The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-10
War OF Ferocious Retaliation Recon-
memded.

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Perhaps the people-perbaps the government OF
the Confederate States-are now at length awakened to
in the habit OF regarding war between nations
enemies have all along looked upon II az military ex
ecut,ou upon "mutinous crew." The means by which
soldiers desired to 'wre their names IN in
efaceable letters the hearts Of their couLtrymen,
by rushing at night upon populcus cy burning il
down with turpentiue and ounm IN soaked balls
ing loose some thousands Of rnan prisoners, brutazed
20 the deepest degree by acquaintance with every
horror Of war; who have been confined On an Island for
o year. far from all Of indglgng their stroag
sensual appetitesDviting this pandenoDium to work
their will the unarmed citizens on the women gentle
and simple OF Richmond, and on all their property
word. TO sack with the usual accomplishments at
tending that operaton-to kill JEFF Davis ana his mutt
nous crew and slip away as they came TO burn not
might be Of use TO the "rebels barns, boats, stores,
provisions and TO slaughter AL horses and cattle which
they could not carry away with Them
The results, indeed, o. this tremendous intention
Of ravage and butchery were contemplate The
gimcnts" for The theving and numbering exTe.
dition, WAC not quite up TO the mark "the
braves who TO have swept through Richmond
very easily swept away from before Richmond
ana their balls Of oakum and turpentne instead Of hiss
ing and flaming in our dwellings, and amidst terrified
and children, expected had TO be thrown
into tue pamuukey for the present Nevertheless the
minute programme OF that piece OF business Cannot a TO
be instructive. After our government has existed for
three years. and has all that time mau tanned large armies
TO meet and battle Their Tar greater armies 10 fair fight
the field they think 1t still allowable, nay virtnous
aud glorious proceeding, 10 steal upon chief mags-
trate ana his Cabinet their beds ard after burning
their houses, TO hang them the next tree, Just
enCampment in the desert, or the English IN India 10
some Neua Sahib or Ghoorka marauder
Now-it is as well TO look position straight in the
way Of life is according TO the dtuns Of Of these
philosophers 1.-The sum OF all barbarsm" Against us,
papers and orators and certain Command Of the Eng
sh language yet heinmedAD, for the present. by
bockading fleets and armies, that our protest we a.
tempt any dies away 10 Silence 100 IL 10 the simple
fact let us take il will that those enemies against
whom we foDdly believe we are waging an honorable
war. as nation against nation, are carrying on
against US the very same sort Of warfare that English
armies think good en- ugh for the revoed Sepoys and
matinous hull tribes ttey can surprise by any sort
OF arti6ce, kraal OF Richmond, and deliver
the mercy OF their troops, and hold in good
val OF lust and rapine, they will write their
perishabe letters the hearts 0. their c0untrymen.
This situation OF Affairs always well known 70 US put
IT doubted denied by many Confedera,es feeble
we have II under the hand OF federal officers charged
with the task u breaking this "hatc!r cen o! Rich
mQhd, burning and rohhng our houses, stripping and
violating the v,nous ard often reued Chrsiia woner
o. this place. shootng, stabbng. hanging the highest
civil officers OF the Jaw, and msssacring
This is wholesome kind OF reflection for cur own coun
trymen We believe IL will suing them We think bighl,
probable that they Will perempory demand Of their gov
ernmen practical un sakabIe Of ru
determination 10 be treated as honorable enemies and
civilized peo e And wbat-sone NAV asa-wbat tbeu
would you have government 70 do ?-,t,n ne ,ea,
o. ,zferrps,dtionY Certainty, certainly II IL
ALREADY war OF ex.erminatou or arch.
and plumber the par, enemies Their sparin
the lives OF prisoners and occasional exchanges form but
temporary suspension OF the rue itated by
holding prisoners also but the true dnim the authen
tic Yankee theory o: the war manifest IN the actual pro-
ceedngs OF enemy wherever he las the power and
especially, and sgnally this code o. Instructions
for and Richmond Our pousynmta o,oes
70 us army aud 10 people, Il cannot at TIE
u, redi,de such docies hfad, az least TO ri,g
condgn punishment the rotters Wo, te guse of soldiers
and under pree o. 0r. haze beea caught lurking aout
Richmond With u.sir oatua halls and urpiae AMI the,3
o7es Irog,dmse for numbering ne cttef magistrate aad
sepinQ fire 10 all The houses tau blrrt
drsd Places Gnd then nriilo eight ousdnd blood
irs y. tisfh ratons 10 gM the tdsno mansions, rape
heir pl,slxscs, and ancck me masters TIE head the
dreadful cant usion.
But Il we hang these wretches then the enemy will
select equal number for the galowss Not Dhiie ut
hod strtsea thousand hostages Rut " shrink from that
there is another alternative, and the only sf
hanging and massacre all sde. We chooSe be
tU en- TIE tsco; 0.her ch0ice there is