Telegram-herald., 1890-01-08

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Lls sltA tss ll Reals gence has tae canP
".s attacked 80 stepped OK ~ ne
tsnt ~sers ~ vie ana children "eie
s-oeplng sn1 s4n a. once tnat tas
sss4ll@Lts ~eFs troops 4ep4oy.ng sr9-aa
tie eue&mpment - Informed ny
vie. Nhs aEge1 ms ~ escape. Afler
some hesitation / consented. sn0
servant woman started Witb ms carry
lag bucket @s % going 20 Tic sc
for water One o. the urrounalug
troops ordered ne 10 halls and demanded
NJ surrender j advanced tonard tho
troops throwing Ot lle shaw which
uv We h4d p-t 0ver my shoulders
4 20 trooper aimed his carbIne, when
M vile. 40 nlssesse1 the a. rushed
forward and threw hsr arms ABOUT ms.
tn4s defeating ~ intention, which
Has. IL tas troOpsr missed his AIN .
Try 10 unhsFse him ana escape with
kis horse Then. With every species Of
petty pillass and ofensIse ca d OItlon.
! vas taken from polnt % point. 4ntl
IncSrcerste4 ln Ort.ess Monroe
No one question connected win ne
Civil War has occaslOnrd such bitter
debate o. SO vide spread a feeling n
tie North IS the alleged inn nAa
treatment % feueral prisoners o. van
IN the bouth. Discussing the =. b ct
with justice aud candor Mr DAVIS
shows nov much % this Ill-feellng rests
upon mlsapprehenslOn and falsenood,
ana, what Viii DO = sharp revelation 20
very many persons, that the surerlnEs
and hardships OF Confederate prisoners
In Northern prisons not only equalled
but even exceeded taoseot Mon prison
ers a. AndersOnyilIe and elsew here.
The writer supports his statements
with a mass OF proof which no upright
mind can refuse 20 credit and which
puts \ new lace upon the ancient feud.
"Andersonyille." no says was Sc
iected after careful investigation for
the following reasons IL Was n high
pln"-wood reg on, n productive farm
in country, had never been devastated
b. no enemy, was well-watered and
near 20 Amerlcus. central depot fec
collecting the tax in kind and purchas-
ing provisions. The climate was mild
and there were no recognizable sources
o. disease. Persistence on the part
q tho nited States 10 exchange no pris-
oners caused so large an increase in
the number Of the captured sent 10
Andersonvllle "a 70 exceed the accom-
mediation provided. and thus augmented
the discomfort and disease OF condns-
ment IL was not starva-
tion, as has been alleged but acclama-
tion. unsuitable diet and despondency
which were the patent agents Of disease
and death. Statements from gentle
men OF high standing. who speak diSin-
terestedly are submitted as conclusive
on the question OF quantity Of food
a. An6ersOnville prison. Quoting
from letter Mr.. Davis says: Il can
with perfect truth declare as nv con
viction that General Winder, who had
control OF tho prisoners, was an honest,
upright and humane gentleman. lie
had the reputation OF treating the pris-
oners conaded 70 mis- general supervis-
ion with great kindness and cousidera-
tion. Both the President
and Secretary OF War always manifested
great anxiety that tpe prisoners should
be kindly treated and an Div provided
with food te the extent OF our means
Again Mr.. Davis quotes: - ne
ederal prisoners were removed 20
southwestern Georgia in me early part
o. 1904, TO secure q more abundant sup
ply OF food Quoting from Austin
Flint, Jr's. Physiology Of Man, Mr..
Davis says: The effects OF salt meats
and farlnaceous food lat Anderson
vile without vegetables wers manifest
in the great prevalence q scurvv. The
scorbutic condition, thus induced, mod
ifed the course of every disease. 20 s.
oned every wound. and lay at the foun-
dation o. those obstinate and eNhaus-
tive diarrh0as and dysenteries which
swept oil thousands o. these unfortun-
ate men. ii. O., tho Federal prls-
Orers a. AndersOnville. d" Pre- sident
Davis mad permitted three Of the An
dersonvllle prisoners 20 go 20 Nashing-
ton a try and change the determ ma
tion OF their Government and procure a
resumption OF exchanges. The prison
ers knew ofthe failure OF their m ssion
when / was al Ander7onville and tie
efec was 20 p.ung. me grea majority
o. them into the deepest melancholy,
home sickness am despondencY.
The same Captain Wlrz VINO was
tried and nung a. a murderer, warmly
urged improvements for tho benefit OK
the unhappy prisoners under bis charge.
mention these facts ID show
that he Captain Nlrl was not he
monster bc was af.et wards represented
70 ue. when his Blooi Was cslieI FOR bv
Iufuriate fanGtl.is1. IL
facts alluded % satisfied rs that .
was humane man q
real cause OF all the p-0t~scted suffer
ings Of prisoner. North and south =
rectlv duo 20 the inhura refusal of
tie Federal Government 10 exchange
prisoners o. nar The grea'-
eSt difficulty was experienced in pre-
curing medicines ana antiscor butlrs.
Tho4s we made contra band hv order