Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-26
Our "Suffering, Starving and
Dying" Men in Georgia.
Another Appeal from them 10
Abraham Lincoln.
Further Rersf0fiOus or their
Shocking Condition..

The New York Herald OF Sunday morn
ing contains two and half column letter
from Mr.. Samuel W. Mason its special cor.
respondent at Hilton Head S. c., embracin
another appeal from tho 81, 900 prisoners al
Andersonyille, Ga, bcsceching Abraham
Lincoln to CO lsent to their exchange, to-
gether with statements of victims who have
escaped. We regret that we have not room
for the entire bundle Of shocking revela
tons. We quote the main features:
From the New York Herald, sunday, Sept IS.
MIR. SAMUEL W. MAsoN's DISPATCH
HLroS HEAD, S. c., Sept. /, 1864.
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AN APPEAL FROM THE PRISONERS TO LINCOLN
At q meeting Of the sergcants in charge
OF the various dctachmentS Of divisions con
fined at AndersonylIe, Ga, held for the
purpose of taking some action to properly
represent the present. condition the prS-
oners to our government at Washington
and thereby secure, il possible, speed,
redress of the wrongs complained of, the
followi4, committee was appointed who
after due consultation, reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions which wer,
unanimously adopted. Committec-W
}. :. Banks, +. W Webb -
rRE,Nr H.
Arpaenuy nne 81 ia al effects Of the
progress Of ihis terrible war has been &c
dea ia oar vmpa hics and MAKE us NOR,
se''i>l ttian we - = wh n The tnc~ IN of bat
q int 'nss huudei n the lanl Per.
n'i'- sHe NJ HEfir ti az W. "a haze
bee fa.i "a firl ency wsgh ,sicl
tFl taf ~ eaai.44- iA l,.fl{t Ana In n
counts yoa vc .e,n pi thor tr,atm n,
hav. robbed the spectacle of it noy,l.v
and BY law Of our nature la, taken oil
the edge If sensib tiles, and made Them less
the object of int rest. No one caa ky,o,e III,
horrors IF Imprisonment Ia cror1ta and n.
thy quarters bit he rio has endured IL. and
1t requires brave heart not to succumb.
But haager, nth, nale.iness, squolor and
d'sedss are as nothing compared ciM the
heart sickness 'chich ceary prisoners suffer
most OF them young, whose terms of enlist
ment have expired, and many Of them with
nothing to attach them to the cause in which
tney sufier but principle and love OF coun-
TRY anu OF friends. Does the misfortune of
one beng taken prisoner make us less the
object OF interest and value to our govern
ments II such you plead, plead it no
longer; these are no common men, and il is
no common merit that they can upon you to
a'd =" their reteasc from capticitg
we, the undersigned sergeants, in the
United States army, having in charge the
various detachments Of prisoners now con.
nned IN Andersonville, Ga, would resnect.
fully representa- fSS'
l. That large po' ton of the prisoners
have been held as such for periods RANGING
from nine to fifteen months, subject 10 III
the hardshps and privations incident to n
state Of captivity in an enemys country.
.. That there are now confined in this
prison from $4,000 to 10000 men. with
oaily :ccessions Of hundreds, and tina. the
MORTALITY among them, generated by various
causes, such as change Of climate, dict and
want Of proper exercise, is be coming trvl,,
17gAyM to contemplate, and is rapidly in.
ereesing IN virulence, dscimatina their ran I.
u Asndreds ssstly. xs4 '''"'
=. In view Of the foregoing facts. we
your petitioners, most earnestly, vet res
psestally, pray that some action be immedi.