, 1876-01-20

st Camp DouzIs. ware bett.r led Than they h., t-.,
s: No sh' ma thsrs" ih.s thsss *a' .sfos.t, " ia
-. n q. .t9,.s "ti t.'",nt.stdi Ths :.ns .noan. .!
81. supplied 10 lie ttoops ii garrison wiz sGrntssl
10 tns nfsonerH. All who wtrn drstu:e of e'h,hlnK
and b1anaetk pros1i. herewith ut aoyrtnre 4:
exprnEr. 0n one OCCASION. saou+Aad uniforms,
whch failed to corna Ut to regulation standard ~trs
DISTRIBUTED .onf W pEi.oasrt y oritt q ne Gov.
& n tat Ae.e'talseto'ened and .at4t'a. al.
tor ihs use Of ths prisoners e,ai IN s r-.p.:,a
10 thoss occupied By or orn t1ooia. 1hty v'ss IN
Il 1.6sl. u sIs sp.tnen ,lesna, aa
Hct could not b obtained tn Tho South. .eeo trayy
turnlshed: .nd corps Of .k!1i.d ph5'!1.h, ~"
val upon ia confettra's .,cf Tho ding ~.1r Il.
lowed the eonEoatlons Of religion, anl were attended
p9son. wefe deaisd foe ho,p.taty % nd u as Wiz
Ut ts,4.isea ana sympashiEua 7 ff!utds ws:n undtr
ny" ron.isted, ii was assurey nut In the Treatment
Of the sick.
9. u Ns ntn,rat car. and tfndnp,' shorn, Tho
prisoners wers permitted 10 Interchange correspond.
enee With their friends North md Bouth, letlera Of
tssasonhbls character only beas excluded from sha
ereJ .a cy ver 'assh shor,e iues u
draw thereon lii proper amount and for nects,a,pur.
conytrss with them, And 1nini.,.r 10 ier cn,aiort
Surely no one will say thas there KA any "atrae!ty"
Nor Il il true that my cruelty Va. nractsced nm
ie.s by syu,path!hna frens, Il va. judxed "crue
IL sarln tcse men uIon the battle htld, bring them
Within thu Unlon lines, ard hold them ptisoucrs
until restoration = OF peace or an exchange shou'd
ny dIspsovnR the az1t OF these ch.sss,, tbs second
ncceAalsily falls to tho ground TIN charge u, how.
by Too hp Southern authorsy to BE- lupo..d Of Ia 70
summary aud general aannet. IN II . :Hst IN rhich
~ n - ,nram. az t. ,e u teeominR . .how tA.t, ON.
Douglas sud AndcrAonyl1lo cannot indetd be III.
l. There ctn he no "compsrlaon - between these
Camps In the number Of their military f1etufsons.
Mr. AlE bsfots delivering hls ns1t spesch, can. by
aud BY ao examination Of the recoTis u Anderson
vile. inform himself ~ 70 Tue numLes Of Union prison.
e:s ~hu. sunmaf.y after mock ttsl mel the,r Ieath
y Aplersonsllle. In Camp Dongils niltssy
eom@i!ti some u thsn sss,ou. ons., ae' to aeath. @
cnted Mlon Confederate prisoner.
=. In Camp Douglas, hui thsee confe1estts prison.
han informed himself si to t!,s nuraosr ii Uniou so;-
tisFs shot down anlast aiay it told blood u Aner
;tu,! ;tonrns hs lou will esel' TLots no comparison
:, >. Another subject worthy Of tuvtssisa.iou and
co1upssiaon Is tho drath-rat u Er4a,er. Al thr.s
and 1865, between $4,000 anl ty,o Confederate pris
oners ~ all were confined at Camp Douglas. Al the
nnnbsr Of csa.l. W.. ssSy n 'asa esse. '.as
Arieraouv,lie In ur year, the DEATH ralo was n.a:Iy
ara times that atnoant. la one ,nolit6- 1874.
-fhe nunl'er OF deaths Ut AnderAonslllu nt2rly
oqtaed the total number during fous yoars II Cumi
Douglas Tau dcst.rase Of pslsoucrs htld At tic lat
Within onu year, thousand ron 1T nos afonr fouud
arayns II Ansarsnnv,!le. uns regiment df 1IliuuIa
cut or-.h- si1teonsh C4,alsy-bsr:cd. wth!n f.*
dsrsoayil. graves: and thirty mora at Nlshu,oud ia
four 7nonths.-July. August. September an4 Otto,er
1s1l-9too uniou ,riaoners buried Ut the fo,n:r
canp,-lhrce times The number Of Coufedlrasa psls-
numbering Of sLe gt4xea at Andertouri!a began tls
atr sna @ A.ri ss nnd before tue sioss 1f th.
we,e psrs
tron Lbs distant blsss-ne'Is aal hospltals Of tus
S,uth to cacouner tho severity Of Sortnern rlsmA:e.
aispn, suuesing from e1posurs, want OF ,ncllctue
.nd M inadsa@.to q =. sures M.py of them were sisk
hsarl,. hcl!tny m,u. The Union prisoners takon 10
Arossonsills were tho noat vigorous aud active
IN sae ssTs!es VIC ha pnnetr.'sa farther than o!l'rs
tn most Instances, Ieays 1t at ALL TncJ wens there 10
ro,urn iio more forever. "Gomparison" certainly
falls here.
nhcr lines Of comparison between tho respective
C1mps could 10 dramn but enough Aia boen stated
ulo. with Mr. n4ius, would 1uG pleasure In iii.
ing tho veil from WIN! munt 10 regarded by r3 tartty
Southern confede1aoy; and tLe writer il not Of
tnstn lsk cas auserti1us and iupoic ,ttsrance. gu
:hs p.st ol Southern Representatives will do fsr
na!ue could drftset In q lifetime.
Mr. Blaine and Mr. liIl evidently both extreme
party, that 10 might dc=sroy liu,set Tbs a.tsf, u
icss very careful, Will destroy s pasy. Neither uf
from tho atandpons Of ptrsona experiences They uru
both AYit4tnra, ant, should their leadership bs fol-
lowea. tas dug Of reconciliation aust ~ indclaise!y
II tho era Of ,eooA feeling and mu.uai respect is
once on,,I 1o" T. :" e esgns, h. eon'u1nn'9toa Dc;
uy tic reibr1slO Of alsa pf0,utsJ aud nsehteyous