The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23
JEFF. Davis and the starvation or Union
Soldiers.

JeR. Davis and the Starvation or Union
Soldiers.
The letter of the American correspondent ef the
London Times avowng that the evidence respecting the
OF Union soldiers in rebel prisons is irresis
ble has caused great excitement among the rebel sym
pathizers in England.
Lieutenant Colonel Freemantle, of the Coldstresm
Guards writes as follows TO the Times Of the Sth inst
la the Times OF last Friday correspondent writ
ing from Saratoga states that public feeling in the North
still Graves for vengeance Mr. Davis, In Consequence
OF the incredible aud Infamous treatment which North
ern captured soldiers received In Southern prisons"
AS travelled throughout the entire Southern States
during the heghth of the war; had many opportunities
OF seeing Northern prisoners under variety OF crcum
stances always observed they were treated with gene
rosy and humanity, and not with b,rbary.
can quite believe that they must have suffered dread
iuly, and been often almost starved at Andersonville
harshps which they had TO endure in common with
confederate soldiers, women, and children in many parts
OF the South the superior numbers and Of the
enemy at the latter period of the having enabled
nm 10 lay waste the crops and destroy the means or
snstenance, as well as railway communication. The
cruelty of keeping vast numbers Of men confined IN
places where they could only be fed with much diff
Guilty must remain auth Mr.. Lincon, and not with Mr.
Davis for is notorious that all objections To exchange
prisoners from the North, not from the South. Mr.
DAVIS would always have been delighted 10 exchange the
fifteen thousand starving fedcras Andersonvi'e for
similar number OF confederaes who were at the same
time roging al johnson Island
With regard the starvation and crnelty alleged TO
have gone the Libby Prison. you Sir had fortun
atcly correspondent at Richmond during nearly the
whole This gentleman has often been able, after
personal inspection of the Libby Prison, to expose in
your own columns such odiOus calnmnies
nave seen the Disgusting SENSATIONAL photographs oil
federal prisoners TO which correspondent aludes
Copies of them sent to AMI to many other per
sons unsocited-a novel and horrd manner Of raising
public feeling against the South As well might the
emacated, naked bodies Of dying gnarsnen be photo
graphed in London and then published examples Of
the manner in which England treats her soldiers.
With the deepest regret see for the first time
Widey hon0red name mixed up with these allegations.
II any respectable Noticrner really believes General
Lee capable OF countenancng crey TO the unfortunate,
wish he could have overheard the manner in which
that officer after the battle Of Gettysburg lamented
tn ha
thousand federal prisoners to Richmond He deeply
regretted that exchange could be effected he de
pored the hardships they would have to encounter
the journey ut that particular time
May ask, in justice 10 Mr. Davis that you will insert
this letter, he is placed position peculiarly
unfair, for probably his hrmuess and determination
alone prevented the Confederate government from
listening TO the clamors for retaliation 'blark nag -
&c, which often poured into Richmond from different
parts Of the South.
Austria and Prussja's DiGcuIty-The
Women Taking il In Hand.
[From The Paris Ayenir National
If to play with the destines of people, and TO tyran
nze IL brutay could ever be laughabe, should
think the last trick the Affairs the dnchies very
the domain OF the dsaf The all announces that
the interview between the Emperor of Austria and the
King OF Prussia having become altogether doubtful, the
prncesscs who are averse 10 rupture have taken the
matter in hand. There H., therefore, TO be inter
between the four sisters the Archduchess sophia
tmother Of the Emperor Francis Joseph, the Queen
Dowager Elizabeth OF Prussia the Queen OF Saxony and
the Duchess Louise Of Bavaria As to NJ de Blome :
miss on, Of which there much talk IL has COM
pctey failed The old King William will not hear n
openly declares that rupture between Austria and Prus
sia immpe