Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-13
Priscn TnarectoES.


 His majesty, Abraham, the last, has been graciously pleased to appoint inspectors of the prisons of the South. This piece of sublime Impotence is the most insulting act we ever read of. In the first place, 1t assumes that the prl- soners are subjeetedto harsh or unfair treatment, such as it is not usually allotted to.Prisoners of war. On this false and arrogant assumption, two persons are deputed to visit these prisoners and provide for their wants. The insuferable arrogance and hypocrisy of this step, are more marked when we know that our patriot soldiers have been confined in the prison pens at Colum- bus, and so tortured and deliberately made to suffer martyrdom that they have died rapidly These who survive have had feet or hands frozen or have contracted diseases that will soon carry them to their graves. Arkansians are in this terrible pen, and worst of all, when some hearts in Ohio, not yet lost to every sense of humanity, offered to send our soldiers some coarse blankets to protect them from the terrible cold, for they had1itte or no fire, their cruel jailers refused to let these things be sent to them. And yet tn csc hypocrites would send prison inspectors to the South. Look at the dungeons of Forts Me- Henry, Lafayette and Warren. Look at the prison pens of St. Louis. See the attacks upon unarmed prisoners in the streets of Washington. Think of helpless women and children in the female jails in sight of the White House, and then the bold hypocrisy of these canting mol- sters in assuming that we are as cruel as they.
 In the second place, the manner of the aps pointment of these men is outrageous. With out consultation or obtaining leave, but in a it-for.granted air, as if in the exercise of authority, the two inspectors are sent to Fortress Monro. to be sent south under flag of truce. Next, we shall have inspectors of various kinds; of hospitals, arsenals, land offices and of our military departments.
 In the third place, the men selected Bishop Ames and ex-Gov Fish, are two of the most ob- noxious and dangerous that could have been selected. Ames was prominent in the breaking up and division of his church. His religion, ii he ever had any. was swallowed up in abolition ism. Coming as divine, on pretended errand or mercy, ne would ma nundfeUS whose respect for a clerical character and confidence in a bishop, would lead them to listen to him. Fish is connected with the banks and large lhercan- tile establishments of New York. The high political positions he has filled, made him ac. quainted with many prominent men of the South, and his extensive trading operations, with all the leading merchants. On the strength o this he hoped to get up consultations and inter, views and SOW seeds of disloYalty.
 There is degree of cunning in the appoint ment of these men that Is pre-eminently Sew ardish. If they are refused admission into the Confectionery, as we hope they will be, the hypc critics of the North will roll their eyes in holy horror; the brethren" will spuiie and whine and the sistern' will snivel and cry at ,hc want of sympathy of Davis.
 If they are admitted, our plan would be tt convey them in close carriages to the prisons put them in q cell and keep them week in eacl ] prison, and by the time they got the rounds o southern States, the war would be ended