Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-12
From Vssssraay's Evs'i'lg Edition.
Spirit of the Morning Press.


The Eraminsr has rSesiyed a Communication rom
sOme Of our prisoners in Fort DsANSre in which Ger
tain ratber ,ipVuar DISCLOSURES made. Il appears
from, tia. communication that meeting had been held
Al Fort Delaware OF The Confederate prisoners therein,
similar in purpose to that held BY the Yankees N An
dersOnvle, thas is appointing depuiatOn to wait on
the President urging him to adopt measure for the
exchange Of prisoners the bAss OF the t1haoge OF
every black solder in our hands for the white COnes-
crates held by the Yankees. The authors OF the com
munioaon, who h appears, did not wish 70 participate
In the msetng, they conceive that its ofJecs Is
Plain departure from principle, express = Willingness
which they state Is common with me large m'Jory 81
their LOW prisoners rather to rot IN jail than to Do re-
-Isa,ed By 90 degrading an exchange.
Some are MOI able 70 perceive this degradation, as
th,y conceive shat Il there Is any disgrace, resss
u,cu the Yankee prisoner, Who Is held 70 90 oil 70
srsatsr value than the negro and they hold 'hAi
4hs shemy il wiling 70 surrender onS OF or geoa SOL
5;srs for worthless negro, should be HjOcsd 70
D,oon,s an sxehsrEs on terms 80 easy. whilst the
go, .dmi.s thai there is force in mis- NisE and
,A., II vould be the VsH 10 AXE II Is ncludsd AL
49, roBnd Il declares that the hitch In the question
Soss mot rest On the negro SELLER At all The eim'aJ
- .,ob.,Ss IA not the refusal Of our authorities to
80, negro a. p;sOnsr, bus the only reason l. the
60. had i.,h OF tie enemy, Who has determined
40 keen oar prisoners jail from an unUiliDgness to
Ds-ni, n, to Lave their services in the held whist
can make no CONCESSIONS 70 the ZOE, which viii not
IA 5svdrg on this IubjCe, cur unfortunate soldiers
s,DDoTt their oonals on with fortiiuds, I'LL they
- ssliv,rsd BY compuIsiOn which We cannot nov
apply.
Tee Enquirer reviews she pungent letter OF glaer
General NsElso 10 Judge Kelley, in defence o. A0Osl
ip PspirsuAr clmpNgu The object OF the letter. when
,boppbout il very bitter sgans. Stanton aud Lincoln,
Z. 10 defend Mcclellan agaiust the a'PHsons OF the
rireoln dynasty ard its supporters lls tue INST cam
-, soeuusns OF the Mcclellan party, AID It's reveal.
g. ara ssttrg, IS they give insight into the
-, ., Of the ssndhsdrim a. Washington Is state
r.,., .ih regard TO present Il IFS, touching shs re-
,,.,ivs strsuRsh Of the two armies, "a well worthy
n,assptiou. These statements show that Grant has
hid as5 900 men, OF WON, on the lst OF > pr mosr'
br so COO rsmsiusd- So OCO At Petersburg and oOOO
,,,b s,sridAn-shoWing q loss OF l55 900 men. Ac-
oordir 70 this and the writer's sPecu Aioa OF sene
I,s's lorce, Grant has lost in battle as many men as
General LIE had during the campaign.
The zone Of the Pres d.nts speech at Augusta ia de-
aid
D;,paiek Il kuoTs the actual condition OF the eOun-
try better than aly else, is too much Of gentle
man 70 iuusse false hSp,s and taLaciSIs statement
upou the country; ard be Is ssngune everyone else
ought to be- Moreover General Lee never vas more
cheerful than OF this time L.; all the eroakeFs take
c,ufsr. from this, for it given unto them "a sign
Until General Lee gives up the Dispatch has no idea OF
doing
srsr,I Grant did not write letter to Sheridan, but
issued an order to hin destroy the Valley by ne and
sword This says the DsPateh vi oPe'a.e BEN h;ia-
" rather than otherwise Burn mans Eou'e End Jcu
make him patriot forever we eIPsei 10 hear th't
General E.rys ranks have been largey reinforced b!
this order"
Mr. Stephens letter Is criticised by ths DiP1'eh as
of hardly Importance enough 20 snEGe It TO place ID
the papsrs Mr.. IS WILING 70 stop hgltics Waen 'ie
epemy steps bis invasion President Davis has s'eldy
ken. this idea before the world sn, his 6s't speech
"A President A Convention OF States the DaTG!eh
thinks would bs merely a body convened 10 tax
sbout peace, and as suea Utu b. ridicHlou Victory
a THAT Ne want, not palavtr. Il proof Of THE, the
Di,pafeh u1o,es from Presidents speech at Mont
Romsry in which he says teai they Who hope to out
Wit the Yankees and by smooth speeches sad an Sp-
pssrsnce Of willingness 70 lsea to re ulio1-hops 10
else, certain candidate, deceive themselves.
The S,ntinsl compliments the glilA,try Of the army
of Nor,f ern Virginia Shows hou it may Lave detC-
;ostsd by the loss Of lie brsVesi asn (Eh' al~lys C1
posed themselves mos, and is the remaining soldier
the plain truth hat they run more iis< BY Gi'irg
way in a charge than By iOLosiog It steadily up. Wit
ness the late attacks ca fort Harrison Let our men
bear In mind that
"Olr doubts are traitors, and make ~
Lose re good We Oft night gain,
BIZ fearing 70 attempt
Our ranks will be Sled up, ard cur volunteers and
reoruts n ua remember that they have not only their
own ard he ssoe Ct the cause to nerve them up bit
The additional incentive of approved and glorious repuIa-
.or This thew must no. ess in the eleventh hour Ct