Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-02
WEEKLY FREE PRESS,
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Burlington, Vt, Nov. 2o.
JEFF. DAVIS, PRoCLAMATIoN.
JEFF. DAVIS has furnished tie Lnd5u
J,ras, sud its congeDers, and those Eaglish
Reviews ard Magsznes who are Wild with
delich: 81 the p7JsP=c:, a. they view It, Of
The sresdy destruction Of a g5yernmsni BE-
Cd On republican ideas, with IN theme
tor their praise. Thsy have been very out
.rosen IN thsir e5mm=n34ti1ns Of JET DA-
ris, rroe.amatilns and osders-as being both
" mater and style, every way superior 10
chose Of President Lincoln. They speak #
Lincoln as u i'll bEed ;yraHf, and Davis az 4
yery humane gentleman, worthy O.; tie
e5pfisnes. resp-e; ami god vii Of al
c,ber vel br,d gentIeneu, Ike the higher
.,l..s5ss Of Ea.lAui. Davis resent proclaim
aticn. declarin. Maj. Gen. Butler ie.on
AID outlAv, 70 be hung, f5l: Dc '-l.s, D
whoever en- eaten him, ana i-slli5Wing al
uar5ls 10 e,nmissi1nsl U!5,s.s u tae l. ;.
who NAV fall into the hands Of the Coaie1-
era.es. til Batter snail hive ben hung-aad
tina, I'll e5nnls=i5asi -G,,-s u Gsl- Bl;-
ler's e5mmand re - be considered. II t-ken,
a. robbers and criminals, aid = such, r.
s,yel f.. exeeltioL-th-; ~ negrJ slaves
tasen ID arms On ne slds Of tie Unit e
Safe. are = be delivered o5e-. - Be dealt
with aess-aias to S.4ve-S:Ai- law. AMI all
e5mmissloned cfic=rs sewing in company
With them, aye 70 Be 3e4li with II tie sane
Way.-wiu Be like sEee; CDR IN the n5st-i-s
o';ls Ea-lisa re5el sYmpA:a.z=rs. They vii
a-rss with ID. Richmond D'sPz.ds in say
ing shat ,he pI5,.amlsi5a Is jas; the thing
Ttsy nav hiu: thlr perhaps some things II
me r.ocl.na,i5a s51li rather la-sl bat
tbsn. II F.5si-e-. Lincoln Id 10: sa1t F4--
ra.a. and Battle. 70 New O..s2as, n short,
i. he ha5 oa'y le. tas the Southern States
%. al admitted tia; til [. :. G-ys-umeui
had bus; up, a.tzs TIE e-utsi=ra.ss lad
w--rl az ta-l- s-i-u-ss q L. :. tors 4ni
nj1.- " .ze b5u5---l=-: u FL; Sumter,
none q al tbs trouble would have come -
pass. -. u t1e whole. he : the -o- 70
kl.n- ssrit I'll. a1i DAVIS I'D lis -ss-ci-:-s
80 r.asa abused s-a..su=1. .ni entitled t.
,as.r s7ar.,1iss ard g55i wishes.
lac p-.c,Aal.ila Is -1ag. D.. We en-
safe ~ nan points in lev words. Starting
vi.b t5e cx-e-.l5a o.. N1liJ-l uu1-r C-5=rs
ol Nj. Gza. Ba;,-r. ats-E tie caI.l1- IF
NsE orleans b Flr-aya: All the ise:, b.
e.uzs be (Nlas55) G=e--,.y ,--e l5Fn the
Uai..l S.a.,s dl.-ELic- DAVIS tl.=e.y slyz
VS. bs.s-s the Occupation .- .-e 10y > /.
:. ts-,-s.-As --ys 81 MS frs u x: salts
fiction I'm lie {. :. G-7=raa=ai ilr tea;
10. b.vs failed. al he assumes Tia, ta- IL
--,tisp : 70 l-s .1s sid Batter . ua-
,.z=st.si :5r his crimes. ard therefore, CO..
rinu5s lie
Jszs-s51 D-v.s, P-5si5c-: 4 TIE Cll;eisra;s
81. q Ans---s. ard Il their rzzs, d. pro-
D.urse ard declare tie sad 5sljE a-1 r 51i--r
- aftl-z, 5esC-Ti1= 1: -zr i--l parliament. I
-,r-i-- 10. - san u i---e- e considered CT
$500 .i--rlv - p.t-.c enemy q rs C7-:e1-
s-z,e s.s.ss c: Azs-i>a, 51t 1s 81 cutsv AID
$50 ereuv q -z1ki-1. Al t--- = the event
bis e-p;--e, TIE -z,sr II co---a1 . i1e zap
,nriu- ftrce j. ca-zs lin % e io-s1-Ais-y eH-
seu:ed b. hauEias.
Au5I - farther ,E-cr il-t - cc1 ais--.-e-
So q tie United S.-t-s, tzks- captive shan e
-slesss5 q parole. before sz,-s-ss- u--I i-c
-siI Ra.,s- shall have E1- vit- --= .--is1--sri
f-r bis c-i-ss-
H then Es0---is 3 enlner-se host Of
a;-.si..ss and -auag-s winch u-dsE tie
command q Gen Bll-r. Be sys, have
hen rrmi,.e5 On TIE Ts-e----s Inhabitants
;, 5ss.ncs Of all laws CT ciTi.izsI warfare.
Gen. Bu,,e-'s fluo-s --is-. - =. : stop -
ths in.-l.s Le4r = s-s women @; the ely
O., IL [. :. troops. figures among these, ths
s,ns ten interpreted s. the Eaglisa rebel
svnrsth.zsss falsely TeE4as=niei .. When It
was frs: promulgated. TIE conf-eaiion q
rstsl property, tie making the prominent
rsbsls contribute i5E the support Of the sui
tsrin- ro5r, 6e.. are all represented IS inia-
mons atr5eiIics. Moreover DAVIS : afflicted
that Batter, a. be says, has treated the slaves
bsrsblv. and they have been made to work.
n s;esl and - suffer by the L : Cheers
and what Is wo.se they have b75n armed to
fight against the CouisdsEate governuent-
Bat The wors: thing Of all apparently, Is
the fac, that President Lincoln has given
n,-ies hat he intends On the lst o: January
m declare the slaves Of all who refase subnis-
sim n tie [. :. Government: 70 BE- FREE; and
he Davis. Is satisfied that Lincoln and those
who uphold him and fight foE the I 5
Government can Be deferred from these
crimes Only by a. the ssF-oEs Of just rs'ri-
button Thereupoa the Proclamation con-
cluiss as follows
ys= therefore, !, Je5e-soa Davis President Ct
a. Co-feie-zts States q America a. Z A-iins By
80 ,-.hor;tv appealing 70 the Divine Judge
j. Alteration that thsi. co15z. L -3t guided ey
- n,ssio, of revenge, but that t.sy relz-santly
vieIi 70 the solemn duty Of redressIng, y nsees-
-v severity, crimes Of which their el1-sn. are
lie victims, Do issue this ny P-oelAnaaoa, 4nd.
by ri-t,e O: ny authority as eo11sr1er-!--ealsi
Q. tie armies q TIE coa:eiszzts states, s-dsr-
Frsf-Ihas 81 c5z1is<i0-e5 oSee-s II tie
eourari q sasd Bs-j. z. Bztlsr ee declared no.
entitled 70 be fs0-siie-ed 1s soldiers gagged in
houo-ztle vz- are, ba. as robbers AID criminals,
deserving death, Aad that they AID eA>a OF then
- yhe6sFer ezp.zrei, reserved fo- s1sezton-
S,s,.G-Thst tie private soldiers Hn4 n9n-eou-
,,;ss;n,.5 oEc.rz il the army Of said Batter Be
-,-.;j--ri As oily TIE instruments ased f0r the
eo-niss;o, of e-iEss Perpet-zssd ey Al. orders,
.rd not As free agents: -; tasy, tasre.oe,
80 rieu captured as prisoae-s q r-r' VIZ
S;.s-... I'd humanity, and be ssni ho1e On me
,S1,I ,.role that they viii il 10 nA.ns. ai1 o.
-. h Uuited States in any capacity Dang me
s-..;,n,,-. 81 thi. va laiez daily e1ea-ngea-