The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-02-04
CURTIN AND ST ANTON.

The following, the substance Of
which appeared in The rspers early
last summer, WAS pric;sd 10 the
Washington correspondence Of be
Chicago Times recently.s
II was late in the war, probably
in the spring Of 1864, thM Governo,
Curtin came here to see The Secre-
tary Of War, aud after giving him q
narrowing description OF the condi-
tion Of federal prisoners al Ander-
sonville, lie appealed to uim to >save
them.
Mr.. Stanton said he die not see
how be could do anytbiog why"
said the Governor Of perpsylvapis.
We havo thousands OIL copfeder-
ate prisoners let there be An OK.
change" With some heat the secre,
tary asked il he meant TO propose
that we should take back lot Of
diseased aud enfsebled men, who
could not return to the ranks, aud
give the confederates 90 equal num-
ber OF healthy aud well.fed men,
who would at oucs recruit their
armies.
Governor Curtin said that was
exactly what he was after well,
SIR said Stanton, "a man who pro.
fesses to be loyal to the govern
ment ought to be ashamed to make
such a reasonable suggestion
Curtin 10 su irascible gentleman,
and he left in choleric condition.
Iwmediately after he got home he
received from the Secretary dis
patch about as follows IN the in =
terests Of loyalty to the government
and the speedy suppression Of the
rebellion, you should resign at once
aud retire to private life, which you
should never have left Curtin re-
piled to the Secretary "Iu the
interests OF humanity you should
die and go to hell, where you ough,
to have gone long ago"
Doubling the correctness OF The
dispatches. resolved that the
first time | met Governor Curtin
would interrogate him reg11diu d
them. Un my return from ths
City Of Mexico in October last,
met the distinguished war COVER.
nor" at Tyrone on his return from
Washington, and rode over to
1Bellefonte with him. After a pleas
ant couvessation regarding the OK.
citing times Of var which al
once aroused his enth.3, 3,'asm, l re
peated the substance OF the tele-
grams and asked him if tho CORES
pondence took place as reported.
"Yes, sir, it did, he promptly re.
piled. But FIVE minutes after send
ing the telegram l would gladly
have recalled it il could l have
always been ashamed Of it,
"You have no reson TO be biz
dispatch deserved such az snswer.
II was very much proyobpd Will
the brutal conduct OF the secretary
and We had very bot dscussion
He acted like q beast. Hpndred'
OF our brave Pennsylvania boyl
"' '"'e ''i''"r in the rebe
: prison pens and I wanted to ge
: them out That is Why ar sed i'm.
J mediate exchange"
He was very heartless."
"The most heartless man Il eve,
: met. But gave him p unda4 taud
? that I was not afraid bf hinl apd
that was the end OF the &ntrov(,rsy. ~
"Are the kilograms 81 on fA I"
"I believe so. one, reqnslstet
President Lincoln to , ave item
suppressed so that they would NJ,
. 60 into the official record. Aud
! havo also requested the officer in
I charge OF the history the wal
now going through thl press to
keep them out"
,, No man but Stanton Nuld have
u dared accuse Governorl Curtin OF
disloyalty when on such 10 humane
mission to Washington and there
are few but that will ju|iiy him in
. returning the answer Q did, be-
cause the provocation vi as great
o ss it was brutal. john .sucaster.
i - Wiiliamsport Buile,4I
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