Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-08-09
The Horrors of AndersouviIie

The Northern people, inAamed by years
of war and bloodshed, and their hatred
raisea to q white heat on account OF the as
sassination of President LINCOLN, demanded
at the close of actual hostiities, victims TO
annease their wrath The life Of Mrs. Sur
raft was sacrificed to allay the excitement
caused by tie murder Of the President, and
poor Wirz was executed to appease the
Ghost Of Andersonyille. We knew then
that not many years would eiapse before
these sery people would be as anxious to
make individuals responsible for the nasty
execution of their own excited and intern
perate demands.
Already, in the Congress of the United
States. one honorable member, himself a
leading GENERAL Of the Federal army, has
! charged another honorable member, who
represented the Government at the con-
sniracv trial. with the murder of Mrs. Sur
RAFT, and the ghost of Andersonville " has
burst its cerements " and points to Onehlgb
in authority as q the serpent that did sting
it's life"
The letter of Colonel OULD, which We
recently published, is beginning to have it
effects, and we soon will learn who is re
lsponsible for the continued confinement o
Northern soldiers in Southern prisons IL
the face Of the fact that the resources O
the South were not sufficient to provide TO
it's own troops We make the following
extract from letter of Mr.. Browne, cor
respondent of the New York Tribune, VIII
was captured and held by the Confederat
! authorities in close confinement over n yea
and half He says:
MIR Richardson and myself spent nearly
week i'll the National capital after our escape, Ell
. deavoring to do all that Wa posslbe Tor The re
{ lease of the brave men iii the hands OF the enemy
: and every one met tod the same story, hH
the Secretary Of War tras tie obstacle tH Tie 1o7
of the resumption Of the erctange
t Noreol e. Gen Butter, IN has speech at Lo7rei
| Massachusetts stated poSittoLety that he had bee
' or erred 6q M Stanton to put tO1',rGTdMe neg'
l. question 10 comp icGte and prece1t the exchange
| 1ol a D. Streight OF Indianapolis, Indiana, te
t low prisoner with Us in the Libby, told MI Rlcf
b ardson, after our return to freedom, that IN a
interview b.tween the Secretay and himsel
D the former declared to him the GOue17dee'
& could not AFFORD to ercadu9e 00te me
for ske5et0ns. Other officers and clVlhaL
t whose names cannot low remember, assure
M me that he lad used 10 them the same IanSua
y in effect; and there is no doubt whatever tn.
n that was his policy and his determination mt
= tue cIamors Of the people compelled him to retii
= from his barbarous position.
{ Every one is aware that, when the exchang
. did Ike place not the slightest alteration ha
y occurred in the question, d,d uat oar lortSGne'
naiqht as aceU haze been released t1retU" or etgtee
- months before as at the resumption of the carte
s qcticb eoouLd sac TO the Rpub5c at least too'tt
J. or fifteen thousand heroic lives. That they WEI
not saved is due alone to M1. Edacie AZ. Stanton
= peculiar policy and logged ObStin0cy; AND, AS
IHAyEREMARKED BEFORE, He IS UNQUEsTIoNABI
THE DIGGER OF THE UNNAMED GRAVES THAT CROW
THE VICINITY OF EVERY SOUTHERN PRISON WIT