The New York herald., 1863-12-31
the EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS STOPPED


Oar Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FoKrHs MosRox, Va Dec 70. 1893.
The Richmond GournmeSi and lis Aos-Th Ezehano<
Ce~misstossrs-Tne Rsoent Aasmpt at EeAange-Why
Il Feu 2Arou1h-ReturR Of Ha Buadrsd aud nrenty
Prisonss 10 Licr,y-Taeir Condition. Ge<rai Bu,sy--
TIE Rets Dsmands- HoD General Butisr yis.cs fhens-
Energy Reqared, dc
mo Richmond government is as capricous q woman.
Although n In unacknowledged thing, and the very
verge Of totteriDg, siill, with all the audaci,y OF
strength does which nothing but the iorbearance Of
the people be pleaded Recall the thou
sand acts Of barbaryas for example, the execution
OF KelloTg-which II has sanctioned, the holding
of prisoners without The ability 10 eed them,
the refusal 10 permit the federal government 10 supply
food TO those angushng meo 10 an overcrowded prison
Recall these acts place them before the loyal people
OF the loyal States, and then AK them they
ready TO 10 the of their fanshing country
II the North will act now-and the provocaton In
suriceni-the var be ended before July. But ell
buckserins for substitutes must stop The work
must be performed by the American people, and they
should be told ths plainly Their friends starving
Richmond, and the only relief for them IN ioreble
liberation The rotten rebel chip OF state In without
sails or oars, and II will require but united effort
sink her, and with her all tbe pirates ard robbers,
from Davis down who man her.
You arc already aware that the bgsnsss of the ex.
change Of prisoners taken by the government
Brgsder General Meredith and placed Ia tie hands Of
MAJOR General Butler This change made because IL
was thoushte~ins to an alleged personal affair ocween
General Meredith and Mr.. Robert Ould, the rebel Com
missioner of Esehange-that the work of amelioratng
the condition Of prisoners would be the seeiy
accomplished. u was known 10 the world beforehand
that gooc feeling existed between xr Oud aud General
Butler. The shown 10 the graceful cOrrespoudence
which PASSED between them he OF the Gene
rails sending vaccine matter o. Richmond, On hearing
that the smallpox throsened tie poeuisou q that city
and II evinced q mhby other ways but have uot
Iesu nov 70 recount them.
You viii remember that ihe 26th q December
Christmas Day--ine steamer Mes York left hero with
nve hundred aud t~o prsoners whom she had taken
board at Point Lookout bc depot for rebel pri.ots)
with irsiruouobe 10 deliver ,hsm the rebel suthor
tee at city Point, Va and ~nh request 10 Mr.
Oud TO return exchange Eve hundred ard of our
meh CO oou@poudmg conditions The New York pro
ceeted her s-ion, and Kr. Oud M Aoeordaues with
the ierms ~ The prearraDyed agreement, placed the
required number % our board. Presently there
despaicb from Richmond 70 Ciiy point The rebe
Cabinet IN session, and angry debate was
gong erultsnt paragraph vneh bad APPEARED
10 The Ndi.ora Isisft2ener, co the SUBJECT OF The
gemens Tor the exchange of rrsoners have sot
sen the paragraph IN question but has
CHEZ ttAn tie lournai 10 vhicb u appeared ever
though u 1--we another oen,ary, EXPECT 70 espats N
Is would not ioox well before the ~ord have
that the Richmond Cabinet sectbed tuned over
Uuioo uevspaIer paragraph, so-ln the face of tho
oorrespoDdeooe 10 regard 20 the smaIpor
Executive Of the rebel Staes resolved that nAsuucb
Jen lave bad outs1ed General Butler, no eofnma.
hcaton could be bad With BIN. Sow ubile reading
this, bear in med that inring the tas gir weeks The
rebe government agents have been pessy not more
frequent. oorfeepcndenoe vh the command ns general
oi his department, and besr mpd that ,hs cor.
fespondeuoe bas teen marsed by raLsnsts aDd friend
iuucilouary ht NchmcBd- nd.ed, tbe dsntesl Prbsrt
Oud, VITO, 10 thc name ~ hs governuse the Other dsv
hansed cftera Butler for be hamAnIty The vsocne
maiter-on tte tor ~ this, say And tie lace o. n
he at We goverImeot q The United states that ty the
proclauairn - the President q The rebsI -taies
yeuerai Poter tAs been "carsec )" aod az 'cu,ia~
Tbs % modest God bep usi A goverunent -nich . o.
ragseh ADD inTcvereted 10 t< unable 70 fsed the
utotes ~bo fAl inio s hands tbe oot.
ricts q war eau oictan the TENS Of a cartel
too q .erersor laws forppas that generai pu,lsr
tbpuld be admitted 70 the protectnu e the ret< sov
eft neot-dsn,s- him abd al he ccerp the hsresis md
pfNnSt- ~ ue iag ~ ulss Hyo0 ~il torn 10 tbs
proc esmstro yol VII htd Mai eeosral Butter ssd
orlcersy csuebt hy The fesss. are W bsused Ia
wee ~ tbs kchmood nsor.,o tsnd ne pararrstt 10
TIE Wseh'bgIoo paper ATTY D. tererAi ritler
cannot b. renypzsd by the ret~s "a t~spou FOR ar
sFeot ~ escoshte bat be VIII % enough serve
"1rw " ,te tmaIiprr smiiisp grcps IL no r.bsi
osotsL very vel Poi lss % 80 90 wish lhs h~tosy
ls ,aet evening tbe se~ yoss arrived h.,e
from 'ny POM. hsvnv % t~rd turdr.d twenty
~ cur men, ubo we're u tho~c crdBsd bussst Pch
need, ~tb tbe c~~s thss ibsse men rune,ed 70
come osiy escauss they board but With tbe ~i
furff<r erctAIss tosd With The pr,~crft-d con
nsbder o. the estNrtusnt
The rstnvSs> tsios are sns<ssi~S and s<s Nearly
al ws se~> ssd e"ash'ss rtsy are sals uHiss sss !