New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-10
The Exchnnac Of Prisoners.
The Richmond Eraminsr has the following;

IT is AGAIN confidently stated that there is to be
general exchange of pfisnn"s. No obstacle 70 gene
raj exchange w.s raised by TIE Cohisderh'e IA
tbo,itjcs We always Wiling ana more tHai
Hing 70 cary into effect the tel ms al tue oiPha
cartel or ii any otter VI! TO get M OF The hous
O: Yankee mouths That consume cur PROVISIONS hA "
ret hack onr own brave men who worth Their SAT-
TIC dlcu ties have always come from Tie Othcf sde;
bu under various IrtteX,s-ll Oh them iaise pci'A
of course. Now tue exchange NOuId nc ,s'"ipcu ph
the rretcuse that had declared the thso"k pun
nupis cxchan ed and relieved NJ their noe, "he u
suited tie enemy to deny the accuGc! OF re %
! the proceeding. 49,, ,.,i, ho srs
nonieI until The Confederate Goycrument should De-
forced TO accept Bntcr as neg"laior ana 10 leiacI
lis ban of oulawTy again't tb"t lrlo' .'oI ti1o
The enemy would refuse 70 rctc4ve YANKEE t1c'VIa
hose teis Lad pred 81 exchange Tor COM drldte
= III e!s who are in Tor the war But tue real reason
always that by rciG,lrS 10 e1chn"fe tNey krpt 90
navy Good srlucIs GU. of orr IaiEs dnd hardened "
with ns many good appetite 10 Gcyour ecau! eQmts-
say stores, their policy 1cinf ut t"t tin ahu u'
TeII xpcciltion 10 siar' thc hcoeH"n Inc! I',"
@. late uuud that certain COMMERCIAL use c"u'd ne
made of tine pri,oners IN tucT ,ndS. ty allowing mem
10 receive obucco for SAFE and making them rric1
~ shpucuts Of cot'Ou through ne G"'taae 10 N'r'"
eIn ports IN order 10 pay br neediui cio'ilhg.
Ii be- true then (b.t We fer sone tHcAl mat tcfe
is 10 be general exchange Whnt can be 'ue re-
which inlu, noes tire ehe9i To- coh'rul 10 u 'yi ~
! T. US we were always ready. Have tht! e.sco'cic.
that tie Confederate States do SIM produce t"u
enough for czeIs and soners. and that tie star va.
ZION + cory is not rCuLat Or has The Tei ement ui
I
logs the snherings Of a hundred thousand prisoAris
eclv to wlevash tie character Of that miserable
wrcttul Or is the cotton and tobacco trade not 80
| pr, htable as was eAPccledf
IL nav be surmcd HowcyeT that tie stories OF cruel
rrIyations ANA suffering inflicted upon iakce Irfon'
els in our various prison nus caused some excite
mont al east among Their iltnds GDd cieaed pres
sure upon the Government. Ihce have lGtcN been an
MATED debates in b. IN Houses OF the Yankee Congress
on PROPOSITIONS fcr exercising retaliation ON tCliece
rate prisoners in the MOI for alleged bar hares prac
tced upon tbcir ut The South: and measuring TIE
food allowed upon their side accurately hy the quHny
and quality Oi rdtOns which any Ylng Gu
Ikcc would say were dealt out TO BIN
and his e low prisoners while IN cur hands. or cou -
IL these debates there narrowing details civer
almost universally fllsc-oi the angOnes endured by
Yankee prisoners at ABGorsOny lie OF loyal Ecie Isle
and these horrors naturally have produced some
effect in making Northern people ask one another the
question WY then they not exchanged 10 not
tnat IN oby .Ous way end their suhcIings Yes thi
the Obvious way ard that Is TIE way That has aWa-
been open IT, them II they ar" ready 10 resort To 1t
now they will meet with obstacles oa our side.
But let our Exchange Bureau beware Of frauds; let
orr agents remember that they are dealing with The
most fraudulent and dishonest nation the face OF the
earth: win men who must have profit every bar.
ter and would coin into drGchms the hearts blood OF
tLeir own mothers. IL this exchange ~ really now Ia
tale place il Is needless TO say vth what janice OF
Wecome we shall hail the return Of our gallant ieAds
Who have survived Tie horrors of Johnsons Island and
Camu Chase aud resisted the cOrruptiOns OF Point
Lookout and Fort Delaware Moreover, they could not
| come in q better tune.