, 1864-08-28
CuAs. IL. CLARK, Surgeon.
OUR ESt16DNEesS IN GE0R.
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GuAs. 81. CLARK, SURGEON. 1
0EJEs EszeHsONEesS IN GEDR.
SakA.
An Appeal to Pres1dont Ltacoln,
Among the passengers who arrived at NeT
York BY 1hc Amigo from Hilton Head, 5. C
are four exchanged prlsoners-Messrs. E.
Bates, A2d New York; 2. Tracy, SD New
York; c. Higeluson, 10Th Illinois, aud 8.
Eoirot, 5th New Jcrrey-coz ozmissioners ap-
pointed at monster meeting Of the thirty
Camp Sumter, Andersonviile, Gsorsia, to
wait upon tic Executive at Washington,
with petition praying thst immediate nc
lion be taken to terminate their sulIarin.s.
either b. rerote or e4chauge-<uiferluss de-
seribed 10 be almost Incredible.
THE MEMORIAL OF TIE UNION PRISONERS TO
TIE PRESIDENT.
COSFKpERArE STATES PR1soS,l
CHARLss1oS. AUG. -, 1851 +
To The President Of the United states:
The condition of tue enlisted men. belong.
Ing to the Union arr,ies, now prisoners tn
tue Confederate (rebsl forces, ts such th l. It
becomes our duty, and the dutr Of every
cnu misRioncd officer, 10 make hno1n the
laEt6 III lNt EaeE ~ luG OOfEFHWEHL 0l Tue
United States, and TO use every honorable
effort to secure general c1ch nge Of prison.
crs, thereby rclloetn. thons ands IT our c.,m-
RACES from tEe horrors now SURROUNDING
the1r..
Far some tiGc psst there has been con-
centratlon Of pr'sonirs from all pasta OF the
rehtl terr!tarj to tic State Of Geurgil-the
commissioned officers being confined At Mi.
cen. and the enlisted men At Audersouyi(le,
Recent movements Of the Union arul.na uu.
der General Sherman have cnupellsd the re-
mnyal Of prisoners tn other points, and it is
to Savannah, GcerGfa, aud Co1umbus and
Charleston, South Caroline. But no change
Of this kind holds cut spy prospect or relief
to our ponr men. 1tdced, as tue localities
selected art far more unhealtay, therA mus.
he an increase rather than 4 elimination Of
t cral, Confederate States Army. at At1aata,
stated to ono Of the undersigned that there
rero thiFt S-ftve Thousand prisoners ut auder-
sonvillc, aul By all accounts from the United
; States aolsiers who have hecn confia ID there
, tue number Ia not over stated by him. These
{; tlirty.ilve thousand ere confined In field Of
como thirty aafee, eCclosed by fence heavily
guarded. About one-thfFd have various
ljn6s OF Indifferent shelter; but upwards Of
Thirty thoutantl are wholly without shelter
/, or even shade of any kind md arc exposea
TO the storms aud rains which ore Of slnost
IN
and the more terrible effects OF tho SUI
! striking with almost 1ropicll hcrceuc-s upoa
| their unprotected heads. This mass OF men
| jostle and crowd each other up aud down
the limits IT tne!r enclosure, In storm and
sun. aud others lie down upon the p1stiess
Garth at hight, With no other covering than
| tic clothing upon their backs, few IF then
lsvirg even blanket.
Upon entering the prison every man is de-
liherate1y stripped Of money and ether prop
y mir ,1e~A,
supplied to their prisoners ny he rrbel au.
thorities. the condition of the apparel Of the
soldiers, Just from m active campaign, eau
be easily fmsgincd. Thousands ara w,thou;
Eapte or coate, aud hundreds without even o
palr Of drawers to coseE their n.kcduess.
To these men. as to indeed I'll prisoners
there is issued three quarters ot q pound u
bread or meal, aud one eighth OF pound o
meat per day. The MEALS often nueif*cd aut
sour, and th. meat su>h as in the Nortn /:
consigned to the SOAP maker. Such ara tht
rations upon which Unlou sol:liers ase led b.
the rebel authorities, and hy which they nrt
barely hot1iuE on to life. But to starsa.for
| and exposure to sun ard 8. oru1, add the etck
nees which prevails tol most hlarailnE and
terrible t1tent On an avera,e one i1undeed
die daily. 1t fs fInpnseihla that auy Uutou
soldier should know all the facts pertaining
to this terrible mortality. as they are not pa
raded by the rebel authorities. Such state.
r cnts as tue ielIo wing, made hy----
spraks elnqnent Testimony. Said ha;-
"Of twelve Of Ms who were csptureI,
er expect TO see them ncn'n- There are bu,
two Of ne left" In 1863. q. Ment:comerg,
Alsbama, under fnr more favorable circum
star Gee, tie prisoners being protected bJ
theds, irem ono hundred ana fifty to two
hundred were sick from diarzhua and chtlis,
age would give scsen thousand sick at An.
dezsonville. Il needs no comment, no etfar!
! at word pnfrttGg. to make auch plctur1
stard out boldly in mos; horrible eolors.
Nor fs this all. Among the iu-tate1 Of the
many who have suffered ampntaston In con-
sequence Of Injuries received h fore capture
cent from rehei hospitals before their wuundt
wP,c healed, there. were eloquent 1itnesses
OF the barbaFiti' Of which they as3 virtfns
If to thee ,acts IL added this, that no 'bius
Il ore dcn orali:es soldiers, aud develops tht
evil passions OF men, than starvation tn.
terrible condition Of Union prlzp ?eTs ut An
crtonvtlle eau be readily iWagtn.d. TheJ
are fast, losing hope, ard becoming Tocklesl
. of Mfr. Nuuutere, ctaxed b. their sulfrrinss
wander abont III state Of idtoc5; otle's de
libe1atelx cross the '.dead lloe," aud are r.
moreelcs>ly shot down.
In behalf Of ttese msn we most eaanestl
appeal tc The President Of the United States
Few OF them hare been captured except Il
The 1ronr of battle, In deadly encounter, ant
| cnJy Wien overpo~ered b7 numbers. ,fhe.
constitute as gallant portion Of oar nrnsc
ne carry our banners any where. If reIe eased
tbey wcu,t coon return to a5nfn do vfsorpu
battle for cur cause. We are told that til
Gn1F obstacle IN tho way OF exch 2Iye ts tn
/ ttatus ct enlisted nesrots captured from on
a1uifa, the United States claiming that tn
cartel covers all who serve under Its f Z. ans
the Confa1ernte States refusing to conside
t The rolored soldiers, hetctof-re elves, T.
prttone ct war.
we beg Ieavo to sug5eat some facts b=a1
ng upon the question Of exchange. wh1c!
We would urge upon this consideration Il
il not corsit;ent With the national hooor
without waivirg the claicn that the nesrs
soldiers sbsll be trsatsd rs prisoners uf war
t. effect an exchange of the white soldiers
The two clrE6es are treated differently b
, /; tho enemy. The whites are confined i
such prisons as Libby md Anaetsonvtlle
. / known TO civilized nations. The blacks
en- the contrary, are seldom imprisoned
. They are distributed among the citizens. Q
ii tmplortd on government. works. Unde
Il tbtss circumstances they receive enoas
| to eat, md are worked no harder than the
. lave been accustomed TO b. They ar
, neither sta1ved nor killed of BY the pcsti
| 1epce in the dungeons OF Richmond an'
Charltetan- It Is uue they ara again maj
slaves; but their slavery Is. freedom ~
! hopplntas compared vain tns cruel Ee Tkls
! pre not bereft ot hope, Us are the nhite sol
dferg. d.ine bY peacxDeal Their chances o
esca.e aTe fcnfold greater than those Of rh
white soldiers, and their condition, In all 1t
i,phte, IL tolersh1e In comparison With ths
ofthc prisoners Of war nov langulshlng Il
tlie deEs ard pens OF secession.
While, therefore, believing the claims 0
our Government, 10 matters ofsxchauge. Il
be Just, We arr profoundly impressed Wit!
J | ihe conyIcslon that the circumstances OF tn
/ two classes ct soldiers ara so widely dile
| rent that the Government can bonoraol.
} | copeent to an exchange, WafgtuE for tim
! the established principle justly claimed to b
1 applicable In the case. Let thlrty-ave thou
! saL enfeEirg. starving and dying eniisto
!, men sid this appeal. b prompt and dec1de
, sction in their ochslf thirty five thousan
| heroes WIN he made happy. For the e15a
teen hundred commissioned officers moi
: | prisoners We urge nothing. Although dcs
i Jous OF returning to our duty. We rao oea
: imp.isonment with more tortftude II the el
, | listed uep, whose eufteEnes: we knowto b
t ,ntole1atle, we're restored to liberty and ltf'
pcaohes~E45E =,
, The Ncw York Herald ssys: The ecousuml
, tion of peaches in this city Is Immense du
! ipg the present season. Aa maoy as fort,
> fye Thousand baskets drop In among us dsll
from all parts. From Camden a1one We hay
caiJy supply of ten thousand baakets Of II
ruddts ct and iuclest kinds The p1inclp
j. nrodpccr up to the present time is The hit
= t~Etnfa n3 delaware New 5eraey liEa Ft1t