Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-01-15

ision of an act that can be view
led..in NO other light than as a de
Iliberate murder, as well as ofnumer
tous other outrages aud atrocities
l;hereaftert to be mentioned, aflo' d ev-
lidenee only too conclusive, that the
lsaid government sanctions the con.
duct Of said Butler, and is deter
mined that he shall remain un.
lpunished for his crimes. s.l.m.
Q Now therefore, ], JEFFERSON
tDAvrs, President of the Conieder
late States of America, and in Their
name, do pronounce and declare
1.-THE said Benjamin E. Butler to be
a felon. deserving of capital pun
lishmeilt. ] DO order that he be
no longer considered or treated
simply as public enemy of the
r. Cont, derate STATES of America,
hut as an outlaw and common enc
my of mankind, and that in the
event of hisrapture, the officers in
command of the capturing force
cause him to lie Immediately exc
cuted 5y hanging, and l do further
order that no commissioned officer
of tie United States taken captive,
shall b,. released on parole before
exchange, until the said Butler
shall have met with due punlsh'
nient for his crimes.
Ard whereas, the fostilities
waged against this Confederaey by
the forces of TIE United States,
under the command of the sad
BENJAMIN F. Butler, have borne 70
resemblance to such warfare as Is
alone permissible by the rules OF
international law or the usages ct
civilization, but have been charac-
terised by repeated atrocities and
outrages, among the large number
of which, the following may be
cited as examples: g
Peaceful and aged citizens, unre-
sisting captives ard non,combat-
ants have Teen confined at hard
labor with balls and chains attach
ed to their limbs, and are still SO
held in dungeons and fortresses.
Others have been subjected to a
like degrading punishment for sell
ing medicines to the sick soldiers
of the Confederacy.
Tie soldiers Of the United States
have been invited ard encouraged
ay general orders to insult and cut
rage the wives, the mothers, and
the sisters Of our citizens. y
Helpleassss. women have been torn
from, IN their homes, ana subjected to
solitary confinement, some IN tort 1n
resses , and prisons, and one espe-
cially, on an island Of barren sand
under a tropical sun; have been been
fed with loathesome ratlons, fhat
had been CONDEMNED as unfit Tor
soldiers, and have been exposed 10
the vilest insults.
Prisoners of war who surrender
ed to the naval forces of the United
States on agreement that they
should be released on parol, have
been seized and kept in close con-
finement. ri
Repeated pretexts have been
sought or invented for plqnderlnS
the inhabitants of the captured
city by fines levied and exacted
under threat Of imprisoning recu-
SAINTS at hard labor with ball and
chain. ,....-- ..f..
The entire population Of the city
of New Orleans have been forced
to elect between starvation, by the
confiscation of all their property,
and taking an oath against con
science TO bear allegiance to the
invaders of their country: -.
Egress from this city has been =,
refused to those whose fortitude
withstood the test, even to lone
! and aged women, and helpless chill
dren; and after being eiected from
their homes and robbed Of their eli
| property, they, have been lett tt to 9
starve in the streets or snbslst on
charity. - s'~,sa..4 ,1.i.,
The slaves have been driven
l from the plantations in the neigh
4 borhood of New Orleans, till the
owners would consent to share the
crops with the Commanding Gen
4 erai, his brother, Andrew J But
Iler. and other officers; and wher
/ such consent had been extortesdi d.
The slaves have been restored tt
: the plantations, and there com com
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