The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-03-08
DAVIS AND ANDERSONVILLB
PARSON BRowNLOW GIVES 4 BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE REBEL
PRISON AND ALSO EXPRESSES
HIS OPINION OF THE REBEL
CHIEF.

From the Knoxville treaa.) Chr1ni-,e, FEB :.
Ii was not to be expected that the
.embodiment Of treason and cruelty
" DO presided over the executive de-
parrment Of the defunet Confeders-
cy would remain quiet when there
was a chance of gaining little fresh
notoriety by stimulating the Confed-
crates in Congress to defend him
against the charges made by ex-
Speaker Blaine. That JEFF Davis
lives is standing proof Of the NJ
precedented mercy of the great Re-
public sgainst which be was guilty Of
the most beinCus Of all crimes. He
Z betrayed bis country while officially
sworn to support it, be helped orgsR-
Z ize and carry on a war against IL. aud 4
in pursuing the objects Of this war
perpetra,ed every crime in the deca-
logue; and yet, though captured AID
entirely within the power Of the Gov (
ernment a. e time when anguish for
The loss Of the assassinaied Line0ln .
was mingled with indignation for the (
manner OF his taking Of, aud Presi-
dent JohnsOn's proclamation and the (
universal distrust Of the loyal people 4
pointed to Davis a. a probable sc-
compliee, be still lives TO vaunt him
self as hero, bypceriucslly pretend I
10 3 mercy be never exercised, and 4
abuse the Governments which 80 far
mistook It's duty a. to spare his more
than worthless life la any OJb.r /
G0yerument or country Oh the fsce 1
Uf The globe, be would have b-en q,
summsrily disposed Of as be di-pus
ed of the Union bridge-burners Of
East Tennessee early in The war, and
that be was not made an example of
will vet he q source of trouble 10 the
American people and possibly aecr--
state the doing Of their work over
again
Of course be and bis Representa-
lives in Congress Ibink that they cat
lie in the teeth of history aud make
people believe that The horrors II
Libby, Bell Isle, and Andersonville
are Egments of excited brains, mis-
representations Of the war period, or,
- far As true, properly cbsrgeable to
the United States Government aud 4
not to JET Davis aud bis deT:li-h /
henchuen Hinder shd WIZ Davis
in his lerier Oh Blsine's speech has
the impudeace to appeal to the re-
membrsace Of the delegates sent BY I
the AndersOnyille prisoners 10 Mr. /
Lincoln IS 10 bow willing" be gas
to effect an exchange. 0ne Of these
delegates responds in the Pbiladel- /
phia Ledger that be well remembers /
aitb what care aud caution they I
we're compelled TO broaeh the subject 4
TO President Davis through Post
Commander Gen. Winder, With state
Ieats not altogether in accordance !
With facts, the only petition permit /
ted to go through being that publish
ed in the New York Herald Of Sept /
Is, l564--s very much diluted milk
and water representation Of slate
Uf facts the rebel Authorities would |
not allow them TO disclose.
The second resolution 10 that Pc
tition Sc, forth that ihe mortality I
amCBg the Andersonyille prisoners
generated by various causes, such a.
change of climate, diet, and want Of /
proper exercise, is becoming truly
trightful to contemplate" the writer
says would have more truly stated /
the case, lad it aseribed this mortal
ity TO unnecessary exposure, willful
neglect in preparing the food issued.
aud cruel sad harbaEous treatment
on the part Of Gen Winder, Capt
Wirz, and their subordinstes by muir
dering. robhing, and assa1lGing their
defenseless prisoners.
AndersonEilIe wss expressly Sc
leeted for its mQrderous malaria, aud
Winder and Wirz were expressly puJ
10 charge Of the prison pen there to
aid in the 6endish work Of exiermia-
ating the Yankee Army With ali
the South to choose from, salubrious
mountains, secluded valleys, healthy /
plateaus, aud sheltering forests ILis
red-elsy hillside, sixty tniiss south of
Macon, Ga, was selected IL e0n-
prised twenty-seven acres of lsud,
with 8 fever and MISUNDERSTANDING
swamp in its centre. A ehoked and
sluggish stream flowing out Of an
other swamp crept through IL, while
within rifle shot distance from 1t flow
ed large brook of pure water. which
had it been inelOsed in the prison pen
would have saved the lives of many
Of the prisoners. But that would
have thwsrted tie murderUqs scheme
VI The couspiraiors- There acre
some pine trees in the Peu which
nigh, have sheltered some OF The
poor prisoners, bur Winder ordered
them TO be cut down When told
bar their shade would eli. visie The
sGferings Of the eaptives be r-plird;
That Is just what am not going TO
do, will make q pen here for the
- Yankees where they viii Tos
faster than they are sent"
The pen was o quadrangle with /
two row- Of stoekHaes from twelve
!. eighteen ieei in iengtb, and sesrn-
teen ieet from the inner s,eeksde sss
the dead ine," over which no man