New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
REBEL SuBrGBFUCES AND QCUHLIyG.
The Disposition 1Iade Ct Colcred Soldiers
and their White 0iFiceIs
wAsLnNeroy -. satnrlnr Ncr. e. 1.sa


rae pablo appears to he in need Of Informal
on the srheo: Of TIE exchange of prisoners Of var
Tie condition OF oar men hold prisoners q war in
Riohronl. ile extreme snlclugs TO which they have
been saectd. contrary tho useces Of war and Il %
dictates Of humanity. have naturally aroused tie syn.
pethies q oar people and tie question is asked by
xasuy Why are they 10; exchansed}
Ipropose 70 furnish ycl statement q facts, rom
which Judgment may be l1-mod IN answer to tic cues.
Son jast stated.
On tie iCih Of January. " the presen. year, Col
LUDLOW. then s'..lcai at Fortress Monroe ~ The
sseat OF exchange under TIE cartel. which pub
nsted In September 1902 addressed letter ;or.
wl-d,ag copy q II R.csmoss Iagaire q TIE 18th o.
that month, oor.aein- Message to tie Rebel Con.
sress tom Jefferson Davis referring 20 tho Proc'ama
ton q the President Of the United States dated the LIST
81 January on the subject Of slaves within certain
c-guetcl portions or tfe United States. The deuur-
cietOfg character OF Nj. Davs's Message. leyt'ca
Against he proclamation OF the President and against
n e. a people u Tie Union viii be rcDem bcred b.
rost Of your readers at this time One passage in he
Message O.! Ar. Davis very clearly indicates tie policy
tben determined upon IN tie South, expressed in these
50 n - regard. e s,ioa Of o.. 0ov.rrreut On srch
e'si'ai' ss may st'cn ~ IA execution iIee s 20 RIO
s,to info5rr yon tt ban un.es in yor sdoin y6u
Frs auflcrias sl cor-us..re3 al -e.s a. a. United
.tes thst hay hcsee. be cspsred by forces H. 10y q
-
30 desA VITA IN lccofl,rco wA te lass Of tAoe States
p ding .or '-e ellaea q eT.'aa.' els scd IA 4-os
Co. Ludlow, in forwarding the message. gives IN
opinion IN iho following words
m lAlr. Dlvsl deeeEtiues evowsd IN NOT nfocnt
III Ia Wort f'r
,,as6 csr, = TIE u,a states that ieeaes be cap
,cr,a VIII. fi.k. De- ~ .lve.rl in-'
g-fs c,.f.ou of CO. T.r1'8w was, without doubt ve'
iograd AZ Tie Nmo 50 far as TIC Rebel authorities led
ihc power Gagod 70 iui n iIce ne threat OF MI.
DAVIS which ne; tie appreciation Of the Confederate
srl~r u n I !
reason why :Ais threat hss ro' been more oieny exc
euted IN tie Soaih hss been re PEI lo,t-.'. 81
rreofs u war ie1 iu Gle North against st feii %
10 Sou.h; ed !. tbs inequality could Tow Do nfllia!'
= J. o. If tie south oold succeed IA capturing az az
cess o. pFisoHeis over i-ya' tti- - '-e ,'Vi ~. M
r.clac1 would he lost - ic Rebel lrAcri'4es r lti
IL force tie threat Of Mr. Davis. Mho'fcr couD,s i
rlust be uttcT.g Ignorant 81 the slfi -i,i animate
those ,g'a alc ftrcrriu- u tie South 20 Cae.ct Tie
al.cu Of ne states in behalf OF Government whose
correr-stoue Is slavery.
at the tom; illus slated wi1 10, BE- fr'ler in eyed
upon a lis tmc; because. Whatever We to threaten
inc character of NJ Da6i-s declared TlTe o. O. tt.
oli in bis message - Ia been thrown entirely TO tAe
Assco y subsequent event., t.ich are b.i .lsl ..
ecnc developed growing ct O. ne nlosi solemn ACTS oi
tie Government ftle United states.
j. l. generally known. trt ben SIC Cor gres % t1e
Crited states Proceeded % authorize by law TIE e1'
uov.ael. of coyrcd Iools .,r tie slgIr ion oifao e
ic-.on, there was. throughout tlc Nhe.s !clgtA htd
f-e,lti tie Soah one Universal cry Of rel o. web.
affected .sc.g alton, accompanied W!'A rs ".--fhI
thrais Of vengeance list .elh oGcoTs O. iielt be-
themselves. i. vas efE ie!e uee. CO. sHe-u ~ 'ne
reformed soll into ssvefy." u was every hefo
ruL.d d ,'urhont the South hnt this class q rc rs
were Ioi i-t'." 70 arc s''l ~ i--cl. - l.y'e
t1o cfrh Jaws 70 var ana tie strongest terns wIch
infuTate madness could Geyise or invent were urea ~
condemnation VI tie measure ali-DrAel 2. TIC bNi''
Nist Los actually beer done Up 70 he rresor; time
a. tic South a. obedience O. ibis split " tcnr 9nco fD
-fv declared il r.ay De impossible 10 dcternin M
aet except "a f.U Uttered li st.--esf tni ~ j.
mot ggn.fc,rf fact that IN TO single ilsfai Das te
If.sHs o. q. fH ~ l|. ~
49, OK &c. colLccfe Nith cOOfcd rDop- iis been ctp
ifei alive and held in tle S0lth as rrlaoner u hf
ror has any oo,.gcl 4laa. el1o}el ~ 9oeleF 81 i.e
United Sttc' lccn oaFuiec n TIE SCl- a-a accounted
for ss q prisoner Of Har -.,,.,.
s,rie, 70 50 cy tie f III poses " Rebe! cutLoIi
- - co.ntrrsrce II they Lave not directly ordered,
~. dsirgc0r OF tiis Glars u troops vhoieYtf ara
wherever they uahapPily fli into uer power. , r.
IN ffe so'. when alteT2od ~ he rr Der o. o."
oTsa troops ORD tAem white OF ceIH car haiciy De- -
Iectcd t. reach tie il"c tliolsA 10 ',',,-a''
srtlores DIT 40 nus. !oo iof tAta cile.! iliol6"
Il zee. a. 0s-rfe. slcA nay be found il p1ia-
5lnJh hoa. . Newlo.k paper Of recent d''s III
ErggI Tie '.loz IL an eIil,,i ron l,'
,er ~ Port F1et.r- @ovfriD~' = f-f " ~
t. seyell Asgeni, sna addressed - az LATER 10 e"
vs.. l,ve ,p,, received rHs,i,u Of positive character
80 on ',Ysrs Ciy Who vss o,piufeo about no
-lol.A sgo vile o.. on a 80 n'. -. w az 1-
,,sdj who 81. ~ IN. 41'r ss,.g .s''s. -. %
f.t .. af
a q ~4s 1f t'- Cor.s dtinqls W. axe 'i-. 80
.ie- Al g. r.e .~' lr0 hrt The me- Of ta COM
u..o . snce.sor fro fiocrt n.e'.s 'es r'' 80 ~'-''
laasIfle loss-laoa. aloud ne- e.t ~ 20 L. 4,...
t.,-f-.-r,t a. tie rii ID states. - nn'fpii@r6
lie e1rsnleif - co,ored IDop 4yi te ftg t-i' W
.r, Icf Lon torrd it.ef a. II undoubtedly I'A.'
80. ,.i.-u ,gfr ticn - use tie utmost pos. %
: row o,sr Stat c-as - sroops tle piOtci-A - -
-, ~ 49, rud tt1Ala engaged be'oIc "oI-- 2"
, e ,o ~, promise sshalefer which aha4 lco ~ me-
o. clsro 81 Ibis casl o. roops, when caYrto ~ ~
.'J a., RI "A 2 humanity W4.cl e. due ~ al oiaet
tr,,. +, ne Circumstance. according ID tie LAWS q
m rf ilog Of some ind' DIAL insi'aces ~ wiic.
,le J.e.es have violated the lass 81 sa' " ~ ~
r@lf ~ IN. irst.ace ll y hlcb Trey L.fo fcsreci
ff..f,..e iD tfeir treatment a. csOie ifD p.i tin
when 80 Rebel tgsnt o- c1r-Dnso oIef-. - -
co... 10 e@chanre ~ DC .fit 1eI' W var lN 90
az ~ a. q u We hive - Cur Lanth. ih' 81 p' ''
No. an rtree L WOflI manifest t.e Mtat t- iu 90
nos On on rat o. imagine ior one moment !. " H.
ever lufe.atd 70 include cocIeQ uooi 90 SUI 90 N
eyoiange lie might say slc With teTDA uuil, > 5A"
ing ibdg,dunlly taal h. would deliver under c.' i-+
co1dfors a prisOAers b. hts banda without lAt n.s
20 include his elias Il tfD0ps because, ~ 10 ntyn ~
TIE Confederate authorities, not ahnfic "'' '''' y.
solder le'onyfgy Ia lie foIts dNilQIO has D.fn "
All be permitted 10 come INTO he hAhns. i"'! D"',
on TIC contrary Hcn espLuitd, beeh ai,beI hu'-ti,'
est Into prison rod no sia'cy They're "o' rec
oRNfr.d a. uf SoBfh ar sotdtfrs. b..
m0ng feW instances serving 20 illustrate IRE rni4t
AID lg.a1c II the Neses 10 tbeir geailent 81 coOfc1
uoOls. or co!0rcd peitons IN tie emPbymtnto 81 Tue
(,Oeruineut IT may be stated tAst tWC ooloitd iteh
aralofed In Tie navy who captured near CLGlcs
toI were heavily rOned. AID cast into rson ia Vet
city beyond which inci NC have 10 1fles 81 tAeiD.
iutcg u tgO floe cOlofed Young men btlnnghg ~
assaclusofts regiment having been publicly tod into
,svey Ia e1as tho price tLcy brought uoor no suc
fioneers hammer having Deen Iel-n va; We ~I2N 81
o.Dt.t' ~, as gubect and which demonstrate tie
ie s,b 20 he placed ~ upon Rebel sgree1enis Tor
exchange. .,.,sg.f,, ,xes made from
p 4 sI..rf.