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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

hOUeTl heTT ECCleS, lne new pastor OF
Emmanuel Baptist church, has no claim on
descent from Brian Boru or any other Of the
ancient Irish kings, but his lineage goes
back far enough to entitle him to the honor
Of being an Irishman. His mothers people,
who were of the Campbell clan crossed the
channel to Ulster during the reign of James
I. His fathers family went from Yorkshire
to Londonderry in the time of Charles H.
DR.. Eccles was born in that county. His
early years were spent in Ireland, where he
received his education. He studied at Bel
fast academy and then at Queens college,
Belfast, where he took the degrees Of A. B.
and A. NJ. At Queens university, Dublin
he took the degree Of doctor of medicine,
and then did postgraduate work at Trinity,
Dublin. For few years he practiced medi-
cine and then took up theological study
under his father, Rev. w. S. Eccles and
eventually became pastor of the Baptist
church at Dublin. Coming to America he
took a further theological course at the
Rochester IN. " seminary, and then as
sumed charge Of the church at Salem, o.
Here he was engaged for ten years, and
after that for five years he was pastor OF
the Baptist church at Bowling Green, Ky,
whence he came to Omaha. DR.. Eccles has
been frequent contributor to secular
church publications and is a member OF the
British Medical association.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

Mr. Davis to issue another proclamation
on December %. 1862, directing that any
Federal officer who should be arrested
whilst either enrolling, or in command of
negroes, who were slaves, should be
turned over to the authorities Of the seve-
raj States in which the offences were COM
mitted and punished for the crime of in
citing servile instruction. These several
DroclamationS of Mr.. Davis created con-
siderable unea siness among the Federal
authorities, and furnished the very pre-
text for which they were doubtless long.
ing, for either violating or SuSpending
the terms of the cartel. And so, on jan
uary 49, 1868, we find Colonel Ludlow writ
ing to his superior, General Hitchcock,
as follows:
81 have the honor to enclose to you a
copy of the Richmond Enquirer, con-
taining jeff. Davis's message. His deter
mination, avowed in most insolent terms,
to deliver to the several State authori-
ties all commissioned officers Of the United
States, that may hereafter be captured,
will, think, be persevered in. You will
remember that after the proclamation Of
Jeff Davis Of December IS, 1862, I ur-
gently advised another interview (the last
one I had with Mr.. Ould, and in which
very important exchanges We're declared).
I then did so, anticipating that the car
tel might be broken, and wishing to make
sure Of the discharge from their parole
of 10000 of our men. This WAS effected.
and in manner SO advantageous to our
government that we gained in the count
of 10000 exchanged about 1000 men. i
had almost equally good success in the
exchange declared on November II, 1852.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

'sYou are well aware that for the last
six months I have been presenting to yoa
lists OF Confederate officers and sosolers
and Confederate citizens who have been
detained by your authorities In theH
prisons. Some Of these on ny remon-
STRANGE, have been released and sent 20 VA
but by far the greater number remain In
captivity"
He then tells Colonel Ludlow that he In
satisfied that he (Ludlow) has tried 10
have these prisoners released. but WIFI
out avail and then tells MIN again
that the Confederates are compelled 10
notify him that they must resort 10
retaliation; but telling him further tnas
he will be notified of each case IN WHICH
this course is pursued.
A RETALIATORl MEASURE
On the ga ne day he wrote another letter.
calling Judlow's attention to the repore
that Captains McGraw and Corbin nad
been tried and sentenced to bs shot fos
recruiting for the Confederates IN Ken
lucky, and saying that II these men were
executed the Confederate authorities had
selected two captains for execution In
retaliation, and he concluded this lettef
with this significant language:
.'In view ( the awful vortex into whtch
things are plungin.. I give you notes
that In the event OF the execution OF
these persons, retaliation to an equal es"
tent at les t, Will be visited upon your
own Object, and II that is found tnefs
fectuaI the number will be increased The
Great Ruler of Nations must judge who
is responsible for the initiation Of this
chapter OF horrors" I'D, p. eso-1.
In a letter on January 9Th. 1853. Judge
Ouid wrote:
CONTINUED ON PAGE 1s.>
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

Following is the report of the History
Committee submitted by Judge George L.
Christian, at the meeting of the Grand
Camp. United Confederate Veterans, at
WythevilIe. Thursday morning. october
ed:
TO the Grand Camp Of Confederate
Veterans OF Virginia:
Your History Committee again retu~--
its thanks 70 you, and the public. for
very cordial way in which you have
shown your appreciation of its labors. as
contained in its last three reports. II
may interest you to know. that whilst
these reports have been published and
scattered broadcast over this land. no
attempt has been made TO controvert OF
deny any principle contended for, or fact
asserted in any Of them, so far as we
have heard. We think we can, therefore,
Justly claim that these things have been
established:
a. That the South did not go to wal
TO maintain. or to perretuate the institu.
ton Of slavery.
CD The right Of secession Uhe rear
issue of the WARP, and that this righ,
was first asserted at the North, and as
clearly recognized there as at the South.
Co. That the North, and not the South.
was the aggressor in bringing on the war.
(4.) That on the part Of the South, the
cipIes of civilized warfare, whilst on the
part of the North, it was conducted in
the most inhuman and barbaTous man
ne-.
The last of the abovc-named was the
subject Of our last report, in which We
drew contrast between the way the war
was conducted on our part and the way
st was conducted by our quorGam enc
mics. which we think was greatly to the
credit Of the South. The subject of this
report, the Treatment and Exchange Of
Prisoners" is really a continuation and
further discussion Of the contrast begun
IN that report and necessary sequel 10
that discussion. The further treatment
Of this subject becomes most important,
toe, from the fact that our people know
very little about the true state OF the
case whilst both during and since the
war, the people OF the North, with the
superior means at their command, have
denounced and maligned the South and
its leaders as 1nurderers ard assaSslns,
and illustrated these charges by the al
legged inhuman and barbarous way in
which they treated their prisoners during
he late war. For example, the late James
8. lame, Of Maine. said or the floor Of
he United States Congress in 1876:
Mr.. Davis was the author. knowingly.
deliberately, suiltily, and wiifully, of the
gigantic murder and crime at Anderson
VILE and I. here before GOD, measuring
my words, knowing their full extent ana
import, declare. that neither the deeds
Of the Duke Of Alva in the Low Coun-
tries. nor the massacre of Saint Bar
tAulomew, nor the thumbscrews and en-
g!ues Of torture OF the Spanish 1nquisl-
lion, begin to compare in atrocity with
he hidecus crimes of Andcrsonville-"
lie also quoted and endorsed report Of a
committee of the Federal Congress made
during the war. in which they say:
NO pen can describe, no painter sketch
no imagination comprehend, its fearful
and unutterable iniqulty. 1t would seem
that the concentrated madness OF earth
end hen had found its final Judgment in
In breasts Of those who had inaugurated
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

now knows, that at tho very time when
these false charges were being formulated,
the Confederate soldiers in the field were
almost naked and starving, and that near
~ ~ per cent OF their scanty equip
ment had been captured from their enc
my In battle
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
From the very beginning, the Confeder-
ate authorities We're anxious to make an
arrangement for the exchange Of prison
ers. and. indeed, that the war should be
conducted In all Of its features on the
highest and most humane plane known
to civilized nations. To that end, Mr..
Davis wrote Mr.. Lincoln on July 9Th, 1861,
as follows:
1t is the desire Of this government sc
to conduct the war now existing, as to
mitigate Its horrors as far as possible:
and with this intent, It's treatment Of the
prisoners captured by its forces has been
marked by the greatest humanity and
ienicncy consistent with public obliga-
ton. Some have been permitted to return
homo on parole, others to remain at large
under similar conditions within this Con-
tederacy. and all have been furnished
with rationS for their subsistence, sucn
as are allowed to our own troops"
This letter was sent to Washington by a
special messenger Colonel Taylor, but
he was refused an audience with Mr.. Lin
coin, and was forced to content himself
with verbal reply from General Scott
to the effect that the letter had been de-
livered to Mr.. Lincoln and that he would
reply to 1t in writing as soon as possible.
But no answer ever came.
For nearly q year after the war began.
although many prisoners were captured
and released on parole, tho Federal au
Il n,ffJ ae- ss,&-
iangement for the exchange of prisoners,
taking the absurd position that they would
not treat with rebels in any way which
would recognize them as "belligerents.''
The English government had already re-
cognized us as ''bellgerents.' as early as
May. 1861. AS the Earl Of Derby tersely
said In the House of Lords:
The Northern States cannot claim
the rights of belligerents for themselves,
and on the other hand, deal with other
parties, not as belligerents, but as rebels. =
YIELDED TO PRESSURE.
After awhile the pressure on the Fed
eral authorities by friends of the pris-
oners. was SO great, that they were in
duced to agree to a cartel for the ex-
change of prisoners, On the very basis
offered by the Confederates in the be-
ginning. These negotiations were com
.nenced on the 18th of February, 1862
General John z. Wool representing the
Federals, and General Howell Cobb the
Confederates-theo only unsettled point al
that time being, that General Wool was
unwilling that each party should agree
to pay the expenses Of transporting their
prisoners to the frontier; and this he
promised to refer to his government. AT
| second interview on March LIST, 1852,
General Wool informed General Coob that
his government would not consent to
pay these expenses. and thereupon Gen
| oral Cobb promptly receded from this
demand, and agreed to accept the terms
offered by General Wool General Wool
had stated In the beginning, that he alone
was clothed with full power to effect this
arrangement, but he now stated that his
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

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Association for the Prevention of Tuber-
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You can tell If you have consumption
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Don't doubt this, for the very same
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Appropriate Names.
New York Press.).

A German-American citizen OF Cincias
natl Is named Best. In learning our lan-
guage he came across the chapter ID
grammar which teaches Of positive. com.
paratIve. and super1ative. ard was much
interested in finding therein his own names
preceded By good. and better" II
so happened that about the Same time
his beloved wife gave birth TO bouncing
boy. and witt. the degrees OF comparisoq
rafting in his brain. the happy fathes
promptly bestowed upon his son and he'll
the name OF Good Better Best. G. z Best
is a prosperous uaalster to-day. This q
nearly out done by the Kansas City irtshs
man who named his son Kelly Kelley
O'Kelly. and by the half-educased negTs
whose daughter was blessed with sslec.
tons from the Bibie-Bethesda Siioam
Jezebel Shcba Johnson. They called hca
"Loamy' for short.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
Tho Pope,s Library.
lNaw York Cribune.l


Dr.. Hugh T. Henry, of Philadelphia.
the president of the Catholic High
School, said recently that when he ssns
to Rome copy OF his recently-issust
translation of the Pope's poems the
volume went unbound IN the pontif-
cal library DR.. Henry explained. ..ths
books have uniform binding-white
vellum and gold, stamped with the papal
arms These are the Pecci arms. and
consist of a strip Of green earth. tree,
q strip OF blue sky, and one star shining
The motto is 'Lumen IN Coeio eight In
Heaven) When President Roosevelt
sent a full set Of his books to the Pops
he knew nothing OF the uniform wn1ta
vellum binding, and the volumes were
brave with tree calf and tooiing and rha
finest skill OF the American binding. werG
left intact. and over them was feared
that all those fine covers would have
to be torn off. but compromise was
hit on. The American binds were left
intact. and over them like an outer cover
the papa1 bindings of velluna and gold
were set.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

government had changed his instruc-
TONS" And so these negotiations were
broken off, and matters left as before
they were begun.
THE REAL REASON.
The real reason for this change was
hat in the meantime the capture of
Forts Henry and Donaldson had given the
Federals preponderance In the number
Of prisoners. Soon, however, Jackson's
Valley campaign, the battles around
Richmond and other Confederate sue
cesses, gave the Confederates the pre-
oonderance and this change of condi-
ions induced the Federals to consent to
erms to which the Confederates had al
ways been ready to accede.
And SO, on July %, 1862. General John
A. Dix, representing the Federals, and
General D. II. Hill, the Confederates, at
Haxalls landing, on James river, in
Charles City COUNTY, entered into the
cartel which thereafter formed the basis
for the exchange of prisoners during the
rest Of the war, whenever it was allowed
BY the Federals to be in operation. Ar
ticle of this cartel provided as follows:
Cali prisoners of war, to be discharged
On parole in ten days after the capture,
md the prisoners now held and those here
,fter taken, to be transferred to the
points mutually agreed upon, at the ex-
sense of the capturing party"
Article 6 provided that
."rhe stipuliationS and provisions above
mentioned are to be Of binding obligation
Turing the continuance Of the war, it mat
ers not which party may have the sur
,lus Of prisoners THAT all pris-
,nere. of whatever arm of the service,
IRE to be exchanged or paroled in ten
LAYS from the time Of their capture, II
be practicable to transfer them to their
awn lines in that time, if not. as soon
hereafter as practicable.
Article provided that
In case any misunderstanding shall
arise in regard to any clause or stipula-
ion In the foregoing articles, it is mutu-
,lly agreed that such misunderstanding
hall not interrupt the release of prisoners
IN parole as herein provided; but shall
ys made the subject of friendly explana-
ion, in order that the object OF this
rreement may be neither defeated nor
lostponed.
OUR ENEA1Y'S BAD FAITH.
II is readily seen that both General Dix
and General Hill acted ic the utmost good
,afth in the formation OF this cartel with
/ common purpose in view, to the carry
ng out of which each pledged the good
aith of his government; and in article >
hey made ample provision to prevent any
CESSATION In the work Of exchanging
promptly all prisoners captured during
he war. And we now propose to show
hat this would have been the case but
or the bad faith and bad conduct OF the
representatives Of the Federal Govern
.aent. .s5s..5 81,
AS was contemplated by the cartel.
Zach Of the two governme nts appointed
ITS commissioners OF exchange to carry
it into execution. On the part Of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
(Alexandria Gazette.>

L. @. Washington, the veteran tournah
ist. continues critically Ill at his homo
1905 Ninth street. afr. Washington has
long been a sufferer from bad health
which recently has assumed O serioui
phase. Fon many years he has been 1
contributor to newspapers and magazines
on historical topics. much of his writing
having to do with the Civil War period
and the prominent figures of that time
notwithstanding his protracted Illness
active as ever, Last night his conditici
was slightly improved. which encouran
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

If an open rupture should now occur in
prepared for it. I am endeavoring to get
away from the Confederate prisons all
our officers captured previously to the
date Of the message of Jeff. Davis (tlle
18th instantly, with what success, I shall
know early next ek.'-(See Series H.,
Vol. v, Reb. Rec. Serial 11S, p. 1917
A SHREWD ONE.
This transaction, of which we find Colo
mel Ludlow thus boa sting to his supe-
rior will surely be sufficient to establish
his reputation for shrewdness as a trader,
or exchanger. So fragrant had been the
violations Of the cartel, and the abuses
committed by the Federals in pretending
to carry it out (some Of which are con-
fessed, as we have just seen, by Colonel
Ludlow, that on January II. 1853, Judge
Ould wrote Colonel Ludlow, complaining
in the strongest terms, and stating that
if he Colonel Ludlow had any Confede-
rate officer in his possession or on parole,
he would be exchanged for his equivalent
But that beyond that he would not, and
could not, parole commissioned officers
then in his possession, but would continue
to parole non-commissioned officers and
privates. He said:
This course had been forced on the
Confederate government, not only by the
refusal of the authorities Of the United
States to respond to the repeated applica-
ticns of this government in relation TO
the execution Of Munford, but by their
persistence in retaining Confederate Off
GERS who were entitled to parole and ex-
change"
He said:
"You have now Of captures that are by
no means recent, many officers or the
Confederate service who are retained Iii
your military prisons east and west APP
plications have been made for the re-
lease OF same without success. and 9TH
ers have been kept in confinement so long
as to Justify the conclusion that you
refuse both to parole and exchange
Cd, p. 1Ss-7)
ABUSES AND MISTAKES.
Judge Ould then called Colonel Ludlow
attention to several instances of these
abuses and mistakes, and asked that they
he corrected. In his letter of January %.
1863, he says:
.If any injustice has been done to you
nv our agreement, about reducing chi-
| GERS to privates, or in any other subject
| ma tier. I will promptly redress 1t.
"There must be many officers in your and
| our possession, who by our agreement,
made at the last interview. were declared
exchanged. Such certainly ought to be
mutually delivered up. The excess is or
our side. butAI will stand 1t because
have agreed to it. I must. however. insist
mon the immediate delivery of such OF
| our officers as ere included in the agree
ment."-P. Z3)
On December, 80. 1862 the following or,
der was isued By General n. w. Hal.
leck. signing himself as "General-in'
Chief: y
..No officers. prisoners Of war. will be
released on parole till further orders
I'D, D. 24S.l
This, he said. was done in consequence
Il cnnfederate autholt ties But. notWith
standing this order, and this action g
the onfedarAt auth tiles here com