, 1863-12-01
ANoTHEH ACCUSATION ExAhIKHD..

t Federal cayalry passed my house, about two
+ o'clock on Sunday, my neighbor, 1{r. Brad.
! ford, sent nc note, saying he had been ar,
rested, and was tAen in the custody Of the
/ Brandy Station to meet him, which did. On
my return I passed Gen. Lomax's brigade,
md when half their column had passed me,
md was between me and the Federals, and IN
The presence Of the other hall, I met young
Slaughter, the son Of Dr. Slaughter, Of Cui:
pepper Court House, who had a gun and
lnapsaek In his hand, with which encum-
brnnce he could not control his horse, and be
asked me to take it with me to my house and
keep It until he called for II. At great fncon-
venience took 1t, and this pct OF kindness
and accommodation to Mr.. Slaughter was tor
| tured into my bearing arns against the South;
| though Gen. Stuart himself knew what Ind
carricd me to Brandy, for be had seen letter
|. from me to Mrs. BrHdford, telling her Of the
arrest Of her husband, aud of my having been
|. sent for to meet him 1T Brandy Statioc-
HIS PROPERTY DESTROYED 1T THE nEBEA
nHowever, these rumors publications aud
arrests hare had their desired effect, ns they
have led to the most wanton, wicked and say
age destruction of my property, such as
have already mentioned, and excited the pro-
tudice Of the army, and possibly Of misled cit
all, while the authors Of such vandalism will
bo held to Just accountability at tho hands Of
military commander, whose high moral, in
tel1ectual and military qualities are Justly es-
teemed BY the whole country and by none
more highly than myself; and If not By him,
~it: the War Department; and, II not there,
then. by the c1vif tribunals Of the country !;
and, If not there, then By a Just, discrimina-
ting and indignant public Judgment .:'
= DAVIS. AND STUART DESoUSCEp.
:. sand now: let me inquire, has martial law
been declared ugain and If not, when, where,
how, and from whom did General Stuart de-
citizen, for any oflense whatever, and retain
me rs prisoner Of state? If my charge was
to be preferred agninst me for civil ofense,
where were the civil authorities? aud why
was not complnint lodged with them upon
affidavit, rs the law requires How came /, a
private, peaccable citizen, subject to the mil
wae not allowed, i 1 thought proper, to ap- m
peal to his superior in command General Lee
against this 7agrant usurpation Of power
and most ine1cusable instance Of ta1se im-
prieonment?
If mistake not, Congress, by an express
vote, refused to grant these high prerogatiyes
Of dietatorial power to Nj. Davis. How is
it, then, that General Stuart undertakes, first,
to establish martial 1aw for himself, and
then virtually to suspend the writ Of habeas
corpus BY denial Of my right to appeal to bis
If such power can be exercised By Gen.
Stuart with impunity, with whom and where
does the power stop! To how low grade Of
military authority docs it descends And
may further ask, why, of a1l the gentlemen in
and around the court house who entertained
Federal officers, wns alone to be selected
for the exercise Of this military power, for
this indfgnity and outrage? These are all
questions Of grave interest to the liberty of
Mt hat H1~& kali --A 4
slnrred over, If there is my justice In the
military department Of this government, or
Independence to be found in the Judiciary Of
this State.
= Mr. BoTTs DErIEs TIE REBELLION,
:" Hitherto + have been silent as to the
wrongs, injuries and indignities which hare
been heapcd upon 1ue. But am not SPAN
any master, nor to lick the hand that emites
me, nor am Christian enough when one
check is slapped to turn the other;. and ifI
am thus to be selected as a particular object
ofpersecution, and can find no protection
from the law, then will protect myself;
against the army but can and will do It
when the law, military aud civil, both fall
me-, against any one man that this Confed-
crncy can boast.
"Nhen purchased my present, home, it
was to seek retirement md obscurity, to get
the balance Of my life the peaceful pursuits
here. nor did / sunnose there woa1d f,e one
disturbed nobody, went nowhere, except
among kind and friendly nefghbors, with
whom 1t has been ny good fortune to secure /:
one va hos crer ~ ,ire9 n +1s rnnntrr. - nnd
this condition Of things it was that, in inita-
ton of the Confederate government, sa1l
asked wac to be let alone.'
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1ra1,is n1a ~, t. neonda5 H.. ~ ~,
fnr tc;ai ,niscandmct in ;vSch 4 pf@ht hs n
Gentlemen united. iiTa. that Ii % citizen from n he
hoaoro ~ ia fa1a},e 1se+, ~, I,rea. H., ~ ~
dienitr a md ID wrnn3 Of p haS;pr him % asrested s M
a9a Goncucseo tnfongn ine etrects OF crowd.
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n,aiictnns TnaEs ~ ~ H. ~ ,ecr,ietsa - IVY anS
aar,t n@ar the +e,anr sras os .aa'eantiaa1 a
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tns1o "'' notuaus ~ 20 nneeeeu aea1nat n'i1
HIS nETEhAiSA11oS' Il
ttAud now, 1fr. Editor, in conclusion. let
nc kay that the press NAV continue to mis-
represent and abuse me; may be arrested
be torn down and destroyed; nv crops may
be laid waste and carried OF; nv stock nav
be stolen or shot down under nv own eve;
ny honee may be burned over my head, aa
has 3ecn threatened; but / cannot thus be |
INDUCED to swerye hairs breadth from |
he he line ne, Of conduct TINT ny al own jadg,
8 to take no lot, part or share IN
he responsibility that rests upon those who
have brought this whirlpool Of dcsolatIon and |
ruiu upon my unfortunate country: Nor shall
depart from the position I have taken Of
1oing nothing that can justly suhjeet me to
ogsragc ani%aa,efsion Gr rsbpke Rat # to
ions and principles that laye maintained for
thirty years, md # to prefer living as did
before the war to living as have done since
he war makes me traitor, then traitor's
LIE let me live, or traitors death Let mo die
. l am respectfully yours,
JoHs 4 BORIS.
+; s.Tslnce the aboye vas Written copy
the following announcement: -:
"Tle battle took place on the farm of John
Minor Bolts. r. -, We may here remark
hat the property on the firm Of this extraor.
States stand in such fear, had been zcligiously
By the Yankees; whereas the coun-
trv around Was little better than a wilder
ness, his fences and crops were untouched,
But That night made q change in its condi-, |
lion. Three thousand Confederate cavalry
her hoes IN hfs his co9ed The next sdd
14E taere wefe 7s5y rev renee rls ana ve5y
MhIle bn;1dinr 3,i~h t,,eir AZ firea: sP,ie mi
hovs. fbev a15, nneh;nr Int damned oi1 I'm.
[on rails,'h' =. ,.,..., :,
! am glad to avail myself OF the testimony Of
tbIs slsaN vesscl.7, Who fuIlV confirms what l
state what fs true In regurd to The general de-
,tructihn of nroner+v IN fhe neiThhorhoni Il