Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-12
Tbs ple,s,d Yankees.


Oar sxspiss sbtaia1a hSSflng IN OhriSlSIasn AAd
.x,sDuassd 81 crime Of this war, on abe ground 1S'
Ihsy aimed simply to upOss superior civilization upNA
an nisriSr psOps, degraded and kept in degradation -
"ths am Of all vilainiss," rlaVSry. OArsISaten IL
nOs yss drabsSsd Of il pr adics sEAnS 'S' PECULIAR
in5ti,usOn bus has long since been eKsssuanJ 'sf"A
Of any prsiitS iOBs In favor OF the race which FaseS
supsroriy over The soEth. The catalogue Of'tI ora
rons has been exhausted ~ the journals OF Arcp and
vet nsE isFniaolosy il needed to chArseSsEiss Ady
the dIEineIvs Attributes Of people who combine In an
astounding manner The intellectual clevSrne1 OF ca
KhtSa nsnt With Iks darkeS! and moss biUA pGAAiSAs
Of The SSVagG
Tia tale Of YAnkss atrocities n the Bosth y old and
S.al0 The ssSry Of UuiAgss upaa women, children Asd
aSSd men no ol gar AlSntlOn. Thee ouuAgSs
are expected a. part Of The systematic briEandASs
uaisn has bean Adopted in lieu Of legitimate warfare,
Which for three years. has proved so EnsuoeSaSL One
might SsppoSO, however tAAI TLA IniGa aud brutality
vas rosssvSd BY The Yankees Tor thar enemies OAy-
This il = vide mistake Ce!Am non SnimuR mstSNi
ssi HsAs ME ssrr'Ht. Tee character Of . Psopl' i'
as1 ns,AnsIpaUsSd by the passage Of the POIonAs,
and the AriSf nSdssss Of anger aroused BY gar dec
nOt apply 70 she VoaseF Of in farm hOuSss Or
from The held OF oattie. " nAb the 1AeAoS II We
aou1b thai he a. ASae. UnchristiAn, hsaIlSG bFuA
every shsre, he pSsulSIly 4. his OSn HrOdds ana
among his own people witness she following:
The BosIOn Commonwealth DOT long SipcA, s.Ahst
thAl IhOrS WAs sSWaShip noI far from ymSuSh Rcsk
the inhabitants OF phich we're % supremsly gnorhpI
that they DID not kRoW Ihe name OF The Deity SxSopt
- q earss the Jst0n Lubis irB ution iRSp-oss1s
ooAFOd cOsduss he part Of he emSos who had ths
care Of IsS P1SSOOH and DauPers, Hhch Would havS
diaEI AcOl Ihs H3tSSnGoB; ana now sppSArs ~ he
report Of cue her c0maa thar the lunatcs Ia haS
aSAuss,s are irOAtSa with persistent and mosS SaAnS
ful sruahy There are oVW one thOuS-nd AnO psR-
sons held In OorhnsaSat ~ tAs public AulOrihes d
hat AZ Wso JET Si1hsat Ihs Sighias oOnSAI IL
-ospi,Al treatment De HiOOhcoek and SsToVSr ADd
josiah Q uncy she commissioners Rbo have lAN
ne facss cd Oh tns dsgrOcefu matter SotsSs
the LeEiElHturs Ancng The instances Of cruelty IhSJ
oSs is the tollOWingI
Under tho inclined roof Of 40 ouIbHldiSg SSn-
usossd With Poor house, siSuaEoR where thS iAnAISS
must Lave suRsrsd lnlSHssy ffSm Geld In winter and
nsas IL san isf, IhS mn ssiOnSlS found . man and
SonAn Co 6aSd IN chat we're In fat oagOs, on The o.
psaHe aide Of narrow pAAsAgS way Icat led 70 .
email widow in the gable end Of the bulldog. There
Vas 10 Ventilation, aud the ~ Il and oSing OsrO iOul
alta sxereusEL The comuissionSrs USrS infoTnsG
hat thsss poor erOA,ureS have been kept there for
ysars vi only the variety Of bang uAnsierrOd hSn
cage AAoEbsr, ShOnSI was nsoessA'y 10 Iho Ian
usgs Of their keeper, " clean then cuL"
Ju,t Jhink OF co i0n o, Thugs in Q SAtO which
sa' ths hs' Of the unlVSss fer lie chief eiIy.-Rss
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