Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-25

General Morgan made visit to Libby
Prison which is thus descrihed:


Prison which is thus described:
"General Morgan, on arriving up stairs, /
where the prisoners 'most do conQrepate.'
was Immediately conducted into the pres.
e1oe Of the author Of the Maine LIQUOR
Law the whilom Brigsdier General Neal
Dow. An introduction took place, when
Morgan observed with one Of those inimit-
able smiles for which he is so noted, Gen
ersl Dow, an very happy TO see you here;
or, rather, since you are here. Am happy
to see you looking so we'll DOH's natural
astuteness and Yankee ingenuity came to
his aid, and he quickly replied, without
apparent embarrassment General Nor
gan, congratulate you on your eecspe
cannot cay that an glad you did escape,
but since you did, l am pleased to see you
here ghe conversation then became gen
eral between the two during the progress
Of which Dow admitted that his views OF
the South, its people, and their treatment
of prisoners Of war had undergone ma
terial ohargs for the better in tho last few
months.
General Morgan also had an inter
view with the notorioue Colonel Streight,
who had several days previous To his visit,
been released from close confinement for
attempting to esespe from prison, and re-
stored to his old place among the other Of
fcers. Ii has been c1Djectured, by persons
wise in reading the motives Of men in their
actions, that this man hoped, on his en-
trsnse into the prison, by taking the most
ultra position on the questions dividing
the North and South, 10 become the leader
and host of his fellow captives. If such
was his desire, he has most signally failed,
and it is known that be is by no means
popular among them on the contrary,
quite the reverse. Streight is a tall, raw
boned, broad eheaked, sandy-hsired, big
whiskersd, uncouth looking man, with
arms swinging like the wings Of wind
mill in the doldrums. He has acquired g
considerable quantity of disjointed infor-
nation on variety Of topics, while psstur-
ing in the literary fields Of Yankee land.
Knowing little Of everything, and not
much Of anything, has made him free
thinker and ready sdherent of all the isms
peculiar to his section. He docs not, it is
said, believe in God or Devil, which is
not at all wonderful, considering the local
ity from which he halls. General Morgan
said to Streight, in his interview with that
individual, that it was his desire to amelior-
ate the condition of all the prisoners in
our hands, and he would do 80 as far as
lay in his power, despite the fact that some
Of his own men had been tied up by their
thumbs and subjected to other cruelties
abhorrent to human nature for endeavor-
ing to escape. The interview between the
two seemed to be mutually satisfactory.
AN APPEAL FROM MORGAN.
HEADoUARrERs MoKdAN's CAVALRY,
DECATUR, Co., January !, '64.
SOLDIERS: 1 am once more among you,
after a long and painful imprisonment.
am anxious to be again in the field. 1,
therefore, call on slI ths soldiers Of my
command to assemble at once at the rend-
ezvoRs, which has been established at this
place.
Your country needs your services, the
field of operations is wide, and the future
glorious, five only deserve it.
Remember how many of your brave COM
rades are now repining in felon's cell.
They call loudly On you for help. They
expect it Of you. Will you disappOint
them?
Come at once, and come cheerfully, for
want no man il my command who has
been pressed into duty By provost mar
shsl.
The work before US will be arduous, and
will require brave hesrts and willing
hands. Let no man falter or delay, for no
time is to be lost. Every one must bring
his horse and gun who can.
JOHN Il. MORGAN,
Drn1fesnnoI In
States.
RA ALsrOE, Lieut.. Col. and Acting A.
A. General.