The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-26
From Daily Constitutional Union Of June 0.
HIGHLY COMMENDABLE."

A correspondent OF q northern news
paper writes that at the recent battle Of
Port Hudson negro soldier was seen
lying upon PROSTATE foe, tearing with
his teeth the flesh from the face of the
latter. The same correspondent writes
that the negroes were behaving very
handsomely, and that their bravery was
undaunted. . ..,.i ~. H.. ..
During the rebellion on the Island of
St. Domingo, the standard Of the negroes
was, in one instance, the body Of a aohite
infant, aohich they had tmpaled on stake.
! A Mr.. Blen, an officer of the police,
was nailed alive to one of the gates of his
plantation, and his limbs were chopped
off, one by one, with an axe. .
A poor man named Robert, a carpenter
by trade, while endeavoring to conceal
himself from the notice of the negroes,
was discovered in his hiding place. These
"humanitarians" declared that he should
die IN the soay Of his occupation. Accor-
dinghy, they bound him between two
boards, and deliberately sa,ced him asun-
der. ......
All the white, and even the mulatto
children whose fathers had not Joined in
the revolt were murdered without excep-
ton, frequently before the eyes or clinging
to the tosonss Of their mothers. Young
women of all ranks were first violated by
by whole troop of "freemen," and then
generally put to death. Some of them
were, indeed, reserved for the further
qualification of the lust of the victors, and
others had their eyes scooped out with a
knife. Many of them suffered violation
on the dead bodies of their husbands and
fathers. ...e .....
In the parish of Leiube, venerable
planter, the father of two beautiful young
ladies, was tied down by an accomplish
ed" ringleader of band, who ravished
the eldest daughter in his presence, and
delivered over the youngest to one of his
followers. Their passion being satisfied,
they slaughtered both the father and the
daughters. ..
These facts, and many others, we have
from Bryant Edwards, an eye witness of
the Revolution of St. Domingo.
Oh, yes; the negroes will fght-only
rouse their slumbering African barbaris'n!
IF they have not done all their brethren
did at St. Domingo, we must excuse them,
on the ground that thus far the opportu-
nifty has been wanting. The negro organ
ization has not yet been completed; only
few regiments have been formed. Let
there be fifty or a hundred thousand in
arms, and who doubts that our negroes will
not be worthy Of their brethren Of St. Do
mingo 2, 1t is a good beginning to tear
the flesh from the face Of fallen, per-
haps wounded, enemy with the teeth |!
Whittier are we, tending? Are we liv-
ing in the nineteenth century? or have we
with all our boosted enlightenment and re-
finement, relapsed into the middle ages
Are we Christians if we suffer such bar
barities to be committed in our own
midst ? Is the Union to be savedin such
a manner?. Have we lost all fear of God
and His just retribution, that we should
sanction such crimes ? Have our leaders
and statesmen forgotten that whilst they
enjoy, during their lifetime, the execra-
ton of the whole civilized world, history
will certainly class them amongst the
worst men that ever lived 2 Or do they
think to escape history !? ,.
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