The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-09-10

John Vanderbilt, New York, large bronz
Medal for agricultural Implements and Ma
chinery.
j. ". Free, Ind, large bronze Medal
Tanning Mill.
Hall 4 Spear, Penn, bronze Medal
splendid Plough. .a
s. B. Hubbel, n Y. large bron &c Medal
Seed Sower:-Americdn Agrieulturist.
- 10 5s2,l r frosfssase Register.
fas What Col. Stone did
From the Dubuquv n srsid.
During the time that t'ol. Stone was q
prisoner at Macon, Ga, bis companions ,go
together and selected him as one Of the two
commissioners to procede' to Washington
and procure, IL possible. an exchange The
agent Of the Confederate government con.
sented to sush mission, eSacting from
Stone promise that, If he failed, he would
return and Surrender himself a prisoner
again. More than this, Stone made the
same promise to his fellow prisoners, assur-
ing them that, ifbe could not procure the
release Of all, he would not accept his own,
but Wonld return and submit 70 the same
iat6 Onthese conditions, solemnly made,
Stone came to Washington and failed.
What then did they do Came to Iowa
with a large flourish of drums, procured
Cow Kirkwood's interposition was ex--
changed, and 1eft his .fellon prisoners at
Aacon to bear long months d ofimpriisonnte,.t,
schils he aired his horoic deeds 5efore gop-
ping croscds at the street corners And
there are men who were the victims of his
treachery. who waited weary months for the
help hedidno procure, who looked anxiously
for his comming, ss he solemnly agreed
who would muchrsooner train a battery on
him than elevate iifG to an official position.
Toithem he'is what he really is, the hero of
ashirt-tail'surrender. 1'''sifl. s'a''"
Now see how plain tale shall pot this
lying Copperhead Journalist down Atthe
repuest of'Geny PsssIiss and fifty-nine 9th.
er Union officers. fellow prisoners with Col.
STONE. the latter started from Salem, Ala.
bama, for Washington, to oobtain cartel by
which the whole number of these officers
might be exchanged The Rebel Govern
ment had given him parole Of forty days.
Up to that time, the Commanding Gene
rails h I'D exchanged prisoners to certain ex-
tent on their own responsibility, but the
Gooernment had not recognized tho right of
Rebel captives to claim the privilege of ex.
change. Col. Stone made known the object
Of his mission to the President, and the
subject was submitted for Cabinet consulta-
ton. Only one member of the Presidential
Council, Mr. CHAsE-xas in favor of garn-
ting the cartel, and the direct object Of the
mission as necessarily abandoned. Deter
mined, however, to do all that could be
lone for the benefit of his associates in i'm
Drisonment, he obtained from the Paymas-
er-General for them two months pay,
to about sl5, 1000, for which Col.
STONE gave his personal receipt, and send
ng one-half the amount to their families, he
invested portion of the other half in cloth.
ng for the prisoners and forwarded this
md the remainder Of the money to Selma.
These supplies arrived safely, and were
most gratefully received by the prisoners,
many of whom had become nearly destitute.
Engaged laboriously in these duties, Col
sroNE remained in Washington until thir-
weight days Of his parole had expired, and
hen was sent by Gen. McCLKLLAs under
lag Of truce to Richmond, where he gave
himself up to the Rebel authorities, and az
brown into Libby Prison, where he remain.
q two days. At the request of the Rebel
Secretary Of War. he undertook another
Quincy to Washington to renew his appli-
alton, receiving an additional parole of fif.
cen days, Before the expiration of that
ime, ne succee ded in effecting the exchange
4 the entire number of Union prisoners at
selma, himself among the number, and all
'ere set at liberty together on the 18th Of No
ember ! !, t.n ft
These are plain facts out Of which the |
cries of lying statements copied from the
Ierah, is manufactured =. Col. SroSE re-.
eived the warnest thanks of his comrades
or bis, successful services in their, behalf
nd with perhaps one exceptions every, man
+ the number, who may be- living en- cleo.
'n day will give him, . cordial support for
ioxerneE ius 81 s-iyh qisisaii,lE 2G3
u--Lss. some scounairsily'T Tory may say
ars mere astdtmants'o our part,
re give bslowfs tsanseript of the endorse
,ents on the paroles hlBe'ait remembered
hat instrument was 3ss.sed on the S0tt day
{ May, 1862. On the fdrtieth day thereaf-
sr, the following endorsement was made on
ol. SroSE's parole: evtso9 civ
"HEADouARrERs, PETERsBrRG, July 10, T2.
'Major Stone, herein named, having reported to