Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-26
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Inc cartel OF exchange bears date
July 22d, 1862. Its chief purpose was
to secure the delivery of all prisoners Of
war. 10 that end, the fourth article
Provided u tnat all prisoners OF war should
oe aiscnargeo on parole In ten days after
their capture. FROM the date OF the car
cei untii tne summer OF 1858, the Con-
1eoerate autnorities had the excess OF
prisoners. During that interval, deliver.
lss were made as fast as the Federal
ToYernmens turnlsned transportation.
Inoeeo, upon more than one occasion l
alBeo Tue = eoefai authorities to send IN
oreaseo means OF transportation; IL mas
eexer es. even 1een aHegea 5hat the Con,
.euerate auenorltIes iaiieo or negiected
- dA P,onPo ueiiveiles VI prison.
ers VINO were not heio unaer charges
when .ney 1ao the excess. On the
osneL a, MANU- our,ng Tue same tlne tne
I1.s' is.aS w Tas oPsnly anu Vigorously Clo= ns
i"'eu ~ Ine : euerai au.norities. om-
GERS ano men were Kept In connnement'
some'lnes III irons, or doomed TO C cells
misnous VIII I cuarge OF trlal. many omcers
.Ia W Aeps ~ Iounnenleh' even aIteT
Inc ho.,ces p9oiisned ny the federai
au'nori'ies a .n hao eec,areo snem e1enanged.
~ - .ae summer OF iooo tne Federai au-
'noll'les insisted upon limiting eA-
changes TO sucn as were neld In In CONNIE; :
niens on elther slde. Ihls L resisted, as
oe,us ln siolalion OF tne carter. oueh
. 'a Soasiui .In o'lon no' oniy Aepe u c1hnne-
o a III ~ 90 A0oss on ei'net siue' pu, ~
rerea an tae paroles wnich were heid
py 1ne 10. Oolieoerate meg "a Government. Ihese
wale 20 very many pelng ,ne paroles OF
onlcers OH ana men zen VINO had peen released
On capture. Inc I feoeral government
s1 as 'nas sllos 15 neia Ie% or no paroles
iney hsu an, or heariy ar Deen sur
renaereo' !ne Confederate autnorlties ,A1 !.
sYlne RI prisoners as equivaient TOT
snem nus ~ VIII Dc seem e III tnas a1','l as l
,onS as eless'- ehe Oohleoerate government
nad the excess OF prisoners, matters
Went on sihoothiy enough; put as soon
was changed, the cartel could no longer
be observed So long as the Federal
Government held the paroles Of Confed-
crate officers and men, they were re-
spected, and made the basis of an ex-
change; but when equivalents were OBJ
tanned for them, and no more were in
hand, the paroles which were held by
the Confederate authorities could not be
recognized. In consequence OF the po-
sition thus assumed blythe Federal Gov
ernment, the requirement Of the cartel
that all prisoners should be delivered
within ten days was practically nulli-
ned. The deliveries which were after
wards made were the results of special
agreements; The Confederate authori-
ties adhered to their position until the
lOth OF August, 1864, when, moved by
the sutferings OF the men in the prisons
Of each -belligerent, they determined to
abate their just demand. Accordingly,
on the last named day, L addressed the
following communication to Brlgadler
Tenerai John y. Mqlford (then MAORI
Assistant Agent OF Exchange: -a
RICHMOND, August 10, 1864.
Mo;or 1,zug r. M,16rd A.s;s,oa, haeat
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70 ma to % avohanna e 'Ine, .h rnsar LILIES proposea
;valn I bslJ IL Ln - .n. INC i1Gne.s nI1: lespeos
n 'no WV seien'swoi- T,S
. ~ oa'- ' To- o1na dnu Lna man .oi han ne
se: sGn:Ia TiTL las nas ais1 oeen naae ~ o'her
nected with the exchange of prisoners.
This proposal has heretofore been de.
clined by the Confederate authorities,
they insisting upon the terms of the car.
tel, which required the delivery of the
excesson either side on parole. In view,
however, of the very large number of
prisoners now held bv each party, and
the suffering consequent upon their con-
tinued confinement, 1 now consent to the