Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-19

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.or Register OF State Land Cfice.
\. ". HOLBKUOk. Of Mcnona county.
For Judge Of the Supreme Court.
THOS. NJ. MuNROE. Of Dubuque county.
THE Exs.l1ANGE NUE.rl0N.s
SENEHA c..r eN e 80, = = s ATON
TlON. -s- = :
The startling facts and important docu-
ments relative to the sufferings Of over
thirty thousand Federal soldiers in the
hands Of the enemy, and the reason why
they are left to waste away and die in the
pens Il peslilence and famine, published by
Us, very naturally excite general ndigna-
ton against the administration. They are
unanswerable. The only attempt we have
sen male to justify the administration in
its course IN regard to exchange. is a letter
from Ben. Butler, and he, OF course, would
take TO other ground, it being contrary to
his nature to do generous or humane net.
He confcsses that the only hindrancc to let.
ting those thirty five thousand white sol
diers free who are suffering pangs wos>c
than those Of death, is the negro. Read
the following extract
The wrongs, indignities and privations
suffered by our soldiers would move me t"
consent t. anything IN procure their cx
change except to barter away the honor an
faith 1T the GOvcinmcn. Of the Unite"
States, VIII G., has been 50 solcp,hly pledge
to the colored soldier, m its rank.
Ano,hc, point al Buffers reply
6i,nSy qui''l,lc which the declaration OF his
superior in the mat cr Of exchanges. Gen
lIlchco k. throws to the ground 6 ncia
Butler avs:
II i true. proposition was made boi
y j Mniio.d and myself. as Agent Of
Exchange, To *, hang all Prisoners of war
taken hy c'ihe' b lig rent party, man 10.
man, officer for cfiiccr, Of equal rank, o,
their equivalents.
Upon this he bases the accusation tha
the rebels d. not intend. in accepting h.
p'"'csition, tn .xch ng negro soldiers, thu.
again introduc n the negro as the only OIL
s,a,lo IA the way OF the release OF our mci,
an hence declining to met Mr.. Guilds ii.
ceptan c. But this condition that "a,
prisoners" must be exchanged was M
made by our Commissioner, Gen. ll,tcl.
cock, whose mere 0gsnts." Mr.. Mulfo,
and G N. Bu.ler are. as lie latter states.
His language was:
Mr. Ould has not proposed to yield I" u
a certain nnmbt5 "fpriSonors ot war aud n
ceive Ike numb.r in return. WHO
WOULD BE a MOST HAPPY CONSUAs
NATION THAT WOULD BE Ar uNCi
ACCEPTED EY THIS GOVERNMENT.
Gen. Hitchcock thus plighted the faith. -
the Federal Cave nment TO exchange nun
Der for number-to receive any .csrf.,.
number yielded by MIR. Ould and give
"hds number" IN return. That closes lha
matter.
In any candid mind there can lie only on,
view As towhere the responsibility rests T.
the death aud defamation Of whole arm,
Of tnlon troops in rcb, hands. Mr.. Lin
coin has it in his power to release tle,,
men and restore them to liberty and the bo
SONS Of their families if he will. lie d,
cines to do so-hc has declined for Oh
year and two months to renew the exchang
solely on accoun. of mere handful Of NJ
groes. And it is a fac, upon which tn.
people should reflect in looking at this sui
jcct in its practical aspect that tie rc5eis
hare comparatively. fec negro troops IL their
hdnds ; that, according to the n,emor.
from our m,n at Andersonvillc these II,
groes arc not imprisoned out set at liber,
and At work, well fed and, well cared for
and that, making liberal estimate. III. j
number efvhitt soldiers rAo perish in IL, /
Gfoygia pest;lence pen in the course Of a.tor'
n git, at tie rate Of 43 per day as stated
memosisiists mast ercstd tie total nsn..
}, et nsyro soldiers held By tie enemy,
When the Lincoln organs, not at elnpti,. |
to e'eqd thc damni 6 crime laid at til
d r Of their cand date for the Presidsnr.
{ Il u that the rtscss prestntcd make l''r'
'ica' capita" for the Opposition. they ylss
the who's ground and admit the guilt
lair pr ncipal ais4 its force ~ an argunlc
.
against him. Indeed, the more able a
honest Of .ysohirroln press iare shrevr
enou sh tossee the i'npolicy Of attempting /.
eth r justify the position of Mr.. Lincoln o
to remain indtfrrenttQ it. The New Yor
Times, the chief Lincolnaopga owned an,
edited BY ahe Chairman Of the Lincoln Nj
t'"nal Co hihit,es, is f ank enoughto say
Gen.i Butte IS pcttifopxine l.
ter. gSyss
From the n. Y. Tnies. 5Jsep.yl -
The lint the Imam Commissioners mus
get At IS whether. alter having ex ort.
from the rebel authorities an admission
ne rights # the bulk OF the neg, o.troons
tne Treatment 1T or'tipary prisoners Of Va,
l'ne Del, rcspgnize free negro soldiers
prisoners ~ war sbtpuing ax property n
those who have been their Il yes. ! Il il
P ssi0.e to Prrc%l wihsh2 xshsnee or, +
basis already reached; Il would be easy
ascertain whether env. or what ntnnts,
negros taken frfm rebel sisss-swrwrs
.'ur armies have n tuallv v fallen into ~
hands q the fsbsls rs 9sned soldiers ole tl,, !
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