Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-12-02
Letter from Bishop Andrew Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. -

Methodist Episcopal Church. "a,
-. -SUmMERrIEID, Ala, Oct, 1863
= DEAR BRo: Through the Divine Mercy
we are thus far safe from invasion by ou1
enemies. But who can tell what q day
may bring forth -. -.s..s,s..l,.z
!. = Hundreds and thousands Of refugees from
Mississippi and Tennessee have been pass.
ing through this country; many Of them
have stopped in this neighborhood, when;
ever they can find houses, but the greater
part Of themseem to be aiming for Georgia.
From them We have accounts Of the CON
duct Of our Federal enemies which. are moi
at all calculated to increase our love fol
them, or our disposition to be again unified
with them: The stories Of desolated homes,
outraged women, and heartless conduct
generally in the treatment of helpless. NO.
men and children. Ia painfully DISTRESSING
and whenever the. events Of this cruel wal
shall be faithfully chronicled, I venture to
say, it will constitute one Of the darkest
chapters in the history Of savage warfare.
Perhaps nothing better could be expected
Of their common soldiers, many.of whom
were formerly inmates of foreign poor shou.
ses and prisons and the scum and offseour.
,ings Of foreign lands generally, as vel. q:
the scum Of the Northern States picked ur
from their prisons, and the purlieus of theil
towns but j had supposed that their com,
manding officers, at least, were many oI
them gentlemen, and would ta repress "a an,
such outrage Of their men men; but ii would
seem that in the progress Of Il events, We officers
have turned uu yery e rarely, or if perchapce
such an one is found in charge Of any mar
-ticular department, he is speedily removed q j
to make Way for a Butler, who will be sure
to allow the rebels no favor, and are there.
fore men more after Mr. Lincoln's own
heart. 7.a.,+ = zzs..5ses.sitt G2.zz
The pretensions of Union and the Con.
stitution are pretty we'll ssplayed out,n and
they are now beginning boldly to ayow
what has no doubt been their aim ali alonuo,
the destruction Of the white nonnlaf;o1
Of the South. and turn tbe5 blacts Loose n
live and starye after the whites ara i,nnr3er.
ed. The estates thus taken from the riobt.
full owners are to be divided ont amono the
soldiers az reward for their. brn,aI;ty or
else tbev will he con,,scated and ala and
the nroceeds on IN the na,vment If tbo ,boo
w debit ;ncurred in aceomnl;sbino an, .,h
inoation This has M donbt hsan tho
aim all tho wb;le ona 90 s,roh. No go -.
son ,nbn .tben -,,nno.a,a tha;, ,..s.. ,.,,sss.
80 honeleaslv in debt Tbev intend "a, gonr
nronertv sbail navfba, mar ,ns,se. beoids.
raw.rd;no .ba;r soid;o,. ,.i.h G.
othsr ,binoo tos,m.t.h' p. .h.;;. 49,.
mant of tbs noo, na...a. !. I,s..s . s.saS e
tba nsonas, sc tha;s .a,;a,a ' mps, -. l =.
,nnonnoed tbamssl,es ,'tbs f,;anJ oe 81 =
slave coming to b,eak b;s chair. aad ,nsLa
him a free mans-and 'bv '4fs;, nron;as. u .hau
have induced thousands of slave. to,,aaHs
good homes where thew ware k;ndlv treated
and wbes the neoro was nnw;lI;no n ~
with them they have bound him with chains
or cords, and have carried. him off by yio-
lence, and frequently have torn the hus.
band from the wife and the mother from the
children. And what has become of the ne.
groes thus torn from their homes and those
that have been their best friends !? Thew
have forced them into the army armed
them with Yankee weapons. and forced
them on in the front ranks in the day of
battle, where hundreds and thousands of
them perish. When any negro, after hay
ing tried his new friends, and wishes to
return to his master, and makes the attempt,
he is shot down like a dog, under pretext