Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-01
MILITARY oUTRAGEs.

4 source of overwhelming griet' 'eFi'ii'
indignation, and horrible ritupera'ion
with the Copperhead press IS the ou'rs-
ges committed BY the national troops OF
as they politely term them' "L'ncon's
hirelinss." They weep whole columns
of tears over the destruction OF the library
of The renegade traitor Albert Pike; they
shrek with horror at the " 6endish poll
cy" of Sheridan in laying waste the She
pandoah Valley, and clothe themselves in
ssckcloth and scratch themselves with
potsherds in the ashes of Atlanta. Ac-
cording to their history, Goths, Yisigoths,
Huns, Vandals, nor the Manhattan hosts
of Hyder-Ah were never guilty Of such
gross violation of the highest principles
of Christian civilization" as are these
hlue-coated hirelings of Abraham-Ah the
Rail-spitter. They are an awful set, no
doubt; and we have even heard it re-
ported that they are bent on carrying out
their hellish design of subjugating South
ern gentlemen, if it takes every chicken
south of Mason and DiNon's line. Upon
4 close examination of current history we
find, however, that there are on the face
of the footstool bigger set of marauders
than those who carry the Stars and Stripes.
We find also, that the outrages committed
by the national troops are slightly magni-
lied bv the northern rebels, and that the
rebel organs in the South consider
"Linkum's hirelings" as very pleasant
gentlemen to have in their vicinity, when
compared with the armies of the descend
ants of the Cavaliers and Huguenots.
The Copperhead editors of the north,
from whom comes up the sound of "wail
ing and crashing of teeth" have never
seen any of the devastations over which
they howl, and most of their bloody
yarns are the coinage of their own infer
nal imaginations. The southern editors
know that whereof they speak, and as We
consider them better authority than their
northern colleagues, we will quote what
is said by the Savannah Republican, of
Oct. 2lst, concerning the two armies.
Somehow we can hardly avoid the impress
sion that the great difference between the army
OF Virginia and tina. OF Tennessee is in its
discipline. Il is notorious that our own
army while falling back from Dalton, was
even more dreaded oy the inhabitants than
was the army Of Sherman. The soldiers,
and even the officers, took everything that
came in their way, giving the excuse that II
they did not the enemy would. Subsequent
" straSglers from our army almost sacked
the stores in Atlanta. Now complaints loud
and deep come up from that portion Of Geor-
gia in the neighborhood Of our army, telling
Of ourages committed BY struggling squads
of cavalry, and Of insults offered to the fami-
lies Of the best and most patriotic citizens.
This stragghng-not confined to cavalry
this pillage, from which, il report speaks
truth, even officers are not free, besides its
intrinsic wrong, is wholly subversive OF dis
eipline and destructive Of all hope Of eff
cheney. II not checked by some master spi-
nit It presents gloomy prospect Of disasters
10 come. How different from Lees army,
which, even in hostile State, behaved itself
with marked propriety. How different even
from Sherman's army, which pursued its
stern and ruthless path from Chattanooga
without struggling, and committed outrages
simply as matter of policy and in obedience
to orders. License is fatal to discipline and
TO efficiency. Even the modified license Of
the Maryland campaign ruined the cavalry
of the Army of the Valley OF Virginia, and
it has done nothing worthy Of its reputation
or its real force since its return TO Nirginin.