Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06
From the New York Journal Of Commerce
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gan Of Abotionsm, we take the following ac.
count Of the burning of Darien. in Georgia:
Huron HEAD. June IL, 1863.
early on the morning OF the llth inst, Col
Montgomery left st. Smons siand. where his
brigade is now encamped. 10 present his compli-
ments to the Rebels OF Georgia, having the week
before sent them to those of South Carolina
This force consisted of five companies of the
I'd South Carolina, eight companies of tue 54th
Massachusetts. Col Shaw. all negro. and the Sd
Rhode Island Battery, Capt. Brayton The gun
boat John Adams, Capt Smith. and the trans
ports Sentinel aud Harriet A. Weed, constituted
the fleet
THE expedition ready, the order given to
sail thr U ID Dubois Sound, and up the Altamaha
river, the largest stream in Georgia. to the vii
lage OF Darier, which is said TO have contained
before the war some 1000 inhabitants. most OF
whom were welded to the Rebel ca use.
LAS the John Adams approached the village
she poured n constant shower of shot and shell
into the woods along the shore, and into the town
as she came up to the wharf. The few ''crack
ers" and paupers remaining in the place ran
frightened and terror stricken in every direction.
and when Col Montgomery landed his troops, he
found not single armed inhablant to dispute
his right. Through the activity of some of the
negro soldiers. few of these poor white trash"
we're caught, who told the story of there being a
strong cavalry force within five miles of the
place, which may may uot have been true.
At any rate. Col. Montgomery, from the infor
nation obtained from them. did not desist from
hiS original purpose. but marched nearly his
whole force into the town, posted his sentries.
and prepared to DO his work In few hours all
the valuable property he could tind, of "A nova
BILE character. was transferred To his boats. A
large quantity of second class furniture. consid-
erabe live stock, horses, cows and sheep. and
rice and corn. sufficient feed hs command for
at least MONTH was thus disposed Of
"The inhabitants driven out and the town
sacked, the next step in Col Montgomery's pro
gramme was 10 burn and destroy everything he
could not carry off with him. In few moments
the principal buildings were all in flames, and a
strong southwest wind prevailing ut the time, the
whole village soon enshrouded in fame and
smoke and before the expedition returned, not a
single tenantable habitatiOn remained" b"
Considering the source from which this account
is taken, we suppose il TO be true. We hasten to
place on record our solemn protest, in common
with the protest of all Christendom, against the
barbarity here described as the work of Ameri
cans. and to call on the President of the United
States To make example of the officer Off
GERS Immediately responsible for the hideOus
wrong which stains our name forever in history.
The Tribune assures editorially. that there is
Legitimate military object" for th. "extraor
dinary' proceeding" Would to Sod it were ex-
traOrdinary But these occurrences are becom-
Ing ordinary. We read OF them in all directions
Let the civilized world know that they are not
justified, not ordered-nay, that they are con
demneI as bar5arism by the intelligent American
people. This people are not responsible for
them. They are the acts of that ianaticism
known as AbOlitiOpism, which reduces its vota-
ries to the grade OF the prosecutors OF dark times
and induces them To rejoice in the plunder and
burning of Southern homes 1t is AN insult to
American intelligence to talk ABOUT legitimate
military object ia this robbery and destruction.
From one eud of the country TO the other rises Il
solemn voice of protest against the mOIstrous
vindictveness of the AboIionists. who are re-
sponSbe for these atrocities. But the Aboli
tiOnists gloat over them. rejoice in them, CALMLY
tell us there is military object for them, and
shout their 10 triumphe whenever a negro regl-
ment Is led into eaceful village, whence all the
men have gone, aud let loose Oh the work of fire
and robbery.
When we read this account over and over, we
are more and more impressed with its horror
The negro regiments are placed on gunbOats
They 40 up river. firing shat aud shell into the
country OH both side>. They fire Il storm of sho,
and shell into the unarmed village of DIrien. in.
habIted by women and children, : they approach
the wharf. They land. rob aud buru the place
aud return to glory over the bold adventure.
In the name of humanity. il this the way
America makes war! L. this the education oi
the 'pOor negro" tu lie soldier and citizeng Ii
this the way restore Uniong l. this the way
TO perpetuate the giurv of ''the most benehcen
Government on earth? l. the President of the
United States willing to have the historian record
of him. personally, that under his rule such deed.
were done in the broad sunshine Of Georgia.
We speak for country, name. our
CAUSE our humanity. All require that the re
spoT abilIty for this wrong be removed far a,
pos pie from the American people aud their Gov
eriu TENT
lwl not do TO tell the world that il is tn,
mere fault OF one man, who has made mistake
On the contrary, uEe year aeo the whole coun
try rang with the cry of Abolitionism agains
those who proposed to forbid pillage. General,
we're condemned who defended Rebel proper
ty." The radical party assumed the whole re
spOnsibility of this barbarism. AMI on them u
rests. They see military object" to make il
Legitimate" Where is the offices now in ou
army who dare shoot a soldier for pillage
Where is the court martial that dare hang "A mar
for stealing either Rebel or Union property
The radical influence has been steadily leading
US to this degradation in the eyes of all civiliza
ton IL is time To change all this 1t must b,
changed by the voice of the people. The Ad
ministration has mistaken the frenzy of the Ado
litionists for the expression of popular wishes
The uniteu voice OF the people ought to go up Il
heaven in dIsavowal of the responsibility. and il
PRAYER that vengeance be averted from Us.
Will Mr. Lincoln awake to the tremendous re
sponsbity which these occurrences forces upoI
himy He must awake, and deal sternly will
this matter. or we are lost people. and lost be
cause we do not deserve to be saved In tn
army of Wellington OF Napoleon. such raid a
this would result in the sudden erection of gal
lows, and the execution Of every man concerne
in ordering it. But here, the responsibility rest
on the Abolition party 1T the North, and th
President must assume aud approve of the in
iquity, or he must at once. and unequivoca ly
repudiafe it. and put stop tU it, repetition for
ever after IL j. no small matter. IL concern
not him alone. but il rnnceri,S whole cause
and our whole character
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