Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-12-16

from distance Of four miles Painfin this they ch.uped
their missiles bat fortunately have thus far succeeded only
Butler Mcneil and Tunchn, whose horrible barbarities
have made their widely notorious AMI everywhsre
execrabe are still honorei aud cherished b. the author.
tiles at Washington. The first named after having been
Withdrawn from the scenes of his cruees against women
and prisoners Of in reluctant concession to the de-
mapds Of outraged humanity in Europe has been put
children are again placed at his mercy. q
Nor has less unreentng warfare been waged BY these
friends Of human rights and liberties against
able to gain they bed into the ranks of their
army every abieboaied they could seize: and have
either left the aged the women and the children to perish
they have been wasted by frghtfu mortality Without
clothing or shelter often without fopd incapable without
supervisor of taking the most ordinary against
disease, these helpless dependants accustomed to have
their wants supplied by the foresight of their masters are
being rapidly herever brought in contact
with the invaders BY man. on whose deep
eised they are treated with add neglect There
10 little hazard in predicting that all localities where the
enemy have gained temporary oothold the negroes who
under our care increased fold in number snc their im
portaon into the colonies of Great Britain will have been
reduced by mortality during the not more than one
half their previous number.
Information on this subject derived not opv from our
Wn aud from the reports of the who
suce cd ia escaping from the enemy but full confrma.
tou is afforded by statements published in the Northern
journals by humane persons engaged in making appeals to
the charitable for aid in preventing tie ravsges Of disease
exposure and starvation among the negro women and chill
dren who are crowded into encampments
The frontier of country witness to the alacty
ana encency with which the general orders Of the enemy
have been executed in the devastation of the farms the de-
structon OF the agricultural Implements the burning Of
the houses and the plumber of eve Its whole
aspects is comment the ethics of the general order is
sued oy the United States the 9th of April 1865 com.
Prsng nsructions for the government Of armies Of the
an example:
Military necessity admits of all direct destruction of
destruction is incidentally unavoidable in the armed CON.
war; it allows of the capturing of every armed
enemy and OF every enemy of Importance to the hostile
government or of peculiar danger to the capor it allows
of all destruction of property and obstructons of the
ways and channels Of traffic travel communication and
OF withholding OF sustensnce of life from the
envy OF toe appIOpri of whatever cOun.
Try Affords necessary for the subsistence and safety of the
army and of such deception does not involve the
agreements entered into during the supposed by
the modern law of war to Men who take up arms
against one another in public war; do not cease this
and to God.
The striking contrast to these teachings and practices,
presented 6y our army when invading Pennsylvania il
orbeance may have been unmerited and unapprecated
by the enemy, it was disposed by the1 selfrespect
which forbade their degeneratug from Christian warriors
honor Of helpless non-combatans. If their conduct when
thus contrasted with the inhuman practices of foe
fail to command the respect and sympathy of civilized
less deceived posterty.
The hope list year entertained of an early termination
thwar has not been realized Could carnage have salts
fed the appetite Of enemy for the destruction of
man life or grief have appeased their
fct human suffering there has been bOodshed enough
both Sides and two lands have been sufficiently dark
ened by the Weehs OF mourning, to induce disposition
for peace .su,.
been displayed too Enthusiastically to have senced the
preence that the Southern States were merely disturbed
by actous nsurrec ton, and it must long since have
been admitted that they but exercising their reserved
right to modify their government in such
would best secure their own happiness But these
sderatons nave been poweress aay the unchrstisn
hate OF those who long accustomed to draw large profits
from union with u.s. cannot control the rage excited by
the conviction they have by their own folly destroyed
the richest sources Of their prosperity They refuse
to listen toroposals for the only peace possible between
usa peace which, recognizing the impossible gulf which
divides leave the two peoples separately
from the injuries inflicted both BY the causeless wal
now waged against u.s. Having begun the in direct
violation OF their Constitution which forbade the attempt
to coerce State they have been hardened by crime until
they longer attempt veil purpose to destroy the
institutions and subve the sovereignty Independence
of these States We know that the only reliable hope
FOR peace the vgor of resistance the cessation
# their hostility only to be expected from the pressure
" their necessities.
The patriotism Of the people has proved equal to every
sacrifice demanded by their country need We have
united as people never united under like circum
stances before God has blessed with success dspro
portionae to our MEANS and under His divine favor
have given all they possessed the righteous defence
their inaenabe rights their homes and their affairs.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.