Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-08-14
1863.

Ne5(lA Evening Post. MT. ulDoohs ehys
No person was in my house at the time Of 'he
assault Seeing no appearance Of the MOP ~
the immediate vicinity, | had walked over 10
Broadway to get an evening paper. VA my
return homeward, In about forty minutes,
found that the house had been broken open,
fred in several places, aud was ALREADY hali
smoked. II was in the hands Of thousand
thieves. l passed in and up stairs to sec
whether anything could be done TO clear them
out but found it impossible, and retired Inc
lOEeF doors. and wiudows were all broken M
and nil the interior rooms aud closet doors with
two or three exceptions.
Everything portable was carried oh-beds,
| bedding, all the bureau drawers and the hghler
6ufeius tables, and even the CRATE pans and last
kitchen pot. OF twenty-five hundred Volumes
the accumulation of thirty years, not single
book was left in the house of the furniture
that was too heavy to carry off, one small piece
only was left unmutilattd by axes. Nearly all
the glass aud much of the sash work was des'
| troyed. The stair bnBister aud marble NANTES
were chopped down. All the gas fixtures we're
twisted oil, and most of the water faucets. The
crOton pipe was pounded up in the cellar TO cut
of the water, that the ERE might not be extin-
guished, and but for the neighbors, who, at the
peril of life brought in buckets from their own
houses, the place would have been burned.
piano was broken into fragments, and even slid
ding doors pulled out aud their panels split
The lower parts of several heayey bureaus, and
portions of several bedsteals and tables were
left in the house, and nothing more.
Whilst these demons were sacking and de-
sroying the property Of MIR. Gibbons, his wife
aud daughter were at Point Lookout Hospital,
Md, as nurses relieving the wants of our sick
and wounded soldiers
REudIous-Rey. J. Garland Hammer will
preach in the Central Presbyterian Church next
| Gal uial in
the morning, and at o'clock in the evening
A CuRloua TnErr.-TGe shoes and stockings
Of little girl were stolen from the wearer while
asleep on the camp ground near Milton Del.
THE CRUELTIEs OF REBEL CosscRlrrlos,-
The Philadelphia U. =. Gazette says;-The
principles OF non resistance 10 evil, as held by
the fathers of the Society Of Friends are known
to most people. While many Of the Quaker
youth are in the army, believing that it ever
evil should be resisted it is now, there are very
many members of the society who, even in the
righteous cause Of the Uuion, nre opposed to
warfare.
In GuiOrd county, North CarOua, are hume
r0us Quakers all estimable citizens, charitable
to the poor, orderly in department, in all respects
ltst class citizens All who could do so cOnscien'
tiousy paid the communication money for exemp
tiou. There were others who endured impress
ment They numbered Il dozen Ur more, and de-
spite tnelF reluctance 10 lne use OF uthuly wei
pOns, they we've obliged to maintain places in
their regiments, and were marched with the in
vading forces under General Lee in the late in
yasion of Peunsy lvauia After the battle Of
Gettysburg they were among the prisoners, and
with the rest were sent to Fort Delaware
d Influential members Of the Society Of Friend;
Is in this city heard of the facts. Some Of the men
OF the same regiment, badly wounded, were sent
lie to the rebel hospital at Chester A prominent
Erto viu; tod ha IN ma.
II took the testimony of the rebel wounded at Ches
! terhosptal, and with proceeded to Washington
IT The Facts were laid before the President, ant
n the captves were at once released
u The unfortunates al e duly cared for, and will
IL he provided with ample means Of livelihood b!
D. Friends in this city. man who would oppres
y a Quaker would fog his mother and the chivalr.
~ seem to have done the iOimer TO their heai Il
e. content. Some OF the Quakers paid the exemp
ZION lee twice over, the receipt for the first SUI
N being utterly Ignored by those who demanded
u the second one AT Gettysburg they were sub
l jected to great ciueltics. One Of them, WHOM
/ we will call Friend A, will serve as an illus
1t traiion. Believe Meade overlook Lee. lh
p Quaker refused to obey an order. His capital
III reported to the colonel, vino informed him tina
he might adopt whatever measure he desired
J. The captain calleGout squad of twelve men I
G. shoot the conscripl The muskets we're dis
"a tTibuted Among the men, six loaded, and 81
We empty. All the conf any loved the man, VIII
ut all times would deny himself for their sake
70 who returned not reying with reyiling, and VIII
lr at every step returned good for evil The twey
men, when the order was given, refused to tirl
The captain, euraged at this refusal, called u
the rest OF the company, and posted them aroun
the squad first called up, gave the five minute
to execute the order, or themselves receive III
tS fire OF their comrades.
Ia The Quaker conscript, kneeling beside tn
e. rise of ground that was to be scraped down ogC
as his body, call,d upon the squad fret ordered
i, fire upon him, and then revereutially fOldel hi
re hands, raised them to Heaven, with the word'
ne "Father, forgive them, for they know not wis
rS they do" The words of the dying saviour upo
the cross, uttered by the lips Of II man who's
gOdiness of life was appreciated even by III
canaille of the rebel array, smOle upon the hear
of the executioners. AS though the hand of III
Almighty were exercised, the whole compau
simultaneously threw down their arms aud r.
fused to fire.
ne With q horrible oath, the captain declared thu
y he himself would kill him. He levele1 his he
yolyer ut him, hut the caps were wet and eluse
.os to explode. Again uttering IL fearful imprect
nj ton, he spurred his horse upon the kneelin
;,a Quaker che latter closed his eyes, his HAND
',r Till plaedy folded, hut shfuuk not from til
" horrible death impending. Three times the rebl
Ii captain drove his horse over the mans bod,
~ and each time the Quaker conscrpt escaped wit
.ro but slight bruise. lie was krocked down, bu
IN though God were protecting him, the hoofs
4, the horse were set down between his arm an
Ia his body, or between his limbs. That
.as escaped, however, was because at this moment
NJ column of Federal cavalry, whose approach VII
4, not seen, came charging upon the rebel reg
,,s ment. tumultuous rush was made by III
in rebel horde, ind soon the grass was slipper
" with gore and brains Some score of Ulio
and rebel soldiers spilled their blood upon III
III spot, aud many Of those remaining were take
we prisoners The Quaker oonscript, whose histor
to we learned from unquestionabe sources, wa
he among the number.
~ We ure told that throughout North Carolin
lie hundreds like him are hiding in the swamps au
10 in the mountains from mpressment into III
ION rebel army. The rich are comparatively fire.
e. from annoyance, but the poor, whose create.
n bane is slavery, are the class who must fight
IN. defend it. Copperheads affect to call this ex
le- aggeration, distortion at best an exceptions
he case. We can point them to philanthrOpe gel
ted tlemen, whose words even they will not douL
he in confirmation of statements still more gteYou,
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cy CITY MATTERS.
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