Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-28

Special CSfreEpondencs Memphis Appeal
RIoHAoED, March 49, 1854.
The question Of The exchange Of prisoners a. learn
has not been wholly relieved Of Its embarrassment
Il Is altoEstter mistake to suppose that the YANKEE
Government has recsded from its position In declaring
that we snail recognize Beast BEtlers commissioner
or that The recent Informal agreement By which Mssss
oua and Aulford have sxshsnged some Afesn hundred
or two thousand prisoners Is be regarded per
nansns arrangement until square accounts with the
enemy. The Yankee Government still insists upon
Batter They viii send another party Of Thousand
oonfedsrates TO City Point In dsy two, probably
tomorrow for whom we are 20 surrender seven hun.
ared Of the Belle IslEndsrs after which, Auiford In
forms Commissioner Oua not another rebel prisoner
viii be given up until Beast Butler is recognized IN due
form Il seems bard 10 have to be compelled to have
anything 20 do with the Besst and hmiistng to yield
the point Of recognition after making stand ppon IT,
snd yet 1t Is harder TO leave tUeny-eight thousand
brave and true Confederate soldiers in the osihsome
prlsou eaeampmsns Of Point lookout Fort Delaware,
Iohusoa's Island and Camp Dougss, for mere matter
Of staustts Thess poor fellows dying at the rate
Of seventy day and the interruption OF the exchange
sitter It's apparent resumption Endsr the CARTEL cannot
but have the most depressing and disastrous effect upon
the inmates Of the hospitals More than this, 1t VIII
have sad, dsmoraliEng effect uroa those who are In
4 good health but VINO WcSry OF AoHB
and are sick Of hops deferred"
The Ysnkes authorities know how to make use Of the
refusal to recognize Butler in luSh manner as that 4
shall tell most vantsgeOusly to them upon our prison
srs In ten days tns they viii send sseamerS to City
Point with thouEand or fifteen hundred confederates
to be forwarded 10 Richmond only in commissions
| Oud IL ready 10 treat with commissioner Butler u
commissioner Ould still declines, then the steamers WI
put back again to Point Lookout and the unfortunate
sons OF Dixie whs bad expected that very evening u
be free viii hnd them. elves their way 10 the hated
prsou bounds they had hoped never sgsn TO see Ih'
y Yankees VIII not fail them their srieTou1 ds
appoutment is the he&rtless Indifference oi ths
Confederate zutoities snd win offer TO release then
under their new oath of neutrality. Can It be doubted
hat vary many honest, Ioysl brave boys will be lndu
cad under such circumstances to accept tns Les anu
ssys the prEon9 Would the effect Of the return Of
sn..n hundred be 70 dsspirt those who had remained
behind and sitter AL what does the recognition Of But
Ter as commissioner inn yf Most certainly It implies
rs,raetiou on our pAr back Out If 50 you choose to
call Il. from 8 positiOa which was NOT perhaps, very
wisely taken in the start Bat nothing more Il does
sest the matter of outawry in the least The eaPHi
| lsBisgss stu remains upon the brute. Whenever be
shall fall in our power, he may instantly be sxecnieo
Recognizing him commissioner Of exchange is golns
ne further than ouId bs the recognition Of bis dag oi
tnc. TO burv the dead and remove the wounded from
the hattie eld which humanity would compel and hu'
manity cries loudly IN behalf Of twenty FIVE thous
and prisoners in the eDemys hands our and broh
srs confess my own views have undergone very
sudden and complete reversal this mater Of the
change Of prisoners, with Butler commissioner. |
am not BY any means that the original refusal to
rssognIzs him was wise right but waiving that
point feel now that seceds from that position while
It nsy Just little wound pride. is what is demand
ed Of u alike by sound sxpedeney, and proper re-
gard for the lives Of our prisoners.
The question Of exemptions from military servics
under the military bill Of Congtess occupies At this
moment the attention Of the Secretary Of War the
exclusion of smost an other matters He has refused
to exempt the ambulance corps of this city aud ths
organization embraces several very wealthy citizens Of
Richmond who have 50 far kept Of the army, the
decision has created sensation here II Ia said that
the Confederate and State governments not In
perfect harmony regards the State officers who shall
be entitled to exemption tine Secretary eontsnding
that the governors OF the States respectively not
the sole authority to what persons officers of tho
Ststs. All points Of dsagreemsnt. however, will
doubtless be adjusted before the time for nsxorably
forcing tee conscrlption Ehau arrive.
T9cendia-isms are becoming Of alarming frequency.
Last night had three fires, Of them large Ars
which burned up half square opposite the spOtEwood
Hotel on main stTeet. The War Department building
in grent danger snd the design of hs nceRdisry
probably to destroy that rather than the smaller
houses which were consumed. a strange fellow
seen by lie guard at late hour of the night inside the
enclosure of the department. but made ais escape
being discovered. The heat of the Gre was great
that AL the immense panes of plate glass in the Spots
wood were broken and Bhiversd by 1t. To-day there
was an alarm Of fire proceeding from the workshops
attached to the Confedsae arsenal and dense volumes
Of snake issalng that direction threstened desrue
tive conARgraton but the flames were soon got under
by the Gre brigade did not learn the extent Of the
dsmsge.
The weather has been very cold and raw, but to-day
the tenpersturs Is mildsr. DIXIE.