The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-07
An Andersonville Monument.

nave oeen lew legal executions else
where In the state.
An andersonville Monument.
The work of securing funds tor the
erection Of a mt nument at Anderson.
vile, Ca, ''as a protest against the
slanaers and falsehoods already dis
played in bro1Zs and marble at that
place." is being energetically pushed
by the G orgia division Of the . lifted
Daughters OF the Contederaey. At
convention of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy held in Macon, Ca,
asst October a resolution was adopted
which reads, in part, as follows:
Whereas, Captain Henry Wi1z,
commardant Of the stockade prison
1T Audersonvi;le, Ca, was ju3iciallY
murdered Gnder false charges Of cruel
ty to prisoners. Aad, whereas, after
an interval OF forty years these false
charges are reiterated on sign boards
in public places, from She pulpit and
on, n,nonDments.
Therefore be itresolved, That the
Uaired Daughters Of the Contederacy
In Gec1gi. use their influence to OBJ
gain the necessary funds to plsce
suitable memorial to Captain Wirz at
Andersolville, Ca, upon which
a statement Of facts shall te engraved
in enduring brass or marble, showing
chat the FEDERAL government Was sols-
ly responsible l. il the condition OF az
fairs at Ancersonvilis."
AS tas Atlanta Journa! points out
the records Of the federal war depart-
ment themselves show that the
charges to the effect that the South
maltreated prisoners OF war are un-
founded. Twelve per cent OF all Con-
tederate prisoners died in prison, while
less than 9 per cent Of the union pris-
oners held in the South succumbed.,
l. was the policy OF tne union leaders
to refuse to excnarge prisoners in spite
Of tbe suu5o's anxiety to do so: Genel-
al Grant himself advised the United
States Government no5 to exchange
prisoners with the Confederates. In
Justification Of this position, be said
that If the Fedsrsl's TUNED loose the
cne hundred and eighty thousand Con-
tederate prisoners they held and al
lowed them to coms South and rejoin
the army, that Sherman's army in
'front.' Of Atlanta would be disastrous
ly defeated in thirty days and that
his own position in Virginia gould be
greatly jeopardtzed. 1t will thus be
seen thataeven Gen. Grant vas not
willing for an exchange OF prisoners,
although he knew the South was una
bic to properly feed aud clo5he the
two hundred Thousand Feoe al prison.
ers the Con:e65rstes had captured In
battle. The south considered it
cheaper to fight the enemy than to
feed hiu;;" the North had plenty OF
men, plenty OF money, plenty OF sup.
pics, and considered it cheaper to al
low her men to lie In southern rrlsons
than to release az equal nunber OF
southerners. No other. Interpretation
can be put on the position taken by
Gen. Grant.
Towards the close of tee Wa- the
hospital supplies OF thsGSouth having
bscome quite exhausted the South Of
tered 20 buy hospital supplies from
the North, and pay for thu n in gold
OF cotton, for exclusive use o. northern
prisoners held IN the South, ple6ging
herself that none Of the supplies thus
purchased should be used for Confed-
craze soldiers, but this cf r was de.
clined. Numerous similar instances in
which the South undertook, in spite
of the misertes her own soldiers suf-
:ered. to alleviate the condition cf the
northern prisoners, In this same spirit,
night be added. The FEDERAL goVcrn-
nent TUNED down these PFC posals. And
yet three per csnt more scu5herners
lied in northern prisons than there
we're northeruers who died in south.
srn prisoDs, which should be a sufa-
;ient answer TO the c:2rge Ct cruelty
"a the part Ct the South. There were
Undoubtedly hundreds cf instances of
personal cruelty oa both sides, which
10 not evidence intsn tional malignity
III the part Of either government, and
he probability is that they will
.bout balance. We agree with the
Journal that the cl5ariag CT the anne
4 the commander Of Apdersonville
rom the falses charges which have
,een made, and are still made, against
lin, is q most worthy and commend.
bic work Oh the:part OF the Daugh-
ers Of the CJnfedsraey, and hope
hat they will receive the financial as