The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19

room was maid servant 10 attendance upon d nsi ,,
Ny pen almos. falls INC. can scarcely una I'M
guage descaie enough for the scenes thai folowou
INDUCED every outrage towards the maui sefvans -
earAtess Of Mrs. piseous enueatles 70 spals ~
servant and leave her chamber. Ihcy tnfeaseuou
ms - with insult II she did not bold ner tongue:
God. Thou sawrss ali this Mr.. ---- came m, and
Anding his wife tAus exposed 20 insoience anu
bis proud heart 20 sweed WIN Sns1, hpnrc and hs
fen dead upos the lloor. "oh, Lord! now ongl now
loBgio ,.S,,, .,,.,os ,nas.
devils for time but they soon returned again TO their
work NE servants had picked up their masters nody
ard Ia 4 ont decenty The edcras completely robbed
the house all The SILVER, jcwery ana vaiuables' ana
then went OF 70 TO their boats -
Anoeser instance OF the savagery Of Buter Is as fol-
lowsA friend OF ours in che last stages OF cansump
ion sas carried rom New Orleans 10 Fort jackson in
spite OF enireares Of his vito that be might be
persisted die ~ peace as his hours were numbered
Tbc f,derals sent him on. Of course the fatigue ana
arIxely the unfortunate had 10 undergo soon ptS
the glimmering lamp OF lie. His only crime was
pe,ng secessonsi, ana tho n.law OF former Ccu
sedcsate general. An, well there viii Como Gay OF
retributon for all this
During he federal ecupaion Of the portions Of virginia
between tho Rappahannock river and Washington city,
large numbers 'tf slaves men-womcn ana Ichsaren-
enticcd away from their owners into Inc escamp
ments OF tho Northern army.
When the federal encampments were brokea up and
Their 'rstirod hundreds OF negro children, gis
and bays Of alleges, left in the WOODS totally I'M
protected aHsiiaon perish la prey 10 ANIMALS,
and many dir. perish die Their fathers ard mothers
we're lorccl away neglected aud overlooked ia
the confusion of the retreat rs TO be disqualified or pre-
vented for caring for their own suffering o1sriug -
The Ee.e who have been enabled " make their way
back eneir owners, report the bardships through
which they have passed far beyond anything ever
before known to them
The credulty and submssivencss Of the negro is MS
much part OF his the color OF hrs skin. Inca
pacy among The slaves Tor taking good care OF th m
selves general that The most scdloS attention ana
watchuness the part OF their owners Is necessary 10
keep them healthy and decent in their appearance.
AS to using for soldiers the United States
government propose 10 do, 1t is Simply absurd. They
may make the negroes robbers thieves assassLs but
they never make soldiers OF them.
The proposal TO emancpa,e the slaves OF the Confed
states is placing purpose far an advance oil al
event. the occurrence Of which than doubted,
MY be done after the conquest and snOjugatin OF
the Whole country; and the ability Of the Northern
States accomplish this may well be questioned, as the
following ard considerations VIII demonstrate
When lhc OF the states tons consti-
tng the Confederate states of America, began by the
secession OF south Carolina on the 10th Of December
1860 every fort arsenal any N these States
held by the then Uniod States The ronfederates now
hold Fort Morgan Mobile, Fort sumter ant the ortl-
cat ons Charleston, and the fort at Wilmington
tainly three held by the Uuted
the OF The secession. The CoDiccrates had
army when they organized their provisional govern.
mcnt at Montgomery; they have now uncer arms one
large enough 10 have resisted, indeed to have over
thrown that army which Lord alncrston told the rAg
lish Parliament, officially in his own proper place, be
ing the authorized OF the ster OF the call
ed United states, numbered, If my memnry s correct
abon hundred Thousand men, all placed and ready
for active service. am unable to state the number o
the Confederate army II has been part Of their policy
to Conceal their numbers. statistical table viii dis
close their resources in this particular.
Proportion OF population oat OF one million mep.