The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22

A YAxgEE AcceugT or THE TRgaraEsr or
CosgEDEaaTE PsfscsEss The Chicago Tfnss,
give the accoaut which folows Of Che treatment
of oar saldiars as Camp Dougias. We give the
paragraph III fnll 81
Reports hsse been circulated round the city
during the past few days 10 the effect that tho
prisongFs in Camp Douglas wcre bang shot
down psotniscaously and remorselessly By the
soldiers pf she gaani. rishoas real canse. IL
was not for some time poeaible TO trace these
fasuors 10 any reliable source or 10 ascertain
ssse ssaes extent 10 which thssa abusea have
been carried. A ls.sle inquiry has. however,
developed the tacs that, whether the reports be
sgue OF noss shers Is At least sesy strong reason
% believe tiissnso. 8
IL d said .lsas Col. % gsaad has :sssea orders
sha. ii any prisoners shall fail 10 comply In.
ssansls wish auy requirement 81 soldier be-
longing TO sha guard he siiaA BIZ shot 3own.
This regulation uay BID nescseaFy enoagh in its
strict seesr.asSoa as requiring obedssnce TO oy-
sicrs of dissistsnarY ehNss.ser, but Is exceed.
steir ii;shla TO sbase whoa sho guarding soldier
i made The iadse of vlsas constitutes aii set
Of insatosiiaasioa, sad i permitted 70 revenge
toFeeampliaess with eeuar5aads eananaiing from
himself aad sot from she oliseef 10 comsaaad.
Ii i charged that shc sbsssc o shis power hss
NOS been nsfreeseHs. Ii IS said, for ,assaace,
HAT about snas weeks ag. nne Of the prisoners
was ksndiing Eia :frr, whish &c; be had . right
ID perform, wiea oae os the gtasd accosled
him With, sHafe, Nhas arc yoa daisg ihsge r.
The nrssonsr rersisd, ~Thss d ros yoar basi
aess, when ilsc gs,ard instantly drew bis mus
kes ard shot the ieliew dead. II is said also
that inalasso hoy, . sesvaas Of asse, Of the
Confederate ssptainss aad. Of eousscs . prisoner
cs war. who was web known 10 hare pass 10
go aaywhggs wishia the lines was walking To-
side The gaara lia,iss about day after the
above occurrence, when tho guard commanded
him 10 hall. He did nos stop, and wss instant
Ii killed u bullet. ~. s..
Ii Is also charged .has, al the TINS ths sls-
eovrsy Was made Of an attempt on the part OF
some Of ,he prisoners 10 escape, party Of three
o. four hundred vas haddiesi together aad sur
soaaaeSi by guard thai ono of them was
pushed by e6sasade aud FELL 10 the grooa3,
and that instantly gse unfortunate man VISA
shss, and that three Of four others we're wonnd-
ed. III d snsslrr stated thai II 10 no uneoss-
mon .hing tnr soldier 10 isre on tho barracks
wisheas sny Yrosscasiop sha,ever, and that
Two men ssrs thus sios whils sleeping IN their
bunkas week or swo ago, no ihquisy being
made into siae matter. No sears nssrtial has
bern held. 30 asrsss has been made. saongh
within sha pass month ten or twelve OF The
prisoners have been TINS psi. ous Of The way.
AsSshss instance need ealy be given Quo
Of The psiseHsts asked The gaari fas q shsE soi
tobacco, and he received tas basoaet IN his
bseass without 8osd.
1.-THE above reports are true, reform might
b. instantly Instituted. And il they arc ai'-
sruc then tho pubic wall be pleased TO be if"e
formed os that facs IL Is difficult 70 belieye
them otherwise than un,fae; yet. u The esiaIgcs
shall t,o sahs,antis,sd, The very occurrences
stecitie<s above, shocking and shameful - they
n,ay be, w,!l nevertheless be not whit saose
dissraeefs.l 10 The American people than many
o,,sr cruel and asroeiosa deeds exacted during
;ass aahappy wsE By the armies OF both sce-
tiona.