Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-02-25
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Of the opposition in the United
States, appealing to the sympathy
and affection Of the friends Of every
prisoner against the cruel managers
Of the gsEss.Msa5hz Why cNsHesSsnin Slowing e shst tss
frmness Of Lincoln is greater than
that Of Mr. Davis?
We take the above from the Rich
mond Enquiries. Of the 9Th inst II
forms part Of an article remonstra-
ting against the Confederate authori-
ties, acknowledging General Butler
suthority in exchanging of prison
ers. 1t alleges Buffers outlawry as
an insuperable objection, which, the
Confederate Government cannot
overlook without subjecting itself to
8 charge Of weakness Amongst
other grounds of objections given,
is the above extract, which We copy
for the benefit "of the opposition
in the United States" We have
heard their appeals to the friends
of the prisoners" based upon the
fact that our Government insisted
on exchanging negro soldiers as
well as whites. But the Enquirer
has for once told the truth. The
whole secret of their course relative
of our prisoners, lies in the fact
that they thereby furnish power
full argument to the opposition in
the United States. Who are the
Opposition" Copperheads. Look
at all .Copperhead sheets in the
North, and see how extensively they
WELD these powerful arguments. -
Look at the hypocritical appeals to
the sympathies and affections of the
friends of our imprisoned soldiers,
with which these sheets are filed
Look at the diatribes hurled against
the Administration. See how con-
tinuously this thing has been kept
up for weeks and months. First
it was based upon the demand of
our Government that negroes should
be exchanged also. Now the base
of operations, is the appointment of
General Butler to superintend the
the business of exchange. This af-
fords them a double satisfaction.-
Thereby they can give vent to their
hatred of General Butler which
rs barely surpassed by their hostili-
ty to our Government.
In the meantime they are just as
careful to abstain from one word of
censure of JEFF Davis or his murder
Gus crew, who are inficting these
terrible sufferings upon our poor
soldiers You can find no word of
condemnation of their course. All
thathas nothing to do with it. The
fault lies wholly with Lincoln and
Butler. Out on such damnable hy-
poerisy such unmitigated villainy.
Friends of the Union soldiers who
are now shivering with cold on
Belle Isle, and vainly striving to sat
fly the cravings of hunger with cats
and dogs, or who are herded together
in Libby prison, like wild beasts, to
be fed on tainted or rotten food,
wLat think you of all this? When
you are thus grayely told by the
raitors in Richmond, that your
friends must not be released, be-
cause thereby "the opposition (Cop
pcrheads) In the United States
would befome weakened, and then
as graFely informed by the Copper
heads that the Administration is
solely to blame for their captivity
and sufferings, do you not feel as
though the bottom Of he'll should be
seooped out q little deeper, and an
eternity Of punishment largely ex-
tended in order that both classes
may receive just reeompense ORE
Hardf
Fathers, brothers, sons of our
brave soldiers now Ianguishing in
Richmond "hells, remember that the
extract heading this article was PEN
ned and published within sight and
hearing Of the cries and agonies Of
yonrdearest friends. Read it care
fully. study its full imports-see how
exactly 1t ssllies with the present
course Of the opposition. : Then
when the. latter come about you with
their hypocritical.s seaating sympathy,
and endeavor topeisenyour minds
against the governments, refer them