Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-22
Rutlsr and His DoingS.

HIsa Wssts of INK and type 70 abuse Butler. we
call him = brute; well, he knows that, ana 20 Akes
Measure in being called So especially As he IL vel ANHre
at he wa pu. where he is for that very reason Inc
Yankees love to see him abused in print, because they
think Il L proof that he is expressing the poor Pe0Pe
ha. eous under his hand to the extent OF biz power
and ingenuity. Every Erosity OF his commands HSr
admiration, a. the Spanish peasant used 70 admire the
yalnles Of Ferdinand the lX'h, regarding each iIsSn
a, Of cruelty IS another proof that be va every nsn
. s,pg. The Yankees admire BuLlSr, because be 3
,ort Of wherein they 80 their own image
,hsssysr they look upon H. rs r. 70 b SURF, a ir'
Mnous coward; bus that character, although loAihsd
..srv.hsre elsa e enthusiastically aauiFsd IN AAssa-
sbu,s,,s. witness sauner Who pOradsa through YAM
t..so,. falling Tie vsola nation shat be bad been
o.D,s by vsats uaa for npsstnsnos S0d had not had
gSS EpF to resent il. Wines the "'oha men OF Do
,on Who are engaged in the negro trade % Al extent
,Aat would snsr Their foreAt lerl With no other CD
ss, than 10 keep their own osTCassss cut Of dange-
BstIsr eanno, command tie applause Of tie tArEees
more seTtAnly than BY playing the coward and tyrAn
ose.uss there are no ether caSIaelsrl with which they
% sresrey sympashse. l. Is no: worth while to abuse
hu, Sny longer He knows he 10 B6Ast, Aad he gorsss
10 berg thought 50.
There L. one very important matter, however, con-
uaneced With his conduct to the prisoners &c s exposing
at putsh CAP, Wheh bssOoTas our auiaordel 70 look
into. The Yankee authorizes have bsen trying very
hard, during the Whole va, 20 mako us submit 70 De
treated as rebss Toe eonAlemsat of General Morgan
n The PonitentarJ Of 0lio, one instance OF this
determination THIS is another, and there need be no
farther proof that Il they dared these Yankees would
treat us In all cases rebels that is to say, would
put TO death on the spot every Conf,derats soldier
taken With arms in his hands. 1, viii come to that a.
last they are permitted TO violate ths laws Of in
are persons Of or soldiers oIpsuesi IN bAss, Wshou.
any JrI on our par: 10 aVsngs them. Batter il the
fox and this il the he ry the strerg Of
ths ice before Vsnturinz frs1kly upon L. Il he hlds
that Il E bsar, he vii leai the way aud the whole
tEood will follON st once. A contemporary suggests
that We expose two prisoners for 10 TIE Yankee
ire This Is vsry god advice al far as It goes; but i
does not &c far enough. The prisoners should be We5
Point cfSers and the rank high possb.e. II any
OF our prisoners should bs unfortunately Killed. by
Ore, then for each one thu murdered, a. last Eve
Yankee cfEosrs should bs hung, Otherwise put 70
dSash on the spos II il be objected that they viii re-
taliate then We say We had best give up the a:
ONE II TIE Yankees 6nd that they have the means
IL tts:F hand Of preventing from protecting our
soldss We may assured that they viii treat every
one hsIelfer taken As . rebel in fact and hang him
shoot him without the snsss. serupe. In war there
is no way to rroce prisoners, bu. BY retaliation upon
tboss Of the enemy.
hbs gcsl, pl;y, W think, tsss eur Executive, in
stead Of OatsVIng Butler and NcN.el did not at ones
pat to death ten Cfa,srI for every murdered BY
these mlsc-sA1e. Such = ysIro,s proceeding in the
beginning would have saved us great IouSls and In
msnse sJf;riDg have no doubt whatever. A it is
ihe thing has gone soAr that something must be done
70 show soldiers that they are no! utterly AbLn
donsd by their Government they fall into the
hands o. Tire enemy. 1he present is the more In
Vortan' because. Ne submit, We give up claim to
retain our slaves IN bondsge, and Eduii that Yarkse
Tsoruitr officer has the right to set them free without
consulting Us their Ihl is to soy, We ahan-
Don the Whels question of slavery, AID OF mlsters
right to the services Of bis slave.