New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-31
ryow Gen. Euler was stopped 4" mis- Xxx
change OF Prisoners.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent
WA-uIy GToY, Jan. 20. 1865
Gen. Butler, on tax ny command oi the De-
ptrrmcLt Of Eastern Virginia and North Carolina
und that be INFO rtan business and sacred dy OF eA
clans ing oui us rr, had fallen oh ouI SIZE hrs' l"to
O nlane,o abtrt n a.lrgtd false count, anu amer mo
personal Cumie ucaen' Onsy raiitaihed Win pen 'nd
ik He succeeded in eciiingt tie histes~ I US 10 ie1
with transferred 10 himself and nncd'ateiy wem' u
work "a o1clan.e The ilousGnGsd Union soldiers ih
gushing and dying in T.! Rebel slaughter pens Com
missioner Cud WIS al ecnd clati. aud IL p'sscssi"
Of tle advantages OF p,siti"r. lu to all VINO INC"
Butler. tact patience sicncty and persasiveness l.
WIS net q worLor the resumed negotiations rircn
suddenly into long and frierdly conference Inside OF
!. tres Nogine. between the Rebel agent ana the
" BE 81; tlet had h en- ouawed by tie R"hcl Eoyern-
meat. At this conference the JAN Of difficulties In
W ich Mcralh on cur size and tie Eicl mond nuholi'
ties Oh TIE other Lad got the sui Jet Of exchange. was
disentausled AMI set ( ee.
tier Put tleoxchangcs In mction-sl mt - to lis
paIpus, ibou ne ro--nating no Obstructive point
of tie nccro Int irozoral'e Deith in his dci'rmra'
tior ahor; r, c sd.Cre prisoners IF war ard IT,
exoioly faithful 10 every one of item I:wls his pin
10 eycn &c white soldier for white soldier oicer for
oCcei civirn 6r c,i ian III re bad got TIE !ast 81
our Wine union.ss Of the Jaws Of the Southern
death md tie safes q: tie Reel he'll. We held IN
rnnrd numbers 20 eco OF their pcutLey 80 000 Il o.
OF these eco sny, were black. Generally they hai
beeu ha dcd over TO tier former o~Drrs by H." Con
f,dora.e Gorernmon'. aud al labor rs sfvcs. or
had been sid az PM c auction were Of work urdei
cuarj md with hell aud chain. constructing H. foii'
fcatiors Itwas Ger. Bnicr's rrfrose. declared ~
tic tine TO some Of his friends when The Exchaftc
had drawn ont al our wlitc prisoners, and
Commis,,ner Oud sh,uid say; Vow. what
shall We 60 about tie balance # our m'n IN !o'r
ands - TO reply, II will exchange black man against
- lite man. tin Get bics all our nero s,diers.' Ond
Of course would have refused IL was Bnilrs purpose
then t demand this exchange. Il wGs his purpose to
rec il, II OIi under the instructions Of Jef Davis
Goyernr er had decrmiredy declined to exchange The
Negroes or had lodged their exchange by representing
that Il was impossible u recover and deliver them
scattered as they oil over the Sonth it was i'ui
resolnte purpose to transport all tie remaining Rebel
prisoners in the United SiatJs e. Illinois and TO .ct
them 10 hard in digging The Illinois ship Canal 10
connect the Atlantic with the Mississippi
Tis inst this humane Iris fci,'iul tbs wise rojey
which would have saved tae lives Of 20 oOO Of the
b-avast md best men in tie Northern Dad western
States Goad now OF stuyation and near 'breasine-
this pocy which was he right Of tho Black racr ou7
duty TO tie White race. and the slorei policy Of 1nr
Cause WIS broken az VS. forbidden, was suppressed
On somebody or other IN civil military nu'ho itr
under this Government rests the horrible rcspo sioy
of determining that cheaper ard better n let onr
20 Oo0 prisoners OF feczs starre and die Than TO let
80 900 Re 81 or sonoTs whom. IN onr dsgnsnel'
mavli b filinhrcpy We were n tcring ard pimpcI-
ing comfortable barracks Ia 60 bnck into tie Rebe.
armies. and tight Ms over sgnn.
The three following teegrans are copies OF documents
in po,so.sicn Of Congress-
OFFICE L. :. Mil. TELEGRAPH. WAR DEPARTMENT. I
WASHINGTON. u. g.. Ap"n a. lsc4-lO;sU J.. M.
{ M. -Gsa. BUTLER, Forrsss M,nrof, Va.
I Your reiot respecting iegotirtions with Commits
sioner Old III the Exchange Of PrisUneis of War hos
been Ieierrec g. re for my orders NTH examined by
ME- and ny orders thereon iecei, ed by you. de-
u. $. GRAM Lieut.. General
FoslREss MOSRor April 20. 1864.
IL, General GIANT. darlington ID. C.
Instructions in regard 10 Exchange OF Prlsorcrs re-
ccived and will he implicitly followed assume. how
that taoy intended 10 interfere VIII The
special exchanges Of sick and wounded prisoners on
one side aud The other going On
BENZ. r. BuIiRR.
Nal General Commar ding
OFFICE UNITED STATES MILITARY TELtGHMn
Wa DErAg1MEST. WAsmAG1os. ID. C..
April ~. lsji-9:30 y. Ia.
MajorGea. BrTIEn, Fo,nes, lIomot. IA
Eecolyc all the sick and wounded the Confederate
authorities viii serd YOU, but send no IN exchange
II. 3. CRANE Llentrnalt-b enersi
Tie interval between the deie Of the frat above order
prepared In tie War department ard the dare Of
Buffers reply promising otee ace 70 IT, six days long
will no; poss unobserved. 1t was employed BY Butler
periodically though perhaps Ia Unfortunately. in the
execution Of his deiermuaf, 70 get ut least s!ck
and wounded braves out Of tn captivity aud restore
them TO Tie II riepds for resurrection and life.
The New Nstes tor ihe National Baaks
WASHINGTON. Monday. Jan. 20, le6J.