The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-16
The Prisoners.

l6uicef VI NuATiSSleH, nave AZ
| dressed communication to this journal upon
tho subject Of excessive indulgence whish is
alleged to be extended 70 prisoner. in this
city, and contrasting their treatment with tie
inhuman and barbarous conduct of the Fede-
raj authorities to our owA prisonsrs in their
hands. We make the following extract:
"Che sick ant; wounded should CT ccs~e,
have necessary ataendg nee Christi4n eaari-
" REG quires this, even TO our enemies; bat wa
DIS say, away with that morbid charity vkica
would induce us TO HoUrIsP iii our b0zClJs - -
wounded serpent, which We know Will /; Il act
upon us and ours the death sting 1t the ii st
opportunity Why should there ee any ii rsr-
Ell -e maGe between the cEicsrs ana: f-iv4t.s
OF tke captured toeg Let lhem be treated 81
prisoners OF War-not according - the ucaeee
of war between civilized nations. because osr
Ice Is not OF that aharde 5er--they are sagaGe,
cruel ana Leacncro1s, beyoid any pscsl-
ever read or heard OF place IN the ios..
tal or tobacco factory, side eg side with me
poorest and most degraded private, IS Isr tcy
good tor tEsn. Should yCU be dispQs sd 10
think as harsh, pause Ter "a rno.nea!, lzG
think OF the present condition ana t4ture
prospects OF Our highly bred and Gtl IL IA alIr
ersW OF the Sa7anA, L lie. Us never foi {, Il >.
ment, when we Ers 50 nDeraiy dislensipr
mercy TO the enemy, forget the aase CT these
noble. brave, su! truly uniOTlarats yoahE
men. Again, LEI Us remembeT the TTestll2uL
received sy the crew of IRe Pal rkhili. Wntl
lnsa1t, iIoIgnity AID cruelty have .hsy hot
hso tc endure? Should H3t every nlau. wo-
man and Child OF the South regard Ii as their
duty to svsnge these atroclties At every o;.-
portpnitys Who knows the present Condition
or future fate OF that bold, chiyalTOas ruary-
lander, Thorrasf How fares cur noBic "a
gram, and q host OF others, bold, self sacri.
noinE aud noble spirits Their future is al
shrosoed ia darkness and uncertainty, r.
nect for moment, yea please, Ups.
these homes rendered hopelessiy desJ,ata
By the premature end OF a Dfs0x, Bar
Inh i
others. We should lock wei 10 1t that
we keep securely, and Under the most EiEjd
discipline, those upon whom We expect % Re.
taliate the base pjuries OF tlsSe men, ! pant
Of them new prisoners of the enemy Fye
n ust, further, reflect th&t nothing h;.S eEer
Deen gained ey lSGiensy 70 these deIrzvau
miscreants. What return has South Car34in;l
received tor the courteous tre.rIueEL l4V!snsd
with bOanteOu hand Up3E the gaIrIsJa OF
Fort SUMTER Nothing out the bl1Ckezt ii
gratitude. TEey were n1tarly helpless en-
llrely in orr power; might have bean n-ad-
cufed, chained. ana driven througn tbs
streets a spec -aclo Tor all to behOiu: might
have been retained until the present. day az
pcisossrs OF war IN our city j4l, faring as do
The basesJ criminals. You nave heard Ui The
very different course adopted. Waat has
Virginia gained by her generous c5uE.e o Oid
Harney7 And, still more rsceatly, to Lieut..
Sslien. taken oy the brave klTIdi4ss? lie
cases on opr side 10 conduct this unjust v.tr
according TO the us=ges of war be t%een civil
jzed nations, are too numerous to bs mans d.
on are thoroughly posted up IL reg2IG
these matter, euG seeing, He do. Laut OuT
pearls have been cast bstoTs swine" should
we not no " adopt q different course with our
sneLnieAr Would il sot be we'll, az has been
suggested, for eash OF the Confederate States
TO receive and SecOmmodeiS sCTaa of thsse
prisoners of the Hessan army and navy7 l
think we might accommodate & gJodiy nam
ber IN Cur lails ard forts. Rice, toe, Is cheap
and abundant; IL woGid be 4 NEST foriuu&t c
arrangement, could 1t be eeec led, to get some
iu10 Fort Sumter. Ws sure they would
be well looked after by the present osiasr a
com mand-lhe nobie, patriotic, aRG ever TO-
be-renem bsrsd hero of that di.tipg lizheC
Fortress, who rendered SO great and etficient
service in erecurg its sarTeuder, ana " 10
would not, think, feel any deii3ate scrupies
in melting out 10 thess miser&bie irgratsa
their Jnst deserts. Hoping that very s10n
the state of affairs vii the enemy, o. il IS
reported TO exist Ia RicaMond, may UNDERGO
very decided change,
We are, sentlenen, yours respectfully,
SEvgSAL LA3IEs.
The suggestions Of eur eerEsspondeat ao-
cord with what ws have ef.sn said CO the
subject. The treatment of LINCOLN prisoners
ought to be regulated entirely by that EAich
the Confsderates Ia his hands receive. The
recent atroeious ae. Of the Federal Congress,
giving 10 every military csmmandant Of a
district which he may choose 10 declare II a
s'ate VI iAsuEfectlon, tus PoHeF " put any
man accused of treason against LINCOLN to
death. without judge or jury, renders it more
than ever desirable that We should hold in
strict confinement all the hostages we possess
for his good conduct. Many considerati
concur in sustaining the policy Of removing
ths large number Of prisoners now in the
city, and distributing them among the jails
and fortresses Of the Confederate States.