, 1863-11-29

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How He was Arrested and
Robbed by the Rebels
THE EslLs OF CONFEDERATE pr,p
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WHAT NE THINKS OF TAE~WAR.

HE EVILS OF CONFEDERATE RrlE.
WHAT NE THINKS OF TNE~WAR.
| Q. the 18th ult!.no, John Minor Botta ~.
dr's7ed letter 10 the Richmond EIa..E -.
copy Of which h.ls eiuee btr,, oht.1n,1 -
pnoheauen,o BY the correspondent Of .le,Ass,.
ssatsd Press With the Army Of Tho Potcsnnsc.
Ia 'h's 's'eef, dated ut Auburn, culpeppes
county, Virginia, Mr.: Bolts enters IN en-.
phsnc protest against Ills arrest and The a.,
'st:reaonso fhis property b tho rebels, and
aatay denounces the cvns Of Confederate rn,e
Ates some preliminary remarks, In con,ra.
dlsf'on Of fnise reports concerning himself
he says: = :. n: ' ,,~.9 =. -
nov the Accorsr srsxps--xR. sorrs,
= s1:st,,. -, a., 1;,, ~; *hesss ~ r.
MY Part hs1ea a3% aSnS ~ ara!a assSsnat ,s,
2ast VI which the Government ean ronnis1,;
unless II be that have not hecoue demornIt.
LED and have niadn no concessions 10 Ienoc.
fscy, and haye none TO: mako herrafter, and
because have not chosen to follow blinIly
whsfeSeF democracy might choosc tn lead:1s.
Un ths Other hand, Of :rhst 1arc to com
plum T. Fiat, the: leEiAl&tiso power. a. Ihe
Government has been especially directed
afsinst me, while was ae.,dsns tho uo.i ~
tired and secluded life, 10 was Clearly sdf7,t.
feL BY Mt. Henry i. Foote, &C Tue following
! session Of Congress, when be eaid hc had
hetn induced to rotc for tt.u declaration Of
martial !AT and susr+neton of the writ OF
AetMs t''7oNt upon q representation Of; the
condition af things supposed to exist IN thc
nelghhorhood ot ;hc city ot Richmond, but
1ets. :; = 1; - =
Secondly, The power OF the executive
branch Of = government has been cScrttsi
against mr. Whrn, under this dc,crt~hle, IN.
apon no charge pr fcErtd betoru the Court OF
Inquiry, they la1 the arrested In my bad. 10
xweeas 1hc ,bUurs Of midnight and taaybrcat.
htr7iea me .ntf to dirty, filthy negro }an,
whsrs 7 wa kept ln solitary csu8nr-
usiise nd fe-tareh q! their nutn-fous detce.
i:fss. they Gould and nothing urpa which 10
hinge charEc; aud now come. !, second
nt1tst without ciIHCe, whilst The army It.
sell has been turned loose upon me :to de-
q Officers in high eommonl, which tsa a.;
iAhaiah t7ean rsoe1,er their arrest and trial
oE crlst martial; under which 0rter nv ward.
santen and co1niiclds have been rutA!essiy IN
radea, tho ftac1us at eacas torn down 10 Iii.
ground, and Ill converted Into general
Camp ground, eaEIp-0rea built .ai,d horses
turned into =acA by the 9Th Virginia cavalry,
nndttz command Of Captain Randolph, and
wh.n Dr. Kidwell-wi.h whom I had been
until ten o'clock. picking UP arn nursins the
wounded n.en ef both PARTIES, uso:e Than
tEenty q whom xere brought 10 my honsr
wrong, and should not hare done IL, hut they
Ntrt ortrFcd to destroy .wlatever ehey
damn rltsased.' : and upon this being rerca1el
:hy Dr.. + to Captain l. h: neither affirmed
eoI dcnl:d that such orders had btcn given.
From which <ccnes Of. violcuce, together
With tkr etEtt1s dtodnead by mi arre1t on
TIE next 1as, one Of my deuelt;ers llas been,
i'll 1t nervous typhoid fever eves since: and
net only has my fencing been to.n dowa and :
sna destroyed IN every direction, but some
tern shot down, End lave not been isit onc
/ car Of q; entire crop Of cusn ! <nll ef;whlch
could nut b. used was carried or aud DE-.
stroytd,, Ard now l .aIlenge any and every
naan Of the Southern coute71rsaer 10 come
forward With any charge thai can he made
2gainst me for *nEthing said or done for
which their sove11lsneat Or Its ntuf5 ean just
y .ecmp1ain. Aud bat for TIM protection
now uatFed me by guard from tho sIr5t-
quarters If Gen. 4. E. Lee, nont c4n tell to.
What q condition should have been r,s!ticed.
WHAT LIE, 7H1SEs or TIE o1Io!sArons OF TIE
--''. - - WIN. ~ ~ +
+: 'tsHa.e I .Aen, Mr. Editor, th.nk .you, had
much rzsSau for attachment or devotion 70 q
Government BY which is*yu bcc.a thus treat
;etT < Yuu complain Of the treatment ar. 1
,Ealnutigaa:n has st:ctivc3 at the hands; OF:
! hla EovEinnrent- He u1aae 1anny sin1cnt
Epeeehs's, tn which b. soiik active md strong
sTt'zuts agulEst his Government aEl for this :
he wss sent among his friends, AZ tiey 5.u1ss5
peesal But hate done nothing, taken" no
pan, hu: naasntaineaa FIRMLY aud consistently,
>as shall continue to do, my own private
sorsn.ons snd ths eonsietlons of ~ eest }nlg:
considerations of fc1dshne-s,, ambition, or !.
!; feaf, rs i wrpte tho Secretary of War whilst
NEs contiued in AtcDanlels negro jail, In tho
.Sp1;ng of1SGe and, beeanse cannot sus7cn-
pressed md pcr.ecuted by tIse~~ Dote1nment
and It's army KantEo. better rindieation
fur Aastng withheld my appypta1 OF this war
tl,rn il To a.e found in The fsct that there Is
net une Of those sTho aided IN bringing It on
thar would do 1t. II, with their present ez1e-
r1ence, 1t had to be gone over again, or u:
they could hare fareFecn What has followed,
ill II which did forcsec nnd did foreteu;
and II any u1an with traius In his head and a
henri In his boeoin says be would, then SAY
nasat / don't belierc him. ..,
! Il. = u1a srcoxo aEEksr NJ STUART. s = 4 \.
t. Tut to come back TO ny second arrest by
General J. F. D. Stuart Ca -ala7lay mora
The ruthless ard destruction q: my properly,
Gcnt=l :StnArt.s Proyo.t Marshal rode up
with guard to- Eay House, With warrant,
q which the following i copy: ;..;
- :: :: r.: uz1nqrAnTrn* cAr Aznr cones,l
" L,eutersut Ryals.: Yea wilI asrtst yoha Alaos
Bctts and eenl lin to Richmond. Chsrses viii b.
: forwarded. tron, lheae heAdruzrtrrs 81 eoon II
L practicable. Don't hIow lin 10 annoy ltn. Leo,
; Ga, Keep lin ~ = prisoner .: state. u. mo know
hbw 1cxny prisoners. - -
:, =. ~ eonmsnd Of VI, f;sn. ]. F. B. sTuAEr.
"a Il Ven.blt, Aa1o: and adistsns.@. .,s
Upon this warrant, continuing no c|,argc, "
J "a arrested about EalEpast ten O'Clock on
pepper Court House, kept thc1c until 4ye
. O'clock, and then discharged on tie ground
tEaf there WIS no charge against Mt but I
have been scmiofnclally informed ffom two
sou1ccs, either Of Which would 1se regarded
rest waa III Lad cntertxined Gen. Meade
ard ptntE Federal officers at ,uT table; and II
I; 1t wss not that, It vas some either prescxt
+ equally frivolous and coute1nptttlc1 which I
t htsrb- challenge Gen. Stuart to lay bcforr
the public; and Tilt be any otftuse agaipat
TIE peace and dignity Of Gen. Stuart, or cf
thu Confederate government that 6houM
haze entertained Federal officers at my table,
HE.eh would justify my arrest then MA}or
!. C;tatrul Stuart has siEnailt faf}ed In l,e dis
charge Of Ills duty TO the reaes and dignity
bringing me 10 trisl for this btgh crime and
'.smisdeueanor; for although, It Il not true that
+ General Meade took its dinner ut my table, :
i i hereby make 1t known to al whom Il may
'cbneElN Htatl fnFlted ht1p 10 CO 80, anu Hetq--
Is: regretted tl.at his cousssat engagements,
! prevented hts acccptanes. Of the Invitation. I
r.oryuyrt i.4 LIZ -.-,...:s .''-i should he re-
IAN, to this ritsniy (which / do not ~ ~. -"
tici,,ste. shall In Ill probability Eubject 1nE~
eeli to smother arrest BIZ "a repetition Of
The: same o9e1sse, without consulting Gen.
siuan's pleasure on the sabttct, n =,
WHOM NE H43 ENTERTAINED. 81. ~ Z. ..
:u1he truth isl l,aTc entertained freely and
lospstshly tile oMec.r sud gertlclntu Of both
u1faies whose Acquaintance have enjoyed,
anti shau continue 10 do 80 20 long ~ am
master Of n1t own harsc, and 80 lous as tsieF
trcar ule with kindness and ciyi1lty, let il Of
find whom 1t nlay, provided the means arr
sltft n1G with which 70; entertain them, and
uniees IN the meantime ehau be prohibited
b. law, or gone higher authority than that Of
t;tuerA Strart. ID fact, ] have met with no
officer In The Confederate army, aud with few.
rrtyates Will. whom .Was acquainted, from
General Robert E. Lce3down, With the ex-:
c.rtlon Of General Stuart, That have not In
yti.d 10 MY house-neasly all Of whom have
pa1taken of my Aokpita1tt whilst hundreds
of fEalf flatnished soldiers have been fntnishcd
With meals, for which hare nevcr charLcd
the fsiat dime, whilst they werr In the habit
/ at ,,aying, as tAey said themselves, 70 brawl-
ing efcctsionlfts from two TO three dollars Il
tutal. hit this furrs: AAef M ground Of CON-