Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-24


ton candidate will poll at least Il, 600
votes, nine-tenths of which will be
from the Republican ranks
Of his chances fot the speakership
he observed that New York influence
was against him, but h. was induced
to believe he was leading Ill the race.
He WAS indignant that 1T should be re-
ported that he would constitute the
committees if elected Speaker, in the
interests of high tariff. He wouid do
nc such thing. If majority OF the
Democratic party in Congress should
favor free trade, he would recognlz Re
the fact by placing majority of free
| trade men on the committees. He
could not do otherwise.
Mr. Kendall thinks Pennsylvania $
Choice for president would be Baya:d
or Hancock. If these men have no
show of success, his State won q pro
badly unite with tue West il the selec-
ton of candidate.
ssx-Presi1ent psIvIs on Anderson
lot of sneaks and towards having
! avaIled Themselves of the late visit TO
] ST. Louis of MIR. DAVIS to food tue
GtOte Democrat RADICAL OF that city
with torrent of hes and abuse of him
as beng responsible for the alleged
>utferings of the yankee prisoners at
AndcrsonVllle, he has authorized this
statement IN substance as follows.
We quote from the Nashville 1naeri-
can:
That prisoners of war were sent to
AndersOnylIle on account of the refu
sal If the United States Government
to exchange, and because supplies
were more abundant there than else
where. and Dt cause, further, that 5ney
could be better guarded and secured
| there; aud such accOmO 1atIOnS lbs the
place admitted OF, and as were within
the each of thu Confederate Govern
mcn., We're provided for them, they re-
ceiving III addition TO the ratiOns is
sued to them, which were Of the same
quantity and DUAL ty as those issued to
the Confederate troops, melons and
vegetables from p nnthtion owned by
General Howell Cobh-a voluntary
tender from ltheex-Federa al Congress-
man, from Georgia. Wagons were
| FIRE Quently sent over to General Cobb =
plantation, aud they returned Jade
with the supplies named. Subsequent
ly the advance Of Gene al Sher1n Il :
army on Atlanta made it necessary TO
remove the prisoners from that section,
AMI they were sent t. AndersOnvIile.
Thus the number was increased much
hey ond the preparation which had been
made for those originally confined
| there. In this cCuuItiOu Of things,
Col. Chandler. who was sent 10 IN
>pect prisons and keep the Govern
ment informed a to the condition Of
the prisoners confined at Anderson
! vile, made report which was sent to
Richmond, and which A1jutant Gen
eral Chiffon sent to the War Depart
ment, to which it properly belonged,
and where all the power existed to
correct any evil or neg iect. Several
days elapsed before thu Assistant
Secretary of War laid the report be
fore the Secreta The after, on re-
celviug 1t, promptly sent tor Adjutaut
General CnlltOn, and gave him author
Ity TO use Whatever means We're re
quisite to correct the INF rrtunate state
of affairs complaiued OF by Inspector
General Chandl~r. This, there is every
,eason to believe, was fully accom-
! pllshed
Had there been any disposition TO
treat tins question fairy, the pubic
would not have had present, Il a gar
bled extract from Chandler's in~pec-
ton report and from Mr.. Selph'9 tes-
timOuy before the court only, but
should have had. also, tue testimony of
Colonel Chandler, the only person
who, from the showing III ,de III tits
accusation, was fGIly cOgulzaut OF the
facts of the condition Ot the prl -Oncro,
and who, by his teotl nuuv, would also
have appeared TO he completely III
| formed MS to the stctl III taken upon
his report Ey the Sac .etdry Of War.
1t would have appear' d from his test
mouy, that when asked whether he
had reason TO believe that President
Davis was aware of the abuses which
he had reported, H. answered he had
re asou to know that that gent emau
WAS not informed.
Further than this, when appr'aed Of
the condition Of thing ii Anderson
vile, Mr.. Davis requested General
Lee TO go personally under ii, : II
truce to General Grant, nnd state {.
him that corn bread WAS mainly aud
principally the food on which the prie-
ouers at AndersonviIlc We're being fed
and that not being used to it. nor t.
the intensely hot climate, the terribly
p unhealthful results complained Of i
lowed and as this was aggravated Dy
the fact that medicines were contra
band of war, the Confeder ate q pvern
ment could not do for the prisoners
what Common humanity in their con
ditiou demanded General Lee, as re
qucsted, saw Gen. Graut, and made
the statements indicated, hut without
any result, the Federal Government
seeming to fear that an attempt {
snccor It's own prisoners would In SOM
way iuure to the benefit Of the Con
federacy. Had the cartel for the ex
change of prisoners been lived up To
there can be no doubt that all the suf
ferug endured by the untortunat.
prisoners of AudersonviIle would hav.
been avoided. the Northern soldiers
would have been returned to thea
| homes or their commands the South
ern soldiers would have been enabled
to do likewise; the guards for tEO4'
prisoners would have bt Ell IL the tiei'
perfcrm'ug the real duty OF tue sol
der, and the Confaderacy w0uid havt
been enabled to devote the enerGlc
expended at AnIersonville aud otna
prisons to its OWE half-starVed troops
These facts were ELECTED III an IL
tt rview between Mr.. Heating, of Mem
, phis, travelling companion to Mr.. Da
Wis. and representative OF the Ttohe
Democrat, who admits that if they cal
be Substantial they make ont ever!
stl ong case for General Jefferson Da
Wis and his Lost Cause" They can b.
substantiated. And bad rs was th'
Unavoidable condition of Anderson
willie, it pales to insigniticance before
the real and premeditated horrors o
Camp Chase aud other prisons owe
which the Confederate authorities haC
no control, Willfui exaggeratlOn o
the condition of Andersonvllle was
no mitigation of horrors at Camp
fChase and Johnson's Island that cOuit
hare been aUOi{Cd.
| Bishop ALkinsan7s ApPOintm III $
, Appointments by Bishop Atkinson
for his Autumnal visitation.
J Greensboro. ...... Oct 18th
Salem " IS 18th