Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-20

attention end yet asett to be fact, and deiy the
contradiction OF the Lincoln jaiors and authorities.
Iargs number OF old men from ", s'er1 Virglns
and Kentueiy vhOss beads we're vhi'e sith hos;a Of
sge we're among the prisoners in this Bs.te charged
With sympsthsing 9TH the Of the Solth. Among
| them mention the name OF Col. Hsnilon, Of Viginis,
sho sas carried from the prison 10 dying coniition
es days before ett, and have learned since that he
| di.d soon aftetsards Of pneum Jsis. A young msn
from Western Virginia died hoUTs sitter be ssi re.
moved IRON prison sill add, in this ccouecon that
the prisoners vho bad been G the prison several
months we're almost paked. Snd that all we're engaged
10 Q perpetual strife Sith tbs vssmin viii which the
! loAthsoms dsu literally ssArm0d.
The fool furnished the prisoners. With the exception
Of the bread Of the most inferior kind, and In in'
sucen quantities for the susenAnee OF famisoing men
fhe pork sas absolutely rotten But the grea. CON
plant vsshs din guilty OF obtaining enough to cook
the half spoiled aud scanty meat only i've small sticks
rer d,y being allowed for mass OF twenty-five men,
aud that often not furnished until away in the night
e,vng the starving for want Of their scAny meals
through the entire day. s-.........
have visited the military prison 10 ths city, where
tie Belmont prisoners vere couhned, and found them
wish every eomfOrt-lodg6d 10 large brick
house we'll warmed with good beds provided with Dess
papers, books and sTing materials, all which were de.
MED the prisoners st Camp Chase. These Federal
prisoners testified TO that they we'll and cyilly
rsAet and expressed their AbhOrRnce aud regret .s
nv recital Of the treatment OF our prisoners.
Il il but Justice % the ladies' Of Columbus TO say that
thsy offered furnish comfortable beds and bedding Tor
us. but sers denied the privilege BY the comm,ndan
because he taid it not permitted by The OrdrS-
When these kindhearted ladies visited US in vile
prison. and hed our wretched condition. they involuu
taiy burst INTO They gave US all they we're per-
ulted to bes.ow-,heir sympathy aud teor'
Among the prisoners we're, from SaySvile, hy, Non.
Stanton Isaac Ne!sor " u. Clsto, Ms. Thomas.
john Hall A. y. Hunt and George W. Forester, pro
pretor and EDITOR Of the NaysVe ESprss also. Lieut.
4 Brgnmsl, Of the Confederate army. from Rieh.
mond Va; Colonel Ferguson and Henry Martin, from
Western Virginia snd quite number of other ofcsrs
from tha. State, Who we're In rags. cannot attempt
here to enunersts the names Of other gentlemen
Judge J. z. Curry, Judge Of the Harrison County
Court; Perry WherreI clerk OF the same cour', and w.
B. sve sheriff Of the same county, and myself we're
ArFessd az CynthanA. iis eoun'y scat. We we're nfs
t.kea to Nesport Ky barracks aud there conaned IN
the cells, without even blanket ter "a hours. We
we've then marched night, through he rain and m1c,
10 the Little kieui Railroad depot But the cars hav.
iur ler ue were ordered to about face and marched
four miles further; TO the Hamilton ard Dayton depot,
shere se took the fer Columbus Daring tn, march
Judge Curry Who il seventy years o! age, being much
fa.igued came giving CUT but the captain o' the
Rulrt With oAhs gays orders 10 drive him up and they
punched and struck him in the most brutal manner With
their guns kckirg him a. the same time. W. II Gave,
uho O.icg to bis feebeness. also unats to keep up
the pace being double quick, was treated 10 the same
savage manner. Oar oly Ohsrce Was u a. We ctsenIed
from the measures Of Lincoln.
have uuyar1is1e0 eiatement O' TtcN, Wnlcn
sfl be arrested by my isov.prso sonora wherever they
can bs heard do no. desire that the Federal prso ,cs
shall he treated ~ith es kindness; bat do sre thst
the Conse erl,e Goyeromen' shall take some acton 10
Sehalf OF It's captive citizens that ttsy may not be ur
dered by SLOW d,grees II The Beetles of the North
As the attention OF the pubic has been directed by
tho pres. % nv humble self I deem it proper 10 siy
something oi ihc ci-cuns,lrc.' attending ny eacaD
from ths Federal jlilors. Ny wife, being !n delete
health sas taken dangerously III after my arrest, 'ror1
the Gfc;s of tho shock and hearing Of her coastcr
determined f possible 20 get out &, see her before her
Death. To .A.e this. wrote letter fignirg repen-
tAnce, which procured ne Q release parole for ten
49, -hea returned 90 Cyn.hsna 10 find that my vile
had been DuEe1 fOus de- Gsnnidesiaa that WAs not
b upd hy either liS honor obsssSs parole
ng b.en dragg 70 Ohio for my political OPINIONS N
yiciaion ot the Constitutions OF ooh the Uai,ed states
AID Kentucky, embraced the opportunity to escape
from N, rsscutoE aud after very circut'us 'urney
attended With many risks and Pers have reached this
civ.
T6i. much. Mcssrs Editors, have deemed proper to
s.y for myself do no: whine ask the sympa:hies
oF any one I SIN loose from Yankee d2spotisn, aud
With nv muske; in hand aud the black h'g OF ex
termination 20 the foe in the other intend 20 sverge
NV own and my coun,Iys wronys; and II thoughts OF
murds,ed wife and home made desolats. do no nerve
my arm to strength and execution, should be IN gno
be son OF Kentucky.