The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
PIRATES OR PRIvATEERSi
THE CONTROVERSY oTER TEE STATUS
OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS.

AE m n ~ ATH III IA NJ n
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Oen"t's'eeeah T'''Ueers ~ Se"ereeh DsNts'
ths united states eeVernnasst Treated Thera
as Ptrntes-Their Leaders Beins Csnytetea
.r Piracy. the Covreasrncv u,rr,oe,ea
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"se'' = NO AnAe1 ~ rr''"eh
We're ssEed-on'esii over kzehanses-
Goe. nuEer Calls Secretary sewnrd's BiuR
How the Matter Was Settled Rrnntiy.
WAshiNeroN. Jan. lo.-ine south con
epoereo ~ = prime hoOeSSity 70 secure quickly
HV" Eufopoah po"o,s e"u ~ ohi'ou S'ateS
recogniuon 0, is oehieeront risn's' IN pam
Anensn' tno r,she y orseni.o ana arm us Gu
sens otoS's' N sViuie,S VI u oh.oh sen. 10
oniotoe sno hos
VIM nisns ~ puS,'
ness reooshih0u - iA"lul ev"oseahes, 'noush
tsvoiu'ronis 40 o"pi'si rnnH y 20
suos ~ 90 "nu
~ us.so i,s"th0
tnen siihnB mann. oonsorohs rien's aiso !.
oiuuoo p.i'nosoe w" 'no ee"' u iie"s unuer
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e =" "AoV yon .A' o"i,oto opno.i'
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"N".nH to lequieu a iehoins
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s S'"N" lo io'oiu'io"a,y 'o'ofn'
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1917 o"' ~ 'oun' 'ouou
49, 10. puipo0e' os"a"eo
- "ou1 w "'"e u on'nS o oeiiser-
~ VI "h IL 'nero
~ nv !" 'NonnHso'' e"ou ioe e'auin
~ ~ o1ptuio'' tnouSh meah"hhie
@,n.sWS o'o' oppoitun's pfo'o'sou ~
y. " = eAenahse oesoruihB' 70
10 uSaees o.vuIu warfare. e.ories OF
on,on 'otutote oou'nerh
e. ~ . pressure upon
nj . administration tor a moaincaton
80 p.no', o". ""'oth"s oo'"eoh Ii oe'h
- s'p oeN' ,uuio ooufse'
VI :" ofina sehorai eA-
-, ope'iaA I'M ihui'iu-
um, oA'nanses was mausurateo through us
o"ei' AZ IL heiu' ihey were instructed 10
soy IN suus.ahce u opposing eohIederate CON-
ao,s Ut release 20 many Union prison
20 uIouunaAohs ahu i VIII re-
4e1so a \ humDer OF oohieoerates' out were
C"N- .'iuh' esoiu committing inc
sansh IN olac'ai correspondence on
I"s " o'ner Suo'oc's inc south was Always
"" Vi 20 ~ socahcu Sohteaeracy' &C.
- "iah' III cairo wrote tne Confederate Ten.
"' i.oosni.o ~ oou'hcrh Sohieaeracy
An'son' 70. Notwithstanding ne proceeoeo 10
eAcnanse prisoners Win its military agent.
An.hn hasshhs' as Is no" evident. was mere
puotAn.'' q oys'em Vi suoteriuge "hlch num-
ouseou nooous u WAS ehtireN unnecessary
ue.Aueo ~ heithef RESERVED nor protected any
eMss "h"'o'ei' d ACT pointed OUT oy zen.
naneck IN q letter 70 zen. Mcclellan on Dec. 3,
hicn no expressed tne opinion that
ought eeHchahgeo' an act "hich
N ~ " pr. VI ~ oroihary commerce.
80 h"u u ohce assumed such
,"e~ oonoSi'e propoftiohs ana its central Gov
W upheio Wy so iormioaDie an array
20, po"ef 40 iea'e no aouot OF the
49, :. y oniy aeserteu ou1 sieor'
49,, nNnuA = oenisereh' rights. Iheir
A :. Il hion authorities eventually Do
It,. th.u -. t.a.Ia 49, uso - piHe'
" - q. IN airo ways
~. 80 ro 'oh'os. oe'etai european
foeoshi-eu southern oeiiigereht
14e"'o' ou' II ohiteo otates government OF
course never dld SO In terms.
out OF THESE deep questions of statecraft on
which In 1851 the very existence OF the Union
was by some thought to depeI.d there soon devcI-
oped q crisis, as was inevitable, in which the aims
of both Governments were fully disclosed "a
well as the decisive methods adonted nv tho