New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-11
Fhe Exchange Question and Secretary
@iuntOs.

Lately. Mr. Charles 4. Dana, abiding, in the
journal OF which he is the kdiorn.Chief 70 a state
nsnt in my recently published volume" FOar Years
e. Secessia-tLat Edwin NJ Stanton is responsible for
Che failure exchange the thousands OF prisoners Of
vi held Ia the South avoided tie question issso
ara entered ato elaborate esp nation TO show that
Gle s)mOa'hs detention in captivity Of my coniiere NJ
Albert d Richardson and ny SEX Vas ia no manner
stribGtlbc TO the Secretary OF War. Neither Of the
correspondents Of TIT TmpUSE has ever made any
compliant privately or publicly, OF his long captivity
AID should DO deeply mortified suppose that ON
would think that afler we hal escaped. SO
Ia king good sense and humanity to Inaunde- or
make accusations against an officer OF the Government
tom personal feeling, when tens Of thousands OF
sep.Yes we're pershing by systematic cruelty in the
E'bei prisons Of the South.
Ar. Dana as have said. does not undertake 20 meet
sAe aain and only import ant question beyond the gem
era ami incidental declaration that not OF ali tie
prisoners the South cold maze Mr. Stanton res 2on.
able for the fortunes lie sufeIe4 10 The South This j.
simply not true all who lid any acquaintance with
Se administration Of aaiis in Washington dining two
Tssr previous 70 tie close o. the var must should
| Sns have been aware.
Nj Richardson and myself s. emit nearly week in the
sstiona Capital after esca'e endeavoing to 10 oil
est was possible FOR the release OF the brave men in the
lands Of tc enemy; and every one we met there told
W same sorry, that tie Secretary of War was .heob
race IN the way a. the resumption OF the EXCHANGE.
MoreOyes. q len Butler in bis speech at Lowell Mass
Gated positively th0t he had been ordered hy Mr. Stan.
sa to put forward tie negro question to comprcate
cd prevent tie exchange. Col. a. 3. Streieht OF In
tanapos Ind, fellow. prisoner with IN The Libby
sd Nit Richardson. aser our re,urn TO freedom, that
esnirtcrview between the Secrctary and himself tht
ble declared to him tie Government could not aiforC
II "sIohanee ablebOded uen for skeleton Other on
ss and civilians, whose names cannot now remcm
:, have assured that he bad used 10 them The
asiage eject; and there Is doubt whatever that
"a Was his policy and his determination until tic
saos o. The peol lie compelled him 70 retire from his
S'haioas po.iion.
very one IS aware that, wien the exchange did take
"N Inc slightest alteration had occurred In the
On Suu Tat our prisoners might well have
80 'eu Il Or IL months Le'oTo % the Teslmp.
VIZ cartel which would have saved TO the Re.
eS' I2OO or 5000 heroic lives. That they
-, si'ed Is due alone to Mr.. Edwin NJ. stanton
- s~sy and logged obsunacy; and, as have re
! -, ''e 10 "a Gnquestionaby tie digger Of the
saves hat crowd the vicinity OF every South.
L A. WIZ historic aud ne ser.to-be forgotten nor.
We revival of this painful subject. but the
vw' eao't Of Mr.. Dana to relieve the Secretary
vSrr,'" Responsibility le seems will,r.r TO bear
merely asa question Of policy Independent
t-e'Nons Of humanity. must be REGARDED a.
"s'Eat has compelled me TO yindie.,e myself
eaAFse OF making grave statements v,,,bo,,
's consideration. e''' '''''-'oA'' WITHOUT
ave ioF al let ne declare ,,o, ,.,,
i With any one bec,,.o '''l' nave never iound
T y. Syas that that was natter in n psp no.
"a feel snr s Saa Possibly few personal friends
ag re ss sTSay ct w. Ts, ny sole motive or in
North might know to Sy wb anr the iae people Of
- fathers and oSSoded and needless sacrifice of
S' ,pelr husbands and their
II I'rk August 8, ls6s. JANUS HENRI AEowNE.