Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-12

THE OUTRAGES OF TIE LATTER IN EAST TENN ESSEN
A correspondent of the Atlanta Register furnishes
the following
The crueties and brutaites of Butler, surnamed the
Beast, ia New Orleans ard elsewhere, have long since
attained WORLDWIDE notoriety, and in consequence,
bis is held in contempt and adherence in every
land and by every people making any pretensions to
decency cvilz alton. Batter is now the synonym of
all that is and cowardy, and base and dsp able
President Davis, in lengthy and formal proclamation
declared him out l1av and commanded any one into
whose hands he might fall to hang him, like deg to
the nearest tree. That al just and proper, and
woe to the Beasts head neck the moment South
ron lays hands upon him. But we are Slways wiling
to give the devil his DUE ard why not do much for
the Beast? Butler is rot me9ner man or lower
species OF brute than Sherman Sometimes | doubt if
he be NEAR The only superiority Sherman has over
Butler is, be is not quite so cowardy, 10 pton
of that term He qCU 60 forth with'his bands of rob-
beers and marauders to their work OF rapne and ruan
ISM He has been in few battles, while Butler has
never But in 90 far os Sherman has enterprise aud
,e over the Beast that far be is the danger
GUS of the twO-can and does more m schet-beeDmes
that much beast OF prey. The late raid Of Sher
man in Mississippi is familiar 10 all, and fresh in the
public memory: will here give publicity to few OF
his brualties in another foray, Immediately preceding
his ravaging expedition 10 Mississippi, with which the
world is not familiar, and about which very little
hss yet bten said. | alude 10 his march in the early
part Of December last to Knoxville
81 is whole route from Chattanooga to Ma1yvile, in
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stopped was an unbroken path of desolatioD. The
track Of the tornado sweeping houses forests fences,
erytbiDg living standing before il, is not more
striking or obstructive than that OF Sherman aud his
hreliDgs along the beautiful valleys Of the Sweet Water
and Tennessee. Ike armies OF Buckner Burnside,
Stevenson and Longstree all of whom had previously
traersed the most OF the route, were babes
of destruction, We compare their combined effects
with the huge proportions OF Shei mans desoation-
All oLer YShkee Generals and troops we're Christians
with I'd Nor JoF
standr 6, lot pound of meat, Or bustel of wheat
corn, q bundle of hay or fodder remained behind
them lie did not divide with the people, taking, OF
course, the lions stare-bC be took all th people had
in the way CT provisions Not house escaped their
raV0gea-every nook AMI cOrner-the most private
cess, the very sanctuary Of every home felt their pout
ing touch. Bed clothes, ladies' dre5sas, chiidrens
ythings-:amily relics the Old family Bible, works
of art and tasteeveryhDg dear ard precious, valuable
and efu were alike destroyed or appropriated by tie
vondas Mothers often saw The last mou hfuI of the
meat and brea Cf their families taken, and about tie
only thing in gay of subsistence, strange say, that
the demons did not take destroy, the mothers
nipple in the infants mouth. How did they resist the
temptation "Reminiscences were met with Oaths and
curses. AT Athens lady called upon the Brute for
protection. He answered, that be had come not to
save, but to destroy, that his was mission not Of
mercy but oi destl ucton He bad come to crush the
rebellion aud the NEST efsc.ua way 10 do it was by
talv1tlon. Yes, to starve the helpless women end
children, because they could not conquer their hus
bands and fathers.
Al Sweet Water, they entered the dwelling Of Brig.
Gen. Jo q. Vaughn, who was then, with his COM
mand, in the Brutes front, AID Wantouy DESTROYED
furniture tore open bedticks and scattered their
tents, stole bed clothing tore up and carried of the
dress of Mrs Vaughn right before her eyes, and cursed
and abused her beside. At Philadelphia and LoudOn
their ravagess were similar. Turning 10 the right at
Louion, they crossed the Little Tennessee river at
Morgantown in Biount county. Here they tore down
number OF frame HOUSES and USED tn 10 in building a
temporary bridge. Passing up through .Unitia and
Louisville, they sacked every house. desolated every
farm, stole aod destroyed all provisions ard forage,
carried cit every horse and committed, along the whole
route almost every imaginable, and to any but
kee and~Vandal unlmaginabIe cutrages They went
to one house between louisville and Maryville where
the dead body OF the mother OF the proprietor lay await
ing intermen Not regarding the soemnity of the
occasion, the distress of the family, they proceeded
with their usual vulgary and coarseness, TO eppro-
pirate all the meat end her provisions the place.
At ary7lie they remained night, and during that
time went into every house in the placestole bedding
and bed clothing until not enough left to
keep the children warm-took every particle
CT provision to be tould, searched every room,
drawer and trunk, carried off jewery, clothing, ehoes
and IN fact any and every thing they wanted and much
they cared nothing for. The Brute himself rode up to
the finest looking residence in the place. the ou7e of
widow lady, whose husband had been exile, and had
recently died in strange land, and took possession Of
the premises. In very authoritative and dicatoral
manner he demanded the ladys keys She remarked to
him tt at she the habit of carrying her own keys
He stormed out at her that her property and life TOO
were In his hands-he could DO be pleased and would
do as be pleased with both. and threatened violence If
she did not deliver up the KEYS The poor frightened
woman compelled to hand them over whereupon
the Infatuated Brute took formal possession OF every
thing and instituted search in every part OF the
house. The next morning, otter taking all the tCur,
salt and other provisions, stealing with bis hands
few little things about the house. and requiring the
lady to take the OATH he returned her keys aud started
presume, in search of some other widows house TO
destroy. Pusillanimous dOg-the mean miserable vii
lain Very brave to lord it over weak women and
tIm'd children. Oh for thousand cow skins, in the
hands of thousand Southern sons, to lash the bach
aud 1t possb to excOr1te the very soul of the dag
tardly whelp who would thus insult and brow beat
woman-and an aged, feeble widow at that
Another lady, whose provisions, clothing and bed
clothes bad been stolen and whose children were hun
cry and crying for bread when she had none to give
went at ten O'Clock at night to the lodgings of the
Brute ard requested him furnish her enough meal
Hour to bake her five children some bread, they wer2
hungry and crying ard could not sleep without eating
The vulgar animal reminded her of his power-of her
dependence upon him-that all property and life were
in bis his hands &C. s., required her to take the oath
and dismissed her with pitance provisions. From
Maryville be returned by way of Madsonville and Tel
lco Plains, committing like excuses every where he
went
1t is useless, Messrs Editors, to extend this cata
logue any further. The heart sckene, the mind
madders, the blood boiling hot, to think of OF
recount them. Enough is given to demonstrate the
brutal instincts of Sharmar and to justify the public
sentiment in placing his name alongside that of Bu!
Ter, IN regarding him as on enemy OF mankind.
shame and disgrace to the human race, as an outlaw
and Brute. Let him after be known, Cal led
regarded and recognised the Brute and lot the bar
OF condemnation as in the case of Butler, be place:
upon bis brow. Let him be declared and proclaimed