The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-02-02

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| the most auject dcsitution. Their masters
were notified to reclaim them, but disease
supcrinduced by want OF food and by eN
posure, had thianed their numbers, a"d
nearly all those who had survived. died
from its effects on their return Journey.
Nor was this brutal neglect the only CIR
cun,stancc that demonstrated the hollow
ness of their professions for the slaves. \
systematic robbery was committed by the
Federal soldiers of their money. In hume
rouS instances the slave had boarded III
earnings in specie. The soldier usually a.
preached him with a benevolent inquiry
touching that interesting fact. ana ~
promptly informed of The extent Ct IL"
possessions He was then told that the in
uuircr had been charged with the custody
of these treasures. all OF which w"u!l be
sacrclly preserved. and re delivered when
thew reached their destination. II t..i- a.
surnnce failed to establish confidence. rs
was sometimes the case. he was f"rcibiy
0cspoilcd of his money. Where the saw
ings of the slave consisted OF t"n,eicra'"
Treasury Notes he was told that they were
worthless. but that by delivering them. he
| should receive gold instead. The women.
who rh ENTHUSIASTICALLY brdcckcd themselves
| in Their iewelry to hail III. day Of their de
| Ivcrence were violently deprived III it
| When they had Ihus obtained possession q.
! all The nprru.. hal. they abandoned TIA"
women and children - hunger and suffer
/ ing II is well to lscttc ihcs" disgusting
| details not for your information. bat tait
| the world may know the diabo ictl peril Y
of the people. who have not even the merit
of sincerity in their a~.cverati"ns ~ con
Germ for tn, welfare OF that class. who's"
champions they assume "a be.
Their treatment Of III" slaves has bee"
so uniform in every locality. where the en-
cmv has made a Judgement. that its atup
ton must have hccu preconCertcd. or =
, the effect Of Indifference. The slave. :"
duCed OF torn from the comforts OF his
home. vi here provision for nursing III sick
ness wa. always made, has been treated by
ih.. enemy like The beasts of burth"n -
Mnsscd together in pens and hG;s. VIII IA
sufficient clothing and food, exposed t."
hardship ami weather. RAPID ana SiiFr
disease fastened Itself upon them. The
trightr.!I mortality among them h'S been
viewed b. ihrir- pseudo friends with ini IT.
ference. or secret delight. The diving hay"
been ~ e:.,.ctuali. >cpIra'ci - ;hc dead.
one q: their h.Uiluai themes III the druu0
citation OF our system j. the sundrr!ng ot
family ties 80 such sccH"- were ever " :
messed in "A slav. mart ot IL" South. -
hnv, been seen on III" banks II our rivers
during this war.
The enemy on some occasions having
whole families hanging on his march. has
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courses " 'i''cI' ','t' 20 '..' ~ :.
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p.tnsaH"n'' a. t''! r'''.'.. .'.'.' .'' az
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men were ih"'c.'t - ~ ". US - ,''
h.acE troops. IN 10 i''''.''t.. '.''' 9 ,,'' IN
Ulc- h''A ftf'i't'"H :" '''o"I' 80" '' ~
VA Icy sec raGh r'n'' ""''' ~.
h'er peace 'h,'! VA n2l"' "a. -,
certain 'u"'r p!HSS>"' en-. 80 ~, -
serves thHE WOMB never ma ''''" "'''' -
c""cina!!' nav. th.tf :'.' c. ''"''"''
thor "N':ri' "r. ,'''iN", ..,
me nuinprr "' S'i'.' h''', "' "' =,
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