The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-24


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na Washtassoa eesssspoa1sas q ,hs Chlcas,
1sas stvss INST sasss . same ase9sas Of ,be r.
ssls Of his invessleadsas LATIN the subject Of N,
exchange Of pstsoasss.. nls aeceua, of The hol
Aase Of sxehsses Al1Gn eunsoasssAly ron ,hs, a
the Yankee ssesssasy ~ war. Ne iays:
AZ present ne aamAes Of pslsnnsss on each slA.
e e abont eaeelt nsasiys akn0 $4,000 each. 8,
Ua.1e aad y .Coaisaesass ssl6sesA From oil that
bold Two Of lArse shnsaeNa nose Ar n"r :..I1sss.
than We DO Of tiseiss. They asA pos sIi NJ Rich.
moad. The accommodalloas theye ers entirely IN
we.i ssscs r"s psoviasoas arg 30 scarce. A few
snme nsc .hoasand of them b ne interior OF
"s, 80" ana tnis removal, ant i1fesmed, has been
.na. .saas. ~ also eelisveA thai lesween two and
.ns.e !nos.ansi have been saksa - chasiesson, in
with Greek fire. = '''- ~
I am sasIsnsd that maay Of do .s,osies OF iuhu.
iion. y % .,. o1, pscoaefs ere either gross fsbrica
uons os elee wtti!ai e11egeeatl9ans nnd thar, as
s.Isss tniee, oar pns0nsrs u tllr South are a.
WenEeesed - psisoaers Of war esaesaily, with
., Inc csesPeon perhaps, q articles foodand mod
iclnc e0d In that fespect - weitas the rebel col
diere themselves; the foath = nst Jest now land
howlnl with milk and honey. GAockina inseances
o. Individual cruelty there have been, and the
humanity, Is or was Mrs. l.ncoin's own brother.-
bas, on the other hand, kHow or Inslaneee Of
cquat eirociy peFpetrated o.. Coatedesate prlson-
casiz Sz ser; seesss @ s,s g assssegss., .sa an
The exchlnge or psisoaess WAS peocerdina roeu-
iafi! under the terms Of the cartel agreed upon by
MAJ. Ludlow and Col: Ould, under the sanction Of
ny M!. stanton, BY the order, a. he says, Of The
PRESIDENT; and, on this occasion, believe he tells
the Truth Why was this order promuieatedi II
was not promulgated until NJ. Lincoln had aecer
tanned definitely that the Corfederate 0oyernmen,
Gid NOS recognize ous niggers In uniform or rather
teir nisgers stolen from tiem) - soldiers; wonld
moi tfest them, OF their ofeess, On perfect equal
ity with cur white officers and soldiers and wouid
not exchange either them their officers II cap-
tuFed. These alarming facts were first discovered
Dy tbe notnTi0us Iligslnson aud Montgomery, and
sens Oy thcm TO Senators sumner and Wilson, aud
coin.
The President was unwilling TO believe them.
but satisfied himself finally that they were really
lim, and who are really the supreme power In the
States, had In the meantime persuaded him to as.
sure 10 the negroes who would enlist the same pro.
lection from the Federal Government which the
latter extended 70 their white soldiers. In other
words, they peFsudied the Administration TO an
thorize them to mako the oficlal declaration, and
1t has been made and officially promu gated, that
negro soldiers and their officers are on footina Of
perfect equality 10 all things with white men and
their Officers, and shall receive the same prolec
lion from the Government.
They also persuaded the President to commun-
cate TO the Confederate Government the assurance
that the United States Government recognized no |!
distinction between white and black soldiers (who
might be taken prsoners) being regularly ex- /
have been unable to ascertain whether any formal
reply was ever made by the Confederate Govern
nent TO this extraordinary cOmmunica alton. Put
I certain that "the Government" received as
.uranecs, positive and definite enough to the ef-
ect that the C0medeTates did not, and would not
ecogntze negroes as soldiers. The Confederate
Asent OF Exchange, however, continued to send
tated, our Agent of Exchange 1t Fortress Monroe
eceived directions from the Secretary of War sby
rider Of the President" not to permit any more
prisoners TO be sent home and TO sus-
'end the operation Of the cartel Of exchange.
This, OF course, stopped the exchange on the
'art Of the COnfederatcs. The last lot Of Union
risoners who were sent home from Richmond
we're lot of sick and wounded men, who were
iumanely offered the alternative OF remaining
here or of going home. They chose the latter
Oping at least to die at home; but were candidy
informed by the surgeons that the chances were
hat they would never reach home alive. They
anne, and were landed at Annapolis. few will
ecOveF. SOme did live to reach their homes, and
led or will die there, surrounded by their friends.
ome died at Annapolis, and some psrished en-
Dute.
These facts have been much distorted by the Alb.
Raef1' S1 4f aa Ik 1s ; e. sa n Ss:s !ss
m0ng strangers and wi bout sympathy. Not one
fshem died merely In consequence OF having had
,suficient food. The blame lies upon the sd
Illustration and tho Republican party-irst, for
ausIng the war at all; second for investing 1t with
present features ofer0city; third, for preventing
.edcines being sent to the South; and fourth, for
onductins the war 10 such a manner as to prolons
!.
In the meantime $1,000 OF our brave men, who
II comfortable homes and happy families in or
er TO fight, as they supposed, for the Union, are
ow lnnguishing In Southern prisons, and there
hey will continue to iangnish Why Simply be-
a,se the Administration IL determined TO adhere
, its pet measure of making negro as good as .
vhite man. In order to indulge the whims OF
|reeley and sumner on this point, those brave men
vil be left to languish and die by inches; fretng
heir lives away day by day, in hopeless: agony at
he thought that the sight Of home. and kindred,
nd their best loved ones will never again be
heirs.
But what does 1t all matterl What right have
hey to complaint What difference does II make
hat the hearts Ct the members Of fifteen thousand
antilles are wrung with anguish because their
athsrs and husbands, aud sons and brothers, are
hus TO perish. This 10 war for the negro. With
hat grand object in view, all such matters should
70 regarded as uncOnsidered trites. such 10 the
Iecision Of the Government, and II IL treason to
hink otherwise.