The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

Issigned and detailed for duty q,
,ommanding officer st Andersc nville
prison.
After the surrender be was charged
By the federal authorities with various
crimes st the prison. he vas taken
to Washington city, and there held
to trial by military ccurt, which
condemed him to be hung and he was
executed on the 10th OF November,
1865.
The military court which tried and
condemned Confederate Captain
Henry WiIz was presided over by
General Lswis Wallace, who sub
sequently became the famous autuor
OF the book known as Ben Hur, I"
which has been published in numer-
Gus editions and read by thousands Of
our people.
The work was also dramatiz:d and
presented on theatrical stages to the
interest OF many thousands Of people
and vast Assem- blies Of spectators. l
wonder If any OF them ever thought
OF the author OF ben Hur" as the
same man and officer who ruled In the
military court that tried and con,
demned Confederate Captain Henry
WiIZ.
The circumstances of the Con'eder-
ate government rendered it practi.
c2lly impossible to give the prisoners
all OF their necessities. Captain Wiz
vas condemned ard hung as ccuel
felon. His crusl judge lived on and
became famous. Does ii rot really
seem like the irony OF fats?
The Uaited States was in better
condition and with more favorable
circun stances for the proper care OF
prisoners, yet they allowed cur Con-
tederate soldiers to sJf;r severely,
many Of them being put to death
without cause OF reason.
Many Of them died from starvation
and freezing, as occurred at Eim!ra,
N. z, Fort Delaware, Del, and at
Sandusky (Johnson's Island). Oaio.
At Sandusky and Chicago are
large cemeteries Of our men Who dieo
In these prisons. Brave latrio!s o1
the southland, they were true to the
last, and they now rest In those
cemeteries in view Of these who op'
posed their cause, as though they are
to be silent sentinels on guard forever
for southern manhood and courage
fidelity and fortitude, honor anc
heroism.
Indeed, it seems appropriate ane
timely that the United States should
adopt the suggestion OF the lamente6
President Mckinley, that the fedora
government should share with US IL
the care OF Confederate soldiers
graves" He said: Every soldiers
grave made during our unfortunate
civil war is a tribute to American
vslor."
It is simply q tale OF horrors tt
read ncw the fl ;.al reports Of thu
lives cf Confederate soldiers in prison
/ A significant fact with regard to IT,
recor0s, that In the reports OF TIT
So perinten : aerts OF prisons under tht
headings OF conduct" almost invari
ably show good" and very good.
LIT US contrast these reports OF uni
form good conduct OF Confederate!
in prison With the severity Of ths
manner IN which they were treated
ay their cruel guards. For men whose
behavior was god" to oe treated as
they were was sin ply vanton cIuelt!
without cause.
The 81 stu5h had g double 'uty im
posed upon it, in the case 4 prisoner!
10 their prisons and it also contributed
to the comfort OF Confederate soldier!
in northern prisons.
The Confsderats government sent
large quantities Of cotton to ths
north to be sold and the proceeds tx
be applied for the purchase Of suppli=t
tor the Ccntederates In prison.
Confederate General William N r
Beall was in q Yankee prison. he
vas released on parole Of honor ano
vas designated for the purpose Ct
recaiviDg and selling the cotton ano
buying supplies, and distributing
them amongst the prisoners at vaTi'
GUS prisons.
Eight hundred and thirty bales Of
cotton sent to New York, alter being
prop e,ly prepared for marker: sold at
public auction February 9Th, 1855, at
an average pr.ca of 81 cents pei
pound, retted s33l,78 66, which su Il
was used for the purpose Of buying
supplies for our prisoners in northern
prisons.
On August s, 1864, General q. S
G snt cent a telegram to General But
ler as follows:
% the subject OF exchange, how
ever I diff with General b tcn
cock. II Is hard on our men held jr
southern prisons not to release them.
out it is humanity to those left II
the ranks to fight cur battles.
To commence a system OF ex-
change now which liberstes ali prison.
ers taken, we will have to fight on
until the whole south Is exterminat
ed. II we hold those already caught
they amount to no moro than so
many dead men. At this particular
time, to release all rsbsl prisoners
would insure Shermsn's defeat and
compromise our safety here"
after abundant and indubiGable
proofs, the responsibility for the sui.
fe1ing OF prisoners north and south
has been laid up n the authorities OF
the Uaited States government, and
here let it abide In history.
Thanks His Friends.
70 the Democratic Voters OF South
Carolina:
I take this method of thanking the
,reat number Of voters, all over the
State, who case their ballots for me
or Governor on the 256h inst, and CT
aging that I feel deeply grateful to
hem for the great confidence rseosed
q me-. ! ask the kind consideration