Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-22
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view Of the city, little above the cent?
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nat OF some dozen or twenty acres i,,ht
ahDye the waEef Fron tl,is tie lseti 49,
abruptly and fosms slong ridge, which the
rest Of the island is. On this fat are 4 few
small esFdnefs' cottages. mil facsuFy and
the buildings connected with it, and the
efAes whese ear suAaFiAg men Vesc muir.
dered. 1 rrite 1t Deliberately, murder.d-
As eight y al Richmond, If tie ererraes 10
the rebet Capitol, md Of lie windors ond
porches Of L<9s osess AssAe.
This place IL exposed TO the winds which
sweep through the gorges Of the river here.
and Is perhaps the coolest and blcakest
spot within miles Of the city. The prison-
ers were placed in two open spaces one
containing about three acres, and the other
adjoining it about one, with no building Or
tree upon them, and both damp and low.
An embankment about two foot high was
thrown up around it to make the limits Of
the torture pen, and within these limits
pain and death alone had perfect freedom.
A few tents served t. cover small
part of the prisoners, and no shcl
ter whatever was furnished the rest, though
there were old buildings enough within q
stones throw to cover all. Here at times, !.
on the large lot, 5000 Of uur men have
been crowded, and once ut least the snow
has been foot deep upon the island In
-. adjacent burying ground--which Is
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where six have been filed in together
Around this spot our authorities have built
a neat and substantial fence. The most
commonplace statement which can BIZ writ
ten Of these things is enough to chill the
blood, and cause one TO swear eternal en-
nifty towards the authors Of these atroci-
ties, and the spirit from which they
sprung. And this should be the oath that
every loyal man in the North should take
and keep, 50 long as the memory Of this
war cndurcs, or the suiIerings Of those who
died 10 save the nation are had in reinem-
brancc
Such scenes are strange commentary
upon the speeches Of those who are clam
oring for forgiveness, and cry ny osi ilnt
treason cannot I've punished, who forget
mercy, and the duty they owe to those who
fought while they remained at home in
peace.
The unburied corpses Of our men arc
found on nearly all the battlcfelds around
the city which lie within the rebel lines
Parties are now at work in all directions
buryng the skeletons ofthe dead Let these
CHASTITY corpscs come before the minds Of
those who are all mercy and pardon. 1t will
be days yet before those who have lost friends
on these fields can have even the consola
ton of knowing that their sons and broth |
ers arc buried, even in unknown graycs.--t
Shall these crimes against humanity 60 I'M
punished, that politicians may find pleas |
ant fields To occupy, to plant, and reap, and |
get gain in? Arc those who ask that jus |
tice may be done actuatcd by feelings of
vengeance. Shal! any dare to call them
cricrs ont for blood. The nation can never
pass these things by and be true to itself, or
maintain the dignity Of outraged law
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