Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-02
YhaXE LAVE os WlR.

" The enemy We have &c desl with "a deeply
skilled and accomplished, it appears, in al
the operations Of war, ex;ep. fighting. That
u his weak point; but hi tho document we
are going to present most justly observes
war is not carried On by army HBs;" and
ss to all the other methods of"visorout
prosecution"-th rules for burning ard ray
aging An unprotected country, tho code o!
starvation and robbery, and the whole learn
ing applicable 20 the COERCION Of womsn aud
childrsn-we find that tho Yankee is dill
gent student and skillful prrctissr.
We giva some extracts from q pamphlet
dated "War Department, Acjutsnt General lie
eff sc, Washington; april "A, l5-,"' aud en-
tied instructions for the Cow: nnehs OF
Armies Of tbs Uai,od S,stts III The Field" Ii
i'd prepared BY F,sncis LieLsr, L. L. D., Anc
published by authority. s.
II will be sem that i. isassyatema!ic per
version of ali tho c.vilizsd laws OF warfare
in order TO apply them fiAudulsatiy 10 Tie
present case. For example, when tie in
attractions" state that The irofonsivs indl'
yjdu.l ia as lillle disturbed il his private. To-
l.,,cna 60 the commandor OF tie os;Is
troops can afford to grant in the ove'tu'ne
demands OF vigorous wal" they Eiiaply
make evo,y Milroy aEd Butler sci0 jndg' o
| wba, be- cAn afford TO grant; absolute over
| ,u,,r E tia Ixwu Of war NJ hia 1hutluts plea
SlIo.
Again; Private property, unlees for:-'1so
BY cr:mes or offences Of tLa o~Cer, can be
seized only by WY Of military necessity l0'
the support Or other benefit of tie army .! 'hi
Uri,ed States" 10 other wo:ds, each CON
,asadir z general has, .taaluto discretion C.
to taking from peaceful inhsb'isats every
thing no may fsasy, 70: any purpose what
| aocver.
Tac uGnle cods Of "insttuctions" win 70
spaet 10 Bi4yss. shd !he Indictment Of se;-
! wills iasurreo,ion, u. IL tm beginning to ord,
gross peivs.sion If all p!iLciplo Of military
law. ysltel Says: "Ths enemy nsy be
| weakened hy sll possible means, provided
they do no: sfect tho common safety Of hu'
| man society" Blu: these "ins!sucti3hs,'
taken in connection with Lincoln's Pfcca
| nation. irauguIs ate reign OF IreackaTcus Ia
surreciion and assassination in every fsloiy
Ii would lie long task to 60 through g.!
! the instancce in which cur rnemies hebitual
~ violate even tbeir owE bIu.sl codp. L
dsclsrss that tina United S.s.ta RESPECTS iu i
hostile country The sscredress of. religious
odifisea;" but their troops havo burned down
at last four churches, .t Onptrevils. ct LoeaH
Court House, st jackson, and az place In
slorii.. Ths Instructions cay: "Ofloncea &c
the CONTRARY shall be vigorously punished -
ba. they have not been punished. The lr.
structious say THAT where flag Of truce
k.s been abused, for surrey titicusly p-ocu..
ing military tnosla'go, tbs bcszeT CT the
flag thus abusing his fscrei Character, u
deemed spy" Bat oar Generals a:e g;ow.
ing familiar with this sbuso Of saGscd char,
soter On the part Of thu enemy ard liz
last notable example Of It Wss at MaTye't
H:.l.
1t will be Interesting, q, tLa whole. to rssd
what Yankee considers t. hs the ls~s o
war moi onlv f,r hi !urrgsv :! cunpa',ot
his pgact:scs with lis principles, but slao &c
form d clear idss Of whist plain justice IL
our own psop's .:ll require y: tbs hands o.
Confederate Gere ra,p IN cs:,tia contingencies
which may Aliso. For, bo tho!o "lnsyuc
tons" right or wong, legal OK illegal, tn,
adoption Of them W our eusu.y, fuily ju7ti
fes their practice ty us. Hero fellow ia'