The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-09-07
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fass as the FEDERAL 0ovssszAsst fszHishsS trans
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means Of transportation AZ rsady - tho enemy
alwsys bra BEEN % hssag false aBeuaaisna against
as it hss RsEsr hssa eihnass skAf are fsiled
sloo'ed sesssas essa.y ssssss e pssssasss Who
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tel was spsaRy aaa ssssssosslyi vtaials4 by tks
Fsders1 aaskeRssisas o@asxs nad nsn were hsgz In
cruel eoaanemsot, sozs.ines In irons or doomed
In July, Ises ls Isssasy, Cor the isst sisas since
The sidoptioa af Ee esEazf kssa ga axsssa of psi-
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shsrit;es they densafasd IN sgasl nasabar In re-
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cry of prisoners but In vain Asas6gsh on fha goth
Of 0otahsE, asSs, zaaarsEsed - Bzaeaier t}eaeral
Msrsdi4h the following letter. 60 wit:
RIcEaoEo, Va, October 20, 1858.
"sBri,radier GeasrdS.S Il. AsrsdisA,
".aqeneef EseAange:
Sir More thsn O manth ago Lasked your &c
qgssosnSe II h PSop.iSpa i r. osers and
formity with the proyisiods of the cartel. In or
der TO obviat. the difficulties between ns, i sue-
gesIed that officers andmen on both sides should
in which event. the opposite Government should
havs the right og hoading one more hostages, If
the s sssa to
fair and that you would ask the consent of your
Government 20 it. Biz
you frankly do not expect sny. Perhaps yon
may disappoint me, and tell me that you reject or
accept the propositions write this letter Yer the
position and OF -dissipsting the idea, that seems
10 have been purposely encouraged by your pub
lie papers, that the ConfedeFste Government has
I'm order to avoid any mistake in that direction
Tow propose tbat all oficars and men OF both
of the CARTEL the excess ON one side or The other
10 be on parole. VIII you accept thisf Ibaye no
expectation Of an answer; bat perhaps, you may
give one. If &c does come, hope il will be soon.
Respectfully, your obeGlient servant
rs 'Ro OULp, Agent of Exchange"
On tie 18th of October 1863, I received from
General Meredith 8 communicating informing NE
that my proposal of che Goth was "not accepted"
was fnsntingly told thar &c the excess of prison
ers was delivered they would be wrongfulIy de-
elared exchanged by me and put 10 the field. 70
show how grourdess the inputation was, 1t is only
necessary for me 81 state that since then hare
repeatedly offered to give ten Federal cap.ives for
show to have been wrongfuliy deoisred exclaapsd.
From the last named date until the present time
there have been but few deliveries OF prisoners
the enemy in each case demanding like number
in return.
It will be Observed tha. the Confederate aathori
ties only claimed that the provisions Of the cartel
do what, without any Hesitation, they had done
during the first year of the operation of tho car
tel SEEING n persistent purpose on the part of
ment. the Confederate authorities, moved BY the
suherings of the brave men who are so Justly held
inNorthern prisons, determined 20 abate their fair
1864 addressed the following conimunicatien to
Major John Z. Mulford, Assistant Agent of Ex-
the same day delivered to him at Varina, on
James river:
'WAR DEraRrnBsr.
'RIoENosD, VA, August, 10, 1854,
"Hajor john E. AuLford,
"a. ..Assistaas Agent of EscAe.ge:
SIR Ysa hays ssSaFa !s Isia By the
no befIiperents oticer for oficer and man for
man. The game offer has also bean made by the
officials having charge of matters connected with
the exchange Of prisoners. This proposal haAhere-
tofore been declined by the Confederate authori-
ties, they insisting upon the terms of tho cartel,
Which required the delivery Of tho excess either
side npon parole In view, however, of the large
number of prisoners now held by each party, and
the suffering consequent upon their continnsl
confinement now consent to tbs above proposal,
and agrse to deliver 10 yoa the prisoners he26 in
captivity by the Confederate authorities, provided
you agree TO deliver IN equal number of Confeder-
liyercd, ftoIa time to tie, they viii be declared
exchanged.
This proposal is maio with the understanding
that tho officers and men who have bsen longest in
OFF Evitt In GrRs sfalt
tieable. shsll be happy to hear from you as
speedily possible, whether this arrangement can
be carried out,
@Bcspc.:tisally, your obedisnt servant,
Il. 0rLp, Agent of Exchange"
I accompanied the delivery of the letter with q
statement of tho mortality which uas hurryinS so
many Federal prisoners ut AndsrsonriIis TO the
fsraye. ~. S .-.
On the 20lh Of the same month, Major Bfulford ro-
turned with the nag Of trace stesmer, bat brought
no Answer d, my letter OF tie lQth of August In
conversation with him. asked him IL he had any
reply to make 10 my communicative, and his an
sWer was, that he was not authorised to mako any.
SO deep the solcisude which felt in, tho fate
Of the captires in NoEthern prisons thas dstsr-
mined To make another effort In orar 10 obvisse
any objection which tsehniesiity Maabt raise
the person &, whon my eommunicatf6n vas address
cd, wrote to Maj. Gen. i. a. Hiasheesk, who is
Washington City, the following ietsAr and deliver
ed the to Major Milford the day Of its date
Accompanying that letter was copy the comma
nication which had addressed TO Major Mulford
on the 10th of August
=. ~ !. Rsess0ser Va, fig -, 1854.
| .no1or- eeFeesl e. 4. HiseAeoek, !. ss..4.
= s.si %. 8. OossNisssoRsr # Ezs&aarss:
! "Sir, Eacloxediis q copy OF q cesnEnznieasion
which she 1eth instaat Il addressed and deliver
ed - MAJOR John E Aslfori, Assistant 1Aaaat ol
| Exchange. Under she cireumsts1cssof Tie Gaae, ]
deem 1t proper t. ieFWard tsk 70 yea, ID UEsar that
taken s.. ihe Cosfsasrase sathossiiss. I saail
be glad II tle t5ssein made IS aesepfei