Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-16

promising examination and explanation il
f relation to Tho charges made against tteHera
t Benjamin F, Eut!ar, hIa ky !ts hu5sanuoH
] silemcc, after repeated eiibrta or ny pnr1 {,
, obtsa soL!e .:iswsr M the ahhje':t. not enl}
admitted hs grlt, bu: sanctioned It BY &C
; QaieC@nce, and | have accordingly branded
, this criminal IS an uutiaT aid d!racied his
execution in e@pis.icE cf Liz c!imAj ii be
an0uld fel int0 the hss:,33 CT any nf CIR forces
Rtcantly ] have rscsiTeii apparently ali-
thentic intelligence Of another general by the
nams 0f fMilroy, VINO has isssued orders in
I. Western Virginia for the payment Of uoney to
him by the inhabitsute, accompanied by the
MOST savage threats OF shooting every recu-
SAINT, hesdes burning his house; and threat
e"ing similar atrocities against shy Of our
citizens VITO shall fail to botrav their coun-
} try by giving hin prompt notice Of the s2-
proach Of any Of our forces. sni this subject
las a!So hcen submitted TO toe superior mill
ta7J authorities NJ the UItej States, w:th
bus flint hcco .aat they will cTincc aEy c;i-
appreciation o. tie act, EunsuRy anCdders
CT tic appalling atrocities which 40 being
daily multiplied under the sanction Of thosn
whc hare obtained temporary possession OF
po1er in the United States, and who are fast
makng it's once fair name aeby-wor6 OF re-
4 iproach among civilized men. Net even tho
i natural ndisaatior irepiI,c--ny+h this ceI frct
should make us, however SO unjust, 30 to .at-
tribute to the whols Resa Of tia people who
srs subjected to the despo.sm thst nav
Tcigns with nnbridled license III the city Of
Washington. willing scquiescence in its
conduct cf the war. TheTs must necessarliy
esis. among our enemies, very MANY, per-
haps nuiority, whose humanity rscol6 from
all participation il such atrocities but who
can15s De held wholly gliitlesc Wh:'o permit
! ting their continuance without sn etnrt It
fepI essicI.
The public journaa OF the HaT:h haze
been received, containing proclamation
dated On the first day Of the present month,
signed By the President of the United Statss
! in ~hicb no orders and declares all slsTss
~ itlin ten Of the S.aier 81 the Coniedaracy
to h7 free, except sucE az Ere ijund T7ithln
certain districts nov occupied in part b7 tho
armed forces oi ths enemy.
! We nay wall leave il to the Instincts CT
ths: common humanity wh!ch 4 heniiicaTt
Creator hiss implanted in ihs brsssts a our
failaw-nen of ell countries, to pass judgment
Of G.razu7a By which several millions OF
b:iinqn bsng= 81 sn inferior race, peaceful
aad can:olteii lakoftTs in their sphere. arc
docmai 70 exte; .inat;oil. Thile at the same
time tEey ara encouraged &c a general aseaS-
Sias:ion IF their r1a=teTs ST the insidiou5 re-
comm:ai'ation "tn abstc;a from T'iclence un-
! less in necessary scifdeicnce" Cur own
istcs!Stioa o: those Who have sttenpted the
ucst eSeorable measure recorded in the bis
tory Of guilt nan, il tempered by profound
contempt f,T the impo!ent rage which it dis
closes. So far cs regards the action Of this
| Gc7c71T?ept on sucE criminals IA may at
| tornpt liz execution, I conine myself to in
| forming y1n that shall, unlssa III Jour WIS
dGE? yuu deem SoDe either course moro e.-
red;Cat deliver to rhe ssvsTal State uIthori-
tiss all commissioned 0ffaeis Of the United
Statea that mag hereafter ht Captured by
GIT forces n any ri the StstoS embraced il
| the proclamation, that theJ mag 10 dealt
With in accordance vith tho laws of these
States providing s37 tnc punishment of Grim
| inaIs engaged in exciting serYiio :nguT-octica.
J The enlisted soldiers shsl! continue TO treat
as unwilling instruments in the commission
Of tocsc crimes, aad shall dircc. their dis
charge and return. 70 tneir 5nuias 81 tic rrG-
reT aud usual parole.
IN its 1ol;titsi ssp2ct. tb;s q .5''rz fGs-
sasses great sgniicslce, aud t. il, i'll TINS
! light, invite your attoTtinr. It affords to
Cir Tholo peopls ths complete and croTains
proof Of the true naiu7e oi tho designs of the
party which elevated 10 power tho present
occupant Of the Presidential chair at Tssh
ingt6n. and Which sought to rnneeal its riir-
roael by syery variety OF sTt(u' device, and
| I , ,f he r. cnIp MI
repeated pledges on rsary possible OCCASION
extract, in this connection, az single eZ-
ample, the following declaration made %
President Lincoln: under the 5Glsnnit5 OF his
oath as Chief Magistrate nl rhe r1it:d States.
Oh tho 18th March: i:6i
':Appieheh,inn seens IL exist Among the
people ii the SoutEerli SsaIus, thaLby tha ae
cessiGn of Republican administration, their
nToperlJ and their peace and personal secu-
ritz are to lie endangered. Thors has never
been any reasonable canss for such appre-
tensions. Indeed, the most ample evidence
to tho contrsrJ has ell the while existed: and
been open to their inspection. 1t is found in
nearly Ell The public speeches Of him "ho now
addresses Jou. 10 but quote fTou, one of
thoae speeches whei declare thot eve 10
purpose. directly CT indirectly: 10 interfere
18th tho institution of SLAVERY ii the Ststas
vheTc X Exists. believe i have 40 iaw ri
right 20 do Sc: and I have 20 inclination TO
dc 80. Those WHO nominated snd eiactei 5;a:
dd ID E;tn iull knowledge tnat ! hao made
this sEd many similar declarations, and mad
never recantei them. and, more than this.
thew placed in the PLATFORM for ny Eccep-
tance. and as la~ 20 tberrselTaH and to tie.
I+l IL al t,,..
now read
"sRcsoiYcd. That the Eaintainance iHv:o-
:ate Of the rights nf the States, and especially
Inc :igit Of each State 70 order ard contro,
its own domestic institutions according to its
own Judgment c=clusiyely, is cssenti'i to TIA:
balance Of powers CT ~hich The perfection
End endurance Of our politics! fabric depend;
and We is.ausce Tie iaTies5 invasion b
armed free CT tie sui cf any State OF Terri
tory, ~ matter under wha pret:z. ss sIsng
lhe graveGt crimes
Nnr VAS this dsclaralinn Of the TSnt ot
powcr or disposition. &c interfere with our 60
cia! system confined tc STE :" ii peace. Both
before and after the actual 'mencemens G;
hostilities. The President OF tt United States
repeated. in formal official { !munjcc:ion tc
the Cabinets Of Great Eritai!i I'd France. thai
ha ~es utterly without consl suticnal power
to do the act uEicn ne has .ust committed
ard thst in no poss;hls eyans. whether the Sc
cssaiac OF thess States rss!!'.fd in the estao
lishr1en OF separate Oon". ..7rsc5 or in tht
restoration OF the Union, wts there any All
ihoiiEy b. viftus {: which ta could either re
siGre disaEectcd State &c ms Union BY force
cf arms or make any cha'':.e Ill any OF liza il
stitutioas. refer especially, fox TeEidcstio:
CT this assertion, to the dispatches addressed
hy tho Secretary of State c: the United States
! under direction cf tie 2.c dent, to the Min
is;e.s of the United States at Lcnd"n and Pa
, ris. under date Of IOtt end ed April, 1861
The people of this Confederacy, then, can
10. f:il to receive this 2rociamation as IA
| fullest vindicsticn G: thoir own sagacity Ii
ioresse;ns the uses to which toe doml7an
pariy in ihs United States Intended from t.