Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-19

dsclsfsHcp OF eyob.r which 4 Isbsi pub i.b
10 day or two. You will perceive it is based
upon the declaration of exchange COON unio Il
ed " ma IN your letter, Of tbe 24fb Of aSeptem-
Der ] .et. IA my notice heye tgllt wed your
phraseoiogy. would have pfefekfsd another
form oiapccupatiop, more In Rcoosdance With
the cifcumstances OF the oase. o. InAsmuch,
however, % my declaration, 60 O considerable
extent, 10 retaliatory Of yours, Iahsye deemed
it more appropriate 70 follow your own form Of
expression" Your letter Of the Gath OF Ser-
tember, declared -thst-"sll officers and meI'of
toe Ccitsd Ststes army ,ukptuftd' aud pifoled
ss arg time previous to the lst September, 1859.
are duly ex:hapged." J" o. tho 18Th " octc-
b. following, ! dsdarsd e5cnanged ''sll ('ion,
.fedefate) officers aud men csp.nsed aud paiolsd
1868" that was "iguoring II Q cartel, "as Jon
charge, only, El,osed, your e4smeie 0ui
decisrailols Of eRcts3ge We're precisely similsr,
except that, In another part Of my notice, ( re-
served from its ersrasion the larger part Of 1.-The
Vickeburg psroleB. II I had followed your
"sense OF right" as then had aud still olaim
the right TO do, would have included oil The
Confederate nutht rifles take !, u5tp themselves
as proud aud honorable boast, tbsS they have
determiued all these matters Of paroles and
exchanges Ces0rdiug TO their "aenes Of right"
aud not BY any We've Of temporary eTpedienoy.
By following that guiie they hav0 OF least
Stunned come example, furnished by your
government They have never, Ia violation OF
she'T general csdtrli)and without notice to the
adverse p,rty, ordered their paroled ttloers
and men to break their solemn covenant, and,
Without exchange, llft their arms against the,r
osptors, They h,ve, therefore, escaped, ior
paDgs of that re!ri j1tivGjuetice, which /. G
your genera! order Of July 3, 1863, thouk wiz
well suited TO tho meridian Of Get,ysbur, po spo
validate the paroles given at Port Hudss. o
she sth OF tte sauo month. Upon furtbt Ball
heetion sm sure you will be sstisfied nra
does not become your authorities, who att
chosen, whenever they felt 20 disposed, Wit o
notice or oonsent from ne, to repudlate tbet .
tabllshed usages of exchange and put new COO.
shuc'ions upon the cartel, to complain that
Others have acted according to their sense Of
right. -.,...,.. d.
Not content with all the miss. .atemenls Of
facts which have Cited you have, in you let
ter of the 29'h instant, descended to mslig-
nant and wanton aspereion of the motives OF
the Confederate authorities in making the pro.
po'al contained 10 my letter Of the Goth inetsnt.
fou were ssked 10 agree "that all officers and
men on both eides should be released, the OK.
oses on one side or the other TO be on parole" :"
lt would hsve been Injustice enough to the many
thousands of your prisoners 10 onr hands, and to
thois Of ours 10 youf custody, simply TO have
declined the proposal. Bat you have thought
proper TO add to your refusal the gratuiious in.
sult to the Confederate States OF intimating
that their fair and homes, offer wse msds for
tbe purpose of putting into the field officers and
men irsudulenily exchanged This oslumuy 10
ss destitute OF foundation In fact ss 10 ,plc.
able 10 spirit. 10 conclusion, le, me tell you
that the purpose Of your letter 10 apparent. II
has been vol kroan for 3 long time thai your
authorities are opposed to .iaif and regular
exchanges OF prieonere under the cartel, In
rejecting my proposition you have epdesyored
to conceal, under cloud Of grave c5stges and
unfonnded etstements, the determination to
which your government long since arrived
Why not be frank % once7 Why not say,
without spy further sub.erfuge, that yso have
reached the conclusion that our ficsrs and SOL
diefs are more valuable, man for man, than
yoursi Respectfully, ~. "a, r.. ..,Il t-. -
's Your obedient servant, ~
ROBERT OULD,
Agent of Exchange.