, 1864-09-26
VOICES FROM THE REUEv
6TAT894
Row Our Captive Soldiers Regard III,
Chicago fi&ttorm-F or
the Pr1AOuere

4 iunton Eh4oH'c'e:
cnAhhrsros. $. c.. Sept 6, 1861
To the editor Of the Lh,oaicle:
HaTtpg established an underground
| trust that this will reach you. It is the r.
suit Of careful observation, long experience
and unrestrained Intercourse n ith the ot1lce.
row {risouers OF var In ibis city Use yoo
orn judgment In giving 1t publicity: Ut aj
events correct tbe fAlse statements msde b
cur enemies North and South, that we 81 u;
ratnlze IN The pesce movement NO n on f,o
at the North, and condemn our Govcrnnen
IL not accepting snca terms Of exchange a
that father Of lies, Robert Onld, sees lit t,
l[opose. II may also eerye as an ind,c4tjsl
EaVal power Of our people, for when ge re
neet inst there is not a brigade In our army
t NOT squadron OF our navy and, strange fr
| say, not q State Of the original thirtY-fou,
| nut Rhas ia here represented, II ls not, In az
Judgment, assuming too much to claim thai
1ne opinions and Language Of these otf1cert
mag oe accepted ne the index Of the feelings,
wishes aEd intentions OF the arm5 and nav
Keeping In mind, ALSO, that this body Of mfn
10 composed Of the veterans OF 1851. pupfIs o1
Of Gnell in the West md McClolian
IN the Eaat; and Of all subse.
9nent leyies, 1t will surely bo granted
that no collection Of men With the same de-
gree OF Intelligence and exprrituce in thr
5aodus opcrnHd1 and practical results of this
var csn be found. In these premtsea. 7 viii
give you the prevailing, may say. the man.
-tmous, sentiment of one thousand United
States officers.
UNION PRISONERS AND TEE CHICAGO PLAT
FORM.
Nalk with me through the prison: you
mafk the eager discussion going on in little
groups, while the Charleston Mercury pnsaes
quickly from hard to hand; that papcr cost
dollar; It contains the Chicago platform.
HerE Is q group of.westsrn men-Hooslera.
noiVeElnes, Buckeyes, lpgan's Egyptians
Rousseau's sKentuckians,> Cartcr's Tennes.
seea1s-men who, from Cairo to the Gulf.
nave redeemed he Father of Waters; have
arms ere to-day driving Hoods shattered
columns from our northern Georgia, oc .upy-
Ing the Gate City OF the South ttst.n to
I9at nig ravalrJman who rode With Grierson.
ne is LOW on the second resolution, which
says re hare :.failsd In the experiment Of
it is not nov. Does not the conquest. as
we'll as the reorganization of the States We
have passed through, prove that the prescnt
policy towards the rebels must feaultio GER
tain success! Fase We lost one foot of &C.
qntled territory since the Ear begans No,
Ee1uemen, ths fellow that psnned that reso-
felt the glorious flush Of victory; neTer felt
the gratitude Of liberated thousands; never
knew the realty OF our tttumpba." This
man WIS getting rather eloquent, when d
Bucke5e from Pallandfgham's d1strIct burt
ed out don't care for yorr. liberated
thousands, but that II solution is an insult to
every man in the Western army, and would
nke to experiment on every whipped dog
These men seem belligereut, and I would.
advise the perpetrators OF that resolution
not to mingle much in Western military c!r-
cles.
. There Is another group-.fHcers of the
Army Of the Potomac-one OF whom aays;
~ tell Tou, gentlemen, the Chica 20 platform
has rather got us on the "experitneutn Dues
ticn. We have fooled eround Rtchmend
three ears and have not got it yet; but do
t6.nk II. f. Ivtrs mean Of Gen. Mcclellan to
tWit MS With It; We fought for him, re loved
and trusted him; and now be has deserted
uf, utterly obllv1cus Of the fact that ho had
more to do with the unsuccessful experI-
meLt Of war than any man on the American
continent Now listen to that jack Tar,
lie helped to cut The cham at Fort jackson.
the Southwest. "Confound that resolution:
how old Fa1ragut will swear when he-fiads
the Chicago Convention calls him whipped!
NO. Sir. Jack knows better. We alWays
have = htpped the rebs, and intend to keep1t
up, although it is mighty hard to be legis-
lated out Of our grog.'
30 much we have heard, aud not yet q
dissenttng voice; ard In this resolution,
which. IN our Judgment, contains the whole
policy Of the Chicago platform, there Is but
one sentiment among our officers here. It
Is that OF Indignant contempt for men who
frankly own to an enemy, hundred times
beaten and chased by Us, thst we are whip.
ped, tnat,we cannot succeed, that I'VE mf]-
lions have beaten tWenty-thrce mInions.
We ask our Gends-those who regard our
hcnor and our feeliugs-not to make any
euch admissions for us. We are satisfied
With our success, and viii yet restore our
Union, melting out to rebels the just punish
ment Of war.
We regard this same platform az peace
platform. Wbys Becshse all rebeldom
have hailed It as such sonth Carolina has
even claimed to be The birthplace of General,
ffgard the movement rs an ignomlnious en-
deayor on the part Of the disloyal Of the old
Democratic party to REGAIN, at the hands of
re bs1s, the miserable plcEfrgs ct former
days, unfr spitd bY one theob Of patriotism,
by ono manly q gallant thought. No. gen
sand United Sites officers, Representatives.
Of the men who this hour are preserving our
country, epit upon you and your resolution,
hirg back your false and tauntinE insult,
laugh at your hypecritical whine about suf-
ftrirg prisoners; None of your I" sympathy"
ment you would like to zee Hood or Lee re-
inforced BY thirty.iive thousaud exchanged |
men, and have 1t credited to humanity; but
We rRther prefer to wait It'll the new 1eyies |
arc IN the field, till these thlrty-fiye thousand I
can be couuterbalRnced. we have suffered; 4
We can suffer, when NC deem It for the in.
tefesf of our cauee.
TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS N CHARLES.
TON.
The treatment in, Charleston ia good |
enough. Fosd ia furnished, though coarse,
and split Of courtesy is manifested that !
exists nowhere else In the Confederacy. The
officers are confined in four buildings, viz:
the Workhouse, the JUL, the Roper and Ma. !
rine Hospitals. Those in tie Roper and Ma
rinsare paroled for the adjacent premises.
The buildings are contiguous, ant constant |
tntt. coulre Is had Gen. Fosters compII. |
ments {riz. shells) have but twice disturbed |
ns, fragment having struck the building,
We are the only things In the immediate 10 |
calfty that can be injured, and it Is qntte the
general wish that the General would throw
King street.
He is not doing much actual damage; only
keeps business dull aud{exiless.the ..c{fte from
their elegant mansions. Cut of, as we are,
re hear but little news. Rebel lies, and gar
bled extracts from the Northern press. per-
nit but meaEre information. Yet we are
watching With anxious hearts the military
md political struggle now going on. 1t Is
hard sometimes. not to despoad. but the
spirit of devotion that made these men SOL |
dlers sustains them through every trial, aud
lives to them that fortitude which is the no.
3lcst coursgo. To our friends We say, do
Tot By word or deed, compromise our honor,
= give to the world the impression that We
A TH1RTEEs Mos1Hs' PR1sosER,n