The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-08
NUMBER 49-WHOLE No. Ia.


invited and encouraged, in general orders,
to insult and outrage the wives, mothers
and sisters Of our citizens. Helpless wo-
men have been torn from their homes, and
subjected to solitary confinement, some in
fortresses and in prisons, aud one especi
ally on an island of barren sand, under
tropical SUP; have been fed with loaihsome /
ralions, Which had been condemned as un-
fit for soldiers: and have been exposed to
the vilest insults Prisoners Of war, who +
surrendered TO the naval forces OF the Uni |
ted States on agreement that they should
be released on parole, have been seized
and kept in close confinement. Repeated
pretexts have been sought or invented for
plundering tie inhabitants Of the captured
city by fines levied and collected under
threat of imprisoning the recusants at hard
labor, with ball and chain. The entire
population Of New Orleans have been fore
ed to elect between starvation by confs-
cation of all their property, and taking an
oath against their conscience to bear al
legince to the invader Of their country
Egress from the city has been refused to
those whose fortitude wthstood the test,
and even 10 lone and aged women and to
helpless children, and, after being ejected
from their homes and robbed Of their prop
erly. have been left to starye in the streets
or sub=ist on charity Slaves have been
driven from plantations in the neighhor-
hood of New Orleans. until their owners
would consent TO share their crops with the
Commanding General, his brother Andrew
j. Butler, and other officers: and when
suck consent had been ex;orted. slaves
have been restored TO plantations and there
com PEELED to worl under the bayonets OF
the guard of United States soldiers. -
" here that pan tnership was refused. arm
ed expeditions have been sent 10 pianta-
tions to rob them of every thing that was
susceptible of removal. and even slaves,
too aged and infirm for work, have, in
spite of their entrea,ies, been forced from
the homes provided for them by their
owners, and driven 10 wander helpless Oh
the highway.
BY recent order No. 81, the entire
property in that part of Louisiana. west OF
the Mississippi River has been seQaestrat-
ed for coniiscaiion. and officers have bee
ass:g gned to duty with orders to gather up
and collect together personal property and
turn over TO the proper officers. upon their
receipts, such OF said property as rnay be
required for the use of the United States
army; 10 collect together ali personal
property and bring the same to New Or
; leans, and cause it TO be sold a, public
auc ion to the highest bidders; an order
which, if executed, condemns TO punish
ment, by starvation, at least a quarter of q
million, Of all ages, sexes and conditions
and of which execution, although forbid.
den 10 military officers by the orders o.
President Lincoln. is in accordance will
the conliscation law of our enemies, which
he has enforced through the agency o.
cruel officials.
And finally, the African slaves have
not only been melted to insurrection By
every llsence and encouragement but mum
; bers of them have actually been armed tor
servIe war-a war in its nature far cx.
ceeding the horrors and most merciless
atrocities of savages