The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-01-15


: visions for cotton, that an officer
} OF the Federal government might
be sent along to issue the provis-
ions to the Federal prisoners. This
was rejected. The Federal govern
ment preferred to let its brave sol;
diers starve rather than make q
treaty with rebels. Every effort
was made by the confederate gov.
eminent to collect provisions for
the prisoners that could be devised
or thought Of. ',5
Now let us look at the other side
of the picture. The Federal gov
eminent had plenty Of money, plen-
/ ty Of credit, and plenty Of provis-
ions; yet the confederate prisoners
were starved to death BY thousands,
as was alleged, in retaliation lot the
starving of the Federal prisoners at
Andersonville. How could the
Federal government justify such fin-9
human conduct, after We had made
such propOsitiOnSs Rats were
caught and dsvOured BY the starv.a
ing prisoners. Old bones that were
thrown into sinks were seized with
avidity, and the most filthy ofingss
were eagerly devoured. Robust
men became skeletons. Men we're
starving by thousands in the midst
of plenty. on
There was a dead line a few feet
from the prison wall, and the guards
were ordered to shoot prisoners
who crossed it,. The guard frea
quently amused themselves BY
throwing scraps of bread ever the
dead line, in order to get tOikill the
starving wretch who risked bis lif6f
to get it. IT ai >2' I'm sp.ii IeAio
A young man attempted to- ego
cape one day by getting in a COfihm
he was placed in the dead cart, and
as soon as it was outside Of tK6a
prison limits he threw off theIids
The cart driver leaped from 1 ~
seat and ran for dear life; but tk6I
prisoner (amere boy Of eighteen1d
was irecaptured, and in order tosetI
what5they called an example, They'll
fOrcedathe poor lad into theI CofinI
nailed the lid down and kept hini1
inlttill he, died Of sufocatien. 4Theyi
then buried him in the same box.d
The only crime that unfortunate
boy had committed was an attHmpsI
to escape from certain Starvation.
This cruel murder was committed
by the very men who clamored for
the blood Of Captain Wirtz for his
alleged cruelties to the Federal
prisoners Of AndersOnville. 98
A Federal officer with his own
hand set fire to my mothers house
and burned it to the ground, kicked
her and my two little sisters intoi
the street, and refused to let them
take out an extra suit Of clothes.Gt
NopeOple, since the dayeof ADAM, z
were over subjectedto such cruel
ties, and no people ever submitted
to and obeyed the laws more pa
tiently than the South did when the
war was over. Immediately after
the war ended ayoung sergeant ofef
the Federal army setout on foot
from New Orleans and walked to
Washington City, bearing the uni
ted States flag. Why was be not u
killedas he passed along among
the hell.deserving rebels (as We i
were called Those rebels had q
been paroled and hadlgiven a sod. ~,
dier's promise to lay down their !.
arms and keep the peace. They'll
were the men who never feared q a
foe or broke q parole.
When Gen. Lee marched his ar !
my. into Pennsylvania private prop.
erty was euumOlesteti, private Citis 4
zens undiSturbed, and women and
ehildtenPFotee HDwodid thak
campaign compare Wltha tAs oono 2
gaade BY q certain distinguished fed q
aralgeneraI from Tenhsessste u shsan
Georgia eoassFy Smoking EdinS,o x
Starving women, weeping chilaFenira
black desolation, appeared ihrths
track cf cne, ~ssileq uiss aaa Icassi. 4
fpl heohfity appeared behind tbs i
other. The soul Of one is now I'M v
heaven; aud where will the other
ges Echo answers, WhsFsf The
qpstart, accidental presidential the
United States oferad hundred
thousand dollars reward for the
capture Of Jefferson Davis; and 3,
thousands Of gallant soldiers wera, &
sentin pursuit Of one manydefensesra
less and alone with his family. A
man, who, 80 far as true greatness
and christian virtue were concern.
ed, was as high above this man where
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