New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
QSouRens - the Msrsyrs q shs Esce-
Csnrse-An Orpkan-Eneuss - be Es-
sabiished-Lifs Among the LsyaIisss--
Fsvpedses and Guerriliss.
esss Our special Correspondents

L6St sunday morning Pofty VI NuItutlu
zen vent out 70 the rsc.-eonrss TO see where onr
sesvs soldiers peDned up. IN ell open field without
ssxts without blauket. and bar naked to be stsrveG
Into thu Rebel ranks. untimely grave. turp,d
ever 70 tbs tomb filing c-u.sies Of Confederate hos
t*l No fact IN history is better a,teSted than thai
hsJfal record of the sayetoders' crime There ia ne
scubt whatever tLat oar soldiers were deliberately
Sawed almost 20 death IN order 20 compel them to
rspeto the thinning renks Of the traitor slJ that thei
n.adfsst loysny under sll temptations hurried hund
svds Of them into the World " Spirits Tie annals OF
ssriy Christianity. of tie Catholic Chureh outside Of
cArtendom and Of the ,ects inside
Eft have no grspGsr beroisps 20 easche than those
q the men who were tempted BY The evil ones in the
sens Of Jacksonville Salisbury. Belle Isle and Charles
Ao and who continued with their LIST feeble breath to
ct n not say, every effort 70 make item false 10
Kheir county. Get thee behind IRE. Davis
The eoloTed people here tell fearful stoyies Of the
ssherings u our prisoners while many Of the OATH
hfsrs pretend U deny that any crueties we've piae-
Need. Bs, their testimony is IKE their oaisfflse and
br purpose; and tie ,erib, record VIII be made yet
which viii overwhem many Of them with confusion
The rsce.course u enc OF the finest grounds of the
kind in America Tie prisoners were kept 90 iiinsi
~ Il waA shen rsee To be run. excepting that
around IL there ditch dug 20 indicate the bouhd'
hes OF the field Of death. II Incredible tina" men
Should become so fendsh 10 nfic such eiueies on
Asir brothers and ccuntymen Dni inside OF that
dnch Won see the grounds which formed the only bed 81
sur brave men-tle patches. ak feet long. and wine
enough for two Or three, with petty bitches
around them, TO keep their ealth bed cry
rAey Law there with no covering but the sky hot and
sod vet and dry blisiered by the SUM- frozen by the
see DIRE ,ched by every storm; benrtsck home sick.
siak In hi oh az IL Inv
nsests slowly turning Into living skeletons b. The ago
s,nng agencies Of hunger and disease, AID the wnr
lsrous malice Of their guards And yoodcr. over IN
he city, are some Of tbe fends who inflicted these cru
elite, by UNFOLDING the Eebeion which made them
yessble; and they slresdy have tie sudaciiy TO call
themselves lo, al and To expect that they will be al.
ni,ted mo tie Unionrrcognzed az the rigbtfu rulers
II the ony truly loyal pOpu alton lele For they have
taken the OATH and expect that the glove OF perIr
viii hide the damned spot. on hands that are red with
SAe blood Of Northern uenl
We went over To the headquarters Of the race course
- of the Jockey Cub. AID found NAN there WHO Lad
Aseu its guardian spirit for forty years. lie had not
seen much Of the prisoners, but allowed they we've
better fed than tie Rebel soldiers themselves.
Have you taken tie oathr
20, yes. course, Lave"
of course
Now tits loyal ran had his complaint. Hs felt bad
scout one thing. T,s hated TO zee 1t. WHY, some
aagers" had gone 10 Gen. Hatch and 60. PcrDisson to
hE up the rnce-course for gardens
Nero Sddlcd when Rome was burning" Why should
%, the cbivsry hereafter yell and shout and gamble
and race The field where heroes tortured
todeaihi Why should nor tlsckless and prostitutes
ard loafers have glorious good tine right bore
eur martyrs lie bured' These people don't see why
Wa ti,s via Ule wh We
sUend ,tifeued corp>ss in the morning on the rnce
course who dropped dead 10 their tracks buried
without coins and without any Sy Dol Of rcspectal
Who died III day IL hole side by side az closely
they could be packed together. No fence surrounds
It. boys it, the iCuer feet Of the traitor pdutc
t. II is patc 45 20 PAGES and 23 heroes lie beneath
liz sods. Those Who persisted in tho hospitals we're
buried In the Po,ters field
Our party were shocked at the disIespect shown %
the resting place Of tie bodies Of maryrs and lie
fore re len tie We al formed ourselves inio
committee to raise nuds to erect fence aud mona
neni on the site Little pieces u board Wit, number
sc!y. are the only monuments heroes have now.
Next morning the following address was Issued;
70 he Losa! Peopls Of South Caroline
IL is an established fact, that large number
II our soldiers died from exposure and want in what Is
called the rsce-conrss. in the City Of Chariestou.
IL therefore tehoOVcs lie as loyal people tot nttlng
testimonial be made tn the memory 81 these brave men,
who died or were brutaly murdered by triDg exposed
without sufficient clothing Ur proper food and eh no
other han the broad canopy of heaven and then
barred like dogs with nothing ~ marx their last resting
place OF 10 protect their rensans
committee has been formed TO raise funds 70 erect
suitable monument and fence TO protect H. in honor Of
these brave soldiers bO dsd In defense Il Their oou'
Try and We do hereby call nIon every loyal man:
woman aud child il the State % Sosh Carolina 10 ava
10 the work. nnd respectfully ask ministers end their
congregations 70 form committees to rGise pnds The
contribution has been limited 70 ten cents each 30 that
vii give every one the prNiege.nnd debaF none nom
aiding this noble work SOUTH Carolina alone sh0uld DO
The work. and raise $40 CO complete H. and show the
world that all her children have not deeenetated on
forgotten the duty they owe to tho defenders Of our
etarrr fsg.
Al communications shonld be ADDRESSED 70 the secrs
try II tie COMMITTEE, at Charleston. b. &.
CuARLHs PAxsos sccrstsry
EXECUTIVE ConNnTEE-Jntne. Eedphh. Maiden.
Mas; Charles fsrson New-Yorti Timothy Hurley.
Charleste sn, Mass j. NJ smai,ey Burlngton. Vt; n.
., Stage. Stratford Coma ChsrRe II. Alice. Mari
Rev Mr. COREY Christinn Commission, Gilbert Pils
bury, ~ z. freedneps Aid Society.
HoyorARY NFMpgEs-Eev. Mr.. NewcOmo-, beau
hrt Col Beecler Mount Pleasant; w. q. Tncksberry.
hitchelvipe; j. r. Baks, North Edstoi Reuoen Tom
6nsOn. ST. HelenA
.GfAsP TnEAsUHrRs-Bre"a M"'oeosa- sarson.
Admiral DshlgieD.
Eecre this letter 10 published the sUbscrptlon Win be
opened
Brig Gen Hatch has seIeed 70 give ReSe, shot and
shell enough. other Rebel munitions Of war. 70 melt
Tor ie1co.
An orphan house for the children Of refugees win be
opened here within few days 1t viii b called The
Hateh Asylum"
TIE oosorcd pea organizing Into al sorts OF
literary and social societies and are forming hsht