The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-27
Horror. Horror =! Horror -!

Can the mind conceive any greater deeds
of horror than the murder OF two Rhode Is
land soldiers for refusing to be consolid ated
with a Niger regiment If The statement
be true, The Governor OF Rhode Island owes
it 20 humanity, and the honor OF his stale
to demand from the Federal Gverament re-
paralion for The Infamous outrage.
MORE HORRORS OF THE wAR-Two RHODE Is
LANDERs SHOT.
A correspondent OF the Providence Press,
writing from Thil5odeauYville, La, Seplem-
Der II, gives the particulars OF the killing
of the :wo members of the Second Rhode
Island Regiment. This regiment was cr-
dersd TO be consolidated with the First
Louisiana" which is as we understand il,
negro regiment. But The men disliked the
order, and,did not march TO the negro camp;
they laid down their arms and clustered all
together in enc place. Lieut.. Col. Robinson,
OF the First Louisiana, came over on horse
back and repeated the order, but nobody
moved, and lew answered-''We belong
10 Rhode Island, aud not 10 louisiana"
The men then were threatened that If
they did not start they should be fred Into,
just as they stood all clustered together;
regiment stood by, with guns ready 10 exe-
cule be order. Colonel Robinson, as be
saw only few move, added, "hurry up, or
III FIRE into you" That this was no idle
threat, we found ou, aflerward. The men
al, fail linz 81. lacf Rtah
Smith, alias Murphy, from Boston, har-
ness maker, and William Davis, were taken
their hands tied behind them, and led over
TO a field IN from of OF the camp. They
then marched US over there, and The men of
the First Louisiana formed on oar right and
LETT al right angles with Us, thus forming a
square open on the side where The two
prisoners stood guarded by two squads of
men.
Their eyes were bandaged with handker-
chiefs, and every preparation made for their
execution Although we conld not believe
at the time that they would shoot these
uen for having simply dared 10 show that
they were moi satisfied with being thus
transferred from Rhode Island 10 Louisiana +,
and thought that these would be repriey ed
al the last moment, yet the scene was ter
rible that there was not one whose heart
was not beating audibly on seeing the
Preparations for The death of TWO men who
/ were generally liked ia he Regiment A
squad of men were placed opposite, and a,
+ ten PAGES from each prisoner the adiuani
/ spoke 10 them for some time. asking, sup
/ pose, the name of their families, When he
had finished, the signal-lhe sabre stroke
| for The FIRST platoon to fire, was given, and
Davis fell over backward, as it seemed 10
Us killed instantly Al the repetition OF the
signal, the second platoon fred, and Smith
who bad stood immovable,> although be
had heard his comrace fall, fell, sho
through The legs. Both bodies could be
seen 10 move although we thought Davis
dead They were finished by the Adjulant
and The Orderly Sergeant OF Company F,
Isi Louisiana, abbroaching them, aud firing
all the charges of their revolvers into
them.
Davis was ParoIed prisoner, somewha
childish, always laughing and merry
Smith, understand, has left a wife anC
children behind 10 morn his untimeI]
death. Both men were universally liked