Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-08
Rekel Barbarify.

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Wirz before she military commission 81
Wsshingtoa are astounding. The test
mony more than proves al tbe allegations
ss 20 the barbarous treatment Of our prs
Oners At ADdersonvi,ie. ,rhe conduct Of
the rebel Ofkce-s IN charge Of that southern
bell. in the treatment Of our prisoners in
HeE6ish aftrOcify. ia al thai Is brutal. in
fcrnal and devilish has no prototype in his
tory. among any naiion. ho~ever savage.
benighted or heaihenized. since The vcrld
began up 20 ,be present. IL u too hellish
90 thisk Of, or contemplate and ifs details
are the most beart-sickenins Of any thing
We ever rad or beard Of SIX wears aro
lad ]; been announced that a people 80 to-
tally depraved. 50 Abo1 nishiy wicked could
be found on the face Of the GLOBE. nine
tenths Of the civilized world would have
risen up and Indignantly denied tie charge
They would have sad there can DC 10 such
derraviiy in nan. thar the thing wAs inpos-
sibie. that even The foul spirit % slavery.
could not thus transform a nan created m
the image Of God. into such a demon. The
tragic scenes a. Andcrsonville we're auiul
6eyond description. Il seems a. Il all the
demons Of bel. had leit their inferuai abodes
and took complete possession Of the rebel
government jus; read the ioilovifg test
mony. which Is IN harmony wifh al the tes-
tImony given At this trial. al the witnesses
eorroberAting each other IN these horrible
Af.rfrsuras ~ - h.-L
Mr.. Osbelcler fes.ife J ihai be vas pr
oner Al Andersonviile nom the sth Of M,rcb
untii september. 1854. On ore occasion
Werz came into the s,ockade. when \ Grip
pc. walking on eratches. approached. and
asked % 20 OUT. The sentinel fred. and
shot bin in the ja~. The cripple was
known by the name Of % CL.camauga.~
While the prisoners were being divided IN
20 squads % hundrcd-. ore Of the men ow-
ing 70 sickness. did not fail IN. and Werz
th-eaiened 10 shoe; him. and did shoo; him.
The Prisoners were kept in the Sun al da,.
and we're not alioEsd 90 procure water II
the squad eJuld not give a satisfactory A.
count q any ono % their missing number.
they ~ere deprived Of their nations. Wit
ness lad seen 20 or 81 shot over the dead
line. One Vas shot While b. Vas merely
stretching his arms beyond tie q. dead Iine =
Anofher was shot a. for treadinr Over the
lines lie beard Capt. werr order the
sertinel to shoot the cripnlc
james n. Davidson drove ,he dead w.
o. Sometimes t~erfy fre rere th-our
into the vagou a. ore tias ard on tie ~
tam. b. ~oald b-inr w,od ard bon. iu
the sane c.rt lie had seer the rebel sob
dies 18th SHIRTS b'anlcis and si.oe. on
then thaf were senf tb~ru To- fhe Sanits-r
C0mmission 90 The use of orr men. Fe
lad seen the boan1s there. One ofthe
dogs badly tore tie flesh from a mans leg
another nan -as hanging Up his clothes.
Which be bad WASHED. 90 dry. when one o.
The pieces blew over the dad line. lie
stepped bcyond The line 90 get the plecr.
vhen he vas fred upon. snd shot in The
breast Aooihcr man had rcarhed besond
the dead Zoe for some crumbs 90 bread.
When be vas shot IN the bead. Werz shot
q man a short time altcr b. assumed con-
mand q The PRISON. The man was sick
lying on the ground. and askcl Werr for
something. when be shot him. Food 80
50 scarce a. one time that one of them pick.
81 up PARTICLES Of food that had aircady pas
sed ihrough the system. The graveyard
comprised - or 50 arres and when b. D. 2,
Andersonviile on TIE 1ith 81 Sepfember
last. g wss shout fwo.ibirds fsll. The
grave-diegers uerc Union soldiers. Ths
dead we're barred about TOO and hall feet
deep Some were buried Nth and some
without clothing. Mcn were bur,ed IN che
trenches. On one occssioa 80 boIie. were
pit into e single trench.
Thomas Hal hal charge 81 q s4.si %
pr'soners, and Ell but one Of the entire l5f
died. They gave hi-n smother .1aad from
the new stock. The men died oa rapidly
a good many sunk down from eVhsustion
aud s'afvaiion. and could uof rst 1p. Cap
tam Wcrz thrcafered that. 81 fter liI 40
rise. he would blow Gle brains o.t ofthe
God damned Yankees Wen fh-.,ter.a
q Gre grsPe and canister INTO them. Hs
had seen q mans leg thar bad been torn "a
BY one q tbe dogs. Men we're vacrinsfea
in their aras. and soon sores appeared t-ies
as largs a. SILVER halfdoilar. flcd v.ti
maggots. re heard q sentinel remark. AZ
Ter shooting man. "I'H have a fsrlou9i
f'r thar. and. u / tbosEtt ooulI yet fsr
louzh for sixty days I uouH shoot an
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