The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-08-24
AUG. 34. 1864.

EaEe N Geath, their 1SDdl>h treatment having snap
pei the frail thread of life and the poor victim being
I al last beyond the reach of their persecution.
One poor fellow. being reduced by starvation and
Ill usage a skeleton, and could scarcely
stand. crawled one day up hank his tent
- get little fresh air. his face burning with fever
but no sooner had he gained the summit Of the bank
and sat down trembling with extreme exhaustion
that the exertion had cost him, when the sentinel
eaped upon the bank and harShlv ordered him get
uf nc N'ua S'ieo' nm me poor 10Y stasESFSl
I TO has feet at once, knowing fun we'll what would bc
the consequenc, Of hesitation, and attempted to get
cut of sight hut before he could turn round the
rebel demon raised his and fired. the ball passing
through the poor BOYS side who rolled down the bank
and expired without groan. his hearts blood spirit
ing IN jets from the ghastly wound.
Another time 4 lot of our bows were crowded IN
ci, -, narrow. and filthy cell, feet wide.
with but small, grated winiow for light and air,
and some beng sex were ooget to he down ana ~
Consequence, the men were huddled and the air tom
and oppressive; and young fellow, who was al
sutfocated, and put his face up TO the win
dow set breath, when the guard upon the outside,
without the slightest proyocation, shot him through
the head, his blood and brains bespattering his com
raies inside OF the cell, who with low, thrilling cry
of horror contemplated this brutal and cold boofed
murder OF their unfortunate comr4de without the pow
er of even remJnstrance, for fear OF sharing like
fate
The testimony taken before the Com
mittee on the Conduct of the Var is of
similar character. The surgeon who
had charge Of many returned prisoners
at Baltimore thus speaks OF them
"WE.r's BU1LDrSGs HosP1rAL,
.'BALrIMoRE, Mn, Nav "A 1861
DEAR SIR: have the honor to enclose the photo
graph of John Bremng, with the desired information
written upon il. am very sorry Your committee
could have these cases when first received
No from these pictures, can form true estimate
OF their condition then. Not IN ten was able to
stand alone: Of them covered and eaten by
min that they nearly resemblet cases OF small poS,
and emacatei that they were really living skeletons
and hardly that the result shows, forty out OF one
hundred and four having died up this date.
tfarA hlSh ha,p any IN.
As this wholesale starvation, IN the history Of this sa-
tanic rebellion. have failed TO note it, Better the
mlssacres at Lawrence Fort Pillow, and Plymouth
than to be thus starved to deaf by inches through
long and weary months. wish possessed power to
compel all the northern sympat'zers with this rebel
lion 10 come in and look upon the work ot the c1tr6-
of the ho,pit4he and sunny south, whom
these skeletons first recerei here. rebel col
onel a prisoner here who stood with sad face looking
on as they we're received finally shock his head ami
walked away, apparently ASHAMED that he held any
relations to men who could he gailtv of such deeds
VERY respectfully, your o3tient servant
"A. CHAPEL.
..Hox. r. F. WADE
err, G3o,nfites til C,lsI,c' II the I,.~.
Photographs were taken of a few of
these victims of the humane treatement
by our innocent .SoUthern brethcrea, and
printed in the report of the committee.
Remember that the perpetrators of these
damnalle cruelties are the Peace Dem
ocrats,' of the South, w,lom 10. McDon-
+
are so anxious to hug to their affection
ate bosoms. and the fathers and brothers
of those who have suffered by starvation
and death are called upon to elect Su"h
men to office.
These men say they want peace, and,
to accomplish it, they are willing to let
their co conspirators prescribe the terms.
The only conditions vet offered them
h,4 III ISh -
Richmond Examiner of the 10th of last
October Read them
Save on our own terms, accept peace
whatever. and must fight tih doomstay rather than
yield iota of them; our terms are:
Recognition by the enemy Of the Confederate
w thIraal of the Yankee forces from every foot
Of Confederate ground. including Kentucky and Mis-
souri,
Withdrawal Of the Yankee soldiers from Maryland
until that shall decide, by free whether
she shall remain in the old Mon or ask admission IN
the Confeleracv-
Consent on the part of the Federal Government to
give up th Coateieracv its proportion of the Navy
as it stood the time Of secession, or pay for the
same.
Yielding up all pretentous the part Of the Fed
eral Government TO that portion OF te Old Territories
which lies west Of the Confederate States.
AN equitable settlement. the basis Of absolute
independence and equal rights of all accounts of the
Public Debt and Public Lands, and the advantages ac-
cTung from foreign treaties
These provisions, we apprehend comprise the min
irnum of what must require before we lay down
our arms That say. the North yield al;
vent bv force the separation of the States must be
abandoned, which VIII he equivalent To avowal that
our enemies wrong from the first: and. OF
course, they waged causeless and wicked war up
on they ought strict justice to be required ac-
cording the usage in such cases, 10 reimburse to s
the whole Of expenses and losses IN the course OF
that war.
These are the terms of peace; and the
EnQuirer saws further:
..As surely as we completely ruin their armies
and without that Is no peace nor truce at allso surely
shall make tle, ply orr r tt though re- 'rr'a3 II
et d,eir 5eorts-'
Are the people of Indiana willing to
get down into the dirt and accept such
terms.
These men cry peace. peace. If
they want peace why not say to their
co cons spiritors, won made the war and
YOU can make peace Disband your
armies-eo 10 your homes-obey the
laws-lnaintain the union of all the
States and their authority, and you can
have peace. Why do they not do so !:
No man more earnestly desires peace
than he whose sworn duty it is to make
every possible effort TO maintain the
Union but he wants that peace which
can only be secured and perpetuated by
the overthrow of the rebellion and re
turn of the people to their allegiance to
the Government. This, under God, and
by the assistance Of the loyal portion Of
/ the people. he will accomplish.
+ In the last speech made by Judge
Douglas on the rebellion, he said:
The conspiracy i known. Armies have been rails
ed war is levied to accomplish it. Iher- only two
sides TO the question. Every man must be for the
United States against IT, Ihelr can b 10 neutres
+ n tlli- only
! Judge Douglas was right. That is
/ the only issue: all others are raised to
deceive the people. Let no man, by his
act. subject himself to be pointed 1T in
/ after times as a traitor TO his country :;
nor let him do anything, in this dread
+ hour. which shall cause his children to
/ blush for shame when he shall have
I left the land of the living.
| The rebellion in favor of extending
+ and perpetuating slavery, brought the
/ continuance of that institution directly
4 in issue. To aid in putting the rebellion
down it was determined to iberate the
slaves, as far as possible, and to use
~ -, AvasIfnr rnaru-