The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-03

Iefr Davis the Real Author offs
Horrors.
Chicago Trlaune, Jan,x saa.l

Chicago Tribune. Jsn'g s-i-l
We are now leaving the War OF
the Rebellion 50 far ID the retrospect
that We can begin to view it dispas-
sionasely. and reach decisions having
historical value and truth. Among
the episodes OF that War one has Al
ready come into public notice, name
", the relations of the ex. President
OF the Coniederacy, Jefferson Davis.
to the Andersonville prison-pen and
its horrors, and for the sake Of his
tory those relations should tie fuiiY
understood. When the Rebellion
collapsed in 1865, multitude OF new
aai strange event. crowded upon the
American people, and, n0t.ithstsnd-
ily all that had been said and writ
tn spon the dreadful horrors Of An
deroaville, the public attention was
MOI especially concentrated upon
them. There was 50 much to O.,
and think OF, and to say; there was
such widespread and heartfelt re-
j3iciag that the misery, suffering, an
horrors oil the internecine strife were
ended there was such general u
bilee over the return 5f peace, and 50
much TO think of in regard 10 recoa-
struction, that people only & lancet a
aniers0nville as dismal dream OF
the past. that was no. a. az END
When jefferson Davis was csptaFsd
there was general feeling that 70
should be punished witt death, net
particularly foS his connection with
the atrocities pracf1cei 81 anasFsca-
vile. but because he had beea tie
emboiiIeat Ct tEsasoa AID the Ferr
head os the Rehe.Ec1-a reae-llcH
wtiea ha5 sHEsetei 50 mach SCREW
ard ui.erv upoa The coaatry. i
MS Lot geEtr4fiy known t1ea 1o
i; extent le aza been -al.tv O.
tie c-aelfies p-act4ce3 il >c1t1sEa
p-ssca-psrs. The o1lF proper Eo-H
q ffssl. however, sha; n eQ1rt-1,sr-
Tia. w&s laid asle. al @eEerso1
DAvs. -aa f4rze4 oEas ta tie cC4rts
A. .2wvers. AID, = il Tee cases g
the "a 5czIry q prisoners tzEae1 evea
- .-ve-s a1d co1Ets EoE4dsys, The
EMS d i1siice we're defeated. NJ
Greer. lid one IT b. sentiments.
r-zaszss. vgnt bail ios him. Con
s:ssz;sa 4 o. ieetso1s AKA: seelEic4 j.
ties e every SGT were cuCalngiy
tarus. ii the wax q the Government,
al tie ease never caEle 70 tEls.
s 1ce that tine reconstruction an5
rrea4e .lia.io1 Aave eseup.el tie a.
tcatioo O. tae Pc pc, and g zasorbe4
have they been III tbs great wofh
ta4t geEersca DAVIS had alulost
dropped out Of recollection, and An
dersouyiIe had become q cloudy
memory Of the psst. The people ha9 |
well nigh forgotten Il Taxing al |
vantsge Of the apparently popu'al
forgstfulness sad indifference, TIE
Confederate members Of the House,
aided BIZ Northern doughfacea Dem
ocrzts, ran il hill oil general smaes
", cuEninsly including Jefferson
Davis. to whom they rendered the
right to come back to the LnItea
States Senate without huniliating |
him to ask for pardon or take an OATH
Of allegiance. They begged him to |
accept full political privileges. They |
got down upon their knees, so tt
speak, and urged it upon him. They
deliberately proposed to make this
embodiment OF treason an exception
to the conditions OF grace. At this
iancture Mr.. Blaine stepped in with |
the fsc,s Of history, and blocked the
game Of the Confederates. by charg |
ing him with being the author Of thu
brutalities at Andersonville, and this
was followed up by Gen. Garfield,
who crushed every Confederate re
Div aud pin..ed them and their dough
face friends down TO that RECORD
which has sent such q thrill through
tie country, a. people realize the
atrocities oil AndersonyilIe Tor tht
first time, and for the first time be
come aware that Jefferson Davis was
chiefly responsible for them.
And now what is that record: We
have already printed two documents
that throw ali the light upon the suo,
ject that is needel-hrst, the test
mouv OF Mr.. Richardson, who was
prisoner there, and, second, the
speech o. Mr.. Garfield, with its &C
cotnpaaying Confederate Official doc
uments. Mr. Richardson establishes
the fact that in this pea of Anderson
vile there va. neither building, shed.
tree, shrub, nor leaf. Every tree hsd
been felled. The Rebels were com
fortahly quartsrea outside in the
shady woods. A dead-lne ran
around the inside Of the inclo,ure, 70
feet from the fence, and to approach
it, or cross it, meant instant death
This was Ben Hills paradise, The
stream Of pure water Of which Mr.,
Hill .e is thus described:
Il passed through the stockade den
from west to east, after having fra
passed through the Rebel camp The
reader may know what that means
The sxorsment and refuse OF that camp
went into the little brook, and then
passed through the den-and this vile
disease breeding, loathsor1e stuff was
all that the Union soldiers had 10 drink,
aud all that they had TO wash in; and 10
approach this they were Obliged 10 wade
through 100 feet Of miTy bog, or marshs
ground, witch lined the brook, sinking
to their kneeo nearly 1T every step.
How our troops suffered, Mr.. Rich
arison thus describes:
During June, 1864, it rained twenty
seven DAYS. The showers were followed
by the fierce heat of tie burning sun
Not shred OF shade anywhere What
followed. The poor fellows who ner,
baretooied and half naked saw theil
skin draw up like parchEsAt-cracf
open; gangrene set in, and the loash
come ailment ate off fingers, toes, fee
and legs No medical sttendance--Ro'
even a little shade 10 hide the swollen
blistering, bleeding, notifying bodiet
from the scoIching sun! Men WHOSE
feet were swollen to double size, ans
cracked with the parching sun, used te
sit all day long with strip of cloth o.
An old coat iii they could get it, thrown
over their feet to ward off the blaze.
Mr.. Hill claimed there were shade.
trees in this den. Mr.. Richardson
confirmed by numerous others, says
There was not one branch or twig in
the entire Enclosure In order to gel
any Of those trees lie speaks Of, the
soldiers dug into the earth 10 feet to
secure little roots TO cook mule flesh to
anr, fru,,n ~,