Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-06-20

During Major General Hunters
burning and destroying trip through
Valley Of Virginia, in ls6i-when
he burned Gov. Lelcher's house Ut
Lexington and stole q statue Of
immortal Washington from the
college at that plaeo-he received n
letter from n venerable Virginia
lady, whose house aud furniture and
out buildings were, by his order,
consigned TO the flames. We give
few extracts = Galveston News,
What was my OlIenoey Ny hus-
band was absent, an exile he had
never been n politician, or engaged
in the struggle now going on, his
ago preventing. This fact David
Strothcr, your chief of staff, could
have told you. The house was built
by my father, revolutionary sol
der, who served tho whole seven
years for your independence. There
was born, there the sacred dead
rcpose. II was my house aud my
home; and there has your niece,
who has lived amongst us ever since
this horrid war began up to the
present moment, met with all kind.
ness and hospitality at my hands
Was il for this that You turned my
young daughter and little son out
upon the world without a shelter?
Or was il because my husband is n
grand son of the revolutionary pa.
triot and rebel Richard Henry Lee,
and the near kinsman of the noblest
christian warrior, the greatest of
generals, Robert Il. Lee? Heavens
blessings be upon his head forever !!
Your Office is not to lead like brave
man and soldier, your mon to fight
in the ranks of war, but your work
has been to separate yourself from
all danger, and with your inccndia-
ry band steal unawarcs upon help
less women and children to insult
and destroy. Two fair homes did
you yesterday ruthlcssly lay in
ashes, giving not moments warn
ing 10 the startled inmates Of your
wicked purpose, turning mothers
and children out of doors. In the
case of tho Hon. A. r. Botelcr, both
father and mother were far away,
and any heart but that of Capt. Mar
tindale's and yours would have been
touched by that little circle compris-
ing a widowed daughter just risen
from a bed of illness, her three lit
tie fatherless babes, the eldest not
five years old, and her young heroic
sister. repeat any man would
have been touched by that sight.
A Colonel of the Federal army
has stated that you deprived forty
of your officers of their command,
because they refused to carry out
malignant mischief. All honor to
their names, for this at least. They
were men: they had human hearts,
and blush for such commander.
| ask who that does not wish infa-
my and disgrace attached to him
forever would serve underyou?
Your name will stand on history's
page as the hunter of weak women
and helpless children, as a hunter
to destroy defenceless villages and
refined and beautiful homes, to
torture afresh the agonized hearts
of suffering widows. The hunter
of Africa's poor sons and daughters,
to lurch them on to theruin and death
of soul and body. The hunter with
the relentless heart of a wild beast,
the face OF fiend and the form OF
II man. Obi earth, behold the
monster Can l say "God forgiven"
No. No prayer can be offered for
you. Were it possible for human
lips to raise your name Heaven
ward, angels would thrust the foul
thing back again and demons claim
their own. The curses and the
scorn of the upright and manly, the
hatred of the true and honorable
will follow you and yours through
all time and brand your name, In
famy Infamy Again demand
why have you burned my house ?
Answer me, as you must sono day
answer before the Searcher of all
Hearts, why have you added this
atrocious deed to your many other
crimes T? ..a a...,..