Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-12
Ths - cf Prisoners.

der tbs Bssss. VIC sasunes 70 b 'ComEissi mel
o. E1ohABgs he's thoBsb, it uecessary 70 take PublC
uOcoe OF ths ccrrespcadenco between Colonel Que
An5 Xaj9r K1cfd lately commuuC tied 70 the Press.
Zee that correspondence appeared that though the
Co 70 crate authorities bad abandoned their iudaoisA
be Eht % demand a su'6lm3nt OF tbs cartel, AMI
hst c.ep'sd the proposal o. the Yankee authorities %
exc sogo man To- aai ci6ses for onasr, without
pArang the exeCsI oa ehes side, ths latter had per
nj, ID nearly month 10 ellPss without taxing any
nc i,e OF Colonel Ollds communication informing tism
OF luch acceptance Il was only Wheu this fset Was
Oaeay laid before the people Of the tWO Governments
.nal the Yankees felt the nee ssty Of making any
Spouse, and therefore. Butler, the Beast, among he
ost astu,s and AFgiu vel uuprinoped Of their
dsbu aats and Que vhO being ostlAEed BY this
Government might safely calculate on not berg Al.
ssgFed or noticed sst 10 the sork Of nis;ifyins
Ire sr0'e sess they appear In the correspondence
rvfeTrsd &C, AID breaking he force With which they
would Impress LSs Yankee MID. Batter, the Beast
therefore, from the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York
writes Communication Tor the SeH York Tines Which
wiki characteristics impudenes he addresses 20 Col Oal6
Tie Est Of the Letter is the following inquiry made Of
CgL O.: TO avoid'su possible Iuisap2rehsnsiOn CT
mistake hereafter - TO your offer uOV, viii you toU
siy Waether you By prisoners held in captivity
eoogea meU duy enlisted and mustered into the SCI
vice Of the Uni.c5 S,aes who have been captured BY
the Confederate oFoes; and IL your authorities are
wiling % EXCHANGE all soldiers 60 mustered into the
Catsd s.Ass army, hsthsr cOiored Otherwise and
tae Ohoers commanding them, for man. oHioer for
officer =" Further he says: 81 this DO 60 and you
are 90 wiling TO exchange these eOOrei men claimed
"A slaves, and yog viii 81 ClHsiay inform tho g,vrl.
mept Of the li:sd States, then Is I am instructed
Dsinapal diaiculty in eEsoaag exchanges vii be re-
moved" Deserve, tho srtfg Beast does not cay tbs,
even then the exchange viii be resumed. he very
carefully leaves peg to hang O.hsr objections upon.
,.Ole principal difficulty VII &c removed but nov
usrI others will be started What reason, oh, most
CT ing Of Beasts, IL nOs good eaough fOr rot doing
. .aing predetermined no: 70 be doneS
AIer good deal Ct cant about thu duty Of protect
thOse who fghs beneath the folds Of "tbe naloua
e., Budsr, the B,a5t ndulges in some lawyers learn
ing As 70 he status OF property ssz-d IN war The
Vnershp, be ays passes from the Lesser to the captor
Therefore if we (Bssst OquLus) obtain possession
Of tar sptcss Of property kaOED 70 the laws Of the
iasurreedonary States slaves, Why sbouS there be
say dou5; that TIA p'oPsrly, Lie say other rests 10
zoe United atgs' TIE reason Wy there should be
aay doubt "A, most ioSic4 bsas Lh2t You &C nOt o.
taia POsssss Of them in any way Tseogazsd az IaW
IA by the eots Of VAR and therefore you do net so
aars sss tights which that code eoniers VOC stssl
men fcs tA5 mO5 pszl A,d larceny never eOrfera ts
Moreover 5u- avs treat ssVea property, youss Co
not aad therefore osDerAi2 psssss TO you ior you
have 10 AW that cOnfsrs protects such owner, bip
Therefore, lis unusually absurd in you, Bsss. though
aud easd 20 be absurd 70 slJ az you 60; SiSves
bsng captured By ua End the RICH. Of property in them
vested N Us, hl right Of property has bssn disposed
sfby us By ngmiisiDg them, has always been the
aknoWledgsd nshl Of she OEasr 70 do 10 biz saVsH-
as YOU aad ycur GOYsrnmsnt are Eos and cannot be,
ne owners Of slaves, and thszsicre you arc Wiihort
TIE jus dsgorsndi, and haVs Eohing % nanuni. The
save remains for the inns bang simply o. the pos
ssoa Of ais lawful owner and the resumption Of pos.
s,ssior ,y tie oHnsr revives az he rights q owner
saip Tcu are tAe taFbOser ct runaway o: the hider
Of $50 n property, bob of ShCh esnOes are provided
foe y IN criminal Gods ou. 70. recognized BY IL laws
OF var ss e9lferriag any -eis6s Your ovr conp-r
s1u Of - dose s. Confederate mules or herd OF cat
4 , viioh sar5er rush across the Confederate lines
10 tae hrss Of thu U1l;ed StA'es ANY, sc the
isoy q gOsr srgncsrt; for u you were to undertake
70 ,snlt t4ss mules cattle 70 tbs freedom Of the
. .sss, &c s-areipste them SD leOaFe lhsn forever
er,mst frC- tse right ct psn e ssssrt s5y right Of
property IL sm do yos s-gps-o ts0s such "nauumis.
Aoa" stu5 lave sny .E-ss y ve we're to recap .uie
.hsml Bot sH0usk Ct Ba'iss sse BAsl