The New York herald., 1863-11-19

thiuk pi oper aud having now exhsusred by decra-
ton o. exchange the pared prisoners In your haads you
propose 10 me the delivery Of prisoners of in our
hands for whom you have 10 equivalont-or compare.
lively, but very few-n order as II ,oere hai go,
o5 ain possession Of many thousands Of kspr
dcerei parole. for the prpos. OF DECLARING them also
EXCHANGED, and putting them into the fetd conormi
usages Of war but whenever In your Judgment
you may think II proper to do 50.
statement ia The answer have 10 make 70 YOUR p,oposa
OF the 2oth instant which not accepted Respectuiy
Bsasr and oE
MR. OULD TO oENERAL MEREDITH
~ bCoNBDERAn SrArn or AnKRioA. ,
WAR DrrARrnxsr. RIcaGosp, bol 81. 1888. \
SiR-your communication or the 10th inst has been
oeved aud its extraordinary and groundess statements
You frst represent az having Informed you that
would proceed 10 declare exchanges whenever con.
scentousy felt that had the right DO So for the pur
pose OF putting men into the field In another part or
your leter am charged with having stated that would
10 make declarations of exchange for the purpose
or putting troops into the Aeld whenever thought pro-
per- Both Of these paragraphs are bstweon quotation
marks 20 indicate that I had communicated them.
ney n Arc sS osns ny @
pondspce with you and your Predecessor can nd no In
stance In which such language has been used BY me.
tion furnish with copy Of in yo. canno. yo
sSiu certainly dem me jstfed IN dsnoxncino your ote
meM as utterly VIhout foundation in truth
Upon these premises you have proceeded to throw Of
suudry sentences moro ppAnt than worthy OF notice.
Az usual however, you finish the paragraph wh ch con-
tai1e them with misstatsucot in asserting that shave
declared exchanged all Confederate officers and
parole" within our lines, up to yory recent date "
hass aens no saoh thing Especially excepted the larger
You then proceed to give what you call history Of
es nA!.sr" That as.oy IKE many others turns ou.
tons OF exchange to which roferred 10 my letter Of
October 1858. wore not made IN response any inv
ratiens which had made did cot inaugurate, what
you term "a departure from tho cartel" Tho CORES
sisy Il iss e.. s %
burg capture ives subsequent 70 your coming to duty"
st Fortress hosrcs ! received Oaciai communications
weeks ater the vickaburg surrehder and none from you
until the 26th Of tho same month ~
Yon charge that tho doclaratton 0 exchange bearing
date September IL, 1sss was made a. IL Tor the OK.
press purpose q increasing The force OF General Bragg
va. not ds1s ss Ss
18th, although bore that date. Not Of ne officers
er named IN that declaration Of exchange the oa
You further say must have known that had not d.
lvered TO you nor had valid paroles Of your men suf
knew exactly the contrary. informed you On the
18th Of September 1885, In announcing the declaration Of
e.ohsnge would make on the following day. wrote 70
you that had Sin possession valid paroles OF
your officers and men than would be equivalent for the
oacers and enumerated in the exchange notice."
have made the Same statement 70 you more than once
since am prepared to prove that was true each time
You say your declaration Of exchange extended TO
those whom had delivered. II you mean that it was
limited 70 such. you are incorrect for II declared
changed all ocers and q the United States army,
September 1885, and included many Thousands Of prison
es taken aud parosd By our cavalry and other forces In
many States OF tho coniederacy never delivered BY
have already furDished you memorandum Of al least
sixteen thousand Of these paroled prisoners.
aSS say s:n failed S the paroles q 70 sy:
y Y NOT true. rosrsd to produce them at any time.
nsd mpo.unsd you 70 agree % soma principle BY whoh
you At City Point you requested for the rst time to
send 70 you me@crandun q ths paroles oaaed valid
dag trdos boat appsarsd a. csy Point s'''' 70 1
Of exchange, ,gnsg cart altogether and resting
sh. ssss you .rs @i.ssEss dia as is 70. The
psissy may 3: doubtful In ccmmuuic.sins 70 you
=. hsrs.th enclose you dsc,.sssisa Of szchsnse,
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70 n. N yosr stssr q The 2lh OF sspte
s.1. !. ss ass: san
10 aceordanco with the Of the case nss
Tent i ss.ss.s yoars have sss@sa Il os: a.
iet!sr q Inc slh os.pssnbof declared that "s ocsrs
sHd men Of the United States army captured and paroled
exchanged" On the 1esh Of October following declared
and pafoled any time previous 70 the 1st septsmbss
Is6a" that was sgnoging the cartel" % yoa charge
change were precisely similar sscsps sSss, 10 sSo.Ssr
part Of my notice. reserved from its operation tho larger
part Of tne vIckseurg paroles u hat followed your
do, would havo included ali.
the oonfedsrsts authorities take unto themselves a.
a these matters Of paroles and exchanges according to
their senss Of right and not BY any views Of tempo
ss:. Stunned some examples furnished BY your govern
ment TAy hare nerer In isolation Of Aer General Or.
ders and siAoa notice o ne sd.eyse parry. ordered Aer
They have therefore escaped tho psngs Of that rstfbu.
1853, though SO we'll suited 10 the meridian Of Gsitys
burg nvaldate the paroles given at Port Hudson the
sure You viii be satisfied that does NOT become your
authorities, who have chosen, whenever they felt dis
without notice or consent from U.s. 70 repudats
the established usagee exchange and put construc
tons upon tho cartel 10 complain that others have acted
according to their sense OF right.
Not content with all tho misstatemepts OF fact
which 1 hsve cited. you have. in your letter Of the
18th instant descended 10 . malignant and wantou
.sperslon o. the motives Of the Confederate author
OF the Goth instant You asked to agree "that
oil officers and both sides should be released the
would have been injustice TO the many Thousands OF
your prisoners 10 our hands, and 10 tnoss your
SIMPLY % nave AZ "a dec0sd 81 the But you
insult 10 The Confederate States Of ntmatng that their
fair and honest offer was made for the purpose Of
pussing mo the ded ohces and fraudulontiy
changed 1hs ca!,mny 1 az destGte Of fouHdation in
fact az IL 10 derpicdbis in sptrit
10 conclusion, let toll you that the purpose OF your
letter ID apparent. hes boon well known FOR long
time that your authorities opposed fair and rsgu
lar exchange OF prisoners under the cartel IN rejecting
my proposition you have endeavored 10 conceal under
cloud Of vague charges and unfounded statements the
determination at which your government long since If.
rived. Why not be frank oucc' Why not say, without
any further subteruge that you have reached the con-
cluslon that ocefs and soldsrs are more valuable
man for man, than yoursi Respectfully your obedieut
servant, ROBERT 0ULb, Agent Of Exchange.
GENERAL MEREDITH TO Mr.. ouLp.
OFFIcD COMMISSIONER FOR ExcnAxeR,1
FoRrnEa MoHRoE, Va, Nov. IL, 1899. I
Hon. r. OuIo. Agent Of Exchange, Richmond Va
emI scknow ledge the receipt OF your communication
OF October 81 would have been surprised at is con-
tents bad not been previously acquainted with your
habit OF special pleading and OF pcryerng the truth In
tho last tnterview but which had with you, you
stated 20 mo dstnoty and unequvocaly that you would
make declarations OF exchange whenever you couscsn
tousy felt that you had the right 10 TO do Tor the pur
pose Of putting into the hed You made this state
ent not only once but two three times. In my pro-
vious interviews with you had taken the precauton 10
have verbal propositions Of any importance, made by
you, reduced TO writing this refraned from
my usual course now, much 70 my regret, - VIII do
the Justice TO say that have doubt you have for
gottea what occurred a that meeting. ... ...--
probably serve 70 convince others though they may
you that highly probable that while labering under
the excitement limited at above you may have made the
abatement attributed 10 you From your letter dated
october z, 1883 II take the following--
4 form In vtr~ af, ~