Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-16
BARBARISM.

The accounts received yesterday, BY tele-
graph, of the scenes enacted after the sur
render of Fort Pillow, are full Of s'ckening
horror and read more like the tales Of the
nassacres of the East Indian war, than Of
the deeds OF soldiers of a power that lays
claim not only TO a rank among the civilized
peoples of the earth, but even TO lofty grade
by themselves denominated "chivalry."
II those accounts be true, and from the of
time published threats of the rebels, there is
no reason TO doubt them, the garrison Of
colored troops were, after the surrender, cold
bloodedly butchered BY hundreds, by the
helish fends who claim the sympathy Of
foreign nations in their unhOly crusade
against their country, against political free
dom, against the natural rights Of mankind,
and againS, every principle OF humanity. II
such be the natural dictates Of the hearts OF
these tends in human form, they are a vile
rare. that deserve and will receive not only
the execration Of every civilized people, but
fthere be an avenging God in Heaven their
murderous cause must perish and their &C
cursed name be blotted out forever. We
believe that the cowardly butchers resort to
this worse than uncivilized and murderous
mode Of warfare, for the purpose OF striking
terrier into the people Of the North. In their
inmost craven souls they know that the
Northern people are OF higher, nobler and
better constitution, in all that goes TO make
up the civilized man, and that their natures
revolt from the cold-blooded barbarouS code
such as has been inaucurated at Fort Pillow.
They calculate upon this principle Of the
higher and nobler nature OF the North, and
have no dread of retaliation in kind. They.
when whipped, get down on their knees. and
CIV for quarter; and they receive 1t. They,
instead of having their imploring cry an
swered with the deliberate bayonet or the
crashing bullet. are transported north, and
clothed and fed and fattened in manner
that renders their imprisonment heaven in
comparison with the ragged and starving hell
of their own camps. The question arises,
VIVA, system Of warfare shall be prosecuted
asains, a race so utterly devoid Of every
attribute Of civilization and every sentiment
Of common humanity: The reading Of the
accounts Of their barbarous massacres, is
enough TO light the fires ofblackest vengeance
in the hearts Of quaker or 4 clustered nun.
l. is not to be supposed that the Government
Of, United States will declare 4 war Of
retaliation and thus lower itsel; 10 the british
level of the rebellion. The mind Of civilized
men revolts az the idea Of 4 war waged for
the bloody determination Of an entire race
terrible as may be the Provocaion. But this
cold butchery will certainly meet with its
punishment. As in the days Of the rerolu-
ton, the maddening cry OF Remember
Paoli :" would nerve to unsparing frenzy the
arm of Mad Anthony Wayne, 50 will, in
future battles, the cry Of Remember Fort
Pillow stiae, in agony and darkness and
blood, the last despairing cry for mercy, in
the throat Of many L supplicating soldier of
the Con.ederacy. they have sown the wind;
We can easily foretell the harvest.