Washington telegraph., 1848-03-01

t0ilsUme march OF seven hundred miles,
through Il hostile counlrY-see them hound
like leluns. and driven like beasts OF burden
hear them ask for food or water aud
none 10 givc-witnnss their torture when
the skin peeled from the soles Of their feel,
aud the nails dropped lrom their tues, upon
tue rugged hghway-see them sink e8-
hansIed from fatigue and want, by the way
side--lo leave somn actually 10 die Am
] loId 10 pause in tins catalogue ol horroral
answeT--nol Pause not; but lolinw me
within the goamy walls ai 81. ago There
for dreafy months together, let him behold
these same friends and comrades, through
lhe iron bars 0i a prison CRATE, shut IA per-
pelnallY. and never once seeing tie lace
ui the san--wlboul food Of water suited to
human AISLE Of hcalib-ailhout clothes
without any thing required Tor health or
cumIofl al mem but presenting the saddast
spectacle OF splalid misery Ay lei him
see, contemplate, feel all lhis as have done
and, horrible as is the picture II is painted
Iade|lbIY on ny miud, envy nui his hraa,
. Il II were moi Hmug N agony. Bul lpause
no, even here. | would that he follow
our sams friend. aud comrades =-lhal is al
ui lhcm .aye some iraHg wbo bad nol
strength lo lmyel-upau lhs deceptive
march. IN the direction ol IampIco, fo Iae
yIHage 81 Laeaa.anan; Whee, instead al
l#Iag sent hume A. promised. lheY wefs
III. d The IHamaI. ufier a ,auIa An
M llsra. iF manF weeks they were de-
tanned, b uaHr ul I.e iaIse HHHied iYnH
and IA Nuai caHa.tuai AzIbr petition
Im4 sale., sfh al iaeIf 'HIsa'.aas aaa
HIIauuzs. gfHaf as ihrf Hai been HeIafs.
rFH3g y aHsHHtd'a Ia F.rN q. thIs even
ih# h.aa W lHs Mexican braHai GarHg.
rs.an.ed. aud hr sent an official despatch
io The tie,#mmeH at Ncu#a, laal H#
bHH no fool far n iaar.cH prisoners.
a9Ia1 aaIHs "a gH#4rf = hml dId ias
murderer ai fanu.n. them Tae 10 ais IA.
ma be turned adtaI-eaf Il lds appeal, aud
ordered them Ia be Hapl there Nih Of with
aaE lloil What ua= Ihs tou#luenrsi-
Need ! adilaIhc picture presented n such
slaHling hu.tme soI4r., IA iae pelIlionI-
Nakrducss --iarEatIun. I'D rasr--draih'
Our oI fourteen % reduced. vhrnihc mriy
orderior liberation came, as u be- unable
10 march 10 lampIro, c'ero Risdi while
the Surviving dirff were accidentally dis
covered, aud rescued from O. late equally
horrible. by ibs charity ol some klud heart.
ri Foreigners. These ihrrr are Tct in
MrkIep--,ale aud comfortable. uoW, trust
within lhr lines OF our own army
Now change The scene to New Orleans.
io say uo.hss OF ibat. non Of hardship
which bad "gurud ihrif souls, and crush.
oi, as UrI., their o diy iilma., even be-
Iuw iar power ui rGcWrB-whai awaited
ihe power Of the suffering band, when they
returned home, 10 that country IN whose
cause they bad suffered aud prriled 70 much
--wHfu they once, again. pressed, with a
. lhuIU1 .o1' iha, loved .0II toward which
. 'laIr hHlH, lI .1 long aud so l0ndy
. NrlWf.. Ay, what awaited iirm thefsi
. Confident al ans nir, 10 their com.r, b
Justice. tbct presented themselves 10 o..
ceigr their humble ply aud allowances.
I WHAT "oIr lhay ea'.l.gd io received In.
der ilr law, ii 10 anything, lhcy were clear.
I iy entitled lo IwCug dollars a month i1r
/ paw and IrcH.y rcgs a day. or about Sif
dollars q month, Tor "subsscncc'---ly,
tot pay and allowances. But what did
they received The answer /. found in the
peulion-Eigh dollars a month tor 'pay.
and noii'ug al lior "mbsiacnrc" And
why Because lbey bad lost their hlrsrs.
aud been "subyisoi by Hr atAg' With
this miserable pillanoe--noi one third part
oi the sum To which they wore rghuuIb
and lawfully entitled. aud with ibis insult.
ins answer, they were compelled To retire
and sadly seek lhor homes.
lithcrc live one man with INTELLECT sn
dull. or "suul No dead" a.. .Dili lo question
tbe rights claim lur doe prisoners. .at hnt
refer lo the Act of l-l5. on ihe pay OF
prisoners, and To the Volunteer Act. Of
1876 under which these prisoners entered
The services aud then ict him answer if ho
can, ln any other way Than the petitioner
bias done. that searching qursIiun--"W WAg
rc'r Nc prisoners paid aHg hing 1i all. or.
ai aqy rate, moro Iim enough 20 irrapori
Them 10 hcir homc,''
/ make this publication, with the view
OF cniisiug the influence of oihor and abirr
minds, in causr So lu.'; and lnr ihr adii.
tionaI purpose ol assuring those ol lhe pfis.
oncgs. scallord oyeri.c country. vih whom
have nol been able lu bold personal u.
leUIras that they ar not lutgurcn-Ibal
their interest scarrd lur 10y ore. ni .rls',
who, however irobr be- nay bs. a Hol
wanting .uon honest zeal ur jhri. vr..aft
--by unr who, unui iheir rights ufe ac
F auuaIollrd, wiIiueycf cpa-ctu labor ior
mem while hr bus strength ln labor Tor hls
ova, for when | cease 10 remember
with iurua. regard, or fail bold hand
and bcah open 'u serve those my brave
comrades in misfortune, who even 100 ihr
darkest hours Of their mlr. cyrr rhoofed