The New York herald., 1864-10-16

ana were permitted 10 ssnd depuiaon 10 Ao presidsus
Of the tnited states PRAYING him to cause their sx
Dae aaung the prisoners but sIsep dsd
by few only q their number appointing sinilas deya-
urging him down from his lofty position % The
negro question, and to exchange NE black soldiers
In hands for the white Copederatss hsld by the Yam
KEGS The authors the protest warmly
against such departure from principle, and express
vast majority Of l.r fellow rather . rot II
JAIL than 10 be delivered by such degradation an sx.
cnTSge age Q. ~ WHITE a men for negroes
mere are these at homo who cannot porcee the depth
grace i rests on the YANKEE prisoner who held be
soldier VINO has been forced service the Uned
ssa.es % n me enemy 10 Wiling to surrender Of
There is force in this visw. II II included all the
Unfortunstey does do So Passing over the fscs
that the Confederate government has dsberaSeIy -
sumsd It's position and depart from il now x,sh
OF character and parng the public conudenos
in the stability Of its resolutions many subjects
o. more % importance even than This tes hi!oh m shl
why The United states will exchange its PRIV.
oners against those held by The
tho terms OF the cartel for man-s not the
fusal Of tho latter 70 treat the negro prisenst
Of war, and accord 70 %m al the privileges Of
the Yankee press has everywhere declared this
to DO the state of the case true. The real
termination Of the Lincoln administration 60 keep oar
prisoners 10 Its jails, from unwnsDess psnis
70 nave their services IN the aed. There the hook
which all the rest hangs The United States governmout
cannot say t-such . confession would bs mp0ssiblet
and hence IL D compelled TO resort 70 nisny Shifts pre-
varications and pretcnces 70 the real difficulty.
First qUarreed tho cartel then Il ntcrposed ths
rehabilitation Of Butler; demands negro equality.
We surrendered the first point; what done about
the second Is still Involved In mystery but u s
certain that never got any OF back bus
those who had been efectuay disabled by the cruelty o
their ailors Our government has anxiousy demanded
an exchange OF for without regard to the
TEL II is told that cannot have southern wnitG
man for Northern white man. It must give up
captured slaves who have been clothed with the federal
uniform But If It should abandon It's principles, and ad
m by the act such exchange that the federal go
enment may free slaves by this peculiar process IL
pretext Of refusal would found. faith OF
the enemy in this matter is manifest Any further deal
iDgs all further concessions, will DO 30 losses
us. We cannot help our unfortunate fellow citizens IL
their jas They must support their condition with for
titude, till they delivered by compusion which
cannot now apply.
Damage to Charleston by O r Shells.
from the Wilmington Journal
We saw this week a gentleman who paesed part 0l
last week Charleston and who hsd gone through the
portion Of the city exposed to the sheis Of the enemy II
folly 10 deny that these shells have done large
jury with every item Of damage has the
conquersbe detsrmnation OF the people 10 submit
to Yankee domination II there general, nay
universal hatred among people against another,
is that the rising OF the South
against The people OF Lncond,m whom they class gene
rally as Yankees Tho Lord forgive US We wrong,
but begin 70 find the same feeling growing on ".