The enemy, by simultaneous manifestations at vari-
Gus and distant points, evidence that regular system
of savage outrage has been determined upon against
our citizens who may be embraced within their militia
ry lines. The order has gone out from Washington
and it is being executed at NeWbern, at New Orean
Murfreesborough and Nashville, in Northwest Virgin
ia, and to extent 10 various other places with in
mations that it shall be universal and unsparing
By virtue of this order, non-combatant Inhabitants
the aged, the helpless the delicate ald the inno
cent children, down to the prattng babe, expelled
from their homes and thrust among strangers II is
done without even an attempt to that The persons
thus expelled have committed any breach OF military
rules 1t is done against persons who cou3 not if they
would, have committed an offence.
This sentence of banihment is enforced in the most
bar barous manner. Ladies ordered to leave their
homes at few hours notice They are compelled to
leave their means OF support behind them. They are
allowed take of their wardrobe stores, sixty pounds
weight and OF money a hundred dollars Nothing
more Dragged away from their quiet homes, and the
comforts which lifetime of industrious housewifery has
gathered about them and forced to leave all to be sz
ed and paged by the armed robbers and thieves who
obey orders from Washington they conducted far
away by rude and jeering guard with orders not to
return pain OF death.
This sentence of spoliation and Punishment, execu
ted without either proof allegation of guilt against
persons many OF whom are incapable of guilt, comes
from Government that claims to be the rghtul ruler
and therefore, the natural and sworn protector of those
whom 1t SO barDarously outrages 1t thus aDdlcates
whateve. authority it might have supposed itself to
possess by declaring babes and nvads out of its
protection and wagng war upon them.
Not only does the United States Government wholly
dshonor any and all pretence of claim to rightfu
thority here by the course have referred to- but it
places itself out of the pale of civilized Its prac
tees are utterly forbidden by those conventionaties
which all human nations have agreed to observe as pro-
per aleviations of the mseries of 1t is not neces
sary cite authorities to establish point SO obvious
and now universally admitted.
What are we to do with these homeless pundered
exiles? Receive them kindly of course. The citizens
of the Conederacy must fling wide their doors and d.
vide their cheer with them. Every purse and every
heart must be open to them.@ We must receive them
warmly and generously, the citizens of Mobile re-
ceived the expelled citizens of New Orleans.
But what should our Government do in response 10
this demoniacal outrage of our enemies? hundred
who have kept themselves out of harms way ever since
the war began-who never saw armed L ankee and
never smelt his powder-wll cry ont preclPltately,
Rise the black fag!' Perhaps 1t Will come to that
Perhaps other issues already fixed upon as by our ene
mics will bring rs to that. We look for it almost any
day. 49,,
we should begin by appealing 10 the civilized world
The nations Of the earth will hear They do not
recognize a % nation, but they do as bel