The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-25
HOW THE ENEMY TREAT THEIR
--.a-fEfz ..... PRISONERS

The conduct of the Northern population towards
those of our soldiers who are so unfortunate to
become prisoners of war, is extremely diseredita-
bic to the citizens who practice, and the authori-
ties that allow it. zza u ..s.r .
The pi isoners from Fort Doneson we're carried
| to Chicago, and the Tribune of that city admits
that they were insuted and abused on their route
between ST. Louis and Chicago, at a station where
they net detachment of Eastern Cavalry, a
number of whom ASA He'd the train with brick
bats and stones, breaking the ear windows and
injuring their inmates. They also chased the
cars for some distance after they had started,
seemingly determined to wreak their vengeance
upon the helpless prisoners.
We have heretofore published the treatment
received by Generals Bucknee and 'rilghman in
the city of Buffalo, n Y, as related by the
Courier of that city We reproduce few sem
tences: ~ --7 aeaa-.s ss.>t 81
!" Buckner steps first upon the platform tail,
muscular, proud looking man, dressed in a gray
military coat, and wearing a genuine Southerner's
slouched felt hat. The crowd see him now for
the first time, and the building rings with cheers
for the Union, and grcans and hisscs far all
rebels Buckner turns and gives them look,
like that of a shared tiger upon his captors. in
which more rage and scorn were concentrated
than we thought the human countenance capable
of, and passes into the car. Right after him
comes Tighman, jauntily. dressed in fatigue
suit and foraging cap, smaller man than Buck
ner; fair, with a blonde moustache, suavity and
poteness written in every hne of his face A
shout comes from the crowd, "Tnrpc groans far
the rcbc1 TlgAman." He turns and lifts his
cap and bows and smiles, as though appearing on
balcony to answer fattering sercnade."
The South has taken prisoners many as the
North has. They were of soldiers who had come
0R m of
brethren on our own soil But no Southern
crowd, outraged as we all feel has been found
guilty of such bastard brutality is described in
the above. We trnst such scene viii never be
Witnessed here. 1t is an offence that it would be
an infamy even to retaate. It has been customary
d! the North to sneer at 'sSouthern ehivalry." We
have here an example ofhheirs' Pouring in dali
" crowds of impertincnt visitors to badger cap
tites with insults; their soh7icrs stoning them
Though the windows captive generals whe-
ther the stern Buckner, or the debonair Thigh
man, successivcly hissed and hooted, by mob!
What deep, dark, eternal disgrace to any people
claiming to be within the pale of civilization!-a
disgrace to the people individually, and through
the government which allows it, disgrace to
them collectively and as nation. Such is North
ern chvalry! We again express the earnest hope
that our people will, under no degree of provoca-
ton, initiate this conduct. The meanness of the
nfarny protects it from retaliation. 1885
Officers and men Of the Confederate army--ye
see the treatment you to expect, if taken cap
tive in this war! It will not intimidate you, but
it will arouse you Are you willing thus sto make
Northern hoyday?" To be an object for the
Kisses and jeers and insults and indgnities of the
brutal mobs, through which Lineoln's officers con-
duct you unprotected Nay, to be assaied by
stones and brick-bats hurled by creatures who
wear uniforms and are called soldiers? To be
thus treated by those whom you have never harm
ed, and who are doing their utmost to harm you
and whom therefore you have every reason to re-
gard as men regard the most 6iabolical enemy? If
not you must fight as heroes only fight, and yield
only when heroes may fight no lonser.-RtcAa.ond
Enqui7er -:-- 10 T. ID. -... ... &c.,. 3.