Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25
Nltbnlono Enquirer.
M TYLER NIsG. & -Al-Lhoi.h,
WEDNESDAY MoRNIN';' 'o'1 10y :,
.,.o,, Nor OF PRISONERS.

.r, I,,si.; of the pchuiio ''e o
80. If prisoners has been made "lhc
: 1910 This instrument was he
,.o,niscd nations, and stipulated l"r
:. ,mcr;can agents at Halifax and other places
md Cor British agents to the United s'a''S F.,
and stipulated not only for an eNc''"7
,,.;snncrs of the same rank but iar equiv a.'".'
in men, where they were of different f''"''
and for the parole Of the Surplus.
This Carried has no rcr:rcucc to most nv
,mrtant circumstance cohhet'e' '''
,r., and tina, is the arrcs'and seizure % /, ;,
,.a,. ;r1iyiluals by the enemy. Il IS !" I've
ho,,J that the Government has gl'eh p'S'''''
.,;,n. +, the Confederate Commissioner
>, ;rsl ,,,on the cessation al these llies"' acts
,,J that u,lc.s. positively di>av"weh ana
,,,.,,,ou,1 ,ba, no exchange will bc permit
,,.l +, IL. made. Private citizens are al
much under the protection III Inc N"'t'"
mrrt a Confederate soldiers; 'iirs are l"'
Gathers. mothers, relatives OF the soldiers
mad "a .h,mlon them 10 the crucltles OF the
enemy, without the power ol rclal'''"''' "
which VIC will have deprived ourselves wheh
We have paroled their prisoners wo"iu NC an
ac, Of injustice and cruelty which the pu0A'
ouoht not to tolerate i'll the Government.
We understand that at the last ln'erS""
he, wccn General Hill and General biS' cae
Commissioners, that the latter ohIectc.!t I'd
clause forbidding the arrest OF crtizehSS' fi',E.
f,cncral Dix to visit his Government for IN
,,,r,c,;ons Tuou this matter the country
will rejoice to know that General li'll li'i'i-
ness and determination woali have broNeh I"
ali n.,,,;,;iou rather than not have secured
,L;.; ;n,,ortant stipulation. He Justly cons"t-
sred tl,.. ri.l.t; Of citizens within the enemy
;r,~;a. fnttie. The fostering care OF the ''"v-
.rnmc!,:. and that Ia deprive ourselves o, all
r,aans o.retaia,ion,wit,ho bout stlpulatingagamst
,he repetition of such outragca, was TO throw
oncn the horncs of Our people WITHIN inc
.n.nv's lines Ia lie unchecked rapinc and
lust ui-a brutal Sniicrr. As long rs VIC hold
in irorar,iy ll,r live, Of Federal prisoners, we
have some guaranty against such condnct, but
when once we have hound ourselves to parole
their surplus prisoners We ''''e ''' ''''"'''
retaliation left. and or c"nntrymcn Wilhn
tho cnclny's lines are liable t" every act al
brutality, without even the ""'' g.. RESTRAINT
VII 'n' pax - ''' ,,o
IL - '''u'''''-
ARE ''"'"''''' va T. ':'''-,' ..r,.,,.,
ht the's possession y i x ''' ~ =.
uae p"'"t VI '''' ''',' -
"Se' ''E our a"'''''''
made hn"Wi'' ''''' III e"y"''ss u
WAS broken "it becad#e inc re"e'"' VIZ 7, :"
mcnt would not st'Pu!a'e 'G"'''~' al
private citizens, ana mat fe'i"'' l''''''','S
were to be carried down 9""'h 10 pen" NV
months al August ana September III '''e
swamp> 81 South Carolina ana 'eo'o'"' NV
pubic voice OF lhr North """l" CT! OIL Al
such tones that no more private c''l~e''9 "''''
ever hc arrested.
His IL a matter o! the greatest i"ll"' 'A''e'
and one that the Government doubtless uul!
appreciates. If We arc oferreached IN inns
matter, and the Goyernmcne lliiS 10 Pr"lec'
our citizens within the enemy 5 lines, I voice
of Indignation will be heard in trumpet tones
against the Government.
territory 10 the cnrny has, already, causedno
little dissatisfaction, but to supcradd to this
the manifest injustice of not protecting our
exposed people in the present cartel, will,
y.ry p,cn4rlv, diil'usc Indignation throughout
our country,
The arrest Of private citizens is unauthor-
iSr,l bv every las Of war among ciyiIiscl ia
tion<. We cannot rctaliale AS long a, our army
rcu,ains within our territory Retaliation
upon prisoners is the Only mode Of rrcvrn,
I'M, this outrage.
T,,,. c,up,r,. had rather Sc. M exchange
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