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

ciGnS snd rons: shls Giiy in TIE iitni.a vi s'o'
| corporation; you hrve not sliorra thein o.
20 in Of out of their :irniis, without pro
| vost rnsrshal'a pass you hnVe hoS a'i'4su
them to trade, or buy aud sell: "as'oul po'
ti5g at them TN od1dus ana dslebI~oie 'est
cath of allegiance TO tneir Invaders hho one
mics, snd their ntsp8 have been dcgccd u
pus,5s aud spies and infnrulsrs; y0u hsvs
seized thsir papers add eflscts, Sea, ched their
houses and rGbu.d them Of ihuir SLAVES and
necesssries and comforts 81 Iifc, add Of t.ioir
sacred relics; you have insutsd ti.ei. III IN
and theic women; you bsvs dsiven thei:
children frnDl iheiT schools you have hurit
their most snoient College of. WIllis:, snd
Mary, Sud prevented tus iatat i!nnts fem
extngn.shirg tie i:mea; aoi 700 lisvc driven
ch.rity herszlffrom L hoins N hex Insane Aay-
lGr! What RICH. hail you 70 tcu:h h"ly
p'ace ike that, mia It nlwsvs int ct to civil Esd
way You dim to be United States Mill
tary; that is 4 State t'esmosyaary Institution.
In psa:e CT wa, ct any iiilr, why bh0ul you
have ru. it uncar thu RepcTintendeice ct I'll
army Surgeon Ths S ata 81 Virginia ost%o-
| lished it for oEo 81 thu most unfortunate
| CLASSES Of hunisn suff.r1rs. the insane Sho
provided j: with ciAl iii :ets. phyf'cisna,
geODs. mat, oas nurses, ste = 'ds, lsw Gill;
GERS, and boa, d Of directors. Why d.l you
drive them away ffcm To- care and GIN acee.;
| tbs three hnndrt belplees inmates: huhA-hcoa
Safe rights in or out Of the Uaino, the MT a
authority ovar the IN l;ta7y. anG'the 'sws%.
civilized war. farhnIe the io'ce Of arna 10
touch Huch on flispital. M other WET would
have tonchfd It, except that Of The hate 81
fsna,i.al civil war, intsudins, rs it docs, into
tbs vary sancinm Of our Homes. cur Asyinms,
and our Temples Of tho Living Gcd. Tho
Savage, the Indian. would suporst,.i ,u]y have
| been overawed; ar Il tho descendants Ct Pnri-
tsns should rel'giSusly nave ahstainc'. RuL
you did not fprbea; and having rnthicssly
taken ho:d of tho holy things with unaat-
| lowed hands, with tha blood stained hands Of
q wickSd ard sTsI,tnn war; the onus WAS lad
upon ycu, and you vi i'll have 70 boar 1t. IL
will be we'll II no curse ftnrn Cod comes 18th
| it. Whenevat such . hnrihcrl Is taken updn
| themselves by the unsrnninted il Is very heavy
| at bsst; bat If Gods cnfso comsa With f,!h":i
| it rs insupportsrlc. ThA now seems n gall
you aorcy; but it will be best if you can pa
| tently and faithfully bs:r the o"na well
You haven't borne it well. f0u have nc;
supplied the tulp.e5s inmates with everything
necessary to their comfort, and with tao
remedial Treatment they require" ] ON III
formed that they have been supplied with
soldier 8 rations simply; aud they have Lad
sHeir minds constantly disturbed by the hor-
rora aud Apr sheneuns Of Guards and armed
men sb aut them. The Asylum should hsTe
been allowed quiet, and IL that end, W'liaIuS-
burg should have been permitted to be a l,eu-
trnl ground. Instead Gf that, you base mada
it the focus of war and it's battles and raids;
IYlu have made it post; and ,henca you
have sent out parties To plundsr and invade.
Such has been your humanity And. now
YOU complain thst, notEi hstnnling yus,r d.
vine bsnevolence to tho Aay !un', "you:
troops at Williamsburg. have beeu sav.ral
times attacked by my forces" AM. did
YOU tako the Asylum in chsrcs In o-daT 10
get behind il, or to save you fr:In attack -
Did yoy OK poet rot tt b, s.tArhcd 'sca'Iss
you were 80 g"Od 10 the three hnncred
helpless inmates - Take rsrc, Sir rr your be-
ueynlcnce may b- 1nsHectea Of beiug s"Iustcihg
else. no. hall 20 beautiful N soldier CT ltsht'
Now,ls us reason together rn"rs uiinutsis alit-
tie. You cSms rs En- invader; you drGVs away
the Scate civil authorized from Il 20 Ros!lts's"d
you drove swEJ, got MY The h:"id. Hnh enc
collector ADD tba steward, oaa phv"lei@1S
snd matron sni purser; and prevented III GO
Ing or uut.curning, for supplies, and cut on
the purchase OF surphss, hUETon drove away
tn. relatives 81 Tho Inmates, &, ihSt Their
est and dearest cannot sPprca0h to iha M"
ahont the 'halpless i1mst:b - Latter,
nor mother, nor nrnirhr. nor SSiT', mr. nj"
hAni, nor wifs can cora nc e. tn c"Ini'f; o.
to see to tho caro- or condition Il the n"tar'
inmate. You dun't visa tho trouDla OF thsra,
you SAY cit Ia al G:no ous humanity LaGL
you have put IN E7lY surgeon IN 'aa'go
aad that you hare furnished them with army
rations md, thu rSfore, You a.uat mt DO a. |
tackled. Bat by Whist autaGr'!y Of right, |
human Or Divine, did 10" .,,sck md ,SEs the |
Az. ln,a III ,lls 6iat t:,s;-n . Why EEEa. |
Ind post, sHd gus5d II rt,ii. Why not
leave IT 10 lis prrpaT and i.wic eha;Ee, !
md State cars ut once Tau hsv1 ;Iddt"H !
the poor ,iti towr: you Eavo 6rly@n away !
its inhabitants, on wh0u. principally. III" !
~, uiu was dependent. fou haro exhaust
I'd tho nelgnborinG crnnt'v, %eonnd, OF SoP I!
plies, nearly OF all rccss. aries, :nd quite OF
sill feicnciGs Of Diet fr The sick. You have |
decliaed al response to tha qrss'ion Ehtthor |
your forces wca!d, or you'll nat, MODEST thu |
nscosssry men End moans ~ Conducting tbs
operations Of the A,y. uu in cA"n il H,S hcid /
BIZ the 6 ate .u:h ,riins, nud tho t,Tr hy the
The Confederate foIc,n. Wig :.0t yi,!d bO:h |
to humanity and charity, AL! lot tan insaH.
DC ,rcet; by their own "t'th and ';u'.' You
are To them sIena nnd cns6'cs. SD th"y
kacwi., You can pyactco no pathology upan
them they want no army ;phys!c % shyEic |
OF yours of any kiud. is it That you wont, |
because you know We ARE not prepared 10 gd
Mt your forces, except through Williamsburg,
and that by holding UP tho "ih' GO hundred
helpless o.ce, thpTu in ycur front, You hope |
to be spa,od from attack : II s,Iah b. tie !
use you make of the inrsns--if that be ihe
rcseon why you feed thsul with army
rahons AID phyaia them by an army surgeon,
and II such be tho lesson Why sou put in the
plea of fe,diug them against s!tack-thsn
your sanity cow,ldics will surely DO caraei,
not by attack but by every defcRce IL: our
might aud main, Of Williamsburg, ard In IN
habi.anis md it's Asylum sud its inmdtea
You are tie t.rdaers rot wo; you have
made the att;ck sud gained and nng hold
possession; and | mean, in any and eTsTy
way In my pnwcr known to civiiza'l Wa
fare, to regsin ard bod possession ii CAP,
and whenever ! cen. We axe defending IN
invsde6, irsultsl snd outraged eountty. II We
attack yon, it is to trivs The in'adsr and cp-
pressG. await il TO regain and huld,
forever, ontire possession Of country |
which ia odrs, not yours. AID while
be has aud hc,ds possession, hs shall no.
do 80 in psano. II cen help it, he ehSl!
not rest. We vii! attack MIN, bsrsss
him, annoy lin, scout hin, fight hnd destroy |
and conquer ard ovush hiui, hy oil tbs means
which Gud has gwen and permit Accor-
dinghy, very small party Of my t9'ess en-
tered and actually took possa'slon OF Wal
rsnsburg on the 3lst Of Marsh last. There
vas no need of mnsh sudeavor 10 do 40
The cowsrdly troopsin The town hsd before
one party in their font. and fell back Upon
party in their rear. This csu:sd shsm' IN
their fright, TO imagine that toe inhsh!ts'ts,
or ciiiz !,s Of ths town, nmc3 in The ssHanit.
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