The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-14
Correspondence CT the Richmond Dispatch
Til. Treatment of Prisoners North and South-A
Contrast-IadiSnities to Ladies.
RIcHAoED. Jan 10 1863

RIcHAoED, Jan. 10, 1862.
Recent Northern journals bring to US copies
Of letters written North by Yankee prison.
ers conf ned at the South, as well AS the pub.
tished statements of those who have been
released from confinement snd generously
permitted to return to l-incol ndOm. In every
Instance that your correspondent has Oh
served, they represei that they are tr Gated
badly at the Soulh, which, to my own
knowledge, is barefaced falsehood. They
are treated twenty per cent. better here han
are our prisoners North. For instance, when
Capt Rickett'. was released and arrived
North he with his wife, gave an outrageous
account of how they were treated while in
Richmond, when the fact is generally known
that the ladies of Richmond-among the fore
most of whom, believe, was Mrs. President
Dayis-gave them all the attention and
kindness imaginable. So much for that
case.
NOW. let rs see what treatment is bestowed
upon those frCm the South who have been
so unfortunate IS to have fallen into the
hands Of the Yanxe ] recCllect Of an in.
stance which came under my own personal
observation, while on visit 10 Washington
city. There were about GcZsn Confederate
prisoners brought to that CRY. They were
marched down their principal street, Penn
sylyAnia avenue, to be shown of to the
Yankees While going down the avenue,
guarded by a few outlaws, every indguity
WAS permitted to be inflicted on them-even
the negroes were allowed to step in between
the guard ard slap them in the face. the
for such on rageous conduct Such treaement
is not PERMITTED South. They are trea.eL,
on the contrary, with too much kindness,
In spsec made a few days ago by Mr..
Ely in washington, he said that young lady
of mond made him a present OF beau.
tiful writing desk. II such was the caAe,
under all the circums tances, she must be in
some measure related to the Y 4nkee nation;
for cannot think that a true Southern lad~
would be guilty of such indicate conduct,
to say the least.
am also informed thatit is the practice
of our Government to allow fer.ales to 60
North without being suhJec ed to search
Now, when a lady leaves Baltimore 10 60 to
any part of Maryland, she is thoroughly
searched, her baggage and person, to see
whether or not she has any cOntraben1 artl-
Gle about her. Not long since q conple OF
Southern ladies LETT in steamer from Balr
more, for one of the lower counties of Mary
land. The stsamer was taken 10 Fort Nc
Henry, and remained there for five hours
The ladies were taken in tn l.ries cabin, and
two old Dutch womea 81 notorious reputation,
who have been hired by tue Lincoln Gov
ernmrnt to Sc arch all females leaving that
city, were sent 10 examine them They were
required 70 divest themselves OF their cloth
ing, all to one garment the lining Of their
bonnets and shawls, even, were ripped open,
Ia order that nothing "contraotnd," might
be carried away. without ding any thing,
however, they were permitted 70 dress them
selves al d proceed on ,htir journey. Their
trunks were then searched, piece by piece, by
n guard of vagabonds, a part Of the Baln-
more police, under the YANKEES Marshal of
Police, Geo. h. Dodge. who owes his living
to the southern populstion OF that city,
aided by his officers, Deputy James L
McPhaii, another unlTincipled ecoundrel,
who sold his country for few dollars.
Instances Ct this kind daily occur in
Maryland; and, MIR. Editor, why should we
ignore ali examination OF these Yankee wo-
rnen, who are so often facilitated by our Gov
.rnmsnt ON their journey North, in the face
of such iajignities as are visited upon the
pure and refined ladies who have the misfor-
iune to reside in the midst OF such vagahonds
and cut. ihroats as almost universally char.
acterizs old Abe's hirelingsi Let US retail
ate upon them-it may be The means OF sr-
resting them in their diabolical practices in
future II old Mary land shonld be redeemed
which think she will os ere long-ihei
Is not one of those worthless hirelinss who
would be allowed 10 remain upon her sacred
soil twenty-fsac hours. Goa grant that the
time is nci I > distant wneis she will be free.
and forIver throw fl her letters from the
Lincc:n tyranny.
Hoping that he cord people of the South
ern CcHfrdar ICY will taxs warning froM thS
above, and that our Government will soon
d. wise soine means 20 AID The down TT cd len
and oppressed patriots Of that State In tn cir
efforts Tor liberty Is the sine ere prayer OF .
MAINLAND REFUeRH.