New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-12
FROM GIN. EITLEE's DEpARr.
MENT.
Th' Expedition for the Rc.cae Of our Pr;s-
U0rrs in RictEuoud-IEow ia was FoiIcd
What the Expedition has Proved
The Exchange Question.

foRiT>s MoYEor Feb. 10 1864.
Tic telegraph has already supplied Won the
Material facts connected with the failure OF the oxpedi
ucn sent cut by Ma.-Gcu. Eutler from this Depart.
iaIf foT the OF tms she'd prisoners in Rich
Z roud.
o. tie entire feasibility Of This patriotic and humane
tbdoayor, Gen. Butler was most fully advised. We
aos As,e much better proof tha1 tie statement. II
Mondays Richmond papers, ihat our moIciiGl mission
vas only tenled by de,ar,r from own ranks who
raCled Richmond a few hours in advance proclhn-
IN our intentions ~ the Rebel authorities Arriving
.; the point IF conmc,ure Gen. witar found HIM =
cIpoased by sgct force would prevent the accom-.
iplshmeut 81 his purposes and was thus most re- lc
lisrt!y compelled 70 order aI,i1cst
Thus THE wclmetured ard lonc.cheriehcd enter prise
has been fciled by trescle-yi nevertheless il has
developed and given emphatic corspcuousnoss 30 The
fsot that ri time dung TIE past four months has
taere been a day when the plan might not hive
been acted upon, and with every prospect Of success
" other words our starving heroes in Rebel dungeons
could have been rescued long ibis boy means OF a
ruted ard determined advance Of the Potomac Army
In concerted movement with tie troops in this Depart
ment Why it has moi been done would not perlaus
become your correspondent indicate II advised but
he H. that history will indicate the commander
this post from the responsibility OF Not having repeated
iy and earnestly n,o6ed it. Again. this expedition las
definitely settled another long controyerted question
II has shown 10 the country Than q movement can te
rsde upon Virginia roads in Writer.
hiaI these important developments. win not an i'm
patient people demand she rcscue Of those suffering
men ere they are oll burre. from Richmond 10 tie
southern interior the Rebels have already commenced
10 60 VIII the great, loyal heart Of the nation too
Hong kept throbbing with irrepressi0e sympathy for
these outraged de'endeIt 81 tie Republic grow 80 i'm
patient Of longer delay that our rulers viii give adf
ss:tnnsa the Of their deliyerance II can D.
done and should he the first business 81 tho Gov
.fnmeEt seize upon enemies present well Known
weakness 10 ensure 50 high oDd holy RESULT
Meantime must 60 tarnely back again 10 the all
.bsorbug question in hand prior to this attempted res
hue The exchange of prisoners, man for man. pro
posed b. Gen Butler, is again in order. II is under
stood tia; 10 Official communications from The Reb"
authorities have been received TIC past six weeks but
from long leader in Tie Richmond Eaqai'r Of Mon
iisy II is evident that the Rebels themselves sorey
is1eroised over their own entsDgiemenis Of tins -
ihange question. Wealthy end influential persons and
amtes are FESTIVE under the longer separation Of them
.elyes from their captive friends IN hsBds from
sheer personal pique
The Enquirey is still farther horrfod 70 learn that the
Virginia Legislature has taken up the question sLd
although discussing it in secret session giving the AZ
,horites 10 understand through very general rumcr
int il is decidedly in favor Of backing out Of their
ridiculous f. and Of accepting their robust and well
led soldiers, from Gen. Butler or amy other man.
Then the aFrighted and indignant EHqiru wakes elo-
suent over the powerful arguments in the hands Of
i,s Opposition in the United States their refusal 10
treat with Butler will supply Whereupoa it eEnorts
frst the people and then the Government 10 "be firm
and not give way their position Of oua~ry OF Ger.
Butler" why '-piteoasly walls the organ Of Re-
telHon"wesken the hands Of the Opposition In the
States By showing that the Armness Of Lincoln ~ eater
psn that Of MI. Davis"
And so It goes on through a column Of doioron. on
p,aty and mportunate appeals 10 strengthen The hands
Of ther friends and allies in the States" in their
MUTUAL effort 10 get Gen. Buier removed 80 that they
my get their good conditional and rucb-nooded re-
rus ready for tie ranks, in exchange for starved
cd utterly brclen-own pTis0Iers, and at the some /
IKE maintain all tbs insuperable hsugbtiuess oil their
liiGe and arrogance From the Mes already forwarded .
lyon. win be that column after column of the
bowls Of the Nor,he-n COpreIhoad Vross ieoVu1
his question in the hsUd. OF Cen Iu.ler I'D the Rebel
journals.
Prom Xi> Clsoog, Tn.a down :, TIE Eer Toyk N1s
kJrcs ard UofiG their voice j. me ,ame--' Beast
Butler" and The Abolition Government al Wsghing
son" are Va burde0s Of both the Northern and South
Oh traitor press. And it is not f9ying 100 nuch TO
assert that every afeFing onion prisoner nov ia gu5i
Ng 10 the Rebsllungeons Of Bicl mond would have
een exchanged lod IL not been for the aid aud cone
''5t and moral treasure Of Northern Copyerhead news
papers fortiiyBg and establishing the Eebes ia The de
tsion That they dict5te tie OCyernne nt Of the
"htd States, tie person VI persons through whom,
ard by whom. thy VIII grscousy oondescend 10 treat
4 10y The eIehargeof prisoners.
Deep black al blasting isile guilt Of NE desertcr
By t tIeadory ie'cied the release q these prls
oeIs on Monde last, but bis perfdy IS beggsred by
10. deep and dDnng gnilt OF those al home who con.
uhue Ron dayo day and week TO week. 70 inspire The
'eDes IN taeGhendsh cnlelties 10 prisoners. and !
| I'H untold sioetes Of gickedrcss every where
.a iofDid tat or Government should heed these
u" anu tIsis, come from vi ch SIDE tie liues they
Major.
''''i ~" n.hmord Fnqrifer. Feb P.
-, ohNGH OF PRISONERS.
'V' Se'cni DAY rnmOr has asserted that the |
,,s, iva y we Virginia l.. yisatlre had been
| &C.,. .s'sl-s ot~lh resolutions urging the Con
| ia ord ,t, % - ~ itosi the oGtlawTy Of Butler
muuef tbht6n ex@Gnge Of prisoner msy he resumed
We nave 40 meals knowing whether ,Le ,nroor b.,
| eLy IonndltiOB IN tftl. Weous H., a . . ,n oI.r.,a
government viii nc allow Itself to BE- inssrc.d In the
"at ny any pressure from outside
e nohof VI tho'or.ininent Is deeply invol,ed. IL |
,s people and eoncrrnco OF al civilized nations nro.
s.uheed TINS mseable and Infamous creature ~ he |
Wy = Tic Pale q military rsgyeetability No acton