Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-27
LATER NEWS FROM THE SOUTH

OWcers Sentenced to be Hang--h-
tereSttag COneSp0Rdencc
[From the Richmsnd Enquirer. Nov. 1871
.. s. 4, War Departments,
Ricf mond, Nov. 9, 1861
Sir: You are hereby instructed to
choose by lot from among the prisoners Of
war of highest rank one who is TO be con
fined III . cell appropriated to convicted
felons, and who is to be treated in all res
poets as il such convict, and to be held
| for execution in the same manner IS may
be adopted by the enemy for the execu,
/ ton OF the prisoner of war Smith recent
! ly CONDEMNED to death in phladelphia.-
| You will also select thirteen other prison.
ers o!war, the highest in rank Of those
captured by our forces, to be confined in
the cells reserved for prisoners accused Of
! infamous crime, and will treat them as
such so long as the enemy shall continue
so to treat the like number Of prisoners of
war captured by them at sea, and now
held for trial in New York Us pirates. As
/ these measures are intended toreprsss
the infamous attempt now made by the
enemy to commit judicial murder on
prisoners of war, you will execute them
strictly, rs the mode !est calculated to
/ prevent the commission of so heinous
crime, Your obedient servant,
j. j. BENJAMIN,
Acting Secretary of War.
/ To Brigadicr Gen. John Ii. Winder,
Richmond, Va.
headquarters Department Of Hcnrico,
Richmond, Va, Nov. IL, 1861.
/ Hon. j. P. Benjamin, Secretary Of War
Sir: In obedience 10 your instructions
contained in your letter the 9th instant,
one prisoner Of war o: the highest rank
IN our possession was chosen by lot, 20 be
held Tor execution IN the same maunerRs
may DE adopted by the enemy for the ex-
ecutlon OF Smith, recently condemned TO
death in Philadelphia. The names ofthe
six Colonels were placed in can. The
tiIst narae drawn was that OF Col Corco,
ran, SiXty-ninth regiment N Y. S. NJ,
who is the hostage chosen to answer for
Smith. In choosing thirteen from the
highest rank to be held to answer for a
like number Of prisoners of war captured
by the enemy at sea, there being only ten
field officers 1t was necessary to draw by
lot three captains. The first names drawn
were Captains j. b Ricketts,, il. McQuade
ami j. W. lockwood. The list Of tlir-
teen will therefore stand: Colonies Lee,
Cogswell, Wilcox, Woodruff and Wood ::
Lieutenant Coonels Bowman and Nefl ::
Majors Potter, Reyer7 and Nogdes; Cap
tains Ricketts,, McQLade and lockwood.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN II. WINDER,
Brigadier General.
Headquarters Department Of HcTbo, !
Richmond, Va, Nov. IL, 1861.
Hon. j. Benjamin, Secretary Of War.
Richmond, Na.-Sir: In obedience to
your instructions, all the wounded officers
have been exempted as hostages to ava
the result Of the trial Of prisoners captu.
red by the enemy at sea. have lhere-
fore made selections by lot of Cautains
II. Bowman and 7. Keler to replace
Captains Ricketts, and McQuade, wound
ed
! The list of thirteen will now stand
Colonies Lee, Cogswell, Wilcox, Woodruff
and Wood Lieut.. Colonels Bowman and
Neft Maj RS Potter, Revere and Vogdes ;
Captains lockwood, Bowman and Keller
Respectfully, your otcdient servant,
JoHN II. WINDER, Brigadier General
[From the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 1il
Confederate Episcopal Chwch.
/ We publish, as general information,
"The Constitution OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in .he Confederate States Of
America" as proposed by the general
convention Of that church lately held at
Columbia, South Carolina.
/ The convention, we learn, was well at
tended. all the bishops of that church in
. iha Gn,fal,rat. Gtot,g ln;,,,
cept Bishop Polk, OF Louisiana, together
with full attendance Of clerical and lay
deputies. The venerable Bishop Meade,
of Virginia as senior bishop, presided
over the body. The general tone Of its
deliberations, though entirely free from
asperity towards the church of the North,
gave evidence of deep and settled coas
viction on every hand that the separation
in Church organization, like that in civil
government, was, sn6 ought to be COM
pete and perpetual. In taking the nee
essary steps to form an independent
church organization for the Confederate
States. everything was done with harmony
and good feeling, and but one important
change from the old constitution was
nade-namely, that which permits
State TO divide herself into two or more
dioceses jurisdiction Of bishop with
out the consent Of the general council
The several State councils are required
each for itself to ratify this constitution.
TIE missionary fund ana work OF this
church ir the South, it was found, had
suffered no decline since the separation
from the North, but both wero on the in.
crease, even under a provisional arrange
ment
TIE CoWederate form Of Prayer
The following is the form Of prayer
read in the various chrrches of all denom-
nations throughout the Confederate
States on the Fast Day, Novem Der 18th.
In The Jewish Synagogues the name of
Christ was omitted; .....- ........ ......-fl
Almighty God, the Sovereign dispose,
of events, it hath pleased Thee to pro
tect and defend the Confederate States
hitherto in their conflict with their enc