Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-27
Trentment Of PRISONERS.

- d e.t yr,;o,, .ola;ors
-Four urrepresenSatives oi ene S,o n,on a svueo nor
now prisoners oi wal W Sue nen.iII s,o " az,
centrated at Anuerson, 0eors sia, nhsH .,;, o Juao
proceeoec 70 1ant ~ asn.gUat " onJ es see W II some
dtuOn 70 tne OoVernnneh., anu PC sIo s;o
measures cannot pe ins.ltuoeu Ioi 'neir
SPEEDY excnange. III sne'r neiiioi'a'' oai
soldiers state tnat ,rc., co,
Coi' niil, rrVvost nai sna, .na.a a.a,oJ 20
iederase States ARMY, az .I. o.au ~
one OF tne unueIs,,su s';o.." snas ~ adarson
tn,rty-nye Lnou1anu P,t. 60, tha TTn;tod
vuie, anu ny All ncooun.e hpla IN s"o ,f;,soJ
otates soIuiers wuo .aso s.'o..".ad De b,, h;n,
Lnere the hunoer 10 O. nos oveieVeOe1 ~ s.n;
1nese M,r.y toe enoasau ~ ~, ~ e.a
gsonne thsrtyacreS' e"e,oseu " t? tt,;.I 49,
neavlly sualueu: ;sS;@not oha,tar. hnt
various ki,,us vi nuo. ,,D1 ,.n ..S",1,, ,,i,bo,g
ipesaras o M''sy M9sSo,." a,1 IJ ,,og ~ ors ~.
sneusI, OF eeem snaas, y uy " ,.s;.S Sr ors oT oy-
Posea 70 ne ssun,S u"A ,S'o ~. ooJJ Je,.s o} N.
n,os. oo',y oooM .e"se, s,s1e ~ sSrs.,a ~ ,hs s,
1gn.: dha ne "syIe se,.sose SpsIse Sa.,ses ,,,,o,
ss.ag .s,,aS .o aSss Ssods pI Th;s mass of men
me., u!pIoeecsee "euaJ .i,n. .s u,aH ,,n I'D down
lostie ana croWu eacn osner up anu sto,n u0"r ~.
tne hlniss ~ en,nI Snua, - tba n;t;leSa
sun, anu oeners lIs uo~H thap covar;ng than
ear1., ~ lisns VIII tt, ~ haots teUr M them
shn clo.niIs uPyn PIaot yno"
havIns even olaHSs s,, ,,.;so,, ovo,,f anna, 10
poli W w -, ,,,J ot5oy ,,,oy,-
dessoeToeey s"stPe~ ~ .'o'y y. ~ h,,~rotS oro
cry, anu as ~ Si9.nnS " h,, tha rohoI
ever suppHu " sne,; p,so ~ tha ~ snn.rel of
s, autnoltes, :no o. S.ls,., ~, eat;ua capno;gn
sne ,,.,ad T5oso,n,5s a,,s ,r;tb,
can ue easliy IN" aJ drsJs sr;tSo,,t sren n
~ purts " 0oa,S' - sO'.s. ~" - ~. ntsJnsss ~
Pug y u.oe,s M 80 ~ ooS az ;n,Ined - oil nrisoners
'nesO :ss.,ad ad0 as o,,o,,o,.s If = ro,,,d of
snere Is issueu Msee.ga%SIS LII " " p nn,',d cf
Weco " ",eu'' "rs: oae ~ s,,,;,s ,,t;o, and
med Pc! gay. n'o Me ,;,n :m' o., J;' AZ Tha hs
upon It the prisoner must i've Ut uie, the the
meal Is oiten unsl'eu al" sou,, s;mad %u Tto .o
meat sucn as IN t1e Norsn as - a,;eps nO ~
tne soaPmaker. Sucn arc ',se ia h,, the rsbai %
wn,cu cnioll sViune,s .;aI, 49, ~ 70 sa haraIu
autnorlues' ana ny w.n !. .,;ou stey atS D"vd ona
hoiding on 70 llie. Dus W s.ai al sason ~ ;aI' a
exposure. 10 sun anu storil, auu eno e'Sn N
ness wnich prevaiis 10 ln4st alaIninS
tent. On an average one huaarea a'e d9.y.
IL Is Impossible tnat any Onlon soiuler
should Know al tne Iacts pertalnlng W thls
Sy Ss reSe auSores se Such e hUs
as the following, made by M.oc speaks
eloquent testimony. oaio ne ~ .welse
Of us who were captured, SIX oleo, Iour are
- Vs. Q. - ,
them again. There are put Two OF us le,t.
In 1862 at Montgomery, Aiapama, unGer
far more favorable circumstances the prls-
oners being protected py sneos, rom one
hundred and fifty TO Two hundred grew SICK
from diarrhGa and chiils, out OF seven nun
dred. The same per centage wouin give
seven thousand sick at Andersonviile. IL
needs no comment no eforts at word paint
ing to make such picture stand out poiuiy
In most horrible coiors. -,
"Nor is this all. Among tne ii-Iaseu oi
the many VINO nave sunered aL1Pu.aIion ~ II
consequence Oh injuries receiveq pelore SaP-
ture, sent from reDsi losPitais Deiolc a1nt .nen
wounds Were healeu, .nere arc eioquens q.u
witnesses oi tne pa,paIlsses oi-Mlsu'. th;y h;Sy
-arsl lylcllms: - snese iacts Is auueu .nssi
thas notning more uenoIaa,sss ls a,s than star-
develops lhe evi, passloas ~ Su 10 tSa Irn;on
ya.lons tne .eIllvlo eo.un.om y, h ,.eod;iu
prisoners ~ mnueisonslne ~. s; Iaa po 49, ad a,d
imaglneu. An5y ale ,la .as. 'os'u rypT, %p a
pecoming s u.ey n;nas fsoss =, anJ.r ND. ehnut ~
crazeu Dy .1sn sunehss, ,;haa,a,,, wa Jou c,oss &c
stase o. iuo,y, v'nv.s a s,n,.saiassi, sbot
tne ueso hne' anu arg ienioi 'eies''y 'i'o'
dcwn. cWwa-s.nsetso,,v ssk The worrd The A,bnny
<'.... ~ lne Defroit Free Press. ONO
sTsTrsM.N, s, and and other journals Of like spirit
to lay these authenticated facts before their
readers and tell Us wnattney think Of .nem. n
w III tuty prtbcnu that ICDcA PiiSohcis ~