Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-10
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The tpio wing COZ respoudt between Maj GeIera
P1ckEry and Yankee Genra PECK, will be read will
interest Of course the threat made by PICK if car
ried into effect would he neither les than de
| fberate murder:
| -HEArota's ARMY AND DISTRICT OF n c.
! sewteru, N. e., Feb Il, 1854.
Iai. t2en Pickett Dept o. Va. e.. TO: fedora t
| Amy. Pc trsburg
General have tba enclose lie the
tie advance N=~herD,' aud ar.ears to hay. been
extracted the Pee sburg Registrar pub
Yen te G S is oqsd to tbsi a
which states that Colonel Shaw shot dead
soldier from the other side of the vhc he span
hing With po0toon bridge, AID that the negro watch
cd. followed taken aud hanged aer tie action at HON.
awhile"
The Gsvsrnmen of The 1Dited States has wisely
down the 1evolutop and has placed them OF The same
footing, il all respects az her white troops.
The orders President this subiec 50 lust,
full ard cear that ercose copy fer your ,hioims
Relieving that this atrocy prp"tntc without
your Wedge, and that will take pro~pt "tpa
dsavow this violation the usages of and bring
tbs offenders Justice shal rain Fcm executing
bel soldier unti earr your action in tie premises.
I am, vecy respectfully
(>iencO IoaN Pkck, Nsj. tea.
"rHs ADVANCE ON NEwRERs.-rhe Petersburg Regis
ter gives the following additional facts of advance OF
Cur army. according to the report of passengers
from Weldon, ia len hack point sixteen
west of The feas9n assigned for this etogade
movement that Neubern coul1 not be taktn by
IN ts csptnre IS the Blaze WIS srorger than We had an
cips:ed Yet in spite Of this, cure that tie expe
situation to GO large Supplies from country stll abun
dant to prevent RAIDS poias Westward keep tories
who as one he guard that brought tbs batch
through, We learn that Col Shaw shot dead toy
spanning whh aoHtoon bridge TIE negro watched
followed taken snd hanged aet the action AT Thomas
vile.
at that when ops enter; Thomas vile,
number Of thu enemy took shelter in The houses and flied
upon he Yankers ordered to suffehder but
refused wheeeuP0n Dire to the house md their
upants sst bodily taste iii this world at the A"eS
lGeneral osdors No. 232.
WAR DKPAR7A ENT, J
ADIUTANT GBNERAL.s OFFICE :
Washington. July Fl, ls6a J
The tscw,Ds President is published the
Iuto' nator and government OF all concerned
Washington, D. c., July 30th 1868
Ii is the duty of every government to give protec
ton to its ns of whatever class, color eonnec
tiou aud specially those who duly organized as
coldiers in the public service.
The law of nations and the usages aud customs Of
war; n0 carried by civilized Powers, permit dis
tinctOn color in the treatment OF prisontIs CT
war as public enemies. To sell enslave any cap
tured person. account of his color and for offence
against the laws of war, is relapse into harbarisn
and crime against the civilization of the age.
Tie Government of the United States will give the
same protection to all its soldiers and if the enemy
shall sell eneIave any because of bis color, the
ofense shall be punished by retaliation upon the enc
my's prsonars in possession.
1t il therefore ordered that for every soldier of the
United States killed in violation of the laws of var
rebel soldier shall be ted and for every
shaved by the enemy, sold into slavery, a rebel sol
der sinai! be placed at hard labor the public works.
aud contiued s such labor until the other shall be
leased and receive t treatment due to prisoner CT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
~ order OF tue Secretary ot War.
+. d. Townsend,
Assistant AJjutaut General.