The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-02
Nrw YonN. Dec. ~.

Inc ION0WinH uTO DhNlb NitERtOuu
against General Butler 4
Peaceful and ngod citizens, unrosisting
captivos and non comba,ants, have boen
conlte at hard labor with chains attached
10 thoir limbs. and are still 80 held in dun
poons and fo,iresscs. Others have been
subnitoi TO a liko degrading Punishment
for.seling medicine to sick soldiers Of tho
Confectionery. Soldiers of the United States
have boon invited and encouraged in gen
eral orders to insult and outrage tho wives,
mothers and sisiers Of our cliizous. Holp
less women have beon torn from their homos
and subjected TO solitary confinement, SOTO
In foritesses aud prisons, and ono especially
on an island of barron sand, under tropi-
cal suo, hnve boon fod with loalhsome ra-
tious that had been condemned as unfit for
soldiers, and have boon exposed 20 tho vilest
insults. Prisoners OF war, who surrendered
TO the naval forces Of tho United Statos on
agroement that they should be reloased on
parole, have boon seized and kopt in close
confinement. Repeated pretexts have been
sought or Invented for plundcring tho in
habitants of captured cities by fines levied
and collected under threat of imprisoning
recusants at hard labor with ball ard chain.
Tho entire population of Now Orleans havo
been forced 10 elect betwcen starvation
by confiscaiion Of oil thoir property, and
taking an oath against conscience to boar
allegiance to tho invader of their country.
Egress from tho CITY has boon refused 10
ihoso whose fortitude withstood the tos,,
and ovon to lono aud agod women and to
helpless children, aud after being elected
from their homes and robbed of thcir prop
erty, tney have boon left to starvo in tho
streets or subsist on charity. Slavos have
boon driven from tho plantations in tho vi.
cinity of Nov Orleans, until thoir owners
would consent to share their crops with the
Commanding General. his brother, Andrew
j. Butler, and othor ofIioors, mud when such
consent had been extorted. slaves have been
restored to plantations and there compelled
to work undor tho bayonets of the guard of
| United States soldiers.
| whore that partnership was refused, armed
expeditions havo buen sent to plantations
to rob them of ovory thing that was suscepti-
bio of removal, and oven slaves, too aged
or infirm for work, have, in spite Of their
entrcatics. been forced from homes provi-
dcd by their owners. and driven to wander
helpless on tho highway.
| By recent order No. 81, tho oDtire
property in that part of Louisiana. west Of
tho Mississippi river, has been scQucstruted
for conhscaton, and officers havo boon as
signed to duty with orders to gather up and
collect tcgother personal property and turn
oyor to the proper officers uron their ro-
coipts, such Of said property as may be re.
quircd for tho uso of his army to collect
together nlI personal property and bring the
same TO New Orleans and cause it to DO sold
at public auction to tho highost bidder; an
order which If executed condemns 10 pun
ishmcnt by starvation at least quarter of o
million of all ages, sexes and conditions. end
of which tho execution, although forbidden
to military officers by tho orders of Prosi.
don't Lincoln, is In sccordanco with tho con.
| ffscation law of our enemies which he has
enforced through tho agency OF cruol Of
| icia's and finally tho African slaves have
not only boon melted to insurrection by ev.
cry license and encouragement, but num-
bers of thom have actually boon armed foI
sorvile war--u wDr in its nature far OK.
ceedirg tho horrors and most mercioss atroc
| ities Of savagos aud whereas tho officers
under command of said Butler have been in
many instances active and Jealous agents in
tho commission of these crimes.
FAYETTEvILLE, Dec. 29.-One of the
mos. difficult and daring raids of the war
has just been made by par. OF the army
Of the Frontier. On Saturday Gen. Her.
ron started with a portion OF his cavalry
and Infantry for the other side Of Boston
Mountains. Gen. Blunt left Cane Hill al
the same lime by another route. The two
columns. about 5000 strong went in light
marching order. with six days cooked ra.
lions and marched AZ miles without sleep.
ing.
Heron took two bat cries without Gals.
Sons. The artillery and baggage wagons
were drawn across the mountains with IL
horse teams.
Yesterday morning the commands
joined at Lees Greek, three miles south
Of the mountains, when the cavalry and
artillery, numbering two thousand started
for Van Buren, leaving the infantry tc
follow as fast as possible.
Two rebel regiments OF cavalry were
encountered at Dripping Springs, and af
ter a sharp skirmish, put to flight, leaving
seven killed and many wounded on th,
field. Our loss was none killed and bu
lew woanded. Our force immedia'ly fol
lowed the flying rebels TO Van Buren,
where q splendid charge was made, lee
,, by Generals Blunt and Heron in person
resulting in a complete victory over th'
enemy. The rebel cavalry rushed abosrt
of some steamboats, and escaped to th,
i other side OF the river. Tive steamers
four hundred prisoners, among them sev
: eral officers, and Hindman's express mes
g sengers, were captured. A third boa
was run ashore, which, with those tina
+ took the rebels across tho river, will b
Q destroyed. A large quantity of corn
camp equipage, transportation mules ant
q horses, were also seized, The full ex
S tent Of the captures is not yet known.
!. When the messenger left, the infantr
4 and artillery were about 8 miles in th
II rear Fastening forward as fast as nearl
), impassable roads would allow. The pee
3 pie in that section were taken entirely b
surprise and were terribly frightened.
Hindman was on the other side Of Il
h river with his whole force, and was eith'
,, unable or unwilling to engage us.
't The pathway 10 Arkansas river HI
y been opened, ,apd il gunboats will open Il
y lower end of it the winters work OF Il
. army of the frontier is clearly marked.
y PHILADELPHIA, Dec 29.-.Tho Press h
!. intorosting nova from tho Peninsula, und