, 1875-08-16
ia-, r tss isausd ati strotsr ornass regarding all
prisoners. whether wounded or NOT and proposes
10 See them adhered to.


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JEFF DAVIS AND THE wiNSEnAao COUNTY FAIR
10 the Editor NJ The Ghirnao Tribune:
Cr,oAuo, Aug. 16.-Tlie recsns action OF tbs
Rockford Post Of tho Grand Army Of tho ne-
public. and certain clt!zens Of Winnobago
County. acemn to 'ne to hsvo been unwi.s, and,
Under THO circumstances, very rerrbhensbe,
We Of tllo North have always bnas.cst TINT the
utmost tsootlon Of speech is allowed in tl,is sec.
t1on Of Tho country, and we havc hto,ltly nf.
firsnea that At tho sonth OF the contrarg,snu
aentimcuts Gnu he uttered at all differing from
tho pdbltc holief, except at tho peril Of violent
opposition and often Of rossonal danger.
Az 1fr, Davis has boon especially the repre-.
scntatlye OF tlse cause Of dlnunion, aghinst
which l fought N soldier, would not
have favored bis original holecton as
Il speaker for Tho occastou, but
after m invitation had bcen officially
eont him, and he bad accepted, il mupt Atriko
nyeiy candid pcrron as tnast dltcoHrtc"ns ana
oven \ conte1nptLbG act to lIihlnt oh Icsct'otnh
! the engagement. ..... ,:,,.
Thu starvation OF our H'nn as Ahtlotsonvhie.
and o,ler prisoners. IL wlfl''t rasa'lot ~ ltA
| horror, and caunot no justified: but III Ee'atlot
to most Of tile WeuteTA 1T the tnhiruerAte IoY-
! erun,cnt there arc many mitigating clrc,,Hl-
stanccs tint tho futuru lltht"flan must Admit
among Which mar 10 mentioned lilo acknowl'
etlgcti scarcity Of fdol for tho Contoderato
| ats condition Of thrir chusc. amFosllng their
leaders to admit any anu Ala means which tue!
] conceived "oa1a ne'P tneiu@ su'h S'eNs
.!.atanrns s.."st.s Evan 10 t,rava and A., F'rcnt
f;ourral IN sher,nnt. On bin mntc to tho ma per-
| mitte,t. Il ha did not encourage, somo OF tho
m",s frtslitfu! barbatltcs upon inhoceht women
anu eu'en .pai s"e aui"'s o. .," s.e"
s;tv :. lin rnrcr,nr untar wh,cl, hn yfotnt,una
Of tllo rulcs Of civilized warfare nre hidden.
Fto day in not far dIBtant-inofd. IT Inns al
snaay cohlo WNts 'he more nn1ta! a. no'n .ne
't. ~ ~ ~ vi" h,ayass
nnlj ,rnwrsn nj te nol,uru Of, both SIDES IN tic
fats struggle. TlIe Southern, eo1ier was ed,l-
Gated from ctIi1t}s,pod 10 bnlIeyo In Htato Rights,
n,.i hin convictions Of duty led him to oaabraca
CAUSE which tlso world now knows tn haye boon
wrong. Tho Northern soldier was rcaroti 10 a
bctief in national sovereignty, AMI with no
gre4ler DEVOTION to principle thnn Ais antaEo-
1t,Ht posrosHci ho entered tho Union army and
fougll. nt,dor tho Starr and S.ripoH.
uuller tho crcumelsnccs, 1 trust :hat Other
Northern agricultural nocletieB will invite Mr..
DAVIS hnd give lin respectful hearing; aud
lot us all show by onr discretion and charity that
We wlah tho country ttenccfurth to DO one In
sentiment NJ we'll as II, name, and, forgetting
tho raHt, know 10 North, no suuh, no Enst, anu
no Nest. j. L. CApMAN,
1ats Captain Eleventh Michigan Volunteer Cavalry.
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SAFiSos BANKS.
1's the Editor of Thu Chiea7o Tribute:
CHICAGO, Aug. 14,-ln your ruo last ieauea
,eforo,co in mntlo to the failure Of another OF
,s r,.ia... .a'.,,.t,. ,,,n,s 49,, INV ,vh,,a .,o
~, ee"eo '"eI J. ...s.s. .,,..,.."s,..' -"
subject Of Savings oahks Is unaor atsohsSion'
dcHire to Givc my limited though bistsr OK
porioncs with ono Of these def,lnct concerns.
!, fow ,1.v. nrorio,,. IN tho hro nf 1871 ar.
.,.sa H. 5,,;a.,a ,,orfoo, str.,oo- T,o,nh
nseo Ill cAlc"ho' Pc''oeN st'Aaeot' 'ao"s"
young add inexperienced, hha always hech
taught to belteyo that All inRtitution pNrport-
ms tn ho a lnnkMR bun1ueBa must neeeY-