New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-16

~ gpies, etc were found where thew bad
tsy trieS II IN nave been properly sweetensd ha5
IhaVe Row about caught an wifi, r4,4y s,,,,y
and ", sna not punch you with another lua letter
VII shosfsr oattie or skirmish takes place
+t' Federal Treatment ser prasot,ers..
Horrible aternens Pareled Fslsore,
:. MghPHrs, TENN, Dec. IL, 1851 =. n, sby \ 49,.
gllaefe: Having made my escape from the FederaI
prison located near Columbus Oiiio deem Il due
o. sas sMo hundred and forty brave Bat urorsuaate
81 s,outaefh men whom left mcareerated there 81,
sne Isth of October last to make knoygi, ii t,s
outa and to the world the suffering and idicnities
49,, mnich they are subjected by their inRunan
The, Government prison to v,pic,, r ..ator Il ~
SSaip Jhase about four miles south Of the civ aF
Il me capital of the State Of Ohio Big
Ill u 1he commander, under the direction af
aens Mitchell and Rosenerantz the prison heina,
nsed t0r tie confinement of military
pEslsoaers Tor both Kentucky and Norffw westsrn
sIgina; ~ contains about half an acrs Of rTouI1d
Sis g;tb ~ plank wall nearly feet
closure are t1o rows Of boa shanfiea vgtI, fsyaF
roo,,s s.o y ls feet) in each In these small
ICONS, na eaeh occupisd BY about twenty-five men,
are compelled to cook, eat and. sIeer Mas ~
enely G eiass and grade are huddled together and
an treated as feIons ss1-s -
it VIII be remembered that Columbus d II, ayars
cold cedntry The winter winds blow ereeIv ffn,,
taose rtlern fresh water lakes oyer the State of
Onlo and Camp Chase prison receives "a fulI siare
~ tha.a me chIling blasts while was prisoner
Weaf,sr WIS yern rainy and cold, no fires were aI
lowed in flIe prison to warm the half. ked and
sshiverIlg prisoners. Promises were made from
ttue 10 time by the subordinate officers thas tho
prison should be warmed either by stoves ny Nv
q steam heating apparatus, but ur to the 2gkh sdav
OF October no steps had been taken Iooking ID
tnat END. io add TO the discomfort of the poor
T1od otfo
leaked badly. keeping the floors, their only he'd Z
and even Their scanty bed clothing soaked With
water. 4 The fear was entertained BY the prisoners
generally and constantly expressed that If was
the intention that they shonld perish from I'M,
effects OF cold and damp. This treatment Of human
beings by those calling themselves Christians IL
unparalleled. inhumanity and cruelty by the Linz
coin Government towards those In its power Is al
policy which has been suggested BY many of itss
allies to put down the rebellion. -
Ihe prisoners sometimes remain In this wretchef
which, when they get il, would hardly have been
sufficient for their comfort in summer Iet alone
Northern October. The consequence Of sl1is st-s
we're exposure was that most of the prisoners we're
sek iram aliectons OF the lungs and throat and q
number died while was there, while many were
perlshing by inches, coughing away their lungs
and many were suffering from pneumonia, measles
this body OF sick and suffering men. including "
eonsiderab pie number Of prisoners Of war were isft
through that damp cold and horrible October
Witnoat fre and half naked, in that wretched mud
hole Of . prison, and without adequate medical IT.
tention and yeti assert it TO be fact gand 6efr
tne contradiction of the Lincoln jailofsa authori-
ties. tSs5 slt. Al q: Fl -. 81
a large number Of old men from, Westa,,, W..
glnla and Kentucky, whose heads were white with
Lhe 1fosfs OF age, were among the prisoners in tsli
Bastlle charged with sympathizing with the cause
q q the south. Among them mention the name Of
@GoA @ Hamton, OF Viz rginia, who was carried from
the prison in adying condition d few iays before
left and have learned since that he died soon
atterwards. s Of pneumonia. a. young man from
Western Virginia died two hours after he was re-
moved from prison. I will add in this Connection,
that tue prisoners of war who had been in the pris
on several months were almost naked and that all
were engaged3ln perpetual strife with the varmin
Wlsn M Wnich the eathso ome den literally sHarrned
q The food furnished the prisoners With the exec n
non ef. the bread, was Of the most inferior kind
and IN utcient quantities for the suatsnanee 81
the famishingfmen. The pork was absolutely rot-
ten But the great complaint was the difficulty iris
obtaining enough wood to cook the half spoiled
ana scanty meal, only five small sticks per day be-
lng allowed tor mess Of twenty-five men, and
that often not furnished until away in the night
leaving the men starving for want OF their scayty
meals during the entire day sE .s,si. s.
z ! nave visited the military prison in this city
Wherethe Belmont prisoners confined are and found
them surrounded with every comfort III,
large hrleR house, well warmed, with good beds.
PROVIDED With newspapers, books and writing ma
terlals all Of which were denied to the prisoners
at Camp Chase. These Federal prisoners testified
TO me that they were @ell and ciyily treated and
expressed their adherence and regret at nv recital
OF L the treatment Of our prisoners. s3l 4 ss.
lt IS but justice to the ladies of Columbus TO sy
that they offered to furnish comfortable beds and
tbeddlng Tor u.s. but were denied the privilege by
the Gommaudant, because, he said 1t was not per-
mtted by the orders When these kind d.heartedss
ladles visited us IN onr vile prison, aud hehed our
wretched condition, they involuntarily burst into
tears. They gave US all they were permitted to-
'pestow-their sympathy and tears h .s;
- among lhe prisoners were, from Mayspille, IlY
IN. H. H.. Stanton.
Mr.. Ihomas, John, Hall, A. ID. HUT and George
W: Forester, proprietor and editor Of the Mavs55
VILE Express; also, Lieut. A.. o. BrummeIl, ,of the
Confederate army, from Richmond, Va; Colonel
Ferguson and Henry Martin, from Western Yir-S
iginia, and quite a number Of ether officers from,
@ tnat state, who were in rags. Icannot here at
tempt to enumerate the names of other gentlemen
Judge J. r. Curry, Judge of the Harrison county
Court; Perry Wherreb,s Clerk Of the same courf. )
and W b. Glaye, Sheriffof the same county and 4
mysef, were arrested at lana, its county seat
and there confined in the cells, without even &C.
blanket, for twenty four hours. We were then
marched at nighfs sthrough the rain and mud to the
little Miami Railroad depot. ~ 49,
n but the cars having left we were ordered to-
about face, and marched for miles further, to the
Hamilton and Dayton depot, where we took the
cars for Columbus. During the march Judge
Curry, who is over seventy years Of age, being
much fatigued, came near giving ont, but the
Captain OF the guard, with oaths, gave orders to-
drive him up, and they punched and struck him in
VIC AAohL ptutal LuGlr guns,
him at che same time. W, B. Glave,s who, owing
70 his feebleness was also unable 70 keep up, the.
pace being doubie.quicE was treated in the same
savage manner Our only offence was that we
dssented from the measures of Lincoln g. s.S.
I have given an unyarnished statement of facts,
which will be attested by my fellow prisoners,
whenever they can be heard. i do not desire that !
the Federal prisoners shall be treated with less
kindness !; but i do desire that the Gonfederate
Government shall take some action in behalf Of its
captive citizens that they may not be murdered by
slow degrees in the bastiles OF the North. ,g -
] AS the attention Of the public has been directed
by the press to my humble self, deem it proper
to say something Of the circumstances attending
my escape from the. Federal jailors. Ny wife,
being in delicate health was taken dangerously nj
after my arrest, from the effects OF the shock, and
hearing of her condition determined if possible.
to- get out to see her before her death. 10 effect
this, wrote letter feigning repentance, which
procured me release on parole for ten DAYS, when
1 returned to Cynthiana to find that my wife had
been buried four days. Considering thatgI was
not bound BY either law or honor I'd, obseryesrny
parole, having been dragged to Ohio, for nv
political opinions, violation of the Consultations