Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-25

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vsnGonp, q ~ innocent In order % =
ersssss ths guilty whom We Cannon '..s".
Whsle In prison otsn gave to's so"'e,'
.ueh thought, and frequently made socn
,,ou;r,es - could throw light upon IT, ana
.l,.r some little 1uctuation Of opinion |,
~. "a ,hs eoeeluaien that 1t Was designed
~, - should die BY the most dreadful
dsa.h. and that the most brutal Of omcers
vsre selected to make our miserable lie
sti,l more unendusable. In one Of the most
important cities Of Georgia. It was boaste"
% a.. then on our way 70 prissn) that our
destination Was horror. and that we ~oo'"
.earve 10 death in due time, in punishment
fsr ..our atrocities" which latter consisted
in charging over brcastwo'ks which the
chivalry hsd not the discipline and pluck to
defeud. They regarded our imprisonment
a. punishment for the offences ola race o.
felons against nation Of high souled gen.
tlemen, and coolly replied 10 our indignant
circumstances that 10 should have remain
ed g home where We wcrc safe. Safe! But
for our sacrifices and struggles, where now
would b the safety Of our homes! No man
could aubsst on the Andersonville rationa
and the cravings ofhunger We forgot home.
friends. ambition. selfrespcct and princi
plea. Our thoughts BY day and dreams BY
night were Of nothing but food: What mag.
ni6cent fcasts our fAncies placed before us at
night, to leave US in agony in the morning
The very fact that the rebels did not expect
our work squads to perform the duties as
signed shem without their rations being
doubled, proves that they were aware Of the
result Of their slim issues Of provendcr.-
Our commander ut Andersonville MAS .
brutal German renegade from our own army,
and ruled his little domin on with the des.
potism and cruelty Of the King of Dahomia.
He VS. ever in rage. and made the andac
ious and arlstOcvatic Georgians tremblc in
their boots with the same ease ~ he terrified
the helpless and "coxardIy Yankces."-
What oaths Of vengeance were sworn to
vine out his insults in blood lis only
r~deeming quality was eloquently depicted
in this own words II likes de GREEN
packs" and to use An expressive army |
phrase, "he went for them" The first |
military man, uvre on an arrival OF prisoners |
was tn search Cor gr enhacks. old jAk
knives, and postage stamps. Whenever we
went on Journey We went hungry. Itrav-
elei from Hlackshire. near the Florida State
lire, via Charleston and Savannah, to Flor
encc, South Carolina, without drawing
ration, and without having water or thirty
six hours When wc halted in front OF the
stockade and rested for the night at Flor
ence, the rebel guard sid us ,edfer for t,een-
~ flee cents quart This is = har1 tale,
and borders much upon the Baron Munich
ausen style, but If any reader disbeleves it,
let him ask some prisoner who was travel
81 in those interesting regions. What pris-
0ner does not recollect the bold. chivalrous,
and high souled Lieut.. Barrett, Of South
Carulina's hell hole, lie Of the sandy locks
end belt Of many formidable weapons. With
what reckless courage would he discharge
ha revolver into crowd Of covering pris
onersy How di-dainful was he Of his own
life during his moments Of lofty passion.
when he stood outside the walls and fired |
over thsm upon US. A ,nusket hall from
his hand once made music Cor nv ears, and
l the war 10 not yet over, would it be
strange IL tn fortunes gave me an opportun-
ny 70 return the shot. Heaven grant that
mime may be more destructive.
The memory of Gen. Wynder. the com
thander Of ali Southern prisons. will be exc
Grated - long % our nation exists A rem.
.eeade and traitor, he would have slep' in
IN ample cloak Of shame, but he must needs
display indifference 10 the most terrible suf
6erings men ever endured, when he could
have prevented them, aud thus place his
naass high on the list ofths dark characters
which this war has drawn from their LUX
ing places. lis SOIL has sough, its long
home, but how does h. confront thu twenty
thousand vcnge'nl spirits whose bodies sleep
in the Andevsonville trenches. There are
some rebels whom VIC respect; they wrlry
The homage 70 talents from our UNIV III
minds no one would say that he did n.,
respect Lee, for he would throw hmscl
open to 4 charge Of want Of magma unity
But may the pen Of the historian, and III,
vvicc Of the orator never tease to load Wyn
der's name with ohloquy, and cover biz
grave with execrationa. lie was no common
villain. Few men can boast Of twenty
thousand victims slumbering in one grave
ya-d. Al that great day Of reckoning winch
honest men look upon with dread. how will
such a Wynder appear to meet the mad
victims Of their cruelty and heartlessncss .
lie Was not alone in this dreadful business.
There arc others whose hearts arc as black.
and whose hands are IS red. and now tbs
Ne have proatrated the foe that sought our
ruin and disgrace, let steps be taken & fer
ret out. catch, and punish the inhuman
Wresches who gloricd in obeying " yndcr's
order. Let the government that abant, oned
~ % long, repair its wrong by taking am
pie vengeance on our torturcrs.
''tiOw did the ladies' treat you" many
1Aiv e0es have asked. did they spit on
ond insult you, - ~ have read ~ NJ
= oech ding. From Atlanta to Wilmington
~ nsver received anything but kin.lnea.
fto0 the .Southsrn women. At Savannah
ta~y casns in crowds with their baskets a
dsaicaciss o. the sick and Responding; the,
Vsse not Of the lower class either, but iron
IL most arstocratic cirrles Of that ancien
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