The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-12-25

incondlary compositions thrown byfinpeovo6
sr'hiery, from distance of four miles. Fat
ing IN TINS, they changed their missiles 61nt for
tunately have thus far succeeded only 81 killinx
Two women IN the city. Theis- cpmnsnders.
Butler, MCNEIL and Tufchin, whote hdrribie
caroarities nave made their names widely potofs
ious' ana everywhere execrable, are still bonof-
eu ana m cher,sned py the authoritiesa at Hashing-
.on. me hrst named, after having been with.
drawn from the scenes OF his cruelties against
women ana prisoners OF war, (in reluctant COM
cesson 70 tne demands OF outraged hsmanity
IN EUROPE mas just been put in new Command
d. Norioik, where helpless wofnen and children
are asain placed at his mercy ~
:, NOR has less unrelentine warfare been wagcd
vy 'nese pretended friends OF hunlai rights and
,npeitteS ,',e itteS against the unfortunate negroes.
whenever the enemy have been able to gain
access 'iiey nave forced into the ranks Of their
army every ape- pedied man that they could
seize' ana nave either lett the aged the yonae1s
ana 'he chiiafen, 70 perish oy starvation, or hayo
sa'uefea tnem ihto camps where Trey have been
waS'eu HA y nighIiai mortanty. without CLOTH
ny or sheitef' oiten without food, incapable,
wi1fou. supervision, OF taxing the most ordinafy
precautions against diseases these helpless de-
Ps'nen's' accustomed 10 nave ther wants sup
pnet " aIie ioreslsht q tiieif masters, are pc
ny 'apphy eA,erniinateds wherever brought IN
oo''''e' w,'n 'ne :' invaders ny the Northern
niAn' on whose deep-rooted pre)udices no kindly
'.''laeu 'ne'.ehce IS exercised, ahey are treat
su VIII INVERSION anu neglect. l1ere - ntlc
:. ~ pl'uic'lhS lha', "a az iocai'ies where
1he enemy nave Sained temporary foothoid,
s"e hesfoes' VINO under our care increased SIX
lola @ IN humner since Their Importation inthe
Ioio,liss cs 1reat fSltain, VIII have been re-
uucea py horlan'y, duriug the wal, to not more
'''','' V'e7naii their previous NUMBER. sao,f
tnior'na''on gu inns subject IS derived not co.
4io'h our own observation ana from reports
:. tue "eeioes VINO snceeed IN escaping from
'.'s sne'iiy' ou' !uii cohhrmanon as auofdeac ny
s'"'eNie"'s Puo''sheu III 'he Nolstlern journals
" ,u''i''' persons engaged IN nn1aklng aPpeais
~ 'h1 eNeii'aoio for aid IN preventing the raw
aSScs VI disease, exposure and Starvation among
.he negro women and children who are crowded
'',y ,,,a s'.sa'i'pnenss' t
ne ''oh''ef ". our country bears withess 70
s'le 'n'','''y anu ell'cieney Win wh'ch the gem
= = a, o',,eis 81 'he enemy nave oeen executed,
~ ,',e aevs.s'atlon OF 'he irms' the obstruction
Oh '.'e agricultural implements, the oarning OF
'he nouses' ana the plnnder OF everything move
aoie' us whole aspect Is Q comment on the
e.hics o' general oraer issued oy the Tinted
STATES ,,. On 'he z4tn OF hprii, 1900, comprising
s''s'roe.lcns ior tne government OF the arnres
" '.I 9, o"'ea o'a'es III 'he heia, ana OF waich
'he s,..s io.,ow'hs Is an example: elf
in'ary nccessl.y ADMITS oi an direct ds-
y, s uo,oh u nc q ninn ~ o. a'n'ee enemies and
=, o'hor Persons whose destruction is incident
any "eaou"ss'o'e III .he armed contests OF the
war; Nai'ows ol 'ne capture OF every armed
enemy, anu ol every enemy OF Importance to
.le ,losu'e government or q peculiar danger
nronectv and ohs,r,,ct;,,ns IS az. ..ss.. -
channels of tratiic tr.,.sI A. l.,,,,,,,,';,;s,,
and of ali witbboIina of sustenanea a. r,ss,,s
of liG, from the enemv. of tha sorronr;a,;a,,
of wbatever an enemy:s co,,trv stfarda ,,oosss.
ury for the subsistence and aafatv of ,,o ..,s.,
and of snch decent;op ~ doos -, ;nvo,.,. H.
t,f oood fmfh e;tber os;t;yeIr nIad,aJ
aoreemapts antared ;n,o 3,,!;,. ~.
war. or supnosed bv the modern ,sw ,oe ,so,esn
exist. Men who take nm arms aga;nst .ons.,s
other in public war, do not cease. on, this ac-
count, to be moral beings, responsible to one
another and to God" q 81
The striking contrast to these tcachings ana
practices presented by our army wien invading
Pennsylvania illustrates the moral character Of
our people, Though their forbearancc NAV
have been unmerited and unappreciated by the
enemy, it was imposed by their own self.respect
which forbade their degeneratine from Christiaf,
warriors into plundering ruffians, assaipg the
property, lives and honor of helpless non-comr
batants, If their conduct when thus contrast
ed with the inhuman pi actices of our foe. fail
to command the respect and sympathy Of civ.
zed nations in our day, It cannot full TO bo
by their less deceived posterity. i.I
!, sf 1,i,s ,,o.o, ,,s,,,, ii, 81. Is - ~
,r.a ,o.,.a Soro,e oioN.
..rba Ip Iess'ss hs'p ~. oonc.uass a. lol'ows:
ins nope e %.s year sh'elIa'nea o. an carry
ran,a .os., :. p,Y wa. nas ',os peen resi'zeo.
,..'' u, Ie appetite OF oqr
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