Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-23
sArURDAY.MoRENa. JANUlRY 3 Is6l
THK tATE rRUcE naAr.

Tbs steamer, says tie R,shmond Ssatiasl
which srrivsd al City Point under asg Of truce
on Thursday evening, brought fourteen ei,i
gems, who had heen bJatally taken from theii
honss BY the Fsdsrsl military aud sent to prison
in Washington Some Of them hsye bssn cen
hBed for months, without any pTetense 81
charge sesinsi them. They are pow psreled
for oHs month, to secure, if possible, the release
and exehsuge Of ar equal number Of the opera
tivss Of tbs Baltimore ssd Ohio railroad, who
were captured By our hoops Tho following
sFs their nsmes: Edward A freeman aad
Granville Kelly, Of CulpepsT William Srnith,
james K. Skiiner, 3. Jsquelia Smith, Rev
Mt Pugh, Lieut. Davis and Sampson B Bsyly,
Of Fsusuisri Aylelt Nicol end James Howisou,
Of PrEee William Mr. Bridges, Of Fairfax
and Asssys HEnteT and Riddle, Of Alabama
and Georgia.
Besides these theTo were several eEiIes, Sur
geon KELLER, CT Gen MoRsAN's command,
ard two ladies', making iwensy-one or two in
sn We understand that in the interview ED
with hr. OULD, by Major MULFoRD, it was
communicated to the former that the Federal
aulhcIites insist that al correspondence oH
;hs sa1jsos Of exchanges bo conducted with
BUTLER, ard ne other. Oar own Government
is understood 80 bo Grm in is own position so
ibst tie negotiations are sill suspended.
In selecting BUTLER Ss their representative,
the Federal sush3ritiss have given ht expres.
sion TO the bsso bru.aIiss With which .hsy
are conducting sle war, and the low maligaity
BY which they are aetuaisd Thsrs vas no
reason to expect Of BUTLER any fair ezohaags,
in conformity wish the cartel. five had reecg-
niEed hin as a soldier, II world have been
gTatuitous humiliation and disgrEee. Eeihing
would have come Of It. Il is nct the purpose
Of LINCOLN to exchange prisoners, except mp
Oh his negro basit. He is attempting to nske
Us recognise his s5oliiien policy and dishsner
our own laws! Meanwhile large number Of
prisoners en- both sides are pinipg in captivity
snd lorgiag to be exchanged and the entire
communities Of both countries are anxieusIy
seeoEding thsir appeals. All these must be
disappointed, beesEss 1Ir. LISGoLN is afraid
20 fghi without tie aid Of runaway or cap.
tuTed negroes, whom he hts fsfeed int his
rsrks!
T.. We deeply eOmmisssTa.e cur poor captive
soldiers. They have sll bsea collected at Point
Lockout, end put in BUILER's power. This
mi~eTsble man Las already commenced to tor
turs them. They experienced horrsrs enough
in other priseas but now tkey are crowded II
tents, without anything 10 sleep upon but the
cold sends. For fuel there is deled on! to them
9 email quantity Of gress piEs. Their rations
are very rnsager in quantity, and are disgusting
10 quality. Their situation ia represented TO Us
as lruly piHLbls and lamsntsble. The missTs-
bic beast is trying to destroy thsn- TIE false
hoeds the enemy have told about their own
prisoners here Gre made ihe excuse for turning
BUTLER looss upon these unfortunate msa. l.
is the very gsme BUTLER likss-ihe only one
70 which bis eOBrsgs is equal He is kept to
worry eap!iyes What would be not do if we
bad no prisoners Of. thsirs in our hands as
check upon his masters