The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-04

son. Complied from official documents by
r. RANDOLPH STEVENSON, NJ. D., formerly
surgeon in the Army OF the Confederate
States of America, Chief Surgeon OF the
Confederate States Military Prison Hospl-
falls. Andersonyille, Ga: together with
an examination OF the Wirz Trial; Com
parisoh of the Mortality in Northern and
Southern Prisons; Remarks on the IN
change Bureau, ETC.: with an appenCiiA
showing the number OF prisoners that
died at AnderSonvillc, and the causes OF
death; Classified Lists of all that Died IN
Stockade and Hospital, etc., etc. balti-
more: TURNBULI q BROTHERS.
This book will deeply interest both North
and South-thc North especially, as it gives
Il full history Of Andersonville, where were
confined men OF every neighbOrhood OF the
northern States. and where so many OF the
poor soldiers OF the northern army met
death from the want OF means in the South
TO make them comfortable, and also from
malignant disease which could not be avoid
ed; but more than from any other cause
on account OF the cruel exchange policy OF
the Federal Government. suggested ana
sustained by STANTON, Secretary OF war;
with the auxiliary action OF General GRANT
STANTON argued that it was better that
their soldiers should stay in our prisons
than that our soldiers should be released
from their prisons, again to enter the field
TO tiyht for the South: for southern soldiers,
when sent home, promptly returned to the
field. The crucltics practiccd upon them
in prison whetted their desire for service IN
the field. The lists of prisoners, with their
regiments and their homes. afford deal OF
information interesting to great many
people.
DR.. STEVENSON gives very interesting
CHAPTER about the character and conduct OF
Door WIRz and his trial and conviction.
This strengthens the conviction that that
DOOR man WAS muruercd-i. c.. con-
demned and hanged most unjustly
and most fouily. We could not look
upon the unjust hanging OF Il woman as we
would upon that OF an innocent man; for
we hardly think woman ought ever 10 be
hunged; but we are certain that the hang
ing OF WIRz was rs uni uSt as was the hang
ing OF Mrs. SURRATT and even Ben. But
I.ER told BINGHAM that this was murder
when he called BINGHAM a murderer.
DR.. STEvENsoN'S book will help to cor
rect some OF the monstrous falschoods that
were during the war, and even since, for
party purposes, circulated at the North
concerning the history OF prison discipline
and life at the South. Never in the world
lived there people who possessed more
humanity, or who were more prompt and
Jealous in exhibiting it, than the people OF
the South and the man-be he party-man,
historian, or moralist-who asserts that
cruelty was ever wantonly visited upon
northern prisoners as il part OF the south
crn policy Of government or army, or was
at all in consonance with the feeling OF the
southern heart, is q liar. Ii ignorant, he
Indignantly asserts what he has no right to
assert without knowing what he says to be
true.
As time goes Oh the clouds OF bitter pre-
judice will gradually be lifted, and the day
is not distant when the vindicatlon OF the
South will everywhere confront the calum-
MES that for malice and party yillainy have
been spread over the land.
The agent to solicit subscriptions for this
book is the Rev. Mr.. DuNGEE, who has been
crually put under the ban By his own race
for being wise and practical enough to tell
that race that their true position in politics
was to stand by their white ncighbors, from
whom they derive employment and support,
and who were laboring to secure to all good
and honest government, without which
there could be neither peace nor content
ment for either white or black. Mr.. Dun
GEE deserves the sympathy and favor OF the
public, and should be kindly encouraged
in his undertaking. His own race has
visited him with both outrage and want.