Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-18

crowd three hundred and fifty persons, one
hundred or more of them small children, into
an army transport which will not probably have
suitable accommodations for dozen passen-
gers. Under such circumstances Is II improba.
bic that many children, who have never offend
ed against any Government, will, before their
arrival at Hilton Head, meet the fate which,
after being put within the rebel lines. awaits
their parents, who have offended against the
rebel Government Of the Confederate States of
America by voluntarily taking an oath to sup.
port the Constitution of the United States of
America2 Considering the scarcity Of provis-
ions In the rebel country, 10 II improbable that
many other children will perish from starva-
tion after arriving within the rebel linesi Men,
whom have never heard accused of disloyal.
ty, have implored me to intercede with you, IL
you must execute the order in some form, to be
humane enough to shoot their little children
here, where they can be decently buried.
To send within the CONTROL of the rebels the
able.bodied men, whom your order includes, ls
to furnish the rebel Government with 30 many
victims, or else with 30 many mechanics, coast
pilots, and ship builders--for either Of which
class Of peraone that Government has always
shown disposition to be thankful-as for "sId
and comfort 77yr
49, III cAVpusiub OtuoES huy uItOTu0y UT
proctor representing neutral interests In the
Prize Court, who has done no unlawful act since
he was held out by our'G Government a3 proper
person to be employed to represent such inter.
ests, and since he was 80 employed, is taken
away ,and property is left that fact
gives neutral nations q just cause OF complaint,
and If persisted In, or If recurring frequently,
just cause OF war.
. Ynur npdan haa M rafaranco In lnua llu sh
ever. II the inhabitants Of the island were
half loyal and half dieloyal, the loyal half
might under It, be sent within the rebel lines,
and the disloyal remain unmolested in their
homes.
If the inhabitants of the island were oil open-
ly and violently dsloyal II seems to me tha. fact
would be an unsnswerable argument against
the course indicated In General Order No. TO-
AS pure military measure, regarding no law
whatever, except the law of military expedeney,
know Of nothing affecting an equal number
OF persona that could more cripple the rebellion
than the disaFming and sending, by some means,
oi five or ten thousand able.bodied rebels from
within the rebel lines, where they are doing
much harm by resisting our armies and the law.
to this Island, where, unarmed Cos all our ctl
zens are), they could do no military harm what
ever, from the fact that Fort Taylor In which
are stationed your gallant soldiers, can, ~
very feH half hours. ploW every inch Of this
Island with cannon balls, and the fact that our
harb0r is constantly full OF our Opn men-0f-w war.
If We propose to pu. down the rebellion aud to
resume control over all the territory of the na-
tion, and got, as We 20 along, TO force within
the rebel lines all who have husbands. soma or
brothers in rebel employment, within how
email comiasa do we propose 10 compress
seven millions OF people2 and how many stout
arms do we propose to keep in the rebel ranks
o. gainet their own will7
The policy Indicated is blszing admission to
the world that we have abandoned the predict
of suppressing the rebellion and are now only
awkWardly engaged In the business OF remoy-
Ing those who cho,se to bear allegiance to the
Confederate States of America, or rather the
relatives OF such persons, without the limits of
the United States. This seems to me dsloyal
admission.
But this is the substance OF all that can be
said: the order ia wholly vicious and criminal
in that il punisheS, toih baTbar0us cruelfy, one
indiDidust for The crime or the misfortune of an.
other.
Ii is useless to attempt to exhaust what seems
to me the en0rmities of this order-this blum
der-this crime. | fear It will do much to
shake the opinion that Uai0n armies come TO
fulfill the Law and not to overthrow it. | close
by informing you again that it is illegal-and
that, 80 iar as have read, it Ia, In my humble
opinion, unparalleled in the history of oppres ion
for atrocity, injustice, impolicy, and stupidity.
| have not hesitated TO intorm every person
who has applied to me, who has taken the oath
of allegiance, that General Order No. 10 is
illegal, aud that he will support the Constitu-
tion and Government of the United States by,
ividualy, resisting its execution to the point
of death.
have the honor to be, sir, your obedient
humble servant,
THOS. J. BOYNTON,
U. s. Attorney, Southern District of Fla
To Col Cong Jls. S. Morgan, Key West.