The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-14
secession Sympathy in louisville

| Ihe i~o"s1vile Joeraaf, OF y recent date,
! .",pn'Nins cI ''rst'ei sYmpathIes 10 the hcspl-
sa,s .,.,e orr psrtisi.ty which those who
! treatment OF the s.ck aud wourt,ed rebe. Dr :
| sonefs to the neglect OF like courtssies to wards
ths % ,:es ard Eonnasd Union soldiers -
"On last Thursday afterrcnn, two latsies
! went Ia bnsri,ai No 5, on the east sIis nj
| seventh street, netveen Main and the river.
| to carry books, i,wers, saudnges, &c for ,he
wounded sciit-rs At previous vi.s,z thev
| had nntcet that cases Of partiaiity in favor OF
wounded reisls az gissed, and n e rs hwara IL at
{ n order had nesu issued to exclude Ell persons
whose symrh.hss with the rebsl cause were
| str1rg enough 10 induce them refuse TO te he
| the cath OF s!iP si:scce 70 the United States.
| Previous TO the iasaiLg or :his order rexu,a. i.
tam had been sufoce1 At the hospital where
| ty tutcn people wore required to deposis {
al articles of foot, wiRss, and other tsiica.
ciS i'll the s.orcroom. to The end that they
| inixht be 9istr. batsd inlpartiaIly among the
Sex aod ~oaIted patients, without regard TO
taeT t.irg JEion or Eecassioo Hutyith.
Standing the pretended enfor cement Of this
cfdar, .hi tvio iadiss foaud & secession pris.
"rer hy The palns Ct if;s'u minser before whoss
! bad stood = se Die loaded with wines isl.isa
ana ng~o.ss'xnio ware bsiu z aurmentsi by
q lady calling ecrrsif Uuicn. Tns articles
oroaas by ifls ;sfess~Sxsrs Got 4sa ~ tns
Yoom y7hsr. M.inninxer was laid, for his es.
peti II use naL when the lady sa.. thet her
pdrbstikr Eor his wounded reboi was obss, "
cst, she Nith,lTSW her basket after having Civ.
rebel. While these things were trauspiring
tho two ,a dies heari Erisvous complain q from
our own woandsd scldisys some of whom
were much more seriously sick than the fa.
vorsa rehsis. Taey complained that whiis
they were deprived OF everything but the
insre nsc4Ssaie3 of life, they were constantly
exposed 20 view OF the profusenesS with
which Geiicacies were showsrsd upon certain
rebel favori.es, ana they would pitsousiy nsk
whether 'ss United States Government could
bs cogniztnt of sucn partiaiity.
"& nile our tnfofman:s were in the hospital
,iH The time Indicated. several ladies en- tered
without being challenged. One OF them was
o strong sace.sionist. They asked whether
these visitors had taken the oath OF allegiance
as required by 'bs aforementioned order
she reply YVES ia the negative. They sent for
!'r. Prem tiss, and informed him that certainly
Que, and probably more than one, ,secesaioniss
had come into the hospital. Dr. Prentiss ex.
pressed surprise and assisted upon this lady's
taking the oath OF aiisgance, which persmp-
torily declining to do she was required 10 leave
the hospital. Bat we nesd not accumulate
cetaiis, au abundance OF which. all poin ting
to tns same state Of Affairs are patent to any
observer who has been in the habit of visiting
this hospital.
remedy these infamous abuses, and how sh all
we prevent our hospitals from being convert
Ell into hot beds Of treason, whore rebels are
p,tmpsred with all the Injuries OF The land
and comforted hy words Of cheer and sympa-
thy by those VINO taunt and daride and insait
the ioyafsick and wounded on their cots OF
pain IN the same ward2 We have had every
confidence in DIR. Prentiss !; he came among
US wish high testimonials OF his scientific
skisi, his urhanity, and generous sympa-
thies. IF undar
.he very supervision Of gentleman OF sucn
conu, siaing integ grity, the ssceSsionist women
ara Axle tic worm tnom selves In to hos I'll iS,
and insult dscency BY their marked partially
for prisoners taken in rsbsilton against their
country, -hat. III the mans OF God, are we 10
expect 1hsn the daur5 OF such Institutions are
noG guarded by officials Of the recognized high
character OF Dr. Prentissf Soms way must
be devised to prevent recurrence of such
scsnes az we have described, and we call most
urgently upon the medical directors, sanitary
commissioners, and surgeons generally, to
devise the remedy. II the nuisance, the fooi
and pe.tilsGt nuisance, Is mot aba:ed, we
sGai; Gseln il our duty TO appeal TO our aistsr
St@tes TO seed their special agents here and
remove their respective SEX and wounded
1.oin q place where insult and degra,i IL lion
await them. II Louisville cannot be clsansed
from tho iof-osy CT secession i'll itx hospit t..
wards, let our city rest under the stigma for.
ever, and lot Ill shun her ss they pass, and
cry, Room for the ieperr that tne may he
,ivoidsa and dsspised -