The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

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insult or show contempt FOR any officer
be regarded ard treated as a woman OF
the town, plying her avocat.ou. not; only
infur1ated the people OF the South anti
caused the author to lie oatiawed' b.
! our sscFernnaent and dsncm!isated the
beast tut Lord palr:erston IN the
I British It'tise es Commons took occa-
/ sion to be astonished, to blush and to
| proclaim his deepest indignation at the
/ tenor OF that order. tsee Greeley. page
t10o)
But ne are sick of these recitals and
must conclude our report. longer thar
l we intended it should be- We, there
/ fore. only aIfude TO the orders found on
| the person OF Dahigreen, to burn. sack
| ard destroy the city of Richmond. TO Kilt
I Jeff. Davis and his Cabinet on the spot'
| etc.
| The infamous conduct OF General Ed.
| ward a. Wild, both in virginia a I
|! Georgia. and that Of Colonel John NC
! Neil in aIissouri, some of which can pc
| found set forth in the first volume OF the
I Southern Historical papers at pages 20
and 2332 are shocking and dissraceful pc
! You'd description.
/ MARKED CONTRAST.
| Now, contrast with all these orders
i and all this conduct on the part of the
| Federal officers and soldiers the address
OF General Early to the people of York
Pennsylvania, when our army invaded
| that State in the gettysburg campaign, or
| better still, the order of General Robert
| e. Lee to his army on that march. We
will let that order speak for itself. Here
] it is:
I Headquarters A. II. ".
I "Chambersburg, Pa, June %, 1853.
| General Orders No. IS:
THE commanding general has marked
with satisfaction the conduct of the
| troops on the march and confidently am
| ticfpates results commensurate with the
| high spirit they have manifested. No
| troops could have displayed greater for
! tit,sdc or better performed the arduous
| marches of the first ten days. 1.str
| conduct in other respects has. with few
exceptions, been in keeping with their
| character as soldiers and entities them
! to Appreciation and praise.
| There have however. been instances OF
| forgetfulness on the part of some that
| they have in keeping the yet uasullted
reputation OF the army and the duties
| exaete0 OF us by civilization and Chris
! tianity are not less obligatory in tho
| country CT the enemy than in our own.
| The commanding general considers that
I no greater disgrace could befall the army
| ard through it to our whole people. than
L
RACES upon the innocent and defenseless
| and the wanton destructioh of private
! property. that have marked the course OF
| the enemy in our own country. SuChg
| proceedings not only disgrace the perpe-
| traitors and all connected With them. but
! are subersiye of the discipline anH ef-
! ticiency Of the army and destructive OF
| the ends Of our present movements. 1t
| must be remembered that We make war
| only on armed. men and that we cannot
| take vengeance fDT the wrongs our PEI
| pie have suffered without lowering oar
| selves in the eyes of all whose abhorrencs
| has been excited by the atrocities of our
/! enemy and offending against Him to
whom vengeance 5elorseth. without
! whose favor and support our efforts must
| all prove III vain. The commanding gem
| eral therefore, earnestly eXhortS tha
| troops to abstain. With NEST Scrupuious
| care. from unnecessary or Wanton M
| Jury to private property; and he enjoius
| upon all officers to arrest and bring To
! Summary punishment all who shall In
! any way offend against the orders or
| this subject.
| r. T. LEE. General.
| The London Times commented most IA
/ vorably on this order and its American
correspondent said OF it and of the con-
duct of our troops:
| THE greatest surprise has been ex-
| pressed to me by officers from the AUS
train Prussian and English armies. each
| of which have representatives here. that
volunteer troops. provoked by nearly
| twenty-seven months of unparalleled
ruthlessuess and wantonness. OF which
| their country has been the scene, should
| be under such control and should be will
| ling to act in harmony with the iona
suffering ard forebearance of President
| Davis and General Lee.
FAITHFULLY CARRIED OUT.
| TO show how faithfully that order was
| carried out, the sane writer tells how
he saw with his own eyes General Leo
| and a surgeon of his command repairing
| q turner's fence that had been damaged
/! b< the army Indeed. we might rest oir
| whole case on the Impartial, Judgment OF
| Il distinguished foreigner. who, wiring
| in 1864. drew this vivid picture and strlli-
| ing contract between the way the war
! was conducted on our part anG on ttiSie
I of the Federals He says:
! This contrast has been ssnali5ed by
| tie exhibition of SOME of the best and
!! some of the worst qualities that war has
| ever brought out. It has prodncsd J.
| recklessness of human life, u contempt
| of principles, a disregard OF engage
mcnts. the heaaions adoption OF the
| most iawless measures, the pt,sIc taith
| scauGaIcusly violated. botii towaids
{! friends and enemies; the liberty Of the
! citizen at the hands of arbitrary pstwer;
| tire liberty of the press abolished; the
! Suspension of the habeas corpus act. IL
! legal imprisonments. midnight arrests.
| pul.ishInents inflicted without trial. the
! courts of law controlled by satellites Of
| government. elections carried on undsr
| military supervision;t rufianism both
| or word and act!on, eatIng deep into inc
! courtry; the most brutal inhu-
| mainly in the conduct of the war itself;
| ou,rages upon lie defenseless, upon We
| men. children and prisoners: riunder,
rapine, devastation. murder--ul1 tie old
horrors of barbarous warfare. which T.tI-
| rope is beginning to De ashamed of. ard
| new reiinen;ents of cruelty thereto aided.
BY way Of illustrating TIE advance OF
| knowledge.
Eie further says:
Il has also produced qualities snd
| phenomena, the opposite of these. Ar
! uor and devoteduess of patriotism
which might alone make us proui of thu
| century to when we belong; Il unauiIr,ty
! such as was probably never Witnessed
! before: a wisdom in legislation: Stain
less good faith under extremely diiicu.t
| circumstances; a clear apprehension of
! danger Coupled with a determination to
| face it to the uttermost; a resotute ab-