, 1864-09-25
her pstmt4cs kith 1 stick, chm coascs,ptiax
/ hsr oaty son and 81 sutpurt-dxthsTsty sf .Cai.

10 = litter to The Ms5or Of NeW Oslesas.
April 26tb, 1885,, ,-Admt7l Fa11agus ssJs: II
shall reedilS and sey-nl " .putlsh any per-
aon or pttsups %bo sbail c0mmas eueh out
nlcn dtibE upoo helpl1tA women snt chill
o1tn for giving expr as,n to their pleasure
~ ~nnefH'nE tbs vid Tag" These aso tue
;" Esnuemen", soldiers wu Iesd ot, forme.l ont
OF the raw natestsl called 'tohiyal1E-ma =:
"lmnsedia's s0o.ts>s "sade FIR q ees.ationsf.
= Mr. st. Clair, mate II the steamDozt HeRxy,
-stst<s tbaE *'1n Aususi, 1850, while nts vessel
>svss lyfrg ut the wharf De<r New Orleans, +
Gefulan ptd!ar, wao could SCARCELY uadur-
'srsnu or uttrr II sentence In English, was
csught md napg IT, lamp post BY mob fsr
u Mr. Lipcolp, then cAGdlds1e tor the Prc4t-
tenc9, aud not the least Opposition was ma-e
by the poftce, n.,r av7 notica taken Of II by
tne city authorities" '' -
'.1mntdsats efores 81 :nsds for a tessafi9. ef
'hastLttit1"
Du1,nE the eng cement between the Fed
era. xanboats asd tho zebel batteries On
NbitE River, In ArkstsaR, q shot from ona OF
their batteries exploded the b.iies OF rha
1Jtubd City. IL avoid death BY scaidlug.
tee crE~ leaptn overno4rd, for who.e feseao
sntali eos1 we're ,@@sa.stel, saS ssas Ihs
the stfusglirg, druwning men. xn't upon tds
crews OF lbe ho4ts seus to their ntd NJ they
cid und.r stn.1far cifru u1istauces In tho hzr-
Dor Of Mob'le. upon tue crsw aed oficars OF
the uufo1tuoate cecumsth- Tnia Was doao
under tie y u II Admtta Davis, VITO distinct-
| ly saw the CO ardls act, and remasks ID nis,
report, "thst the country ~lll con.saattocse
bArtaTaiIes Of eayaEe tneuy With tha nuo-
=! dred efforts mado By our. v~n people to tcs-
| euethe wounded and disabled. under like
6th."
'Immediits ffe:ts BE- rads jar ext.asisn ef
I kesti'ities."
Rsv. Mr. Augcsey. Of aftss., states th,t
ahe wss seizea b. the bels, heavily troned.
ard, Vi;h eighty others; p,scsd in a duoe,,pu;
my crime was that deleuded the Unioa
| Willie Twas In prison, numbers were led ont
and ehot:: A. tifst thoss In coargu provided
collins: hut the great nomoer Of executions
| exceeding the supply, they dug tEeurh, aad
| mace the man sit uowo un tho or10k, Whnu
u file cfsuidleEs sdEauccd aad tired three batls
iLto the he'd Acd thtse into the hestss ef
/ lAxir vIctt mE this TAa tho muda OF e1ecu-
:. tiou.' Fl. further ststee tast is he was nlm.
! sa|G bunted By hloodhnunus. as were other
U1i u mrn t. tbs! 5tate.">-
4lt..: ed,ets <15srts q Il medSt for a e.ss,tiss
Of lo.t:liti.s
A full nistor7 Of these atrocities would ali
yolnprs~ But Why continue ths- rrclta!sr
Sutheier bns be-u recouu1ed Ia these brief
la2es 70 stamp 'hes1 pez6ai us rseeiJ - tas
l
ever dtsvraced mankind. Tue mind ecoilsis
hulFnr frots the cnnte mpT4tiou OF The bar
haTatfea th.y hare prAct'ced up1n our citizeus
and toldlcrs tur no otn.r cstne than teas VI
owing thsle conntr aud their .g But the
CIVILIZED p orlu will staud Axkast at toa fact
that the rccsut Co.p~rhe.d convention At
Chicago was composed o, men in full and
shameless SYMPATHY with the. bloody aud
brutal tyrauts at Richmond. Who. inspired
and commended the commission es tho
crimea and atzQc1'ies HEREIN exposed aud held
mp 10 the execr-tlnn OF civilization. Th.
platform OF Peace aud Dftuuion there esscted
will forever stand oat in history rs the ioul-
est blot upon our efcutcheon, and will maka
our lstest postersty to blnah with shame and
humiliation THIS ahame must be wiped
out, az far IS possible, by the loyal peopte,
BY bur, ing, In one common political grave,
) ihat at1octpus platform Of an isnominious
and degrading peace, aud tie candidates who
stand upon It, Illustrating its hiamy and
its aisloyalsy.
"Down with the traitor and mp with the start"
UrIon msn was dragged from bis house by
the "peace Democracy End taken to :
1h,cket:
.4Af,er consultation It WIS determined to put
n,aie mai lin sesScn to having d dons ne sod W s.tS
certain fhi1es of which be was Innocent.
'tAtter tT,1ng some time to accomplish their OBJ
took eG lis e!otn,pst, lstd ntm down up9n a ioE.
o.@ n
III. Thes canttnned % Ssss hs@ 1 tasse ~
he 1onld eepftss, ana upon his rla.ing would lct
IN on h1m nose yigoFonsy.
His lteou% appeals IN behalf Of mercy were totally
df,rtsnrie]. Mature finally yielded, ard the poor
man suooned, and wAs Lost to eoutctou*uess Tor
| several minutes: As eoon - be revtred these
hcllieh tormentors resumed their tortnree. The1
sPs !he ends orSFse2 tt.sfs aad tw,.ttps them Il
{ sions wsre continued for some t,me. They then
ent o. his o:srss s q tns second 1otst 49, also his
"The ntIs step waa to cut OF hls a,us st. tha
elbows. and -sha1seRs at tho knecs. Atter this
operation the wretched victim tainted, and falling
nounced him esd, End began to prepare 10 letvc
}hut 1t shss moment their victim showed signs o!
IT, nov nd soand nd h. nd
/ Who has rena Of the horrors OF the Span
81 tsh inqulsttton-the rack, and the otac
y modee Of punishment there adopted-with
8 cut feeling Of utter detestation for 1t
: The crucltIes inflicted on the soldiers O
8 the Republic ut Libby Prtaon amt Belle ISLAM
: are more horrible taef thoss perpetrated Il
as Tic Inqd1sIuon haa been called
, A history of-thoae horrors would. I'LL vuI
, umes; but We can only now glance at them
, Andrew J. Mum, Of company A. in ths
c 10Th Ohio regiment, thus speaks OF facts
! occurring under bis oHn observation at Belle
!, Islnnd:
Q "Ihe next day We were parcesed and esut t.
tist hell earth, Belle Island, where Witnessed
awu posvsi1 s @ md saia sh tSe ooa
n and fend The heazt with aa aeouy ot. pity to r.
!. member. Day aftc1 day have been forced to wit
ness the slow, fearful death by starvation Of seors
+ Or OFT nohls fellows, and TO hear their a6oniztna
moa1s and incoherent fnvInRe, and pleading fui
J. ,emsth,nx to soo.he he pair. q hangsr; The,
t1pn, aak tor something to aaTe their ifv-s, which
! thsy eouid fiel slipping sHsy; Ard thsir hraia]
: DECLARING they would show them how Is sddfese
gentlemen. and, defpite their ~e2k and emacatefl
e9ek IL sna ss as I'D
4 rays OF the SUD. and many tines when they went
to release the sufferers they wnuld ind sil6aned
Of lite. and the poor victim be1ng It last beyond
r tba .each Of theiK peftceusiou-
and illusase to nsrs skeleton, and could scarce
!. " stand, aawleu one daT np bank nea< his tanl
ee5 ht 'e srh ~. .1 h1s e. bnn.ns 1S wn f.
+ tho bauk aud sss down trembling With extreme
exhaustion thai lhe ezsrtion had cost hin, Ehez
ds1ed lin to ri down Or 6e Would shoot ail "a
: ing IL! wei vhat would % me eoasequsucc d
: before ne could tu1u round: the rcael1 demon
. j raised his gun unl nred, the ba passing through
the poor hUs'a ride. who ruled down the@hank and
n expired without xfnan, his heaEte blond sptttine
;. tn Jets from the Rhast3J wound. II ~
c1ose, rarr0w, apd hlshy ell, eesrcs ten fees vide
4 bnt With one smsu, grated Window for light and
!, ar, and son1e being sick were obliged to La down
4 anu. In Ce DaequeIce, the men west hu9dled and
the air jeut ana oppressive: sud one younk fellow
VITO was almost tnifocated. Arose and pus his tzes
. up to the window 70 Eet breath, when tho guar
= upon the Outside, without the ellghtcss provoca
!. finu, ehos him through the head, ,-uls blood ant
brs1ps befpArtetinK hi5 comz1des tn4lde OF tn
cell, Who, With low, thrilling CT Of hiETor. con
!. 4 templ4fed this brutal and coldbloodtd murder O
: even yenonkt1nce, for tear Of thaeing Nk'
fate.''
L tee on the Conduct OF the War Is Of stuilal
= character The surgeon who had charge oi
- naIy returned prisoners a. Baltimore thua
i speaks Of thsm:
= "WErTrs Buu:D1Nqs HoeesrAl,}
i BAL11noRS, Md., My q. 1854 f.
II "DxAR SIR: have the honor to enclose tht
~ photograph OF John Bseinfg with the desired ID
- fotua{sou written upon it. lam vc1Y eotfY you1
p ! commtrsee could NOT hare sesn thees cases 1hel
flsk xeceirzd. No one, from these pictures, caE
one in tn able to ssrnd alone: sops Of then
! 20 covered and esten By ye1mtn that they nearly
: nzerb1ed caecs Of trna11 poI, and 50 eEaAc1ated
:, ih,t they were really living rkeaeunx. and hardly
thzs Us thSresult sbovs, forty out Of one nundFef
8 md four hxyinK died up to tnfs cata-
ieh a. this wholesale EtsT!ation, 1nshe history
a t this eatanle reoeon, have faAsd to noteit Bet
3 tsr the maz&ac1k8- II Lawrence, Fort Pillow snt
. Plymouth :tban to be lhna starvd to death b.