Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-05-06
TheFort Pillox Massacre.

The Co-unistse appointed to investigate
tie Fort Pillow Affair.". have completed their
sxaninaiion They fnd by the Testimony
Of a. - fity witnss.c. that The de,cfirtiors
give. ~ tie press have been undsrstated
and indeed Il -osd BE- inpos.ibls O. sHag-
gerste the horrible bArbarity % TIE eoa-
fcasrates a. thai place. A prisoner ssys
three hundred Asd siNty-fve negross h.d
hcea barred. 80 that. a. thers -srs la
four hsndred IN The fort. ths 'laugbser -ss
iudi.criu,inaie Asd complete A letter
from Cairo. ittrn last week % gestle-
nan IN Boston. saws
Il vent 10 Mound CITY aud o- The
vousced brougkt there frcn Port Pillo-.
snd cs-rersed With many % them. Ihes
All tel the same tale q korr0rs. They
we're shot repeatedly. and beaten over thar
beads With the butt. - the r-bsl u1,kets
shsr they had thro-n down their arm. and
surrendcrcd. 1 conscrsc4 nth q nSgro
~hon thew shot and then thrr- into The
river. and also to a.gro men whon he
rvbel rufhans buried alive alter tbey had
shot and wosnded them several tunes
oac negro soldisr who -as himself badly
~ounded. told ne h. had dog these to men
cat q their intenied graves inst in time -
save ~bat littie lie "a. lcft IN them l.a-
waite sfhcers In the h0spital -ko rspeat the
general statement. that al the [ nion ulcn.
without refsrCnce % color we're shot dc-n
bruiaiiy after they had surrendered a. pris-
ouers Of var. The Adiut.ns 40 the post az
Fort Pillow told nc-ths While h "a. On
the very point Of dcafh-snd -bo bad sev-
e. wound, m b., bods that lie .a- the
rrhel. thro- rsgrces alive into Tire Ouar-
tcrtnsster'. store ssd burn fhrm alive, ard
that tbey took the Qasrtsr..stsr. nailed
him % The VAL INSIDE The Sftccrs quarters.
% vhich they set frs and burued hin alive.
These are al truths. bet thss DO net begin
O. describe tl- r~cord q atrociti~- rerp.-
irstsd. a. Mound CITY I .aw over ,iHty
men lying -oundsd. and m.ay ~ thsn d.
ing IN th- sno-icdgs that they ~ers sbout
o meet their God. manv o. tie latter cor
roboTaied VIA; / have described and other
equally terriblc doings a Ire rebel sends
Ihe common Cry hsrc - for Vsngeaaoe ard
tat our government must rrt.liste ifvou
meet sny one IN ths city % Bos;on -ho Ia.
drop % .sce.sisn blood IN hiaa. or soli-
tsrs sympathy -rh men ~ho couid snacf
such fearful crimes against huuaaatts -crllses
thsy dare 90 Justifs-shun hin a. dissrscs
% manhood aud O. civilization.
The cIsnple = terrible ore 20 our sol
disrs. AMI lie ie.,o- "a, been ksedcd Nv
tie ofhosr, Al Memphis. ~ho have resolved
ibsy ~ili aooep, the chsllenge TIA, thro-n
down. kno-inc that Hereafter the watch
rord masi be o. victory Or death
The President. - BIS speech al tie opeH-
ing - the BAitinorc Fair. - aTladine %
The reports. ,aid that ou- soldiers mast se
protected and that should The report.
iro- Fors P.llo- 5e proved. some meas
ures woald be tAken 70 punish the guilty q.
icrdcr. Doubtless SON, plan nav - q
iered -hich vii eject the psrpo,e. ard
prevent iurther hatchery. but nothing short
81 The fuiiest ASSURANCES fhst TIA, .Lal &c
sfcctual. wiil satisfy an outraged people.
Who are more "a temper TO denasd a. iaa-
ncdlAts retaliation IN kind