New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-27
oUn SUFFERING BROTHERS.

The facts that between Thirty and Forty
Thousand of our Union Soldiers, having at vari-
GUS times been taken prisoners of war, are now
and for months have been, cooped up in anaked
field of thirty acres, without shelter or even shade
for one-fourth Of their number, fed barely two
ounces Of putyd meat and twelve OF corn meal
or bread each per day; and that they arc there
rapidly dying and going mad of privation, ex-
posure, disease and famine, are undisputed. We
have printed and called attention TO the me-
mortal Of their representatives, to our Govern
ment, and asked the leading Copperhead jour
mails what they think Of it. But one Of them
has the hardihood to respond; and that is jeff
Davis's especial organ edited by Democratic
Member of Congress from this city. His re-
spouse we print in full-not u word omitted or
changed-so that our readers shall sec exactly
what is thought and felt by Democratic leaders
with regard TO the suferings Of our captured
soldiers. Here is the editorial Of Tie Daily
Neps;
DUB SOLDIERS IN PLIs0S.
The TEIBts NE attempts to make political capital out
Of the representations OF the delegates sent % Washing
GEORGIA So base an employment of that story OF suf
feripg we had not expected 10 in louTDel which
has shown occasionally in its unsteady support VI tho
war some tWinges Of feeling and conscience
Let our bersv0iens contemporary make any political
pint possible ia the case; regard IL with sympa
inv too sincere for treating II In any such fashion Grant
that the Concdcrstes or ore not themselves stTatep
ed .or provisions their eneres are or are not
absorbed by the war 10 the exclusion Of all other avoda
lie duties grant that their sodiers are or are rot rs
much exposed at Petersburg es ours arc at Anderson
-. a nd IN
can In fact make what use It sees proper OF the real
missortunes Of thirty eight thousand OF our men-mcn
who have gone forth At tho command Of B!ack kePao
Iicarism Tom the happy homes Of tho Northprovded
onjv IL win consent 70 co operate with the Democracy
| IN an honest determined demand FOR their release
The negro stands in tho way of the exchange OF onr
gallant soldiers now IN Confederate prisons. The
negro worshipers place themselves IN this Gaze MS IN
al Others In defiance Of both humanity and law They
are guilty Of al The sugerngs which whether "e,on OF
Unavoidable the part Of the Confcrates ere inict
ed upon the Federal prisoners In Georgagul.y OF hay
ing rtopped all exchanges until she south sha have
made unlawful recession in favor Of the negro
The cartel was q solemn engagement in which the
faith OF both Governments was pledged TO its sodiers
Made before the enlistment OF negroes lad ever been
though. Of the scope OF that treaty Nas conhned TO
whites alone The negro imbrogo Is therefore outside
It's province and furnishes clearly noreason whatever
for is suspension The stoppegs OF the exchange ny
Mr.. Lincoln is therefore, gro's breach OF fatn rot
only In reference 10 the Confederate Government but
also IN reference to our own soldiers and be II 49, con
sequeIty who Is responsible directly for the pIiTalon
the exposure the disease and the death which these ue
egstes describe reigning 70 extent 30 terrible
among the thirty eight thousand fo!diers-IneD WHO
have gone out from our owl households-now sot0ned
at Aldersonvre under the blazing sun 81 Georgia
The slave Of the South allegiance TO the state
which owes lin ito protection. Taken in arms against
that State he cannot be held under demand OF ours
q prisoner OF war. Some white men captured under
The same circumstances shot last winter by Gen.
Pickett in his exercise Of IN undoubted right. The ne
gro becomes, like the white, when caught In arms
against Lis State traitor taken, 40 Lord Manifold
would say in the manner" and from that moment
emit fror all authority that might otherwise shield hiE
f,oiu thexnunicipkl law. Slaves whites owing ale
glance 10 any State In the Confederacy WILL when cap
iured on the field be handed over to the State to which
their aegs9oe !: que anu IN DeoS9ng mus exposed
tob whatever In the letter the spirit VI universal
Law. .,, .
Ihe CoagdeTstes have expressed repeatedly. their