Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-26
THE UNION MoyEMEN rs IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA CAUSE THE DEEpESr APPRE-
TENSION" THROUGHOUT TIE
GUkfkuAIAGT
MORE PEACE MEETINGS N THAT STATE.

We have a batch Of Richmond and other
Southern papers, from which we gather the
following Interesting accounts OF doings in
Dixie
a. G. Brown, CoEfedera te Senator from Mis-.
sisSippi, has written & letter 10 the Ea7 airer OF
the 18Th, IN reply 10 CON n III. cation that ap.
pesred sharsis z the Federal Government with
maltrrating the rebel prisoners on johnson 5
J. land. Mr. Brown SAYS be tas friend ia re
who corr spclds with bin regu Iariy, ani says
his imprisonment was as mid as he could ex-
Iect, AID that ne vas want of nohinz hu.
iIbtriy. With regard u fuel, Ill Brown s4Fs
his correspondent tells hin, the prisoners nave
sufheiency, and (says Mr.. Rfown) .on tne
18th he gives a hill OF prison fare and m
derE ke TO say that half the ftmliias in R.en-
mono do LOT fare so weii." AGAIN the CORES.
ponGeni says. bly, lie here gyould i,e very
senduIa able Were not prisoner" Mr. Brown
says lac aoss not know Why his Oils shonid
he treated Better than ANY Others, aud ..bs-
sides, Ia speaking OF me treatment of The prs.
oLeIs. he constantly Uses the word ..1oe AIR
Brown states bis reasons &or making iris state.
m nj thus -. FIRST, | w0nId do iastic. 10 al
energy next would net .ixasp rate Iaat
enemy ~ pubIs hing Exaggerated II roI false
accounts OF his cruel II, aIs1ent OF our pris
oners, and TINS induce him 70 change maid
ana even kind treatment, lato harsh NJ r,s
ciuei treainent and lastly. there accounts
Will meet the eve of many persons in oar
country who have friends Oh Johnson Islaad,
and - uncoIreeted, they Cannot fail To IN filet
unnecessary pain upon such persons. With
change OF com manderS there may come a
Change OF treatment, but am perfectly salts
lied that, up 10 the 10th OF las mos in, the prIs
oneis On Johnson Island We're treated rs WILL
as 'helr friends IN the C0nfederaey could Iea.
sona5iy expect"
Upon this letter the Enquirer commend Is, aud
makes an Issue between .IrH Davis aad tn.
Senator by saying that ii the statements made
"a 10 i'll treatment OF rebel prisoners by CORES.
pcIoehis were false, lheH also President Dt-
vas IT ade "faise statement when he in his
Il eseage called attention to the alleged i'll treat
hent OF Tebel prisoners on JohnsoI's Island.
The Enquirer copies from the Sayannsh {lia)
heptbliean an account OF the arrest of Robert
looInbs, which article stars out by saying,
~ " nave said nothing OF the cent arrest of
y hsiai tnow cclenfD Toomss, anc his trial
: IT." progressing eeIore u court raarti III in this
city, TOR the reason That we ferardeI il sim niy
case OF MILITARY discipline in which tae publ,
wonio feel 30 particular Interest," whicn Ian
ft*fe would Stem TO indicate thai the Rshel
Gcr+rrm. ut has a summary wav of dssi,nr
visL obnexious Geers by reducing them ~
lnee 10 lower rank.
Ire Rsphbiiehn goes on to say that tho state
j tEts published in Richmond papers ahant tho
s.. eason. disloyalty, passport, and old wonen
p IT'S ~ the story are all pure fa5rications.,
and the real cause OF the arrest and trial, wa,
CT account Of q quarrel with q raii.o u. en-.
The Republican says, Toonhs was abou,
leastng Savannah with his command, and the
ie'ter ing In box cars, built a IRE therein GA
: nSisfs faic npon the floor, TO which tha con.
gsetor 81 the Train objected. This excited the
Fn3af loom Dc and be threatened 10 cut the con-
ats ser 70 rI.css ar put MIN in his engine for
1tei. and aftsrwards caused his arrest aud
started with the train. These facts wera re-
fer-a6 to the Railroad C,mpany upen their
otrsp.aint Toombs was Arrested and ordered
TO trial. &
The Enquirer Gays II Is announced hat ouite
rImber OF small-pox cases have been -.
ported In Richmcnd, and that N any psrson.
DO Persisently refused TO "put ont the white
lag designating tbs location OF the dissaSe.