Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-13
jeff. Davis and the Starvation of
Union Soldiers.

The letter Of the new American eorrccpOn-
dent of the L Jndon TTmcS, avowipg that the
evidence respecting the starvation Of Union
soldiers in rebel pris5ns is irresistible, has
caused great excitement among the rebel
sympathizers in England.
Lieutenant Colonel Flecmantlc. Of the
Coldstream Guards, writes as Flows 10 TIE
Times Of the 9th inst =
In tile Times of last Friday your CORES
pondcut, writing from Saratoga, states that
public feeling il the Nos still Graves for o;
the sincredible and infamous treatment
which Northern captured soldiers received in
Southern PRISONS
As travelled throughout The entire South.
ern States during the height of the war,
Lad many opportunities 81 seeing northern
prisoners under q variety OF circumstances.
[ always observed they were treated with
generosity and humanity, and not with bar
tariy.
7 can quite believe that they must havc
suffered drcad!ully, aud been often almost
starved at Andersoryile-ha tlships which
thew had to endure in copin0n with Conied
e.aie soldiers, women, and children, in many
parts of the South; the supei:or hur.tcrS
and resources OF the enemy ct the latter period
of the war having enabled him 10 lay waste
the crops and destroy the means OF susien-
ance, as well as railway communication. The
cruelty of keeping vast. numbers Of men con.
fined in places where they coald only be fed
with much difficulty mast remain 'eiUt III.
Liacoin, and not with Mr. Davis; for i. is
notorious that all objections 10 exchange
prisoners came from Tic North, not frein the
South. Mr.. Davis would always havc been
delighted to exchange the fifteen thousand
starving iedesals at AndersonyiAc frr & smi
lar number of conlcderates who were al tie
same time rottiay 1T J9aasons Island.
With regard to the starvation and cruelty
alleeed 10 ncye gone on at the Libby Prison,
YOU, Sir, Rad fortunately {. correspondent; At
Ricl mend dulilig rcariy lie whoic w%T. IhS
gentleman has oi!en bcen able, altcr personal
insp, ctlon Of the Libby Prison, to expose IL
Your own colc,nas such odcus calumnics.
tavc seen the disgusting sensational pho
tographs cf federal prisoners to which your
correspondent aiudes. Copies OF them we're
sent. 10 me and tc many. other persons unso-
liciteG-a novel and horrid manner OF raising
public feeling against the South. As well
miea the enacaod, naked bodc Of dyiug
ssuarrdsmeu he photographed in Lordon, and
then published Us examples Of the manner IN
which Erglaud treats Ler soldiers.
With the deepest regret l. see for. the
first time a gidely hoRored name mixed up
with these allegations. Ii any respectable
Nortberuer really believes General Lee cara
bic of coun;e narc;rg cruelty 70 he l'aior!un-
ate. wish he coud have ovegli. ard Ille man
.nsr in whicA that officer soon ait"r the bat
tie v Gcttgsbprg lsmepted to me the ne.
cess:ty h5 was uadcr OF m1rcEing several
thousaiG federal prisoners to Richmphd. flc
deeply regretted 'Aas no exchange couid be
effected as he deplored the hardships they
would have TO encounter ON the journey at
D Nav I ask ia justice to Nr. Davis, tba:
you will nscr; this Litter, as lie is pow placed
u, position peculiarly uaiair, toT, probably,
his frmness aud determination aioue prevent-
ed the Confederate government from listening
to the c.: gors for retaliation, " b!aci: ii.s,'
&c, which often poure,i iato Richmcn' from
different parts ef the South.