Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-02
From the Richmond Enquirer, Aug. "a
Exchange of PrtsOners-Ltttie Hope
that a satisfactory Conclusion can
he N en- ched

Exchange of PrIsOners-LttiIe Hope
that a Satisfactory Conclusion can
be Reached.
This day Mr. Commissioner Ould meets for the
| first lime the new General Commissioner "a Ger
tain Gen. Meredith. TO confer on the terms OF the
cartel, and endeavor to settle the principles oi
exchange for the future. u Is scarcely possible
To hope that any conclusion satisfactory both
sides can he arrived at in this conference The
Federal Government has plante4 itself insolently
upon the demand that our runaway negr"es when
taken IN arms against their masters shall be
treated prisoners oS war. and shall he
changed against white men. Conteuerstes have
borne and forb0rne much To mitigate the atroci
ties of war; but this is thing which the temper
OF the country cannot endure. Our Government
has issued an order a. to the treatment of re-
yolted negroes vi en- captured Certain captured
negroes. under that order. have been imprisoned
ut Charleston To await the disposal of The Stsse
Government Theteupon the snkee War De
partment sent forth this letter TO their Secretar,
of the Navy:
WAR DKPARrNEST, WASHINGTON CRY
August s. 1868.
SIR: Your letter of the 81 inst, calling the at
tention of this department to the cases of Grin II
Brown. Vim II Johnson and VIM Wilson three
colored men captured on the gunboat Isaac
Smith. has received consideration. This depart
South Carolina. if there be any such in our pos
session. aud if not. three Others. he confined in
close custody and held : hostages for Brown
| Johnson and Wilson and that the fact be com
uuuicsted to the authorities At Richmond
Very respectfully, your ohe,iient servant.
EDWIN NJ STANTON
Secretary OF War
The Hon Gideon Weiles. Secretary of the Nacy:
Thus issue i ioinei We take i, to be quite
impossible that our Government will WELD one
| ot on this vital point; but the first demand OF
/ the new Federal Commissioner will he that we az
once consent 20 put the negroes the footing Of
/ our own troops and vane them against each
,ther man for man. and grade for grade That
/ being refused a. II must be. the conference. no
doubt. will be broken of and there is an end of
the cartel, and Of all exchange OF prisoners
This streup,ed Outrage NJ the Yankee Gov
eminent is the first fruit at their temporary luck
| in holding an excess OF prisouers IL was snrelv
against their will ~ first that they consented to
suv cartel ut all aud regane Con- federate nrisan-
ers in anv other light thtn ihttOi captured male
| factors due the penten'isry or the galiows
! With spitefuI rage thev found themselves CON
RELIED Tn provide for the safety OF their great
multitude Of prisoners in our hands. nv an
rangement for exchange. which we might have
been sure would have been OBJ we'd only 81 long
rs they thought thew would suffer more than
for want Of such an arrangement They avail
themselves Of the FIRST opportunity 70 their
original theory. namely. that We rebels and
criminals having no rights All the rights are
on the side of what they call law" they
suppressing an insurrection, thew saw. in their
own country: and all means sre leg'msie. Thus
they not only adop; the utterly barharoGs expesii
ont of exciting servie Instruction. but thew in
form W that IL these revoted negroes are restored
~ their master- they will nut al eqnal number If
Confederate citizens to hard labor. II l. not
merely the insoe eat pre,snsiaR of regular gov
eminent affecting Ia deal with rebels. but IL i
, depdly stsh whirh they are aiming NJ our IN
stitutions themselves. because they know. if We
.ere insane enough - yield teis point 20 tres,