Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-22

nri oners az proposed in my first communication, and
Temair,
Your obd't servt,
J B. Hoop, General
). B. EUsr1s A. A. G.
From the Richmond Wing. 18th INST.
The Exlh1nge Of Prisoners.
Butler. the Beast. who assumes to be Commits
siorer of Excharge has thought it necessary to take
puolic notice of the correspondence between Colonel
Ould and Major Milford lately communicated to the
Press From that correspondence it Appeared that,
though tie Confederate authorities had ab Andoned
their indisputabe right to demand fulfment of the
cartel and had accepted the proposal OF the ankee
authorities to exchange for man and ofhcar Tor
officer, without psrorg the excess on either SIDE the
latter had permitted nearly month to elapse without
ticking sny notes of Col Oolds communication INFORM
rg them Of such acceptance. Il only when this
fact officially laid bofore the people Of the two
Governments that the Yankees felt the nece sity of
mekng any response and therefore, Butler, the Beast
among the most astuts and ul as well as dnprncl-
pied of their dspuants and who being oulawed by
bis Government, might safely calculate On not being
answered or noticed, was set to the work OF mstliy-
ing the simple facts as they appear IN the cosrespon-
deuce referred oand breaking the force wi which they
would impress the Yankee mind Butler, the Brasf
therefore, from the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York,
writes a communication for tbs New 7 ok Times,
which with characteristic impulse be addresses to
Col 0 nd. The gis OF the letter is the following III
quiry made OF COL 0: ITO avoid all possible msap
prehension mistake hereafter as TO your ther now
will you now say whether you mean by prisoners held
ca ptvity' coored men, duly enlisted and mustered
into the service OF the United States, who have been
captured by the Confederate forces; and if your au-
hortes are willing to exchange all soldiers 30 muster
ed into the Unittd States army, whether coored or
otherwise, and tie officers commanding them, man for
man, officer for officer p Further he says: " Ii
this be 3d. aud you willing to exchange these col
ored men claimed slaves and you will so officially In.
form the government of the United States, then, as
am instructed principal difficulty in efectiDg ex
changes will be removed - OBSERVE the .artful Beast
does not say that even then the exchange will be
sumed. lie very carefully leaves peg TO hang other
objections upon. Cue principal difficulty will be re
moved" but how many others will bc started What
reason, Oh cunning of 3 eass not good enough
for not doing thing predetermined not to done
After good deal OF Cant about the duty Of protect.
ing h s who fight beneath the folds of the national
fag," Butler, the Beast, INDUCES in some lawyers
The ship he says, passes from the loser TO The
captor. Therefore, il We" beast loq1itor) "obtain
possession of tbs. species Of property known to the laws
of TIE insurlectiouary States as slaves, why shcud
there be doubt that The property, like any other,
in the United States The why there should
be any doubt is logical Beast that you do not OBJ
tain possession OF them in airy way recognized as law
ful by the code OF war; and therefore you do not &C
quire the rights which that code conters You steal
them for The rost part aud larceny confers title.
Dol, and there fore ownership ra'ses to you, for you
have no law that coDiere or protects SUCH o"nershp
therefore, it is UNUSUALLY absurd in ycu Beast though
you be- and cnfte 10 be ahsurt, to say you do -
Slaves ing captured b US, aud The right of pro oerty
them vested us that right Of property has been DIS
posed of by by manumting them as has always been
he acknUWi gel right Of the owner TO do 10 his slave.
But you and yCu Government are no., and cannot be,
the OF saSee, md therefore, sou without the
ius dtsponeHd1, AID have nothing to manumit The
he hahn i'm nf he
se, sion of bis lawns owner, aid the resumption OF pos
session by the rcvves Ill his rights of ownership
the harbortr 0; runaway or the hider OF So
property, both of which offences provided for by
be criminal code, but not recognz d by th9 Laws OF
war conteHing any beneft. Your own comparison
of"A drove OF Confederate mules or herd of cattle
which wander rush the Confederate lines in
to the lines OF The United States army" shows the fall
acy of your argument fer if you to undertake to
emit the mues cattle to the freedom Of the prai
Ties, to emancipae them aud declare them forever ex'
mpt from he right Of TO assert aUy right Of pre-
perry III them, ia you suppose that such msnums-
sion - wouli have any effect if were to recap ure
hem! But enough OF Butt r the as;
GIN EARLY -' Phax" who is lately from the Army
Of Virginia. contributes to the Rebel tie following
sketch OF the distinguished commander who is opposing
Sreri Ian il the Valley:
Old Jubal Early, IS Gen. L. calls him, his " bad
I'd man." has won name during his soj1urn in the
alley OF Virginia, of which be is we'll worthy. Did
7ou see him. Ii not you have missed one OF the
greatest curiosities Of the He is of con-
d1rRble corporOsty with uli face, which has the aP
OF the u when is at iis height OF red
1ess. He is about six feet high, and OF immense struc
ure. His voice sounds like cracked Chinese i'd
lie, aDd comes from bis mouth somewhat the style
# bard sheh*Baptist, W tn long draw accompanied
ID Wit interpoat of oaths, 10 the winter his
head is encased in net striped wootn skull Cap
irawn down over his ears while bis body is contained
within the embraces OF a Virginia cloth ovescoat
triking bis heels, His legs covered by leg
yins Of the same material wrapped from the
eet upwards es high as the knees with a
white tape lie is brave IS be is homelY, and
s homeiY as any IMAM you ever saw, except Parson
3rowDow who IS said 10 rival bis Satanic Majesty in
s personal appearance. There many anecdotes re-
ated of old Juba bat cannot at present call to
me occasion regiment from South Carolina was Or
cred to charge the enemy. For reason they fall
cred Cd Juoa hearing of it rode up to the head OF
be column, and in that popularity of tone for which
is noted, cried out at the top of his voice "Boys,
GU got US into this ID scrape, and by Cd you
ball help us out. Charge:' The regiment were 80
ut by TIE rem k that they rushed upcn the fee, dri
.ns Linn from, t@cry position.
OSs OF rHE ,?oTHsCnU.Ds lie ap'e-. vn |
lr uG4 p.'.f r Ci.sh IA rses-of The late Batol de |
,ltm d, ko> sc>i|, were sold at auction, in Paris, |
cenLy.
No wonder, says one OF the papers, that young man
led of disease of the heart He could not live with
at intense emotion, frequently renewed. Gaming On
Jhange and at the card table, were bis favorite
and it to him of the fatal sports
lat hfs father, Baron James de Rothschid, sent him
America some years ago. BE had lost $24O, 900 in
ne speculation on Change. His father shipped him
six hours notice, and refused 10 allow him to leave
merica, unless he promised that be would not indulge
gain 10 such gambling. But the young man could