The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-02

Jachass, is long gone by, for facts have
proved the lion not to be Il genuine one
Some bitter safiriSt insinuates even that the
two characters have been exactly introyert
ed; and, that if it were not for the Lcyiathan
lmar1ne) and the elephant, {ncgroJ having
lent their allied power TO him the pretended
Northern lion wOnld have been deyoured
long ago by the so-represented Southern
jackass!
Really, the boasting propersities of that
once fiery people who have fallen so low un-
der the yoke of ianaical Republicans, merit
ed some lesson, and Providence has wisely
inflicted IT, VIII that open orr eyes to re
ality and truth? Is it doubtful? puoa DsH
lj'iie,f, Jupiter de1aeitf.T
THE BRUTALITY OF THE FEDERAL COMMAND
Err IN EALTIMORE--DEsPoTic ACTS IN HIS
DEPARTMESF--rREATME OF THE con
FEDERATE WOUNDED.
A Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Times, under the caption care we
a Christian People :" has long review
Of the official conduct of Major General
schenck, commanding the department Of
Maryland. He says:
No one has denied or attempted to paliate
his course in regard to John Glenn, who was
arrested on the merest suspicion and sent
Sonth without even being allowed Il servant
TO lead him. Although forced to go to City
Point he refused to take the oath OF allegiance
10 the South, claiming thai lie was IA citizen
of the United States, and was, consequently.
sent back TO the tender msrces OF General
Schenck, who has not yet decided what fur
ther crueAies are in store for him.
Tire case OF the causeess turning ont of
doors of Col. Waring and his fam iy is IA
miliar 10 all, snd his recent exploit Of arrest
mg all the moarness quietly attending the
burial of aConiederate officer, and marching
them through the streets to his headq uar:ers
for daring to show that mark Of respect 10 Il
deceased friend, and OBTAINING them there
without shadow OF cause TO crafty his spleen,
has excited, even among his own party, tecl-
in9s Of profound contempt, which they have
to record one title Of his deeds, which brig
disgrace upon us as a people. Is the heaping
OF insult and indignity on every arrested
person part of our national programme?
Take the case Of Mr.. Colin Mackenzie, the
son of one Of the first physicians Of Balti-
more He was arrested on the suspicion of
being about TO raise company to go South.
Not shadow Of evidence could be found
against h:m, yet he was kept in confinement
by Gen. Schenck, and ordered to clean out
the area in front Of the Gilmore House, fac
ing one Of the most public squares Of the
city. Does this come under the head of mil
itary punishment for persons arrested on
suspicion? Can we wonder that Mr. Mac
kenzie should send back word ''Schenck
can put q bayonet through me at pleasure,
but cannot force me to clean that area !" and
eau we wonder. knowing General Schenck,
that this was followed by his separation from
Yet is there lay or justice, or even decency,
in this?
But, perhaps, no case can compare in wan
ton malignity with that Of the treatment Of
the Rev. Mr.. Harrison, the father-in-law Of
the Rev. DIR. Hoge, and brother-in law of the
Rev. DIR. Backus, the well-known Union
clergyman Of a Presbyterian Church in Bal
timore. This reverend gentleman pays large
taxes on property in the United States; but
upon being asked If he had property in Vir-
ginia, and answering in the affirmative, he
was required to make out a list Of it that IL
might be taxed also. On presenting it to
the official he made the remark that it seemed
rather hard that he should pay taxes ON
property from which he derived no income.
He was arrested on charge of Unreasonable
utterances," confined in small room with
six others, kept there for several days, was
tried, but allowed to employ no counsel Il
the worthy tool Of his prototype, General
Schenck, shook his fist In his face, cursiug
him, and calling him fool aud liar. On Sun
day, between one and two o'clock P. NJ this
venerable minister, sixty-three years Of age
was marched down under brOiling sun
with gang of deserters, to Fort McHenry, q
distance or between two and three miles
from the Gilmore House. When he reached
there he was so utterly exhausted that he
dropped to the earth, where he was suffered
to he, without morsei Of food or drop O
water, till the following morning.. Well may
We exelaim, - We read OF the treatment O
this gray haired preacher Of the Gospel, ''Oh
Christianity, where is Thy blush.''
If we turn TO the treatment Of wounde,
prisoners iu our hospitals, shame must man
lie our cheeks whea Fort Delaware ii
brought to onr recollection. Between tcs
and eleven thousand prisonersare there con
fined, and these have been dying at the rat,
of from seven TO iilteen per day, because
compelled to drink the brackish ditch wafer
which insures disease aud almost certain
death. Such strong representations hav.
been made by Federal si.rgS0ns Of the bru
| fality Of this measure that soEAe water Ii
| now daily brought from the Brandy
| though mol near enough 10 supply the prla
cners. There is not q sheet or a pillow il
the hospitals there, and the sick aud wound
ed prisoners arc only supplied with afla,
| raiiOns--hard tack and III, salt pork
thine enemy hunger. feed him witiA har'
tack: and il he tb1fst. give him ditch waite
! TO drink, i the Administrations version
| our Haxiouf's wOrds.
| Who can ever peint the fearful suffering
| az the Conlederate wounded at Gettysburg
| where they lay In pools OF Sat6r on the bal
| tle-fIeld, with no shelter saFe lIttle canva
stretched upon npEights, parched withthirsl
/ famishiur for food, and delirioss from unai
/ tended wounds. Our New York papers, rs