Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-29
ROBERT OULD,
Confederate Com'r of Exchange.

Confederate Comr Of Exchange.
AND HITcHCoCK 5 AGENT AFTER THREE
WEEKS DEiIBEgATIoS.
NARlNA, Va. Aug. 81, 1864
I haze no communication. or the
subject, irene eur authorities, nor an / setuu-
Mostzeet 10 make 0ns0tr.
JOHN f. MILFORD,
Major and Assistant Agent for Exchange.
TIE REASON FOR THE REJECTIoN-TnE NEGRO
TIL OSIY OBSTACLE.
= T e wrongs, ndlgni;ies and pri
vations suffered by our (whlte) sold rs
would move me to consent to anything to
procure Their exchange, EXCEPT to barter
away the honor and faith OF the Govern
ment ofthc United States. which has been
soemniy pledged to the COLORED soldiers
Ill its ranks.
BENZ F. BUj LER,
Maj. Sen. and Agent OF Exchange.
All ofhor questions between
rs a,ay be postponed Tor future settlement,
bat the fair exchange OF coiored soldiers and
of their white officers will be insisted on BY
the Government BEFORE ANOTHER RES
Ell SOLDIER OR OFFICER WILL BE
EXCHANGED.
WILLIAM WHITING,
Solicitor OF the War department
HOW THE WHITE SOLDIERS SUFFER- AND DIE
From the me ror,a IF the thirty-iive thousand
perl-i.ing prisoners in the Pen OF rcstiicnce
and FAMINE. al Andersonvlie Ga.
THE SITUATION OF TIE MEy.
To The President Of the United States:
These thirty five
thousand are confined in field OF some
thirty acres, enclosed by board fence,
heavily guarded. About one third have
various kinds OF indifferent shelter, or even
hade OF any kind, and are exposed to the
storms ana rams, winch are vi almost daily
occurrence; the cold dews Of the nis hit and
tnc more terrible effects of the sun striking
W tn almost tropical tier, encSs upon their
unprotected heads. TINS mass OF mon los
L AID eio"u eacii Other up aud down Tile
.inl'S OF their enclosure, IN storm or sun.
| ana others lie down upon the plile~s earth
at night with 40 Vtncl covering Than thc
eiotla.ls upou their backs. i.w Of them nav
az eve" Il "i"uAe' Thou
a4,i> aFe without parts OF coat, ans bu,-
SIS without even Il pair OF drawers to
| cover their nakcdne,s.
THE sCANTY RATIoys.
TO these men, as indeed TO all prisoners,
there Is ISSUED TIRE quarters of Il pound of
bread or med, and on -elgnth oI pound Of
meat per Gay tais Is the entire ration.
ana upon 1t tae prisoner must live or die.
The meal Is often uiislted and sour, and
shc 'lieat sucn AS III the North Is consigned
TO the scapmaker
SICKNESS AND DEATH
But TO starvation and exposure, to sun
and storm, add the sickness which prevails
TO a most alarming and terrible extent. ON
AN AVERAGE one HUNDRED DIE
DAlLl. /, needs no comment,
no Efforts at word painting, to make such a
picture stand cut boldly n the most hor,ib,
eoors.
DESPAIR AND iDroCy-DEArH coURTED.
They are fast losing hope. and becoming
utterly reckless of life Numbers. craze,
ny their suherings. wander about in state
Vi idiocy; others deliberately cross the
dead line" and are remorselesslv sho,
down.
TIE CHARACTER OF THE MEN LEFT TO srcu 4
FATE BY LlNcoLS.
Few Of them have been captured except
in the front Of battle. in deadly encounter
and only when overpowed by numbers.
They constitute as gallant portion of our
armies as carry our banners anywhere. III
released, they would soon return to the ar
my again to do vigorous bastle for our cause.
wnY THEY SUFFER AND DIE-rnE MEN UNDER.
STAND THE REAsoN-THE NEGRO.
We are told that 1.-THE only obstacle in
the way Of our exchange is the status of ne |
gro soldiers captured from our armies.'' the
United States claiming that the cartel covers
all who Ger e under its flag. and The Con
federate States refusing to consider the col.