, 1875-04-29

KEis Reply to the objection to isis BE.
lnI Envltch to the Proposed Fratcr-
MIxntton ut Chicago.

His Reply to the Objection to Isis Be-
in4 Envltctt to the Proposed Fratcr-
nlxntton nt Chicago.
CJrrtspordenee Ctne.nnrH Commercial.
SAauvilLE, Tonn., April 2G.--uov. Porter To-
day received the following lottas from Gen.
Eeaurogard. in RESPONSE to one Bent to tho latter
about e weck ago:
:;Es ORLEANS, IT,. Aprtl o3-prAH ssn Tour f.
vof If III" lHsh inst. hhs hccn roceved ilclo.!ug tie
a soe y Il Ghesso S e
tn I'll wlsu recognize the AnerEcan 1taR emblem
grsni rounion 9! al she r"IlssH and ssors Of tlo
uu!te, Stale@, to ba hsd u ccaqo 1lsy II. 49, and
j., 80 ana in1ui:tng ~. much truth tLeFo H. n
objected " the inrit Lien eng nut hs wa
no. In favor of extending Eli !,irat!.u toa llA WIN
taken under tic American fas." hal 1oped that
the rassoas snd enn,ttits occas'oncd BY tho late
arc hra. s'tl raaesros enough 10 be ever a:s,n. TO
Stir aen into tsse the dying e'ntess Of The War.
10 t srs to oss a9a s w.
ftFthtat from tic enery, gathering up thu sios
~ tho wake q tho con:endnH ars''ics i not shit
Gen. Frank Sherman oho Of thoae deatcable chasac
MT from my regard for tuch wnfly declarations.
paaderng II popular paheians but ont Of rnpcct to
1nytc and 70 tllat wlIose hgA ard luly lrTote
asi1 fsniy sae sos tbs ] tos ia essa tfs T. ~
conduct Of tl.n lats civil war, Us concerned Federal
prisoners. After the i.ttls q The hr.. Manassas,
er. ct war" ths Christian hero aud a5o nola!. Cen
s IT, sasn 1s
claim 4" war % tbs luife, nethtr sskng nor grant:
Msa etsb, eos 10 T. cn a' r III
destruction, finally, of fo and property. We thought,
MAO that such mode q w9stase would in,pi1c great
frea.ly the nuner VI army followers bunlcrs *tc.,
wlo wero ever the curso II AL armed tnyas!ous.
subsequently. when tho Ftierala hsl reuctrased
certain PORTIONS Of The Soas s4 itrelored system
# va1farp In their operations III Loutsians, Mlssis-
Atii,.a and Coumb!a, s,d tue 4lt;ruct.re march of
Gen. Sherman through Georgia ant South Carolina,
wio.e track wns narKed " nnok!'s rtns and black
c;.c chi1noss to the suggestion u Gen. H1llacE to
lestrvy Charleston md sprluEu salt OIL liz aite tAat
nut even graka should grow thereon. to which Gen.
Of lila most reliable corps forn the huh: wing OF hia
army, hnl slst alwa!s d!a isa work thoroughly to
ssnsnoah YslIes Teailss 10 shieu he 1eporsca to
thu 6eucrtin Chief Of tho United States hrlniea that
yn T. ID az ~ n w. i
tho old men, women, and children "h7 then lived In
With regara 70 tbs mortsuty of prisoners % both
sides, thu Wa4lia9toa tu,on t1.,lcsll of o.toter,
IBt8 contained tbs following article. " In reply to
On tie Secretary of var fr ths naSsr of rrises.
Of either s!c held and thtt died during tho Var, 10
mas@ w. I9o*nS s ~ 1ep9I aeT 11sn o. uaio M & Esls
federato ptiscnsrs-Sorth. -0.0o; died. ~ tssshas
T. txo Of the former opt Of sysrT twsnssrswo a1l
Is hero unuo uo:essasy. In vcu ot the. condition ant.
| resources If tAosa two scct!ons cf cnlAtry. SO,
S0'a t. H., IT, r.dp Strefsa ~
aua Tenntyvsnta undcr their great commander, Gen.
H. leo. and saw The elu's'1te forms and wretch:
again alvotcl tho tostin. u tue b!ack sQ, willing
II any .ime ,o forfeit J iis III tho deadly Hrugse.
prisoners WITH humanity snd rropeE confederation.
Lad the fortune Of taking many sAosans Of thcu It
Ifanhssas Shiloh, Chaclrson. Drrys Naptf4 BERMUDA
Hundreds, mud Petersburg. most Of vhou, sfe sup
pose tt allse and caa taud certAay wouldj testify
iitur tho f.ll Of Fort Sumter, IN Arsl,, 1861, I
granted 10 tho fa1slsun tho considerata terms
which had offered before tlia attack.
Through my tntcscess;ons tho Federal surgeons and
m.nisteri Of tho Gospel taken at Msnastas, wers
lc14od without exchange by Tho Confedsrats Oover,-
Ia Is NV sp
tn for sula 1oan for himself and fEsnds. which
! faraished q ones from my pfisats sundu. It was
Shortly atter ths battle o. Shiloh .snt. under .
cartel. ecrtau number Of able-tode Federal pr1s.
turned su equal number of convalesceats from st..
11,ia 10 Fort Pillow Tbs otEleer III cou,r1anI therc
jns. from smallpox hospital. Or,,. uallock fail.J
sstesTas e.! @ to make COED ths m ss'h.nse n.,o -
.ta .as. CT conas etc., to IT,
had t.teu from him; tauso aup''ea wers srrupulons5
ii bermuda % Hundreds. in slav. 1877, ~hcn passing
In trout Of lasps body n Ft1trs prisoners, who ha
galaltly defended losttlon which eousitlerel in-
| auRwetcd this sa1utation with cheers.
Terribly u desired the ELECTS of The War to fall On
all armed invaders Of country, WANTED exempted
from tlo1 tho on-cdMhatans,-that H., ths old ne11,
women, aud chilAsen,-and wuhe.l also that pElyate
property. mt coutraband OF wkr, an4 not needed by
tbs coEtenduR arntea IN the fa1, should be entirely
protected from aeizuEe or destruction. Such would
have been my eo,rss had peuctratcd With an artny
no TesEn territory. aness \ we're N ,tfiet se:sla.
ths civilized mole Of carrying On tic War. TO
| main. dear xir. youra mtst truly. ....
| j. r. nEAunEaAnp.
To lii E1cssney, Gov. James p. Postes, Naahytlls