New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
was deliberately withheld. Another Cbapioin, who lad
been bis fellow prisoner, WAS separated nom him and
released ou whom learned the facts in the case Gs

EoU NNOlr we learned the lActS III us
Just stated. Within tho pas! few days, upon formal
application, made ny Gen Meredith at my instance, 70
learn no history Of two men who were reported 10 be.
and are believed 90 lie officers Of the Union army said
TO DO in the hands Of the enemy. hr
Oud furnished TO Gen. Meredith wbet purported
10 be the proceedings Of civil Court In H. state
of VIRGINIA the testimony in the cases no; being FUR
nshed, ny Which II appeared that The two men had
been sentenced 20 pcniicnary FOR term or years on
charge Of DcgrO-scaiBg; and the Governor OF VII.
gina, or OF tlat pat Of in E,beon aGorsed on TIE
Gppcat0n Of Gen. rcdith declaration met the two
men il question should remain IN the pen'cntuy Willie
remain n G. vernon Of Virginia. IN these instances
there oan hardly lie doubt hut TINT there two men are
under gnr Humiliation md su1, ring because Of their
connection with tho Federal Government on Tie pc
tense Of being subjected 80 penalty for ncGroseh e
fl1p2ge i unnecessary 10 proceed iGrller into "c-
to t. show the sA.s!o ,ticr ofcycfy one who rs vii
ug 20 accept the truth tat the practice OF tic South
has been tru j. entirely in bc, ping viii the spirit 81
Mr. Davis essarc 70 Che Rebel Congress or Is caTr'ed
beyond i and the there has not been mp - Tie present
tiuo lie sliglGs rGicrton Of purnrsc 20 rcAT, ~
any CpQc whatever in tho execution Of their declared
policy in o treatment OF Co'orod troops aud er Ulic
officers WHO may ia!l into their hrnts ard hold 10 r.
be very ccroin that while trey w keen from TIE lrAt
~ mach possible tAer blrlgTous practice TOY VA
Tart o National poVori is thc strongest ard can SHOW
lstf 10y the eual possession OF body Of tier tutps
he'd E tie North Gs prisoners Of or who. by tie laws
Of var one liable % be ustd Tor rOlala.0y puYasef.
II bas been supposed even in many PARIS OF the
North that tAc proposition of Mr. Oud. of TIE 2Jih 81
cci1t'r. ioT an eNcltlge OF pritolefs u .nr ana
80 go he accepted: htf IL Goes IOl t,'ldr 70 De
considered shat MI Ould Las not proposed 70 yield To-
rs CO ,u number Of pisoacra oi war and receive al
hko number in rciui1. Which would be o Eost hrpry
consnw'naon tnt would ho al once accepted iy .ts,
Govcrnmcut. Tut Lis proposition Is that VIC flail
doiGcr 70 lin all OF tac prisoners In our possession,
amounting row t0 chont 1000 men. nIo receive Ia
!ourn about D. eco mon, leaving about L1CN men who
might. for few deys he considered On parole rot 10
fs.'rr rrins unless dry exchanged; and then what
would NJ. ovid Go with those mcnl
JOGGING by whet lc has actually recently done 10
would .lcu teGy assume o. discharge these men from
all obligations l-4cl .lrr parole and put them into The
field 30 tglt against national tI0ofs standing IL der an
stained national Guc-tLe very troops who gaanily
captured those mea upon bloody baito'elds within tie
past iey months.
70 show tie extreme probability Of this II "a csly
nccegsarr 20 refer 10 few facts. beginning with tie
81 tcucat n Mr. Ould 60 ten. Meredith Officially com
munc ted 20 me- that he. Air Oa,d, would proceed TO
make declarations Of exchanges helever Ac eontcen
tous, feli tic night 10 10 so. for tie purpose o putting
men into tho hc.i thus openly setting nido tho cntc
the r Ggd usaees 81 Wa in favor # his nd' rua
OF lGlw lich sense % right in Ar Old, IS 60
obtuse and Uild 10 Justify Inn IN making Use
principally IN tie Western States. amount
M 20 over 1900 Men, Cnnserraoo I1r'
ton q whom vc.o undoubtedly captured by Gueniia
pagtic. aud were net soldiers but, for ne most part
pcgccgbe citizens Of he country, prcbab! known -
friends e. The Union who fog that reason were seized
aud compelled 20 mako oath 10 Tx agaiu,t
tho Southern Conf Cerac!i and this c.ess If pcTfons
NJ. Uuld expects us 90 accept In exchange for hcbc
tgoors captur mostly at NioAshurc Who having been
tilIlleQ VIC SCUM. were Nt,liffA CAtIAlFi4 uf
All Oaic. without any conference or understanding
v ID our agent, IN violation u The provisions Of the
caricl and u violation Of tie usaees If war
It must Be horne IN nnd ,la The cartel was virtually
n rcgatcd Dbl tie Message OF llr Davis not, Indeed.
20 81 abiding 81 GGGcteI upon tic south. iCAr Davis
Ad 40 rorel unac. sc laws Of var 10 abTossto tho pro-
a. f-at o. sirlmolt but lis declared pa lscs
N YiJllun o tie cat!ei w0ud have iny Justified the
Uilfca s4ics Government IN declaring IL. provisions
.ul arc void. While az te same time t. GoTcIuncnt
BIS tcc- a ocr! to -lEo as observance ca Tie part
Iloro, icar 90 deny In tie reference ~, msio 20
lie tf LAP statement ,ICpafrd By MT. tlli. Ing tlat
~ Mere to;se mon incladcd ~ iaat statement vic
81 been .cFl.imf.elr made Tiisoneis ~ war i.1lf-
b.: fere acc -tfg "a tie cnTiei but for Tie laosi
rll te pI.f..rs ilcuc.a in tuai tabular statement
g.ir ~. 80 iowa having been cl!illci ulon ai
AuOHu battlefield. n Sc having been taken isun az
still o. lnnNn Union commander noI ore t'y fe
ported as kaylg been delivered g. s'y lI'oi com
bladder; hat they are 90 gown o. i"iE
been carf9rcd % largo IN tie State Of KENTUCKY roto!
knows gLe.c. O. m to STATE g.! Tennessee of 81 oter
sites o. tie Ncsi AID Sllh; Nl!le. in no !fsf in
ll .lfer.es they fro reported ~ having been cop
"a be- "Et.iulEy lrl 4'raefsoe'-'ho Two Nili
ot.. fr. csr'n notwithstanding 10 impossible. ifDrI
fhs inilr 90 tueui iiseH 10 determine whcfc ihcy
scr, G.. 'r.l - wAoiler. Indeed. nny military c-
nfrs flaferrf were made. c-c'lt ftw ~ 'AcA"-a
ri ard fs-alhly r. few one or tHo Other I.-ces.
Nir Old o. . nero sent under 80 c,4t' no 49, NJ
,-rers b.ropd those recognized tie cDrie for the
x,catlan o. 81 pro- sloasi 'e' he hhs Tacely nf1'-c
.. g.cs a.. ie -faHt ourrfiOn hy Which le Undertook
o. hc! q iu tho obi ailons Of their parole TO Whoie
{ b.
Ranks "a Port Hudson, ard p1r0lca ly Gen. Banks
under O special agreement With tie Rebel cpmnihucT
The wof.l AuDut ntt tlo,o prisoners i'ii Ane''s'
,fo-lI flf1 t hands 4 cen Banks % 10 surrender
OF '0rt Hudson and Gen banks had tie pOwor - send
them O. to Ncith il lad been lie pleasure 70 90 50
i-. no rDfe IN ecrs.ns,i With the Rebel commander
90 Eeesae o. em on parole ara rc.esel we" ~ A"D'
r. c0l llgulty viii o. arr-cn' ~
Tie cr-tc of the exchange Of prisoners Tr0'dea Two
places lor p clr delivery 10 VII Cil Io-t on aus
fvcr. ara FickshrIg o. tho MISSISSIPPI DI, u po
-. - 81 Fe4e
cone ulgyaobs By tie eXigcncifs u an for tie ce
liver OF prisoners Other points might he agreed /
upon b. tie conmsndcrs in me nes. Ih.s va. pc,
~ lsr,. az ON Grant hid. ~ that e1igfAcy, 10
cons uaaroio.is Dr the delivery 81 esIiu.ea Ecpcl
a0.tig.Fi G.4 Won. subsequently, ten I,"ss eAi-'
lrt, nossosion u several thousand prisoners ~ lie
urcona oua surrender u Pot Nudson, DO maze an
cgrs.a. p, With the Rebel Cen Gariner. TIER con-
MAJ r. % deliver biz prisoners OF parole az AobHe'
',r. Odd without any proper eu;horitv vha;eveT,
. ,.a 80 ,rite letter m the i0h - OdOlcr insh
~. .l. la has not furnished u.s. bat wiicA mas
Lrei pul nod in f.ci mona heNtp1ier. ~ -
e,iu tts f Yel.ate I'D " those prs 10 ,' y'ta
49, fe. tte-r paro'e because. ~ Dc undcrtftc7 10
a. de tisv vefo not delivered a. places nhn'e 10 tne
cartel vl ~ TIE carte. 'tf Dl'" ~. o'n.I -,
,r lr..a uerstfaly ~ tic eiigelcrs o. Wat j. 20
49, =. ,i-os lyr..,cr 10 canloi b. doubted mt we
49, or 1 ID rle tDa lafc been Iut iItp 'e .'" 10
IN; ,.., pa fin eltA troop by WHOM Icy WI ,F
.rd iot IA l.., months fi.rc, hnc ms 100. "Ih"hi
,'..,- - Jorr c-ciaAgsd ond Without ih'liF l'eA
,r,trl- relesge fgofr tlr olhi fl"n9 o. .''i
d 49, ,.t,rr tho above ! have received % OF ia4
-.,t (,rI tc. Mertditl ono point Ia which vii BE-
a. .tfed % git. tnt Con. hrrodiih ioi ne pulp't'
- thdf,sfrr o1r suh 9inr Iflttnefs nom A'.. ~
., rf,i I'd 20 Ar O-la tat he "oLl' stAo M
I,t,o - I'M, Confederate pflfDtcTs 10 many o. -
-ff iol o. o4l men. and receive IN return Ili '',
@n.r. lel. In tle SOUTH when yi'post.H ~, "-'.
0A' ..os,t bui ,s'd hat hs wUnld ngice 20 n
ii..a.-j e,Ctslge; the eject Of wlicn unc'ly'ea.!
gem. t, r1nesl tie excess II pisonfrs >. or
isrd. delivery q ast 80 g' i if s,,.
NJ adj coi.sct uoops and thor VINO oinc,'S "a