The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-04-09

sxhA hfst4Art Of this article. Exchange OF Pfson.
ssis wil bgfoand on The is page; il has been ssps
Fssad VI nissks 10 making up our arss form.
General wool promptly agreed 10 oil the
plepositions r1cept two IN lieu of the
q uGsssStisn bxsh Of equivalents contain
Inc n the 9th item Of the memorandum. he
ofoposed the cartel Of eqoivalents adopted
~ 6tu46 Britain and the United States, In the
- e 1919. and Oehssal Cobb accepted it.
r. also objected to the provisions 10 the
ssh issm, which required each party TO pay
thsesspenss OF Transporting their prisoners
% ths frontier ii the country Of the prison
srs. The provision met his entire approval.
but he did mol feel authorized. by his in>
structions. to incorporate il into the propos.
ed cartel. and. therefore, desired time to
consul, his government, On the subject.
The interview closed with the promise
from Gen. Wool that he would notify Gen.
Cobb. Is suon an he could near from his 90.
verRmsnt on that point
90 the frat of March Gen. Cobb held his
second interview with him. IN which he
(Gen. Cobb) proposed to enter into cartel,
containing the stipulation previously setforth.
Gen. Wool then replied that his government
would nj agree TO the proposition that each
party should pay the expense OF transport
ing their prisoners 70 the frontier, when Gen.
Cobb promptly waived il. thus leaving the
cartel free from all his objections. and just
what Gen. Wool had himself proposed in his
letter of the 18th February to Gen. Huger.
Upon this Gen. Wool informed Gen. Cobb
tina, his government had changed his Instruc-
tions, and abruptly broke of the negotiation.
The entire correspondence constitutes a
chapter Of history that should attract the
scoru of all civilized and honorable nations.
II is understood that Congress has ordered
the printing Of twenty-five hundred copies
of the documents for general circulation. SO
as TO introduce to The people as extensively
al possible this last Development IN the his
tory Of the per6dy Of the North and the Ut
ter disregard, by its government aud people
alike. Of all honorable obligations.
The prints Of the whole negotiation. e.
tending through . correspondence OF mans
pages. may be stated in few words. AT
The time il was believed our government
held the larger number OF prisoners. the y
niied States proposed 10 exchange all prlsnn-
ers. and to place on parole, 10 their own
country, the surplus held BY either party /;
and our government agreed TO the PROPOSE
tim. Before the agreement could be red"r-
ed 10 writing and signed by the parties. the
casualties uf war reversed this state oil things.
and gave the United States Ihe larger mum
Der Of prisoners. With this change Of things
the United states changed their policy. and
deliberately, and per6diodsly. and shame
lessly, receded from The propositions 60
which they had been rinctly Committed .,
every obligation Of truth. honor, and good
faith.
A recommendation has been made BY the
Secretary Of War, on the state at facts
referred 10 above, to declare discharged such
of our own citizens a. are now subject 10 pa.
role. The following is the concluding Por-
ton 81 has communication TO Congress on the
subject.
mot distrusting for q moment that an en-
esgement Of 50 sacred a character would be
executed with fidelity. the prisoners held BY
Us a. hostages for the safely and proper
trestmeat OF the priv.leers were disch rged
from their confinement and ordered Ia be
ssue fome. eoiausIs Lee. cogsweil and
Wood, and Major Revere were sent to their
ewu country the remaining hostages we're
brought 10 Richmond, on their way 10 be de.
nsertc UPS ~ tnc r1pcusS VI tnts bVst'h-
ment, and heir surrender was only suspend
cd on receipt Of intelligence from Gen. Cobb
that he ssv reason TO suspect bad faith on
the part OF the enemy. While ,h,s prninpl
and loyal execution Of the agreement Was ~
progress on the part 81 this government. the
enemy we're conveying the prisoners cap.
fured al Fort DOnelson 10 'hieago and other
points most distant from their homes. and
vss parading the officers who fell Inio their
power through the entire breadth 81 the lad
from Western tennessee to Fort Warren. d
Boston harbpr. where they are nov incsrce.
rated; and up 20 the present mnment not :
single oficer taken Il Fort Donelson. nor Z
single captive prissteer. has been restUred
20 bis homo. whie the United States have
kept possession of The hostages given up IN
reliance on their honor. The doeument o..
herewith Submitted, - the report Of Grne,a
cobb, containing a statement Of his proceeJ
ings and copies Of his correspondence with
General Wool. and me document II contain'
the letter Of Gen. Wool. dated the 5ih o.
he current month. from which il /. apparent
that the Government Of the United Sisiei
.At..r~. "a ga r~Iusal an nerforfn ala arree.