The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-03
PRISONERS or wAR.
hn taai Arrangements: ::se Alleviate
their Suffe-ings.


W.AsHINaroS. Thursday, Oos. s7.
u will gladden. the whole country and
and carry JOY and hearts ease 10 hun
dreds of thousands Of homes to learn tha,
sn arrangement has been made whereby
those who linger in Southern prisons viii
heneeforth receive adequate supplies of
food and clothing. In the impossibilisy
Of general exchange Of prisoners. i. is q
matter OF rejoicing that their sufferings
will be thus far alieviated, and they made
as comfortable IS il is possible for men in
captivity TO be. Tue agreehsrt looking
10 this benehcent end has just been con
cluded between Generals Grant and Lee.
and only awaits the settlement of practi
cal dsnalis 10 take immediate effect.
Ine proposition. be It said toIthe credit
OF the rebels, came from themselves, aud
Vas 6rst made in communication uoder
date OF the 9th instant, Addressed by Mr..
Ould. Confederate Agent Of Exchange.
70 Maj. Gen. Hitchcock, Commissioners of
Exchange for the United States. Mr..
Ould's Communication ia substance reci-
tod that as there il prospect pf . large
number Of prisoners being helh BY both
sides during the coming wintet, il ia de-.
sirable that each belligerent, without be.
irg freed from the obligation df feeding
ana ciolhing the prisoners held BY them
respectively, should be allowed TO furnish
their own csptives in The othe Is hands
With euch addisional comforts al humanity
may prompt He therefore pro- posed tha,
We shall be permitted 10 send tolths South
c.othing, blankets and supplies for our
prisoners in the hands Of the Confeder-
ates; they being allowed to do the same
by their prisoners in our hsndsI He fur.
Their proposed that they shall BE allowed
to purchase abroad the articles intended
for their prisoners held BY as.
Thin overture vas referred tb General
Grant, who replied 10 = comm unication
to Gen. Lee, under dass Of the 18th inst,
accepting Ar. Oald's proposition, and
stating that be vas authorised bE the Sec.
retary Of War to make arrangements 70,
the mutual relief Of prisoners hdld By the
two parties. Looking" be adds, zen
tirely to the alleviation OF the suffsriprs
of those beId 10 captivity, will not in.
terpose any obstacle to any plan that may
be agreed upon that gives equal privile
ges to both belligeseuts.
Gen. Lee, on the following day, Oct
10, replied to Gen. Grant, sckuowlede
ing the receipt of his communication, ans
stated that he took it as IN acceptance OF
the part of General Grant OF Mr.. Ould'
plan. He suggested further that the ar
hcles sent to the prisoners should be con
6ned to articles OF necessity and comfort
~ clothing, blankets, meat. bread, coffee
sugar, pickles, vinegar, and tobacco; an,
proposed that an officer from each cid
should be specially detailed and parole.
10 see to the faithful execution of the A.
fangement.
On the following day, Oct 80, Genera
Grant rel tined, stating that Gen. Lac ha
rightly understood his former communi
cstion IN the sense OF an acceptance q
Mr.. Ould's proposition, add reiterated hi
solicitude fur the well-being OF our pris
oners, as we'll as those Of the rebels. Il
is declared Gen. Grant, nify desire tbs
all prisoners Of war should be made q
comfortable - il is possible for prisoner
under restraint 70 be, and / will favor an
lproposition looking TO that end" Ger
Grant, moreover, requested ,h "a detaile
plan should Be made for carrying this pul
posc into effect.
Il This communication closes All Of thi
J, Interesting correspondence between GEN
| Graft and Lee that hiss 50 far talk go plac,
and thus the matter now rests. 1t
earnestly to b hoped that the prac.ic.
details will be completed With sll possib
| promptitude, 20 - to permit this ben,
| 6cent measure 10 take immediate effec
II Il 10 certainly : matter Of coneratui
! | tion that should Be IN such hands 8 tho,
s Of Grant and Leo, whose practical vi
L dom and haa4ns disposition cannot
doubted.
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