Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-27

10 Is moved EnlL IL mas lccA A
practice 70 supply 70 the patients o1'O ~.
pital funds, such articles IS milk oue's., 49,
ia and other delcac e., when thu WtIe LsguueSS
BY the condition OF the patient Lni - r -
by the testimony Of l. P. ISIIymPe y, 49, ~
York George Henry Brown o .1a1yb,r. v5boss
Freeman b. league OF Nev nau tSHHe' "1S-0
dispositions accompany tbs iep0i"
CONTRAST.
-. h-,,.rs and considtrate usage was NOT
- .l,-,t,a in ~ Upitfl States hospital on john
ee,ss Isia,b where Confederate sick and 6Cuad'
n ol4scsrs we're treated Colonel .. H. Holman
80 tSstifas. ~1he Federal autho fes did not
,ssb 4, AZ. sick prisoners The nu- ment anu
s.' -,ilss which were prescribed b. their cwn
.,r,sons Al they would do vas 70 permit The
iec,srs 10 buy the uuuiment or stmulanG
p,s-ej. and II they had no money, the[
could iot get them. know TINS; LOT l
- in the hospital sick myself and had
~, buv. myself such ar icies Gs egg, mISi
g5Br. chickens and butter, Rfer their G0ctAs
bat prescribed them. And know tais was gen
orally The case, for We had 20 getup luni among
ourselves for this purpose, to aid nose who were
not well supplied with money. Tbs statement
4. confirmed ~ the testimony OF acting assistant
surgeon John J. Miller, WhO was at JOhnsons
Is'aLd for more than eight mouths. When II IS
remembered that such articles as eggs, milk ana
butter were very scarce and high priced in hich-
mord aud plentiful and cheap at the North, The
contrast thus presented may vel put 10 shame
the sanitary commission, AID dissipite the self
cotnplacency with which they base boasted OF the
superior humanity in the Northern prisons aud
hospitals.
CHARGE OF ROBBING PRISONERS.
Your committee nov proceed TO notice other
charges in these publications 10 Is said that
Their prisoners were habtually suipped Of blan-
krts and other property, On being captured.
What pil.ags msy have Deen committed on the
battle ield, after the excitement Of combat your
COMMITTEES cannot know. But they ieel well as
suled that such Iillage was never encouraged by
the Confederate generals, aud bore no comparison
10 the wholesale robbery and destruction 10 which
tbs Federal armies have abandoned themse yes
IN possessing parts Of our territory IL IS certain
tbst the prIs0ntr rs we're brought TO The Libby
and other prisons In Richn Ont, 70 such plllage
yyas permitJsd. Only articles which came pro-
uerly under the head OF munitions Of War, we've
taken IRON them.
SHOOTING PRISONERS.
The next charge noticed is, that the guards
around the Libby prison were IN the habit Of
,srEIessly and iuhumauly shooting al the prison
ers upgn the most frivolous pretsAs and that
tBe Confederate Oticcrs 50 far from iOrb.dding
mis- rather encouraged it and made 10 a subject
80 s,ortiy e remark. lLls barge Is wholly false
ana baseIess. The Rules and Regulations APP
rsnlsd % the CepOSi ion OF Major thomas Z.
Timer expressly ptUv d., Nor shell any prisoner
Be fired upon by sentinel or other person, eX-
ra9t ia case OfreyOlt or attempted escape. Five
have been fred on and allied Or hurt but every
ra.s has been made The subject Of careful inves-
tlaation and report, as Will appear by the eyl-
dance As proper conm=nt on this charge, y ar
conn ittes report thar the PracHce OF ming on
an Y,rrsJue-s % the guards IN the Northern prs-
,,1. .upears 20 have Dten intuiged in 10 a most
G-p,ai and atrOciJus eXJeut. See the dispositions
Of c c Herrpy;0n, VIM. 2. Gordon, dr, }. +.
-McCreary, Or. thomas T. Holloway aud John T.
F.rneU Al Fort Delaware, cruel regula len
a. =, The use OF The -sinss, was made tie pIeteNt
far firing On and numbering several OF our men
aud ofhcers-amcng then, Lieut. COLONEL Jones,
VINO was Ia Le and was shot down by the SEN
+t,el while helpless and feeble, and while seeking
inc % explain his condition. Yet this Sc 4tinel
,yls not only not punished but was promoted for
his act At Camp Douglas, many as eighteen
.of our men are reported 10 have been shot IN
sisgls month. These facts may well produce
convection IN the candid observer, That II Is the
north and not the South that Il open 70 the
charge OF deliberately and wilfuly destroying the
lives Of the prisoners held by her.
MEANS FOR SECURING CLEANLINESS.
rbsrext charge is. that the Libby and Belle Isle
p-.s6pels were habitu lily kept IN r'tt y condi
iior and that the officers aud men confined there
vrere preyeneed from keeping themselves sufi-
GENTLY clean % avoid vermio and similar discom-
-f,-ts The evidence clearly ccntradicts this i
charge u Is proved by the deposriOns Of hsl.
trDrber Lieut. BOss.euN Rev. Dir. AcCaoe, and |
r.ters tha, the prisons we're kept constantly and |
systematically pOlced aud cleansed that IN the |
Libby there was an ample supply Of water con-
ducted 70 each floor by the city pipes, and that /
tba rrisopers were not only not restricted IN its
use but urged to keep themselves clean. At Belle
I.}a fora pref season about three weeks in con-
sentence Of a sudden increase in the number OF
.urisouers the police was interrupted, but II was
soon Ies,o red, and apple means for washing both
themselves aud their clothes, were al all times
turnisted 20 the prisoners. II is d, ubtess true,
that Notwithstanding these facilities, many OF
tbe pris0nars were lousy and filthy; butt was the
result OF their own habits, and not Of neglect IN
thediscipline or arrangements Of the prison. Many
of the prisoners we're C2p.ur5d and brought IN
while In this condition. The Federal Genera
Neil Dow well expressed their character and hab-
its. when he came % distribute clothing among
them be was met by psOta1e abuse, aud he said
"a the Confederate officer in charge, "lOu have
here the scrapngs end r4kings Of Europe That
such men should be hlthy IN Their habits might
b. expe- ted.
CHARGE OF WITHHOLDING AND PILLAGING BOxES'
We next notice the charge that the boxes Of
provisions and clothing sent 20 the prisoners nom
he North were not delivered 70 them, and We're
hsbitually robbed and plundered BY permission
of the Confederate authorities The evidence sat /
isles your committee that this charge Is, in all
substaulizl points, untrue. For period OF about
one mouth there was a stopp1ge IN the delivery
OF boxes, caused by report that the Federal au-
thorites were fOrbidding the delivery Of similar
HuuuIleE 10 our IIhNAcl1 OUT Tic ulAeN We're l
nut in a warehouse, and Afterwards delivered 80
nor some time no search was made Of boxes from
the sanitary committee intended for the prison
e-.' hospital But a letter was intercepted, ad- /
visiug that money should be sent 10 /
these boNes, as they were never search
ed /" which money was 20 &c used in |
bribing the quad, and thus releasing the /
prisoners. After this, il was deemed neces-
sary 70 search every box, which necessarily pro-
duced some delay. Your committee are satisfied /
= sha ar their we voh al
The prison officials are not responIb'e therefor.
Beyond doubt rObt cries were often committed BY ]
prisoners themselves, 10 whom the contents were !
delivered for distribution % their Owreis Not
ygitnslanding all tois alleged piage the supplies
seem 70 have been sufficient 20 keep the quarters |
of the prisoners 50 well furnished that they fire..
ouently presented in the language Of 8 witness
s,he appearance OF largo grocery store
rHE FEDERAL col. sASDERsOS's TESTIMONY.
I, connection with this point. your committee
refer 10 the testimony Of Federal officer Colonel
Jamss NJ SandersOn, " hose letter is annexed 10
tbe deposition Of Major Turner. He testides 20
tbe full delivery Of The clothing and supple s from
the North and 20 the humanity and kindness OF
re Confederate officers specially mentioning
Lieut. B0ssIeuX, commanding on Belle Isle. his
letter was addressed TO the President OF the United
States sanitary Commission and was beyond
doobt received by them having been forwarded
by ths regular flag OF ttuce. ct the scrupuOus
and honest gentlemen CONF oslng that commits
sion have not found 70 convenient for their pur-
poses % insert this letter IN their publication
Had they been really searching for the truth, this
Letter would have aided them in finding IL.
NINE UNDER THE LIBBY PRISON.
Your committee proceed next TO notice 5he ale
cat on that the Confederate authorities had pre-
Tared a mine under the Libby prison, and placed
{n A a quantity OF gunp0wder for the purpose Of
blowing up the buildings with their inmates, in
case Of an attempt 70 rescue them. After ascer-
ss.f,,. al she facts bearing on this subact vOur
committee believe that what was done under The
circumstances, will meet verdict Of approval
fom All whose pref JUDGES do not blind them 70 the
truth. The state Of things was unprecedented in