New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-26
"No--only six Step this way. and I'll show YOU: .u
"TaIk bettor English" said the Judge, as we iei,

do 81 the cellar and lighted only BY narrow grazing
under the sidewalk. Their floors were incIusteu WIN
flh and their walls stained and damp win .ho raiI
which. in wet weather, had dripped down "o'n inc
street. II, ,,o worn ubor
your hotels frl Z" I asked.
Il have bad twenty in each but hiteen Is apou' as
many as they comfortably hold
II reckoni And tLen the comfut moughtn't Be
much ter brag on
The kecpe- soon invited us to walk into the adjoining
basement was few steps In advance OF him taxing
straight course 10 the entrance when asehu i,
pacing to ard fro in the middle OF inc apar'ne a.,
ecd his muskct SO 10 bar my way saying Us nc ulV
"Ye carnf pass yere. Sir. Yc must gwo Touna Oy
the wall" .;o,
This drew nv attention TO the spot and noticed
that space about fifteen feet square IN the center %
the room. and directly in front of The sentinel hnu
been recently dug up with spade ws a II, ~" and
places the ground was trodden 70 The heruneSs an1
color oil granite this spot seemed 10 be s0i anu au
the rcddish-yclow rue Of the sacred sou. Anothc!
seu,ry was acing TO ard its other SIDE so tha
the pace was completely surrounded " ny were the!
guarding it So closely The reason haSheu upon 'Ne'
and said 70 Turner; , ..,
"Tnoueh 10 blow this sbauty to -, he answered.
cnrtly ,,
wus a.Cwino Ter rescue eM-the iahLtesf
lie sara no more hut that was enough 10 reveal the
black saelh.ng he'll the Rebellion has bre"ed. CHh
there be snv peace with miscreats VINO thus oclDcr'
atey plan tie murder, at s1oop. OF hundreds OF I'M
armed ard innocent mCnf .,
In tins room. seated on the ground or leaning ui!
against the walls. ABOUT dozen poor leiioNs VINO
4. Judge told ne were hostages held for similar
number under sentence Of death by our Government.
Their detected homesick look, and weary stless man
ner disclosed some OF the horrors OF imprisonment
Let rs co." sajd TO the Colonel; Il have hau
enough Of this" ,
"No.-you must sec the upstairs" said Turner. ut
II was not so gloomy for some little sunlight did come
in through the dnGy windows but tlefew prisoners III
the upper wore the same sed, dsconsoae iooh 81
tbusc IN the lower story. , 81,
ut il not hard fare " close quarters that Kills men,
said Judge Oud 10 me; Ills hOmeslckness ana tAo
stTonges. and the brayest succuno :" IL fiisI -
In the sill Of an atiicwIndow iound II Mime ball
Prying with my knife, and holding 1t w to Turn
80 ye kaeps this room fur shooiin' gallery does
Yes" he replied. laughing. THE boys practise
once while on the Yankees. You see, the rule ioT'
bid their coming within three feet Of the WiHdo"s
sometimes they do, and then the bye take pop al
them
AND sometimes hit 'emi Hit many on em"
We passed long hour in the Libby and then visited
Castle Thunder and the hospitals for our wounded
should be Glad TO describe What saw in those "nsii'
tuticns' but he limits Of ny Iapcr toi1d ~ ,,or,,r
Ii was five o'clock when We babe the Judge friendly
good bye and took seats IN the ambulance. AS We
did 30, he said 70 Us: - , >,
/ II have not taken your parole Gentlemen. saan
trust your honor not TO disclose any tbng you rave
BEARD that might operate against US IN military
way"
lyon may rely upon MS, Judge; and some day give
Us Il chance 10 return tie courtesy and hindDtss You
have shown tou s. We shall no, forget it,"
We arrived near the Union lines jlst as the sun
was going down. Captain Hatch, who had aecEnpth'
led US waved his flag halted near grove Of trees
and q Young officer rode over 10 US from TIE nearest
picket station. We dispatched him 70 Gen. Poster 'o
pair of horses and IN half hour entered the Cen
proposine TO Kill the fa.ted calf" for these my
dead and are alive again were lost and are
found" -
We LET him kin Il Of tasted wonderfully Ike salt
porl) and III half al hour were On our way to Gen.
Buffers headquarters.
Here ended our last day in Dixie and here, perhaps.
should end this article; but the time has cone when
can disclose my real purpose in seeking an audience OF
tie Rebel leader and as such disclosure may relieve
me IN the inds of candid men, from Of the per-
.ions cast upon my motives By Rebel sympathizers j
willingly make it, In making II. however wish Ia be
understood ns speaking only for myself VI companion,
Col JaCuoss while he fully shared In my motives and
rightly e-;imsed the objects sought to accomplish,
had other. and, II may BE- higher aims. Ana WISH
also to say that 30 HIN attaches whatever credit due
10 anr one FOR the yton and execution Of this
mission" While love NV country a. well ~ any
man and in Mis- enterprise ceeiuy perilcd my NE !"
serve IT, waf only his cO'WoIheri GlVu'd not nave
NJ Fcader Of tls magazne is so young not 10 re.
member that between the rst OF Jnne ana The uIs "i
August last. Peace simeon swept over The country,
THROWN dust into the peoples eyes and threatening IT,
bury tie nation III disrnon All At once the Norm
glow tired of the II began to count The IoDc.
PRINCIPLES for which il was Wnged Men Oi oil shade,
.? political OpiLiOn-radca Republicans, as well as
honest Democrats-cIied out f'r concession con.pro-
mise arnisticcOr anything 10 end the NaT--Iyfling
but disunion. To that the North would not consent
and peace knew could not be had without II. knew
that because on The sixteenth OF June Jeh DAVIS had
SAID 20 prominent SouLcrnor that hc would negotiate
Only on tie bnss o. Southern Independence and that
declaration had cone 70 ne only i've days alter II Wa
made. m
| Tia people therefore we're under n delusion They
| f,rp "a f.
when there cOld be peace consistent with the nleT
est aad security of the country The result o. Tins de-
usiou were il dIspced, wOua be- that the chicago
Convention. other convention. would nominate
q man pledged to peace, but willing to concede south
ern independence and On that tide popular eAzy he
wOnld sai. into the Presidency lhen he deind PEG
le would learn too late thot peace INFANT Only ti3
lniOn. They would learn /. too late because power
would Iaen he in The Lands Of Peace Congress and
Peace President and ii required 40 spirit OF prophecy
10 predict Ubat sucu ADMINISTRATION would do. II
would make peace the best terms u could get and
tie best terms it coud get would De DlsuuIon lnd
southern independence
qncut danger 70 the country aycred il seemed 10 me
only by securing n tangible form and before trust
worthy witness, the ulimainm OF me hebci fresdeh
That Ultimatnio, prcad in ana VIDE. would convince
every honest Northern msa uot war Was the only road
To gel thu ulmaiun. and 10 give u TO the fonr
winds Of heaven were nay zeal Objects ~ gong 20
kiohuiond
did not efut NV eyes IN the possibility Of paving
the way for ncgot!stions that might end peace,
NY ears Tho blessings gratelu! nation would shower
on us il our visit had such result; but did not sxec'
those thing. expected Ia BE- smeared from head TO
foot with ,Opperhead slime to be called kLigter.
rant seeker after uotorety aDor vc negoistOf and
d meddlesunc volunteer dipomatis; but eGpecisdas0,
II good Providence spared Our lives and my peu did
forget the English language 10 be able TO tel tie
North the trgtL: aud knew That The ITsA wOrld stay
the voace epidemic and Kill the Peace party. Andby the
blessing OF God. and the help Of the Devil II dia do
that. The Devil hepcd, for be inspired Mr.. Benja-
MINIS circular. and that forced home the bolt We had
dris en- and shiycred the Peace party INTO million o.