Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-05
Yankee Honor and Justice.

At first blush the following paragraphs read as II the
enemy we're returning to civilized warfare and had
abandoned tbs Systematic barbarty which have made
them hateful in every enlightened kingdom.
"Aa Investigation has been instituted by Provost
Marshal General Hail. Of the Department of the Sou b,
into the burning of numerous buildings at Jackeonv lie,
Fla and the depredaons committed at that place by
the Union troops, at the time Oh the e1peoi1on Ia
wear /; is understood that the parties proved to be
implicated in firing the buildings and ticking away
uropertv, will be tried for arson and theit."
.srhs Court Natal at Nav Orleans, in the case Of
Nsi. Alexander S Hil L ghteetth Regiment Corps
d'AriQue sentenced him to degradation irom his rsnt
in presence of his troops and confinement at Dry Tor
tugas ore year. The findings and sentence of the
co1r, hsvs been approved by Gen. Banks by general
or Ter. in which Re Gays,
THE tffsnce Of which this officer Is proved guilty
an at;emp. 60 eff ct by violence advantages over pow
eress Women-is disgracelul himself, AID Criminal
in the eyes Of God sud man. Tue country does no:
wish in its service men who would so disgrace hs uni
form they wear.
Blu. examination proves this to be cheap show of
ouor and humanity, without the shadow even Of tie
substlnce Il is understood" that the parties en-
gagged In burning the buildings at Jacksonville are to
Be- tried for arson AMI theft; Nothing is known. We
venture to predict that 10 trial will ever take place,
Il il does that it will prove the verlest of shame Yam
keeaud is at this moment plunged in grief for
of the "hero- martyr" DAhlgren, whose written in
structous were to destroy ell mills all provisions, all
farming Implements, to kill all the cattle and horses
which could not be carried of to saek hecty Of Rich
mond ASSASSIN ate the President aud Cabinet and turn
over the women to the hesh passions of the prisoners
on Bale I:ls Such we're his written orders, approved
in Washington 10 secret session OF the Cabinet and
afterwards made known 10 the leading editors of the
North and approved unanimously and arty BY them
Because the pirate DAblgren CHANGED to be killed in
King and Queen county, expedition. OF negroes and
whites was La ried there for the express purpose oil
taking wretchei revenge. The Court House and many
private dwellings we're burned This base exploit was
repestsd oaa larger scale in the couttes Of Mathew.
and Middlesex; houses we've burnt, property Of al
sorts destroyed and negroes horses and cattle stolen
Such was the brutal vengeance executed upon unarmed
pvate citizens because the boat which carried Ftz-
bugh cavalry to the Eastern Shore let the waters Of
Matthews, and the prize, ntAn" WAS carried thi;her
And now ws are called upon 10 believe that pilage and
arson in Florida will be punished-lhat inceudiary
aie crimes in one State and glorious deeds of valour
in anothsrl
As for the sentence of "Msjor Alex. S. Hill, Eigh
teentb Regiment, Corps dAfrqne, that a'o arcicAl
He uus proved guilty of crime for which hii life would
be sorry forfeit and he Is sent to the Dry TortugaG
for one year. There he will meet the Bank officer;
from Norfolk, who have been sentenced to years oil
hard labour for refusing to reveal the hiding place Of
the money which had been deposited in their charge
sacred trust which they bound by every obligation
not to deliver into the hands of the enemy. The "vio
lator of powsress woman" is 10 be confined in plea
SAINT quarters, well clothed and well fed From his
windows he win watch the gentlemen from Norfolk,
clad in the garb Of coavcts ong in the burning sun.
After few months of comfortable Imprisonment bis
sentence will be cOmmuted and he will return to the
bosom o. bis family and to the admiring gaze of the
" miscegenaling" ladies of New York, leaving behind
him the Norfolk convicts to toll ont their Wreched live.
Such Yankee honor prChbeck at best for the thrg
itself does no. exis. in the Yankee breast.