New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-29

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The Richmond Examiner Of the aott, saws y A.
We learn that yesterday MESSAGE from, tho
Fresiaent was sentfnto Congress In secret aessina
recommending that all our prisners sel,o III bssn
pat on parole BY the Yankee Government be
released from the obligation OF their narnIe ~ a.
to bear arms In our struggle for, independenca.
The recommendation was urged az ratalfatou
for the Infamous and reckless bTeacoY rood faitl,
on the part of the Northern Government with
regard to the exchange Of prisoners, and was ac-
eompanied by the exposure of this perffdy in g
lsngthy correspondence conducted by the War
department. We have been enabled to extract
sas Il po,nts q this this interesting correspondence.
-. II appears rom the correspondents that at the
time permission was asked BY the Northern Gov
ernment for Messrs. Pish and Ames 10 visit their
prisoners within the jurisdiction d Tie South, our
to improve the opportunity by cbncertjnr sstt1eI
plan for the exchaBge-of prisoners For ttse, eYs
cuten OF this purpose, Messrs. Conrad and Seldom
were deputed BY our Government as Commission
ers to meet those Of the Northern Government
under q flag Of truce at Norfolk. -
\ Subsequently letter from Gen. Wool was ad-
H5essed to Gen. Huger, Informing him that BE, Cen
me9s, had fsA authority 70 settle any terms for the
e4enaqge OF prisoners, and asking an Interview on
the subject, Gen. Howell Cobb was then ap-
pointed Dy the Government to mediate with Gen.
Wog and s@ settle q permanent plan forsthe
nstment = was considered @ have been saIisfae-
IT was agreed that We sprisoaers Of va. in the
h2uas u SdCR OoSeEuLubnI ShOald he exGtan0af.
man for man, the officers being assimiIatad a. ia
rank, etc.; that our priyafeefslnen sbIoad IL ar-
changed on the footing of prsonaSs u var: thaf
any sarplns remaining either sias after tlaeae
exchanges, should be released and fhat Mr.
after, during the whole continuance Of the war:
prisoners taken on either side should be
paroled. 33#58s9 ~
In carrying ont this agreement, OUT Government
has released some three hundred prisoners above
those exchanged by the North, the balance III the
competing numbers of prisoners ii the hands of
the two Governments being so much in our favor.
At the time, however, of sending North the host
ages we had retained for Onr prEvateersmen, Gen.
Cobb had reason to suspect the good faith of the
Northern Government, and telegraphed in time to
intercept the release of q portion OF these host
ages tamong them Col. Goreoran,l y who were eas
route from points farther South than Richmond to
go North under flag Of truce at Norfolk. a nun
ber Of these hostages, however, had already been
discharged. }
i now appears that, in eontrayension Of tbs
solemn agreement Of the Northern Governments,
not one OF our priyateersmen hare been released:
and the Fort DoneisOn prisoners instead of being
paroled, have been taken into the INTERIOR where
they are still confined Si g i8 IN a's 30 =
As Judgment upon this open and shameless
perfdy Of the North, It is proposed that our pri-
soners, who have been paroled by the Yankees.
shail be released from their obligations. There i
as little doubt OF the honor Of such proposition
as there is of its justness and eetness ss retai
atory measure for an act of fragrant perfidy