New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-24
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

-Four representative vi lno UHlun sOiuieIs
now prisoners OF war TO the Rebels and concen-
trated at Anderson. Georgia, have just pro-
ceeded to Washington to state their condition
70 the Government and sec if some measures
cannot be instituted for their speedy exchange.
In their memorial, our soldiers state that
"Co, Hill Provost Marshal General Confederate
co,es Army NJ Atlanta stated To- of the undersgn
cd that there we're thirty five thousand prisoners ne An
derSopye and BY oil accounts from the United otntes
soldiers who haye been G"nea t.ere ,e nnn1oa 10 O'
6aed IN red Of hfry dcrcs. enclosed by board
f.noe heavily guarded. About one-third have vnrous
kinds Of indifferent Sheiieri DuI rpNdrg' M"y noS
sgud ere i,ho riAos shser eren sf6d, O any kiHd,
and are e,os 10 the and rains which are Of almost
ly occurrence he cold de's cf he nig, and ths more
,,,bl, ,qs oCs sun striking c almost roPitdl fierce
.s D. mar anproi,cfsd hecds. This Of men jos
lie and crowd each other up and down the limits OF ter
enclosure in and others lie down upon inc
ptess earth ut night with other covering than the
clothing upon thsr bacss fow of them having even
blanket.
Upon entering the prison crey non is ddiDos.iy
s,ripe1 Of gaoney and Other property and M no clothing
or blankets areycf supplied iheir prisoners oy thc
rebel Guhoito, the condition OF tho apparel OF the SOL
deTs, JUST from a. active campaign cih On esHf III
agined Thousands Without pants ~ ooGis ana MN
drcds ri,som for 81 Grar6s TO CORR ~e' NAKED
ro theso mep rs indeed to oil prisoners there is
eucd hire qroriers Of pound Of brad or mta ana one
,ieJ Of Mound Of rfqf PR day. TINS IS me enirs "a
,ion ana upon II Tho prisoner must live or Die; Inc
meal !. otter justified and sour snd the meat such as IN
Tho North Is consigned 10 the sOapmaker. ouch are Inc
rntlons upon which Union soldiers aTo Ted by the rebe
authorities and by Which they are barely holding on 10
life. But to starvation and exposure, 10 sun and STORM
add the sickness which prevails To most alarming thd
terrible extent On an average hundred die ddiig
1t is mpOss bic that any Union soldier should know AL
the facts pertaining t0 this terrible moftaIl'y rs tney
are not parsded by tho rebel authorities. Such state
ucnt as tine following. maze by - - speaks eio
quent testimony. sid Re; 'Oitwelve ofns who were
captured six died four are In the no pii ana never
expect 10 see them again. There ere but two oI Us t
In lsf2 Mt Montgomery, Alabama under Tar more IA
vorabe circumstances tho prisoners being protected by
sheds from hundred and MY TO two hundred 9rew
sick from darrhoea and chls. out OF seven hundred
The same per cenfagC would give seven thousand SICK
at AndorsOnyNe. IL needs 10 comment, no efforts NJ
word painting make such picture stand out boldly
Nor is this all. Among the Inflated OF TIE many who
have suffered ampuatcn in consequence Of injuries re
ceyed before capture from Rebel hospitals before
their wounds were healed .ero eloquent witnesses
Of the DaIbaTcS OF vhch they are VICTIMS III 10 hesc
facts is added this that nothing more demorahnes
soldiers aud develops the ev passions Of man than star
vaton the terrible condition OF tie Union prisoners at
Andersonyille BE- readily imagined They nro last
losing hops. and becoming utterly reckless oil NE
Numbers crxed 10y ibeir suferings, wander about in
ate Of idiocy; other. deliberately cross tue dead line
and renorSelessy shot down"
We respectfully nsk The Daily Neros, The
! Torid, Tie Albany Argas, The Age, Buffalo
Courier, Detroit Free Press, Olao Statesman, and
other journals oflike spirit, to lay these anthem
ticated facts before their readers and tell us
what they think OF them. VIII they pretend
that Rebel prisoners in our hands arc thus FAM
ishcd tortured aad murdered Will they visit
our quarters for prisoners at Elmira, Johnson's
Island, Chicago and elsewhere, and state dis
tinctly how those prisoners arc fed, lodged and
sheltered from tho fury Of the elements We
Challenge them 60 MAKE the investigation, COM
pare tho results with those developed in the
memorial Of our brethren confined ct Anderson,
and tell US what is tho ground Of this
contrast if It DO not true that Slavery
barbGrizes aud bru,alzes its yo;aries
If that Is not the solution, what is
These journals are accustomed to scout the sug-
gestion that the Rebels ore "hard up" for food.
If they are not, why DO thoy starvc orr prs-
onors 30 cruelty Bear in mind that these
prisoners are located wherever they can sub
sist them at least cost--a.e taken TO the food,
; rather than The food transported to them. Who
will contend that twelve ounces Of bread and
meal with two OF meat per day, afford sufficient
nourishment for mani Suppose them both
of good quality, how long can health and
strength be maintained on such an allowance
I Admit-what we suppose to be tho fact-
that the Rebels are "sh0rt"-that they feed
our prisoners miserably because they are unable
TO feed them well-how can You account for
their neglecting our unhappy brethren month
after month, unshel:crcd ard exposed 10 storms
frosts and Gews? Trees ere VIGOROUSLY abun-
dant throughout the Confe2eracy; it were east
er to locate prisoners camp in woods than out
Of them. Give them but trees and axes, and
our brave boys would shelter themselves ade-
quately in day, and would provide FIRE places
beds Of dry boards, &C.. in another. Why,
then, are they turned like hogs in naked
field, there to suffer and die by hundreds, Of ex-
posurc, prvGtion and the diseases thence neyi-
tally resuting7 Who can PALATE such wanton
\ cruelies' How can they be explained, save on
the hypothesis that The Confederate chiefs DELHI
eratcly purpose the death or permanent Gisa-
bility of our Union vOlunteersl
Come, Messrs. Rebel sympathizers! LET us see
how YOU explain This conduct Of your chivalric
Southern bretlrcn!"
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UNDVIHG STUPIDITY.