Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-18


be only 8 c,izsn. Aad make no inta'itfsnne ~
mattera heyhmd his ''heTe hs1e "'iea'.'h
caaia!s, however, ~""a' =" "''P",i r"'"o
~. ursd aud thr weak. the g'aG;.trt, the
80 tho .uoklnIS Ea!n, tho r,nids' tss:
Sharnnn'y vile dEde. seniiy.S thrr tuulSad
rnor employees Of GsarEis factory N1rth "'
rhe Ohio). No aga, 10 sex furnishes r1emf'-
lion. Wa who are s0lfi,r. a'ih beer ''iT !''s
iirmly, we will even 10 1t rh4ertul!y, bu: No
reach forth our halds 10 you. ttoul thee
gloomy walls, and implhre you to oct i'll lN,
Lalf q those vio:ima Of Is ruthless cnd
cruel Injustice. The 81 oaliad cfioers wht
have applied for that terribla humbui:
1.-The Yankee OATH" amount to sinai
faction, without influence. and many I"
them arc only applicants 10 got out and 20
Immediately Sab:h. There ia ono lieuter"nl
who heard The other day thst his y'u:g s's;'r
without money and without frianda, had basi
hanisi,sj By Shsru,,.u, whDgs hellish intaE.g
:, bDcker tbun Bu;ler's or McNcil's. Sad
hs-"Eyen now will s,aGd firm, Mud put hig
truat in tho prompt action Of iry sn7orc m1nt''
Sprat scsir, sirs, in the thundsy tomas OF
,rntL. thhs these wrongs may hs Slapped, and
.omo effort bs maize t. right nu: cruel wrHnsa.
|
distinguished officers with us nre Col OE:is1''
Of tho 18Th Mississippi, who vas nnptrrsd On
tho narapet of Fort Sanders, in Lonestraet q
memorable charge; Col. Jcssy, of Arkanses-
who is still sufering from his wouud-ha,ors
Calmsos and Green, of Virginia. one Of tee
cavalry and one Of the engineer corps; anu :.
Col Wm Uowkius. OF the notod 'isoouts" OF
Middle Tennessee. At his capture tho whole
Northern rrcss vili6ed and msIigned this
pallant Young soldier---Hhn was tresii from
ooJls,s uslis when the war broke OUTPUT
Rosesrane hi,nsslf vindioated bis oinin to DO
sraated AZ prisoner Of war. When two hun
dred and fifty ofiarrs left for Fort Delaware.
in March, he was detained by special order. IL
punish him for repeated nDd perhlsssut NJ
.emn.a TO es,ape-and the Yankees then
snreed, themselves, tho rsFSst that he was
oompletely subdued-to weaken, il possible.
his iunusnce--but, since tdon, month aissr
month has passed, and no is yct 1.-The bright
est, tho truest, aud the dearest Of our throng.
| His pen and voios have en'l7ened Tor ns lae
| weary hours, and his songs are the moas papu
lar we sing. Oae in the .Harseilla:se Of ons
prison. and the authorities have at length
ta6oocd il. / send you copy 81 't--"ins
Triple Barred Banner" also, ono OF his
posms, published recently in your Cinalnnht'
nsme.ake, "The Guarills'5 Serenade," @tiaii,
before publication, however. WAS emascul.ted
If it's worry painted, patriotic sllnaiona., Ib'
Colonel has devoted himself t. tho sick, has
organised q oorrs Of volunteer nurses, estap.
lished q hospital fund, Oh ], by hls personal
popularity and influence in riia States OF tho
border, has had nu.Dbcrless contributions lor-
warded to alleviate ths condition OF the SICK
and needy We have no uhAplaina, old PsrSan
Duval being too old for serVioe, and Captain
Phillips, OF Saunton. being victim "a hrHn'
.hitis Colonel Hawkins, IL lay meml,sr, hss
| Stumbled with noble and eeaselesa eitJlt4 the
vacancy and often have seen him doo!li'ng
our poor, forlorn boys in their dying mo-
ments, praying tearfully beside them, or lshn-
ing tenderly over them to catch tho laas mes
sagss of expiring affection, anl sand you
| list obtained ffo?, him Of the deaths this year
at this place. Your publication OF it VIII ha
to many the first announcement: that tl'-ir dear
ones are no more. We are permitted to have
preaching every Sunday, and. rather than
have the Federal chaplain come and deal out
to US his blatant Aboltionism. and low be-
fouiinga of our cause and country, Colonel Ii
sn.aka to us himself. The lest lime be paint
ed with really Wonderful oraliya power the
great naval fight OF Cborbnnr2, aud whom bia
hundreds of auditors aIood wellnigh braatlless
about him, $780," said lie, "the -1tatania Oh The
sonl must 20 down before the flaming p"ft
holes of the Kecrsage Of gin. All would ba
lost, but God sende 20 us his soIi, add thie dear
Book, this holy yach. which Cones Iiks Il .tiin
of life and lgnl' to bear us to the Land Of Safe
ty." The effect was electric, and, in fact, q
ieep religious feeling prevails where oneo
| tbare 1rns All much idleness end Sully, and
daily PRAYER meetings sre nov held. A mum.
her of men nre here who warc pGroled at Port
Hudson and Vicksburg. Have they not hscn
exchanged fer onco2 Others are here who, IN
1868, signed, some Of them, ns many as iTaeeZ'
change rolls. Can not this swlpdi'ng P'oesss
in some way be stopped, or ia some way
oounterplannsd? Thore If il good deal Of aa'
prshension, Goo, about our ChE.iceerate money.
We could not fund it as required, being in
DURANGO vile. Will there be any provision
mode for our benefit? Some rnea have HeTeTa!
| hundred dollars, md it is thsir oil.
And now good bye. The voice startsd from
| this house of bondage may not reach yan, ent.
IL it does, let it sag t. ynn aad to III, tia: We
are firm, hopeful! apd strong. we b4Hs to
come back to you better ulen and bstear spl-
diers Our hopes, our prayers, are al 9th
you, and, in thu stirring words ii "nr prison
poet:
600 say to all our bsoers ,tl wage ysur da: su'ms.
Psr tat our car Ct Triumph roll, along the gsoo'Fs Of
| Time, 1900
| peerless band.
And Freedoms cleaning shs ye. beis:i cur n''7e
| land"
Truly yours,
! EDGAR II. RaHtCN, ct N. T.,