New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-06
TEE EXCHANGE OF puIsoNEns.

The Rebel authorities have felt the elect OF
TIE EXPOSURE Of their horrible crrellics to our
prisonery. and have instructed their agent. Dir.
Robert Ould, to cndcayor once more to throw
mon our Government tie responsibility oi
breaking of the exchanges. column OIL core
spondence is published with that view, but
whoever is familiar with the history OF this qucs-
ton will sec that absolutely no new fact or
argument is presented, save the offer by MIR.
Ould to accept the proposition by our Govern
ment. which the Rebels heretofore refused.
Now the fact as to this is that tie offer to ex-
change prisoners, man for man aud officer Tor
officer. was made months ago by the commits
sioners on our side; certainly not less than SIX,
aud, we think, as many as eight months.
1t never was accepted. Repeatedly re-
ncwed, and urged upon the Rebel authorities,
it was by Them neglected aud rejected
wholly. Thoy were specifically inquired oil
if they would give Us all our officers and men,
those of the colored regiments included, and
they not only would not assent to it, but
disl,incd for some time even to reply.
We do not believe they mean to assent to II
now. Mr.. Guilds letter says 81 agree to de-
liver to you the prisoners held in captivity by
he Confederate authorities" But VIGOROUSLY,
large portion Of our colored troops who were
prisoners Of War have been murdered, and Ia
larger portion delivered over 10 STATE authorities
or 10 persons claiming to DC their owners. Ihif
latter class Mr.. Ould's proposition does not
touch. In other words, he sill evadcs ashe has
always cyaicd, one of the two main questions
81 issue. AID with the disngcnuOusncss which
has characterized his negotiations throughout
he se,ms to make an offer which, IN tact be
does not make; and il is on the basis OF this
Transparent trick that he now accuses tne Gov
eminent of dad faith" because between the
! lOh and 3lst vf August last il has not accepted
this ovasiye proposition. And he Is careful not
tn dwell upon tie fact that our proposition,
which be processes to adopt, did, IN lael lie
months unanswered.
We have 80 often before exposed the duplieity
of tae statement with which Mr.. Ould nitro
luccs his communication, that We dismiss II
now with brelest notice. We never broke the
cartel. It, interruption WIS due to the stupen-
dons frauds practiced by tho Rebels by which,
in violation Of the terms Of the cartel, they de-
Glazed thousands # prisoners exchanged for
whom We received no equivalent. Tha, was
what compelled Us 10 decline delivering the
prisoners in our hsnds--the Vcksburg prisoners,
who were found by whole regiments OF the
Chattanooga battlefield being one instance
Notwithstanding which, we were willing. ana
repoa',Lly offered, to waive all differences,
AID exchange al the prisoners in our hands !or
whom they could give rs On equivalent, but The
Iso,,l. "arar would hRrno ena "a not now
promise to e.sc up our colcrod troops. How
WA ID then possible Tor the exchange TO 20 on
Our Government has done all in is power, but
il treats with an enemy as INSCRIPTIONS ~ ho Is
willy. Impeed by the argent need of getting
back their men, the Rebels may nos be wiling
to concrdc what they have before refused, bu.
Mr.. OulL's letter docs NOT prove il, ard We arc
unable 10 see how the Government can recede
from The g.ound ON which it has thus far with
some exceptions, stood. Sure We are that Ho
demand get made by Us can be honogably aban-
donod.
PR.E sPEEtBI.