Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-13
THE BLACK FLAG.
Hey> Henry 81. Field Repudiates Decided
~ "a startling Allegation.

Rev, Henry 81. Field Repudiates Dseldea
~ a startling Allegation.
One chapter, however furnished i,
another pen is new and startling
that which ascribes to jackson AZ an
mOIAent q proposal TO raise the blaek
hag This is the last extremity u
war and its most horrible barbaritv
The very word suggests slaughte,
without mercy. The black flag foais
only at the masthead OF pirate ships
telling by sign that can not be mis-.
understood that quarter viii neither
be asked nor given. In warfare on
land il would mean massacre OF pn..
oners, Il thing unknown among the M.
tiOns OF the present day, ana thai
would bring upon any man or any gov.
eminent that should attempt IL the
execration Of the whole civilized world.
The very idea Of such thing is 50
allen TO the character Of Stonewau
jackson that statement OF this kind
must be received with great rs,erya
Ii would not be deemed worthy OF a
moments attention were Il not THAT II
IS given ON the authority a his own
brother In Law. General Rufus Bar.
ringer, OF the confederate army who
details Al considerable length 10.
murkable interview that took place
after the Seven Days battle
while the army WAS stin eucamped
near Richmond But the statsmsn,
/. explicit and leaves no duul TIA.
Jackson believed ia hi Cr0m Gillian
way OF carry Ing on war. tina. L war
must be the more trcmen aoIs the
blows the sooner viii i come Ia an
end and he would push the MAG INTO
the North and make il felt b 90 h
syer.tg But he would uefet have
dealt NliH prisoners a. Cromwell. dll
with lnc Irish garrison o! prus sda
or Napoleon wllh tho TURKS 10 lana.
| lHb bees proJt5 " what Ar would 90
&, Gu s. hAl hU did DO when the t0H4ats
Vt Far thraa whole garrison .ai0 his
ha"ds 81 lIarprrs Ferry ~ sap
! tHrad eleven thousand ucr aud 10.
rtd 81 treating them 9igh greA'
| Gritty he pAroi.rL them all; b. which.
instead % being sral 70 Southern pgls-
/ ous, they we're transported 70 a camp
near Chicago. where they were kept
.G comparative comfort ,,ll they arrs
exchanged Ot course II they Ulaisl
I tneir parole they would b. exposed 20
the utmost penalty " the wAr Bul
tho policy instead OF being cruel gss
tho mildcsl that could have been adopt
I'd. Il was uoL however. OF the ground
~ humanity but 70 disencum8er his
army tha, hr might move il rapidly
which he could not do with thousands
Of prisoners dragging on - heels
II al llarpers Ferry he had topped
20 look after them. Il would have
ds'ay.d bls march % !o.a Lee
Tor TIM approaching battle When ~
declared therefore. That ho would
keep 90 prisoners, Il was Tor 4 mil.
i.ary reason. ilr had laid uu' . plan
~ campaign which he bel.ased e
! guF1usiy pursued. Npnld cad the
war II vas % form three 81 luas
errnt movable columns p! forty
thousand mon each which should 10
| literally stripped FOR battle leaving
cphtnd not ouly prisoners hat even
fortified posts. that the whoie ish'ng
forcn might b. concentrated into .
few compact bodies which rIa.d b
moved with great rapidly ,H'o The
Northern a,a'os and against Northern
cities That This grand strategy would
have succeeded wr do not believe Tor
tho br4t ~ all reasons ihnt i was
twice attempted ard tailed az Ante.
iam and Gettysburg In the ars; o.
which jackson himself took part Bot
Mt the time ~ tho interview This had
not boon attempted and h. vas very
snnguinc ~ success even pic'urtug y
himself how hc would plant biz guns
within shelHug distance Of fnilade.'
phin md New York. Harpcr'- Maga'
Zinc.