New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-17


varied potatoes ana asst vegetables being furnished
in large quAnttes wherever the health Of the men sp
pears to require t. The saoss aotvsy rsesired BY tie
p-i'o"e' sas' d< lx Of Ju", lsei. rsrs secry tArs
pound' Of so'td food for each per day. besides coffee.
sugar. moa's"s. cto Tho quantity was then reduced
to about thirty.fouf snd bali ounces per diem"
Recollect the horrible testimony as to the
murder Of our men in prison, and contrast the
following:
Shooting WA never resorted 10 unless rule was
grossly and persistsnty violated Even then the drec
ton was to order the prisoner three distinct times to
halt and il he 'failed 10 halt when 90 ordered the
sentinel must enforce his order by bayonet or bali.
There were but five instances Of shooting. under those
Instructions aud they we're Ia every in obedience
to them.
1T Is hardly worth while 10 notice the question wheth
er any shot for looking out of the Windows No
such order given this or any other United
States station. Here the windows were seen filed
with the prisoners
In respect to clothing and fire, the Commits.
siOners say further:
at win be noticed what enormous quantities Of cloth
ing were ssued at this post alone to the prisoners In
eight months - 900 articles distributed COM
prisngevery species Of clothing from shoes and stock
ngs. shirts aud drawers TO wooden blankets and great
coats. Most OF tbese were given the spproach Of
cold weather
Every one without a blanket oyercoat Of Is own
was provided with All had ut lees.twa Ma'i:,.s
and those who we're dei,c,'e had moro.
THE barracks vera made comfc,,'.s,- = =. sves
Fuel never wanting. and the fire $3.50, .'',r ~
attendants. No less than thirteen hiadisc .~,s joai
consumed lsst Winter md Spring 'ta gsf~lcFs
I'm Lot weather. equal provision was lnnae hr tacif
comfort especially In the hospitals The visitors no
tced In the latter green shades csyoring the win
dows and water cooler in every ward. filed with lee
for the free use OF the patients"
And if this be deemed exceptional in kind
ness and humane caro-, the general state
ment Is:
1T was found by further investigation. that the
arrangements Of every other United States prison sta
ton and hospital the those Of Fort Dela
ware. The regulations were observed in all. The
identical table containing the minute directions Of
the SurgeouGencra at Washington was hung up rs
conspouOusy in the hospital Rebels tha, for the
United States soldier"
Take, finally, The decisive test Of the ratio Of
mortality:
"Thc statistics Of mortality will be astonishing to
read after hearing the Rebel stories. In tweny-ons
mouths out Of al aggregate Of xix thousand four hund
red aud ten Prisoners there only hundred and
thirty four deaths. The number in prison at time
lever exceeded two Thousand seven hundred. In the
months OF May and June Lst. there were about two
thousand three hundred Prisoners In May i've died.
il June only one |"
On such evidence as this, unchalleIged, I'm.
contradicted from any source, it is needless TO
dwell. Between the dreadful cruelty OF tie
! South and the unfsiling humanity OF the North
the contrast is sef-drawn. But the contrast
must have been overwhelming at the point 10
which tuls narrative has now com. When the
| fag-of-tluce boat landed within the Rebel lines,
the two systems confronted each other. On one
side, hundreds Of feeble emiciated men,
ragged, filthy hungry, diseased and dying;
Oh the other, an equal number OF
strong and hearty men, clad i'll the army
clothing OF the Government against which they
! had fought, having been humanely sheltered,
! fed. cleauSed of dirt. cured %; wounds and dis
ease and now honorably returned in condi.
ton to fight that Government again. Tho
public sentiment Of the North, outraged as it
may have been. would never have permitted
any other than this Christian and nagnanimous
course"