Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-29

saiN fhs ;iSHsfetikiiSa q AsssisS a.,
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Worcester, was not to 30 conparss .sth iis
for those prisoners were At least taken with
arms In heir hnnds. Perhaps tho naares'
approach to .his trsnsxcion wss the doom
executed upon many thousands OF the ls'sn
during the Ia: century, when they ~ere
forced to remove into tbs noors and wilder-
nossss beyond the Shannon, under the terri
BILE sentence, To He'll or Connsugh!!
Bot no; oven M;s does not come near the
.trocity Of "the best government the werld
over saw" In Louisiana. here wo see the
refined vil,any which tempts each Of isS VIC
tins to save bis miserable body by damning
his own soul A falas osth is tendereI TO
thsm; recommended 10 them by every temp
tstion which can work upon feeble human
nature; for it is not merely their Q" per
scnai kutfsrings which they can avoid 'y
this base compliance. The oath is put 10
urnrosectsd ladies', whose husbands are In
tho field fighting for the most Sacred OF
Causes; and The cewsrdly and cruel ryIauts
know that this is the only vengeance thoJ
can wresk upon gallant foe-his wife, his
mother, shall eithe. awssr solemn os!h
which makes him rebel and criminal,
or else, refusing the oath, she becomes
miserable cu!csst. How macy will poc-
ish-how many 20 Dad-under this In
senicus and subtle torture! Oh! be is
noble and okiv.lrous enemy, the Fsnks'!
# Banks hsd to az Ike bsstsn hound be-
fo.s jackson he can revenge himself brsvsiy
upon the women. Hs is the man who de-
c,a,ed his intention to "tska tire starch cut
OF" tie hsogh,y Southern damea whaso dis
d2in has always stung to madness tho cow
ard natzre of ths Yankee. Doubtless he
thinks now lac Is humbl'ng their proud
hearts to some purpose. MisefkbIe.&retch
their scorn for him and all his,nstion wss
nsver 20 b!ishtirg and bsstirE ss new. TIE
name Of him will be p!aesIdsi through all
the ebda vs the earth as the nsms CT pol
trcen.
Many OF the husbands snd brothers Of
those mar.yrcd people are now in the works
at Vicksburg and arms In their hands, and
hordss Of Yankees opposite to them. Will
they fsbs the woiss when they hoar this
c,1sl news? Will their cheeks birch
or their kneos gsow feeble, " ben they close
in battle with the fsllow .countrymen s5d
fellow -so!ders Of Banks We trow no..
The exlles from Now OIissas srs .s t:uo
I'D genuine martyrs al wsre the Christians
uuter the Roman ps1sscutiucs. In TIN case
slso, immunity vas essy; there stood Tie
al.a.-one grain Of ipcsEse d-cpped upoa il,
in hop.g~ to fslsehood and the Devil-snd
thsy could 60 /" thsir homes in psace, Under
the shelter II tie Stars ard etT,pes. Wiki
Gad's help they have refused to osusnit ttst
base de I'D; ard, though ,teie hutfsTingH may
hs bitter, they will find coGsc:a:;an 10 the
thought that iaoy nave kept tho ahiteneaG
of ..isIr souls" s1,d vindicated Tho homer Il!
THAR blood. Ws c,nnot drs2s'. af the S;atc
I'll L uisiara, 1han Ehe has fc.ciaSrd 80
many noble martyrs.
vs. !nEst feel for thsto, indeed; yet, one
should fssi far d.eper compassion fer ,hoss
oufortuoaic wEc:choa who yie!dsd to 'he ty-
rams, who took the ntus Of Goh into !l,ciy
noah to a.teBt tressen and l't; and who
sre nov Rafe at home; aE.lr.d CT t.ip!f gro
psriy, ia thoir intsmy.