The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-06

b devoted 10 the jailor's apartments - a. - 40,
apses she Imprisonment Of debsors The .,er i e.,oa
he debtors Tho second q rv !. ,.nara,sa into
Two dnngeons-one Tor white Au and another 70, ne
gross-wi'h pessaxsway ssweeo. was into she
debtors room that we were ~ thai night Tho window
are secured win IRON o'' Like The protection about
the windows the Inner door Ia alvo made Of iron bars
u vas evident that - room had NO, pesu oceopsd !,
very recent reroA Duet aad 0obwebs covered the oen
with Tor the aiIors horse The aior held
inca, win bundle Of fodder for pillow. we Law down to
Sese. Tho ~ Smith who was imprisoned With me
q the West haa picked up Rs river = We approached
the forts He was. no said, poor man and had vito
and aS SIX sndsen aependns on him 70. sapport.
thst his ympaseIes sli chung = tho peaceful govern
men. q shs Unioo He was accused u giving inorma-
Before taken 10 the Jail rebel officer told me
that this Mr. smith was going 10 bc hanged. An hour
least, closely united With his own Therefore when tho
jalor took the light away, and left 10 silence and in
either Of In brief, from the way the rebels talked
us we did not know but that they might hang in the
had seen mraeses and pirates hung and md
HERALD but now had the strongest kind Of conscien
tous scruples against the right Of capital punishment
II was peasaner to be OF the opinion that the old Mosaic
Jaw had been superseded by the New Dspensaton. 1t
was wonder that first night prison should have
been seepess independent OF the annoyance from
| the mice THAT were running about ns on the floor.
IT, DEATH IN A DUNGEON.
i could be- confined alone was pleased with
the opporsun,ty did nos like !hs idea o. being
going TO hang. 80 said would prefer TO be alone Ac.
cordingly Mr., Smith novel TO another-room did
not then know 70 what place he had been moved but
gloomy the place 70 which he had been moved and
how dismal was The dungeon in which be died. He had
with his imprisonment within those cherries walls and
It's accompanying apprehensons shortly put end 10
the day on which had been i'm prsoned, the TAILOR
casually said TO me That man who put in with you
ds asked he Esry hi. morpna G Su
don't know what time Tho negroes said they found him
dead at daylight Upon further inquiry learned that
Dungeon and after his sickness became serious the iron
dungeon then cold he into the dungeon
with the negroes, where, after lingering days he
died. so that when the Tailor unlocked the that
morning all he found or Mr.. Smith were his remains The
prisoner was not there Tho body lying the dun
but the spirit had departed the soul cannot be
confined BY solid walls and iron doors. was deeply i'm.
pressed with this touching Incident Being suspected Of
nothing but loyalty to government under whose pro.
lection he was born this poor was thrust into
prison by nhuman men, apprehensions Of what they
would be his doom and the recoections Of his help
less family at home preyed his mind until at last
death unlocked the dungeon DOORS and his spirit re-
On the day after Mr.. Smith had been moved away
found myself alone 10 what henceforh called my
When the TAILOR brought in my breakfast he apologized
for its frugaity He said it was impossible TO purchase
stores had been compelled to close. I said no apology
was needed under the circumstances bread and
prison life and prison fare. Mr. Mckinney the jsior
was uniformly kind to He took away the fodder and
myself, and gave the place thorough cleaning-oeaned
the windows with cloth, swept the cobwebs from the
ceiling and the walls, and swept ont the room.
had been week in prison when morning re-
ceiyed visit from two gentlemen connected with the
Southern press One was Mr. = R. BOissat editor q the
Of the Mouso buden o
Boissats conversation the conduct Of General fuller
IN New Orleans OF which he smoke in ..sas .. ne bitter
under the vigorous and decided policy Butler have
magnhed and misrepresented his actions the purpose
Il ~ ss ns m o. the Southern people In au
tlnued publication account Of the scarcity Of printing
brought ashore, and being cared for IN private
sent Within our lines Ave will not treat you he said
as your people have treated prisoners: win treat
the Queen Of the West had the service 10
the rebels in assisting them ta sink shendlanoA Next
istcame to with through the iron bars In
calling to see me be appeared to be actuaed by curiosity
more than BY any other motive. He endeavored to Inn
press me with adequate idea Of the immensely
and ferocty the MOSQUITOES that they have Louisiana
He said that II would remain there during the then
ensuing summer would be almost eaten up by them.
He incidentally remarked that they appeared to give
"Indeed," said shave even the Southern mosquitoes
such strong antpathy to the people OF the Northr He
ever he informed me that Mr. Thompson, the wounded
sailing master Of the Queen, had died Thursday the
Ss vs v
from young man-a Union mau-who told me that ne
bis ana sne 70 s
his grave, 50 that his friends might be able find the
place where he was buried. He also said there were
several ladies 10 town who had shown him every kind
70 the last and that they had been severely
sured for BY the secessoniss In the following APRIL
mnions mat aboard steamb at one Of the ladies Who
had attended Mr. Thompson and she said had been
nursing and attention. which common humanity could
not withhold from him in his delirium.
UNION VISITORS
On Sunday morning. March 1, Mr.. Calvert, Deputy
Sheriff 10 making his weekly visit TO the prison, asked
me whether got enough to eat and whether NEEDED
nothing. In the afternoon formed the acquaintance OF
Two Union gentlemen. who never failed to make a
ono we ana az Gn
stu owed allegiance 70 her Majesty victoris and the
when the war broke out and when they wanted 10 20
away they found 1t impossible TO get North. They were
anxiously awaiting the time when the advance Of the
Union forces would enable them TO depart They in.
CURED with the deepest interest concerning the sen
ments OF the people q the North 1hsy said they could
newspapers, and that the secessoasts studiousy con-
cealed the real condition Q! affairs circulated false
Sunday the English gentleman told that during the
previous be had travelled over large portion Of
SOUTHERN ne was sagned at that time that
the Davis government did on solid basis that IL
rotten TO the and that 10 his opinion what
he the whole confederacy must eventually tumble
70 the ground. He said that u the Union forces had
taken possession OF the Mississippi river during the pre-
vious summer, az they could easily have done. they
would have prevented an immense amount OF supplies
going eastward to the rebels for IN the spring he had
known Of two hundred and nfty thousand head cattle
having been sent across 10 the rebels Of the Msss
sppi The other gentleman spoke In terms of the high
60. respect and the tenderes affection Of the American
nag and tho American Union. He said there many
Union men in Alexandria, who amid the storm OF ssces.
sion which swept over them, stood by the Union stll
and would stand by to the end They had 10 be very
cautious In their conversation he said but they knew
each other we'll His Indignation was aroused when he
spoke OF the mean and sneakns OF the secession
lists around him. and tears rolled down his manly face
when he dscoursed OF the blessings which all Americans
have vouchsaed them under the government OF the
Union. He said he had been conscripted into the
rebel army, but, being mechanic had been
detailed TO work nj his trade Ia Alexan-
dria but he sdded lifting his arm and