Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-24


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spirit, that when clemeucy has been deslt
out 30 literally TO men who have. taken mn
arms against the Government; MAR bpei{
traitors have been treated with marRed dis
tinction, that this person, who committed
his offence from his excess Of oonsciencs.
ought to be pardoned.
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
We have shown our forbsarnncc Oh all
these questions to our open enemiss. We
have treated the prisoners captured in this
war with the most marked distinction. An
extraordinary and unjustifabls case has 90
Cured in Ohio, which now excifes 1 great
deal Of feeling there, and which illustrates
the mode and manneri in which prisoners
are treated. II seems that some thirtees
or fourteen hundred Of the Fort Donelson
prisoners were sent to Columbus, Ohio.
under the authority of the United States,
and put in charge at Camp Chase. In order
TO illustrate the strange liberalify of our
Government in dealing with slaves and slav-
ery,. desire to have portion Of the ropoY
made to the Senate Of the State of Ohio
on the subject read 1t is O remarkable
document. y 400
The Secretary read as follows: e.H
"subsequentIy your committee visited Camp chsss,
and by the worthy cournasdsnt Of the ps~ Col Grsn,
kindly allowed s The Ieriics ecssssry 10 farhe, ~
Yoai conniise found some ,.ir,,en huadrsd per.
sons conhised IN the tfee prisons ofy from Tennes
" al sosd and is .o. is isi.s sasasr' Sssr
we're a.sarea S be rscs. a ss ..S:
~ nqgaDty snd quality those given 70 our men
seSsrs aas o ssy z. s:s sS'
Your committee found seventy-four negroes in Tho
Priscns n'esdy taken at Fort DoaesdA OF these ffon
what they could eaIn few ffes when akes hav.
ing been hired by officers cooks end sefvants Ths
remsindst perhaps fhy in numbeg, vese dawes In a.
aken along with her massers Noss Of tbsm were
IN arms all q them having been retained for rneniuI
service merely. sHce their capture they have trsveIed
with thcir masters, intending and scrvR tsm - before
On their arrival u counibus ey toof charge Of lad
carried ~ baggage Of their fsnner masrs fsp the
depot 10 Camp Chase, the men, having Servants, be
Ing compelled 20 carry their own as our soldiers do on
similar occasions Arrived the camp, the pyivsfes
for oss,ous nsced p sis,nm U ne :no
negroes were placed in the same prisons with e eacers
who wefs their farmer naaers Why unIess thst thsy
and they have ever since done so-eooknz, washing
waiiing and serving Them just before theis Gap
ture-thc relation and slave being az vigorously
by the master and fully recognized by G
negroes and the other inmates OF the prison. as ever
was in the State OF Teunesscs - =.
not, snd had moi been in arms asan. the Gosemioen"
W., Wsr ss ro T. gas no. even voana
wrone-lhey deserve NO panishm.n. \, \ % farn,sS
rsbsl sieer, with :erran.si And wa. 4 for his ibsy
srs now ,a,.sd :, ~ ne se, e o. .ne and
vision hn. se made nuliiy and slavery pfsevesy
established ,s % oso knd This under The p'oecoa and
As % The rebel Officers released On psroe. your eour
mse could no. &c, much definite iniomaoa, ohsr than
order u Gesera Hpes .. ho we s'asSoy "a
as aken ,he following fact. :. 70 the eondssi of
ness oiesr; % while at Columbus Will show They came
r.isls, ed their narss as COZ MAJOR. or sGant with
- .isnhsaa. lsss.s. c =, .ssee aPreasas t'Om
Of e IN te snS q nssia,.s sn ~
public i.bes Of ibes hotels and ID ts sfees and drives
o. oase ,he s s as.ts I .s other passs Of
ehambers, where with marked cossasrsi, on % Scy lave
been invited 70 pnylegea seam within the bari ei,sn
ion 10 ss,imsnt. % ~ eornnsd sShe1sncs FssI
cause and f 6ief hostlty to the Goveramens and peo
pie OF sAe S"ied sie,e..h = g.
=, But vino is TO blame, Your cornntnee 4. satisfied
ha. cSSasl Moody has don. b, whole duty 10 q. prem
end 70 dsehsiS, his sass eAl boos S Iss
and afaray. His poiiion has been ONE II arsai ai.
ss.y sis ~ eSFe % p Sgs, The camp and EsSns Is ssns Sy
as Governor Of Ohio He has probably done al Ss weH
could i. u .s premisss The isspontb,liy .hsa, rst.
prose.a I % % the Pressaeni" a 'u' 0Hiy f''eaf = 0s
Mr., SHERMAN CIV thot,o,ort sbo,v,,s
.hat tLo Co. - -, s.;anS e. Eoas,,oh,
of tb;s AJn;r;s,-at;on nr nf ~. Raumhi;-
can a. @ nartr nnJor tho;r n,a.an. =, ~ nj I.deh; dpJ
arc arronydiess vban a,pn - oH;n S;hp, ,;happs,
an, laws snd o,,r Unnst;t,a,;on' tnrh;d sl.Ss.
and siav.rv. whare tha n,hs;c sont;,nsn, of
onr % neonie e slI as.;ns, % slavnrv whera thers "a
!. NJ opo =, ton t6on-snJ ~ /, i,sl;a,,os tLas
.ru % man onaht 70 bs ;ntrnstaJ w;,h tIe o,..
nnysb;n of anntS.r h man % thsS shsIe % . ,,nd,r IA
tbe antbor;tv ot tba Faa.,roi Gnvern;nsrt
slaves Arc beld 70 wait nm rebeI of;ce,s "a
/ an in arms .as;nst tbe Goya,ru,a,t snd
-. ssJ and h we hse,, tr.rsno,,oJ ~ H. ax.
nerse of tha Goyarn,nant 1f tS.t 49,
% pot ev;uce i;beraj;tv ! do NOT nav sSo,
iii VVbv S;r- c1ntr.st tbs .s;,,;,,ss &c
o,,r GoverDment;n nj in ,h;s w.r ~ w;tS tha Ia. w.
harry sSnwr hw the reheIs M, ~ ~ .ho
scene. that have o.enrreI ;r.tb;s vs.sof
* aiis taken as drinking cupsEcarrying US Us
back to the barbaric ages. Think Of the
beautiful village Of Gpyandotte phd the
murder aof its citizens, women as well as
men? Think OF the injuries done in the
State Of Kentucky by the hordes that have
overrun that State under Hindinanf and
Buckner and others, burning and rsvasihg.
Sir, contrast the conduct Of these rebel ad-
thorities seeking to overthrow OUR Govern.