Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-18
Jer. Davis and Ris Tri.i-eood Sense
from the London Times.

1Carreanondenoe oe of tho Iondon TimeR1
A. AZ. Tn. 81 NJ Doy,s, trial draws
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nearer the interest when is ieiI In hs resu'
II was thought that by postpon-
inn the eyent pubHc opinion in the North
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,s, "vu h...a IN ,hs con.
"yn ,ao o,r.uu,.,ano.s ~ arc n1wavs Occurring
.l A.. .soarai jes;re to see
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tne nea'ies, Pun,sn"s ." - ,,a.,,a,. -
NothinB VIII 1a'y 49,. ns -. ~.
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most moderate men e1Pl.'s son"s VI
anxiety lest tne uoNern.nen1 ~, snouiu oe oon'
tent with MS oan'snulens, ,,a, n,s easer cla ,a,
ing Tor Vengeance On sa lu'An notS, si,.I
standing the aW,uI VI, vs.Aeion rn,on ~ 'u'ie',
upon the entire SCUM, anu wn,sn %'en' ~ sse,s n.
enough 10 appease 'ne oouanus VI snY nus .e
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people IN En9,anu, o1s v "'' ~ ~, C,,,
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springs Wpm mo so ~ aair
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hnue'son'iiie 'no ocniouesa'ee Pu. ..no ror'h-
ern prisoners on piece OF lana witnoute even
tent 70 cover tneh, .na' trop'ca sun oea.
down upon tner neads, ana tnat tney nad
not iood enough gwen them 10 keep dog
alive, u cannot cause surprise that mind and
body alike broke down. IL Is TACT, and an
awful one to realize, that around that prison.
field OF Andersonville 10, 900 Northern sol.
diers, taken captive, lie buried. Fever and
starvation laid them all low. In the regu-
lar prisons, where at least shelter from heat
and cold was provided, the men were hud.
died together so that 1t was almost impossi-
BILE to breathe in the rooms. When they went
to the windows to get little fresh air, they
were shot down from outside by the sentinels
This crime is proved to have been committed
in scores Of cases.
The evidence, as have said, Is before the
world; the Southern leaders do not attempt
TO contradict it. They only say they did as
wcfi rs they could and all ones Uishes aud
hopes tcotid lead one 10 beiieUe them. But
here again, anfortnnateiy the evidence IS
TOO strong IN disproOf Of their c0rds. Al
Libby, close to Davis house, the prisoners
were literally starving. Their friends in the
North heard Of this, and sent them boxes of
provisions. These boxes were stored in sheds
directly in front Of the prison, so that the
men could see them from their windows, but
the authorities refused to disturb them. The
! P'''O"N's NiNe 'N'. hehtot ~ NV s'Bus VI
plenty. The Southern defence is that this
was a retaliatory measure, used because
there had been complaint about the treat
ment OF Southern men in the North, but 1t il
proved beyond all doubt-and every Confed'
crate soldier private or otficer who is ques
toned on the subject admits it-that in the
Northern prisons no distinction whatever
was made between Federal and Confederate,
6oth toeTe cdrsfnIy looked after, and dt'cay'
hda proper cfofh'ng GmH Jooa; -,
1t Is very easy ior you Engiisnmen t.
taik ABOUT mercy ana forgiveness SAID
iady, taking OF TINS SUBJECT but now woul'
you nave le't t9"atu tne huss,ans theJ
haa starved ana murdered io,ooo OF your
sCldlers IN one prison. II Is TINS ieehng
which eAsenus thrSugn every ciass OF society
the Nortn: 10 condemn withoo'
weighing the circumstances "hieh produce II
10 40 "S' han Jmsn'oe 20 people "ho are
'endy 10 snake "ands Dnh eoe'y southern
man, 0nd TO hefp h'm foffh money pror;ded
ne trGs "of Heade' among mem. As body
the Northern people are impatient to be
friends with the south. 1t Is only against
the leaders that they bear animosity and 1t
Is chiefly concentrated upon the head oi
Davis; for he lived within stone throw oi
Libby prison, whence the corpses oil starved
men were daily carried out IN large numbers
IL may pc asEed' uiu DAVIS anu "ehera Lee
oners were treated The North oei'ere the'
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