Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-07
r1r1c1rlna 81 3 No. - AMtSnnrsr sf xAkrtAND

United States abolishing slavery. The House 0,
Delegates immediately proceeded To ACT theteo' '"u
approved the amendment by vote OF 81 yeas against
% ndys Thus Mary land is one OF the. hrsi II NOT
the first State to ratify this vital amendment to the
constitution.
xrws or uooD's ADVERTISEMENT OF THE WIVES
AND CHILDREN or Missouri SOLDIERS
The Herald says:
A reconnaissance from General Thomas army, at
PASSPORT, Miss, showed that The man portion OF
Hoods force was on the 10th ult. at Iupelo, MISS
On the appearance oil the Union troops before Cor
iptb some tour hundred rebels stationed there
evacuated, after burning the railroad depot ana
TiShemingo House. Between thirty ana 1or'y oil
them Were captured 49,.
An order has been issued by the military authori-
ties i'm Missouri for the Punishment from that State
OF the wives and children OF all men in the rebel
military service.
THE NEW YORK .4WORLD" ON BUTLER.
GRANTS COLD hearted ATRoclif.
In review OF Buffers speech at LOWELL the ne"
York BWd holds the following language. The
itaics are the U0rifS;
Buter does not content himself with attempting
to show that Gen Grlut'S military operations III II
gnid are total ialurei he also tries 10 iasteh gu
him the brutal Indifference 10 the SureTlhsS OF the
Mon s.ldiers lie not only insnuates that Ten
GRAM Is guilty OF useless aud butcherly pfOdl-
galitV OF then lives but endedVors 10 asien On nun
the responsibility Tor their lingering starvation u
iuathsume Southern prisons. Butler STATES that MN
SELF had made successful arrangement with Mr.
OnId thc SoutLeIu commits SOncr, Tor the exchange
of all our jchs soldiers agdlgst an equal numOer ol
the rebel prisoners held 10y as, leaving the exchange
of the negroes for separate an1 subsequent di
raugemuut This, he says, would have let BAL
auce OF fifteen thousand rebel prisoners IN our pos
session and about live hundred negro prisoners III
the hands OF the rebels. When matters had reached
this stage Gen. Butler was permitted 10 proceed no
further. What then followed was so remarkable,
and puts upon a painfully interesting ana much
mooted question face so entirely new, that the
account OF il must be given in Gen. Buffers own
language:
reported the points of agreement between my
self and tue rebel agent to the Secretary OF War,
and asked for power to adjust the other qnsions Oh
diefepce 50 as 10 have the question OF enslaying
negro soldiers stand alone, to be dealt with oy IT.
self: aud that the whole power Of the United States
shSld be eXcrtcd to do justice TO those WHO had
fought the battles Of the country, and been captured
in its service Tie rsoe subject 'gdS referred ty ne
Secretary Of Var 10 he LjeheaaM Geatya! co'emgaa
ina. ;-EO tie5ruDbed me on TIE l4h Of IpSil, 1864,
b SuJstonce: Breat OF oil negotio'iORs on TIE SUBJ
ject Of eyciange Ill further ordeS.i And, therefore
ali negotiations we're broken OIL save that special
exchange OF sick aud wounded on either side went
on. On the 2Nb = ApTt, rece,rsd deotieT tsegTan
yjtea 10 me Rr,e's.' To that answered, on the
same DAY IIeutcnant General Grants instructions
shall b. implicitly obeyed. ! assume that YOU do
not 10 stop the special exchange otthe sic6 aud
wounded now going Ou.' To tins received reply
in substance: " DO not give the rebels single able
bodied man" Prom that hour, 50 long as remained
in the iepartmVnt, exchanges of prisoners stopped
under that order because could not give the rebels
any at their able bodied soldiers IN exchange. BY
sending the sick and wounded forward however,
some Twelve thousand 0.Our suffering soldiers were
relieved being upward OF eight thousand more than
VI, gay. the rebels In August last Mr.. Onld, find
inc negotiations were broken. OH and that no cX-
changes were made, wrote To Gen. lhchcocki the
comIuS SiOner AZ Washington, that the rebels were
ready ~ exchange man for man. all the prisoners
held 10y thrm, al had proposed in December" on-
der the instructions of the Rirpienant -General,
wrote TO Mr.. Guild ieter, which has been publish
ed saViug "Do Won mean to give up ali your &c
ton and revoke All sour laws about black men EN-
ployeJ as soldiers ," These questions were therein
arnn.d Justly aS ! think, not automatically, but
ohtyusiy.ly AMI demonstratiNelv, NOr FOR THE PtR-
FnSF oF FURTHEuYI E.Wi.SfE or PRISONERS But
r0R THE PUgP"sE Oh PREVENTING AM sfopfiSG fhf
lXrHANGE NNp FURNISHING = GROUND on wHicH We
COULD FIIRLY STAND | am Io9 az liberty 10 state
these facts because they appear In the Spond
ence on the subject ~ exchange now on the public
files of Congress, furnished by the War Department
upon resolution. am not at liberty 20 state my
opnons As 20 the correctness and proprietv Of this
course or ao,p o. the ieut-Generai IN relation TO
exchanges because II l. not proper % utter word OF
even applaud where ! think them right, lest, not
apsiap.liuq in other instances, such acts as may
mention would imply ceGsOlS. gnlv desire That
the responsibility Of stopping exchanges ~ prison.
ers be il wise or unwise should rest upon lhe Lieu
tenant GengjJ commanding, and not upon me.
have carried the weight or ~ gyaye matter for
nine months aud now propose 0s the facts ave laid
before Congress and the country, not To carry any
longer any more 81 it than belongs TO me. Since
/ wrote ,ay farewell address TO the Army of the
I l.. 81 Lott. thn nr pst
Saving, "Why do yon claim that yoh have not use
leSslV sacrificed the lives of your men, when yen
have left thousands Of our brethFen apd sons to
Starye and rot in Southern Prisons ia answer to-
all snch appeals am allowed only TO repeat have
not uSelessy sacrificed the lives OF the soldiers oil
the Union; their blood does not stain my garments
This is not criticism upon the acts of anybody, bu
only the enunciation OF TACT, in explanation OF
which the responsibilities OF nay position VIII not
allow me 10 say more.
If this astounding recital is tue, u uGmasSs one
o; the most remarkable examples upon record OF
cold hearted atrocty, studied deceit aRi cruel iul
position on the public. We torbear all remark on
General Grants alleged share in these dscEediahle
tran Sactions until reasonable tine has elapsed lor
him or such of his friends as may be cognIzant OF
The facts 10 make the denias due TO his reputation
But candor requires such delay IN Judging OF
General Butler. he has gnconscousy painted his
own p0rtFait in Golors of the blacklist craft and by
pocrisy. lie attempts 10 east on General Orant the
admitted odium OF leaving thousands OF onr cap
tlTcd brothcrsto die deaths horror and starvation
8 Ilsiy 5iood be says, ''doss not stair NY gar
7aents." But, By bis own showing, this hypo-
critical preteDder 10 mercy apa humanity was
tbe occ6nplice and tool of General Grant in
business rfYoltius to humanity BY his own &C
count he gave his aid. be lent the resources ofhs
devehsh cunning, III writing piece OF ehicanery
deliberately Intended to place ne thoie sateet "a a,
false J,,bt Ii was liked and foregone conclusion
thai no prisoners should be exchanged and he him
self informs us that he (Butler) was base enough,
and subservient enough 10 prostitute his talents On
heprepaation Of doesme"t sfit'a1 torA tqise rea'
SOM tor an act OF noaStrous huRdaty 10 oar Stdrr
In captipssi He Enee when he wrote that letter
10 NJ Onld that the reasons stated in it were sham