The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-09-14
THE DAILY REBE



eAEsEssEEsEs RRE ~ 1854.
~. d. }. B. SzeFnRHIs, of Esah-
- xsin passsA q the Methodist Church tonight,
gravy a. ~ zsEAI kss=s -
Gens ekaan ana the. 0Resttsns OF Ex-
- ~, 81 change
:, sshs eorrsspcadsaes between Gems. Hood sraa'
Gssrzsaa. EhisA we laid before eurSsadsFS h
ts sasszains's issue, win atsSisss the attention
q 10 PeePis ef both governments, not oaly 81
eescdEl 81 Ne esatraas e presents eftbSfwO gem
s4a1s 81 she seere Of dignity, bessecanss it ia.
Tel.ss Potnts Of the first Consequence in other
tAeA military point Of view. So =
-GsfI- ShsSnsn promptly accepted Gen. Hoods
kspfAsksOn, E3R an excaaagi OF prisoners, NpSz
Ghe basis Of the Cartel heretofore agreed upon,
BsswasH she two governments, but uPen renes-
Soss ne soand that &c bad gained no special i'd
vsn4ezse, and all the yankee in him Immediately
ssFDaasa Ex sueh a trade. e. therefore. wrote a
second letter, mere consistent with his true char
eetsF, beczsse = was utterly wanting in dignity
AID Sonnsa Esif6sss- - = -
Zbstmpoeta1kP oiat of thu correspondence. is
GszaERl SharnEn's refusal "a exchange the Con-
fdeea.es IN his hands for the Federal soldiers in
osr PEisoEs, whose terms have expired.
IEAs E4c53 OF tde SOo41 1uS6leu, lOF SOsLe-
siRa Pszt. that the real ground Of the refusal of
tAa Faakee government TO execute the caxtel
zes, dat the terlas ofso large portion or their
sssaiers IN oar hands had expired, and that, there
fore, hey would be swapping soldiers for. nom
eonbatszts. General Sherman confesses this
tire and this policy in his letter to General HOOD.
he fszzssa 20 exchange our men, who, by the
tsrns % theiE enlistment, soldiers during the
war, for any BAT his ewn ren. Eho ara so situated
hat they eaa b Iuzmsdiately placed in the ranks
~ lis army. And then, with want of dignity
Disgusting IN an officer holding so high and re-
spoasibis Pcaitiea. he proposes 10 exchange q
Parcsl Of ''feiloWS," whom, he says he has picked
-sp IN thsskEeeta Of Atlanta, for prisoners in
hands not esf%Gzed from his cuEzHsand, thus. ma
king degrading distiaetion between the s6lAieFs
of his army asd tbeso OF she other arniss of isis
ozn soEsrznso1s. A more rufaaaly proposition
could hardy be conceived, and eossfd only come
6czn Eaan Eearfless and beastiy enough TO expeI
women and children from their homea-
The Es=sons which ae+1slc the yankee govern
assut % Fsfss0 compliance With the stipulaiions
and requirements Of the Cartel are NOW before
the world AMER long series of contemplate
evsaiens and prssaIicatio5s, Gen. slhernan either
In biS ualignisJ c. his stupidity, has biurted ot
De tsakh. The soldiers of the Confederacy, are
s0sdSars for the war. The soldiers Of The yankee
government are enlisted for three yeara, aud the
tsrns Of large number Of taose ne hold,
either sbout to expire, or b%ye alpeaaT expired.
An exchange, would therefore benefit rs, without
hslpIag them.
ftz2 not to, be wondered at, tlnt tie lincoln
saveErnsat has hesitsted 90 avoW so cold blooded
ItaPF5Rsfplea, and trescheEous q POLICY. III is
thoe&ing 10 good morals, as it is repugnant to
koasF and fair dealing These men, for whom Il
soW refuses to exchange "rebels," haye faithfully
served out The time for which they enlisted. While
others deserted, they remained true to the flag
they had sworn to uphold; and although the pur-
pesss for which the war was to have been waged.
when they shoulde%d arms for their vindication,
have bsed perverted, and the emancipation of the
rave, substituted for the restoration ofthe Union,
sSsse men remained faithful
They have encountered tae hardships and cnlur-
ed Ehs prfvations and incurred the dangers of aa
hard sad wasting three years term of service rs
ever nsa were called upon to bear. And now, after
an tAis sslf-sssTiHong devotion, because they have
besn 70 znfSTtEnA.s rs to DO taken captive, the
gOveranssns for which they have surrendered the
hsanfoEes q hoce and impsrilled their hsss in an
zz1sssd bsalo-Aelds, abandons them 70 their fate,
and isa~es tan to dis in Southern prisons beeauRe
Z SEsy Aa1 BE Of no further use.
TNozKh We have long believed that the reason
aassrsasgzed iOr the refusal to exchange, was the
esBs enc, W did not expect the LtncOln govern
zaant abssdoned Gnprineipled, ard shamelessas it
e, - admit IT; and disposed to believe that
tAs ada.ssioa aov Is owing mers to the laundering
ssuzaidttv u ShsraaR, than 70 any dasigElon the
Sirk e he eozsfnsAenh that tshOuid bsussSe pub
lsss We are eonarrEedln this impression by the
fa 4 thai while Sherman, At Atlanta, proposes to
axsAange prisoners, excluding those whose terms
kAES expired the telegraph furnishes ms with 4
syzspsis u publication just made by Beast But
Isr uroH this subject, in which he declares tina
ssvkcn sha Confederate authorities wiling t.
exchange eOlored soldiers, heretofore claimed a
slaFss b tie Confederate States, the principal df
6celtx sEsqting "a exchange viii be removed
as anot a. clear IS daylight thss thss Eanke
3evxrnneat Is 2iayazg double game reeking viii
aizAaaassy and bad faith every side. If it ha'
haan EooA nssns 10 hose, if would long since bseI
surfssssd by&ts bad faith towards in this matte
ofSNsAaags a. sBsIf a. by the infamous treaehery
kax pEsetsssd tovsFis ts own soldiers whom ever.
requirement Of honor and decency demanded tina
Il shoaId care for and protect. But unfortunately
fOrus, as well rs for she prison hold, q gov
ss1asasat With abe Lincoln for its head and Deas
BuEar aad Wm. 7. sherman for its tail, is too lo'
81 - seaIs e. morality to feel any resp nsibiit
20 kGnox OF truth. for It recognizes no obligation
60 either aza eonsuIss its selfish interests alone,
gs.azsss * shs requirements of dCecncy the opu
soas q ss,akiDd-
a. Gen. sheFuan reported his loss in zhe ba
ia Of Jonesbogo' at twelve hundred. An officer
eur arusy Ehs recently went over the ground ~hel
a. YsuSes killed Eere buried, informs us that
ma l.-s tnaz nir hundred graves. He counts