New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-07
RETALIATION.

tn, Manchester Examiner and Times (Eng.)
is hardly warranted in stating that We admitted
that We were unaware of the precise state of
facts under which Gen. Burnside executed two
Confederate officers for recruiting in Kentucky.
The Horid here had bitterly asSailed Gen. T.,
charging him with an &C; Of unexcused atrociiy.
We thereupon stated the obyiou fact that the
elimination or justification Of Gen. Burnside de-
pended entirely on the circumstances under
which the victims were captured. II they were
recruiting for the Confederate service in the
uniform Of that service, and on ground which
either was or was fairly presumed 10y them
within its actual jurisdiction, then their e2ecu-
ton was an outrage; but If they were recruiting
within our lines and not in the uniform Of their
own service and grade, then they had placed
themselves on the level Of spies and were
Justly doomed. In either case, the fact that
they were accounted by Us Rebels had no,hing
to do with the question at issue. We asked The
World, therefore, (in vain) To make itself ac-
quaintcd with tho essential facts, and not assa.l
Union commander in gross ignorance OF them.
Such was the substance of the article that The
Examiner misconceiyes. We never had doubt
that Gen. Burnsidc's severity was in perfect ac-
cordance with the laws OF War.
The EIamintr-not whit too friendly To
the Union cause--thus discusses the Rebel
threats of hanging Union officers of Black Regi-
ments and enslaying their soldiers
~. O., I.., n,t.ti. ten,
IN. ladder OF promotion to the rights and duties OF hun
b,ng President Lincoln declares hn hlack uAn i-ls INTO
IN, enemy hands shall be treated exactly his ssn we're
al IN. orthodox color lie not To be- shot, yet sold lto
slavery but simply detained prisoner oi war al be- Is
or .Ichanscd This will b. bitter Pill to the on
fr,tae uuhors bat there really choice nthc mattel"
President Davis will have to eat his words. u" may
treat he chooses those rational chac over Nh. ia,
attends bat when the cha' Is dressed IN ntcd state"
Uniform his -sccry must learn to treat HIM ass man ms
will be for the SOuherncfs very saluafy ds
cipne. Who knows but that, II the wal should continue
long the enforced habit Of treating black men ON '' @
ing human beings will become invetciat' an' ~
the wuy ennoipstionf IA the southern prisoners IN ~
hands o the federas all white, Southern hirs WIN
to DO exchanged for Northern nestoos' iho s"l n
planters will thus be iikey to ind Themselves H., r.
against their escaped slave--so nurn w' $40
,cul. 40 much black la the other; 81 S'air nfa,h'
1, viii M douh n, fell as an awful dcgfadhon Sou'
prisap-rs will perhaps elect 10 remain IN .,n"' ~
than endure tho gnominy OF being rated a. .hs ~, h
their nrses Let them take conut, ,ax h Hurled II,
~ 1890 Of THAR own consciousness aid iofSottt Vt
4. on. ~ which the world takes no account TVS All inc
-. 10 ~. whether tho human spirit chooses temple
49,, an. color Of the skin. that gives the article all
H. v.ns sav- and his owner both stripped ana covered
Iii, 90, of " ash will very much alikc that
one may be equ,aby exchanged for the Other " however,