The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-10

Tpperyille east OF the Blue Ridge, 10
which section he always fled Tor ms MD
ing-place when he scented danger. MAD
not directed any special operations
against these partisans "hlle the CAM
paign was active. but as Mosby's men
mad lately killed. within my lines, my
chief Insnector, Colonel Tolles, and Med
zeal Insnector, Ohlenschlag l concluded
IN devote particular attention 10 these
.'irregulars" during the lull that now oc-
Cured
SLIGHT CORRECTIONS.
Now Whites battalion was in Rossers
brigade. under Hampton At Peterspurs'
until Roeser came 10 the Valley, AFTER
Farly's defeat IN October. Gilmores "as
in Lomax's division. Neither operateu o.'
detached service during this campais" -
the summer and fall OF 1864; they Weie o.,
the time in his front and not ID mo q,
Mc>eirs field of operations was ~ the
the Shenandoah Valley, but la
west, about Cumberland. rocLson
Mcneil made raid at Mount 1aS I'd
when sheridan was at Harrisonours, an az
vas killed. His command tneh I,,n
TO Northwestern Virginia. l nave
how Sheridan's quartermaster anu %
got killed. They had as many mn o."
Richards had. Killing is the very eSS go.
OF war. II they had killed MN 49,,
would have been praised as heroes
20 TO war to Kill and be killed. lou Ian
be a hero and not go into DANGER !.
no worse to Kill a doctor or quarter
master than a private soldier. Not lohs
after the battle of Cedar Creek Sheridan
retired into winter quarters at Ninches-
ter, and sent the larger portion OF ms
army by the Baltimore road pack ~
Grant. Early's corps also returned 10
General Lee, not greatly reduced in num-
bers
Under Gordon they constituted large
portion of the troops surrendered at APP
pomattox. If the battles in the Valley
in any way accelerated that event II -
not perceptible. Grants plan for the cap
ture OF Richmond by the cooperation Oh
the Army OF the Shenandoah had peeh
defeated In a work, Napoleon in Rus-
STA" a great writer contends that
kutusOn was the victor at Borodino' he
admits that Napoleon held the field. ana
that he captured many guns and prison.
ers. But what was the grand result! IN
less than two months he was pack on
the banks of the Niemen! He had won
a tactical victory, but got no advantage
from it. If Sheridan and Early had
fought no battles in September and Octo-
Der the conditions would not have been
materially changed from what they were
In December General Sheridan has de-
scribed with much detail the devastation
OF the country he occupied, where he eX-
hibited to the world the spectacle of the
strength OF civilization without its mer-
cy." Hunter had already ravaged the
Valley. lie left before his work was COM
plete But he carried off the statue Of
Washington from the college he endowed
and showed less sensb.lity than Alarc
when he confronted the image of Pallas-
Athene.
1t may be conceded that the destruc-
ton OF provisions. and whatever imme-
diately contributes TO the support of an
army, Is allowable 10 an enemy. But IL
is a fundamental principle that nothing
IS allowable against an enemy but what
is necessary. and nothing is necessary
which does not tend TO procure victory
and bring the war to a conclusion"
PURr wAYToNYEss.
After destroying all the wheat and
corn in a country, TO burn mills where
there is nothing to grind is pure wan
toness. All the barns were burned no
matter whether there was forage in
them or they were empty. The destruc-
ton Of implements of husDandry TO pre-
vent the planting Of crops Simply be-
cause there is a possibility Of their be-
ing useful 10 an enemy. can no more
be justified than killing deionceless
women and children IL s true that
there Is a chance that the crops that
are allowed to be sown may be useful
to the enemy: and t - ciually true
that If the war lasts long enough, as
did the thirty years war, children may
grow up, and women may become the
mothers Of soldiers. Tho injury in
hcted is certain and permanent. There
IS only "A possibility OF its weakening the
resources of the ane ~; the benefit
too remote and contingent. The war did,
in fact. close before another crop ctuld
have been reaped in l. g Shenandoah
Valley. | am now judging by the rrn-
ciples that | wish myself TO be JrCged.
In his memoirs General Sheridan
repudates the humane mdXms Of
Grotius and Nattel, and lays Gown an
ethical code for the government C ar
mics in war that abolishes all distinc-
tions heretofore recognized Ue,werl Z, m
Blatant and non-combatant enemies. II
the United States should adopt IT. Zen
NapoleOn's saying, Scratch Russian
If you will find a Tarter.' VIII 10. alply
alone 10 the subjects ri tie car. In
contrast with these pitiless doctrines.
that suggest the picture IF the Inft nal
Court and THE iron tears that rain
down Pluto's cheeks" are the humane
rules Of international aw as cXpoanIed
by Professor Twiss. Of OXfJ. I, in his
work on rights and Duties In Time cf
War"
AN ABUSE OF RIGHTS.
All damage, Therefore, which is done to
an enemy without any corresponding adj
vantage acCruing 10 the belhgcrent IS IN
abuse of a natural right OF the latter
thus, indeed, IL belligerent Is entitled TO
capture all the property of an enemy
which is calculated to enable ...m the bet
ter TO carry on tlostiitles, and n he can