Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-15
The Glitch in ,ao Exchange Of P-rz.oner.

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A correspondence between Commissioner
DAD AMI AeTedi h IA published, in which eE-
ceptinn il taken 20 the declaration Of exChsug g
by the former declaring tw9 divisions Of the
VicksbUTg prisOrers-8 Texas regiment snd
WagPs leEio8-sKchsuged. The Federal com
missioner says That, IN view Of that declaration,
he has declared 10. 400 Federal troops on parole
as exchanged, which still leaves a balance in "a
vor Of The Yankees Of I0,G24, which bslagce ne
now claims, or that tire same number Of ez-
changed COEfsderssss be returned to their pa.
rols. Hs siys:
Your declaration was wholly uHwarrsnied
undar the cartel, aud il might with great propri-
city be set aside. IL il y1u fsiaed 70 announce to
me TIE sixth section, as ruhlghef IN the Rich
mond Enquirer, of the 1Oth inst, which covers
y officers and S0l4 snlis- ed men. You did
not, according to the terms Ct tina cartel, furnish
me with any "list," or sven give me the num-
Ter Of men, by which I could declare equiva-
lerts, nor did ycu give me s1v tituo 20 prepare
my announcement I here deem it incumbent On
ne 60 stste hat Eeonsiier ycur c~CIrsci1 this mat.
fer "a deliberate breach Of good faith on the part
of the authorities under whom Won net. Tha
9Th article of the caTsal General Orders No.
] l42, 1922 would have authorized you to dis
charge prisoners Of the Federal forces, furnish
ing s list of them, and then you could have
discharged al equal number Of your own Off
GERS and raen from parole" The cartel net
only contempla-es a mutual" exchange of
"~lia'i," (srtiels s. but expressly deeis e5 (sysi-
Gle a. chat no exchange is to be considered com
plete until the officer or soldier exchanged Tor
has been actually restored 10 the lines 10 which
he belongs.
As to the paroles given at Gettysburg and
elsewhere, you made en- agreement with nv
predecessor, Lieut. Col Ludlow, to tsks effect
from May 22l, 1868, that 81 paroles given not
ia accordance with the cartel s5Oal5 be cunsii-
ersd null and void How, then, eau you claim
as valid the Gettysburg paroles
If you avs shy rolls or lists Of any men
whom you have paroiod that 1 have not given
Won credit for, or If there should be any err "a
in nay account, I will be happy to rectfy the
same.
You declared exchanged, before my pre- decessor
was relieved, c-riain officers az Vieksburg, in
which declaration he refused to uDits. Tners
are but two efdcers, 1 believe, Generals Steven
sen and Bowen. } who are covered by your dec
lara ion Of the l2th inst. If the other officers
named have nOt been returned 10 their paroles,
IS requested by Lieut-CoL Ludlow, you are in.
debted to US for its equivalents. Ths chief
ground Of the objection to that declaration is.
that at that time there were nOequivsl0nts of the
same grade IN CuC possession, (tie Only condi-
ton which woai3 have wsrreuted your mskinr
D tltc AGE4zl H"tNsAsg anu ~ We NlH1@Atrl TO is We
would be obliged to Offset them by officers of IL
feTior rank.
Commissioner Ozld, in Lis reply, e-oafatss The
statesmsnis of The Federal commissioner, and
thus concludes
1 know n0t what yoa mean By your refer
ence, on your third page, 70 article 4th Of the
cartel. an the officers and men whom I de-
ciaTed exchanged we're actually restored TO our
lines" Ali las cfissrs ard meB whom ( re-
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the exchange "had bean restored to yeur lines q"
The parties whom I have d~aelsred exchanged
bave not bss1 "Teturas5 tothsir paroles, as re-
qusstsd by Lie1ssnant-Co l0nsl Ludlow" do
m9t understand by what sort Of reading Of the
exchange notice of abe 18th Of September you
make cut only "tBo efisers Generals Steven
ssh AMI Bown)' were exchanged, Ny letters
Of July -, September II. and September 26,
will inform you Of 81 the Fieksburg pfisoBers,
officers aRd men, whom 1 have declared ex-
ehsaged.
Your objse ton 20 the declaration Of the ex-
change Of the general officers psroled at Weeks
burg, because share were 40 equivalents of the
same g SIDE, Is exploded By the provisions Of the
cartel, which declares that men snd officers of
lower grades may be exchanged for officers of 3
higher grade"
/ have TINS answered all the items of your
letter Of the 2th September. 1 regret the ex-
tTeme length or tne reply. 1 have, however,
confined myself TO the matter of that letter, aud
20 such subjects as we're directly connected With
its contents. La . future communication I will
call 20 your attention the instances of the vio-
lstiOn Of the cartel by the Federal authorities.
Notwithstanding the expression of their sudden
regard for that instrument, l will show they
have continued those violations from its date to
the present moment.
I now inform yen, in view Of the recent Dc.
c~larston Of exchange made BY you, coupled
with yOug failure either TO agree 70 or decline the
proposition made 70 yeu on the 24ih Of August
last, in relation 10 paroles, that the Confadsrste
authorities will consider themselves entirely af
liberty TO pursue any course as % exchange or
paroles which they may deem right and proper
under ell the circumstances Of the case. At the
same time 1 ana directed to express their entire
willingness 10 sdOpt any fair, just and recisro-
cal Tulein relation O. those cabiges without any
delay. Respectfully, your obedieni servant,
RoBERT oVLD, Agent Of exchange.