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NEWNAN. GEORGIA.
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Friday Morning, August 28,1868.
A STARTLING REVELATION.
Exchange of Prisoners.
Legal Advertisements.
The Sheriffs and Ordinaries of Coweta and
Carroll counties will hereafter advertise in the
Newuan Herald.
thorities, and that he was not at that time
authorized to make any answer.
This offer, which would have instantly
restored to freedom thousands of suffering
captives—which would have released eve
rv Federal soldier in confinement in Con
federate prisons—was not even noticed
Gen. Grant Responsible for all \y as that because the Federal officials did
not deem it worthy of a re
they feared to make one ?
erai authorities at. that time
Statement of Robert Quid, Esq.
the Horrors of Andersonville.
Butler's Testimony on File.
j.iy, or Oecauf.
As the Fed-
Look to Your Interest.
Wc will continue to sell our entire
Stock of Cry gooods, Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, , for the nest two weeks at
cost.
All those in need of anything in our
line, would do well to give us a call.—
This is a fine opportunity to buyers, as
goods is seldom offered so low in this
market, and wishing to close out our stock
you can buy bargains.
Joe Weill.
the Negro Descended from Adam ?
You will find a new and singular work
on this subject at the Book Store. Cull
for the “Adamic Race.”
Grant Orders no Exchanges to
be made.
>d a large
excess of prisoners, the effect oi the pro
posal which 1 had made, if carried out.
would have been to release all Union
A Full History of the Exchange
of Prisoners.
P n '
Cor
pri-
tun
icrs, while a large number of
derates would have remaiued
th
awaitm:
’ their eqi
the chances of
tht
In J
r
1863
itellic
Call at the Book Store, and get
mour & Blair Campaign I’aper and
vclopcs.
BUY THE BEST.
0 «R«VI!lt& It VKEIt’S ')
o:
bey-
En-
|Sewing Machine Agency)
One door above National Hotel,
f- ATLANTA, C> EO1 iCx I A. *
y L. B. DAVIS, Ag’t. I
W. M. REYNOLDS,
Corner of Public Square and Greenville Str.,
DEALER nr
Cook Stoves and Tin Ware.
January 11-ly.
If you need
Sept. 28—tf.
If you want
Sept. 28—tf.
a fine Shirt go to
JOE WEILL.
a fine Hat,
go to
JOE WEILL.
If you want a fine pairof Ladie’sShoes, goto
Sept. 28-tf. JOE WIELL.
F. W. Sims & Co.—See card of this
firm. We will notice next week.
Richmond, A'a.. An:
■ To the Editors of the Eat ion a
leer.-—Gentlemen:—I have recently
seen so many misrepresentations o! the
j action of the late Confederate authorities
I in relation to prisoners, that I feel it due
j to the truth of history, and peculiarly in-
1 cumbent on me, as their agent of ex-
j change, to bring to the attention of the
country the facts set forthiu this paper :
I.
The eartel of exchange bears date July
22d, 18*32. Its chief purpose was to se
cure the delivery of all prisoners ol war
To that end, the fourth article provided
that all prisoner of war should be dis
charged on parole in ten days after their
capture. From the date of the cartel un
til the summer of 1803 the Confederate
authorities had the excess of prisoners.—
During the interval deliveries were made
as fast as the Federal Government furnish
ed transportation. Indeed, upon more
than one occasion, I urged the Federal
authorities to send increased means of
transportation. It lias never been al-
l.'ged that the Confederate authorities
failed or neglected to make prompt de
liveries of prisoners who were not held
under charges when they had the excess.
On the other hand, during the same time,
the cartel was only and notoriously vio
lated by the Federal authorities,
and men were kept in confinement,
times in irous, or doomed to cells, with
out, charge or trial. Many officers were
kept in confinement even after the notice
published by the. Federal authorities had
declared them exchanged.
In the summer of 1863 the Federal
authorities insisted upon limiting ex
changes to such as were held in confine
ment on either side. Ibis I resisted, as
turn
uivalents.
II.
anuary. l s 64, and.
ariier, it became vc-r
v quence of the com
indee
; man
$ ed
t that
in re
iation to exchanges, tiie large bulk of
prisoners on both sides would remarii in
captivity fi»r many long and weary months,
if not fur the duration of the war. Prompt
ed by an earuest desire to alleviate the
hardships of confinement ou both sides, I
addressed the following communication to
Gen. E. A. Ilithcock, United States Com
missioner of Exchange, and on or about
the day of its date delivered the same to
the Federal authority :
Confederate States of America,
War Department, Richmond, Va ,
January 24, 1864.—Major General E.
A. Hitchcock. Agent of Exchange : —
Sir—In view of the present difficulties
attending the exchange and release of
prisoners, I propose that all such on each
side shall be attended by a proper nu
ber of their own surgeons, who. under
rules to be established, shall be permitted
to take charge of their health and com
fort.
I also propose that these surgeons shall
act as Commissaries, with power to receive
and distribute such contributions of money,
food, clothing and medicines as may be
forwarded for the relief of prisoners.
The original rolls showed that some
thirv five hundred had started from North
ern prir-ons, and that death had reduced
the number during the transit t » about;
three thousand. The mortality amongst j
tho>e who were deiiv red alive during!
the f Homing three mouths was equally
frightful
But whv was there this delay between
the Summer and November in sending
trauspoitation for sick and wounded, for
whom no equivalents were asked r Were
Union prisoners made to suffer in order
to aid the photographs "in firing the popu
lar heart of the North ?”
IV.
In the Summer of 1861., in consequence
of certain information communicated to
me hv the Surgeon General of the Con-
feo rare States as to the deficiency of med
icines. I off-, red to make purchases of
firms from the United States authori-
o be used exclusively for the relief
deral prisoners. I offered to pay
cotton, or toboceo for them, and
two or three prices, if required.—
The House cf Representatives have de
clined the inquiry; let the people take
it up.
Respectful! v, vour obedient servant,
Ro. Ould.
Commercial Intelligence.
Appointments by the Governor.
CON FIR VXD BY THE SKNATE AVOfST 21, 1S6S.
Haa. Philip B. Uorfip.300, of the county of
Greene, to be Judge of the Superior Court of
tue Ocmulgee Circuit for the term of four
Hon. Fleming Jordan, of the county of Jas-
T>cr to he Solicitor General of the Superior
Court in the Ocmulgee Circuit for the term of
f ur years.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE AUGUST 20, 1868.
Hou. John D. Pope, of the county of Fulton,
to he the Judge of the Loweia Circuit for the
term of eieht rears
Hon. Wm.
N E W NAN M ARKFT,
Thursday, Ang. 27.— Our quotations below
exhibit the correct state of the retail market.
WUF.AT W
Corn.—White -• (i 1 -A
Bacon. - 16 (T -0
p LOtR Si0,00 00
Prints.—per yard
Steel.—per pound.
Iron.—per pound •-
Salt.— Liverpool per sack
Virginia “ “
Chickens.— »—
Eggs.—Per l>oz.—
Butter.—Per tb
30 (.<
15 (S
12
io a?
©
15 @
25 Q
3 5
22 J
is
*2l
1-4
3 2l
BOARD 1XGr HOUSE.
Tht. undersigned takes this method of in
forming the public that she is prepared to
accomodate a limited number of Boarders on
moderate terms. The subscriber hopes by a
strict attention to the necessities and comforts
of her patrons, to merit a liberal proportion
of the public patronage.
For further particulars apply at my residence
opposite the Baptist Church.
F MRS A. E. McKINLEA.
New nan, Ga., Dec. 7, 1367-tt.
-0
1-4
meui
tic«.
of F
gold,
even
At the same time I gave assurances that
the medicines would be ust;d exclusive ly
in the treatment of Federal prisoners •
and moreover agreed, on behalf ot the
Confederate States, if it was insisted on,
that such medicines might be brought in
to the Confederate lines by the United
States surgeons, and dispensed by them
To this offer I never received any reply.
Incredible as this appears, it .is strictly
true.
V.
Gen. John E. Mulford is personally cog
nizant of the truth of most, if not ail, the
, n . I facts which I have narrated. He was
connected with the eartel from its date
until the close of the war. During a por
tion of the time he was Assistant Agent
of Exchange on the part of the United
States. 1 always found him to be an
honorable and truthful gentleman. While
he discharged his duties with great fideli
ty to his own Government, he was kind,
p and, I might almost say, tender, to Con
federate prisoners. With that portion of
iwethcr, l.
for the ter
Hon. W
moad, to '
the term ■
A. Adams, of the county of Mer- ,
b-» Solicitor of the Coweta Circuit ;
I of four years.
.. (Fb- ci of the county of Rich- ;
Jiuice of the Middle Circuit for,
four years.
C'NF'RMUD ST THE SEN ATE /iUGUST 1 J. I S6>. j
Hon. David B H of Webster county,
to be .Indue >f '.I Superior Courts in Patuala
Ciicait for the fern* of four years.
H »n. Ja nes M. Clarke, of Sumter county, to
be Ju Ige of the SUperi »r C >urts jin theS >otb-
westcru Circui' for tiie term ot eight years.
Hon. Rich ird FI. Wait Gey, of Decatur c »nn-
tv to be Solicitor General of the Superior
Courts iu the Southwestern Circuit tor the
term of four years.
lion. James W. Green, of Upson, to he Jodue
of the Superior Courts in the Flint Circuit for
the term of four years.
Hon. Lemuel B. Anderson, of Newton coun-
tr, ».> be Solicitor General «of the Superior
Courts ia the Flint Circuit for the term of Four
years.
Extra Special Aotice,
Beware of Counterfeits! Smith’s Tonic
Svrun has been counterfeited, and the coun
terfeiter brought to grief.
SMITH’S TONIC STUFF.
The genuine article must have Dr. John
Bull's private Stamp on each bottle. Dr. John
Bull onlv has the. right to manufacture and
s 11 the original John Smith s Tonic Syrup ot
Louisville, Kv. Examine well the label on
each bottle. If my private stamp is not on
the bottle, do not purchase, or you will lie
deceived. See ray column advertisement, and
mv show card. I will prosecute any one in
fringing on my right. The genuine Smith’s
Tonic Syrup can only he prepared by myself.
The public's servant,
Louisville, Kv. Dr. JOHN BILL.
F
FURNITURE.
Bedsteads, Mattrasses,
Chairs, Louuges, Dining Tables,
S'de and Centre Tables, Washstands,
Whatnots. Wardrobes. Bureaus,
High and Low Baby Chairs,
Baby Carriages and Cribs,
Window Shades.
All low for CASH. A liberal patronage
solicited. THOMPSON, COLE & CO.,
Sept. 28-tf. Ncwnan, Georgia.
further propose that these surgeons be se
lected by their own governments, and the correspondence with which l,is name ,
iaimiiar.-
Officers ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
ome_ change, to make reports not only of their
: own acts, but of any matters relating to
the welfare of prisoners.
Respectfully, your ob't serv’t
It. Ould, Ag’t of Exchange
I To this com muni cat ion no rep 1 . 1 / °f (in U
| hind teas ever made. 1 need not state
how much suffering would have been pre
vented if this offer had been met in the
• spirit in which it was dictated. In aJ-
being in violation of the cartel. Such a jj tl0n die W orld would have had truthful
by their own
that they shall have full liberty at any ,
and all times, through the agents of ex- Heis equally so with the delivery made
is connected he is, of eour
so with the
at Savannah, and its attending eircurn
Thf. Judge of the Southern Cir- |
ocit.—TheThomasviile Enterprise speak-;
ing of the appointment of J. E Alex ;
under, Esq., as Judge, and W . B. Ben- i
nett a3 Solicitor of the Southern' Circuit, \
says:
Col. Alexander voted for the Radical !t ,
Constitution, and for this he is indebted,
perhaps, for his appointment; but lie is a j
clear headed lawyer, and a good citizen j
Since lion. A. H. Hansell could no long- j
er occupy the position, we know o! no ;
better appointment than that of J. R. i
Alexander. Judge Hansell retires with j
'or sale in Newuan, Ga.. by
I)r J. T. REE8E
anuarv 25-3m.
Sole Agent.
Ns OTIC 1
WM. S. IIILLEY,
Agent and Commission
MERCHANT,
(Store on the South-West Corner of Public
Square,)
X)e.\LER in all kinds of
Provisions,
Family Groceries,
Shoes and Crockery.
Country. Produce taken In Exchange for
Goods.
He will sell as cheap ns the cheapest. The
public are respectfully solicited to cnil and
examine his Stock. Lome and see you may
get bargains. [May 23-tt.
HAVE
bush
s will
le of
this d iv associated with me in my
. s- Mr. F. L. ADAMS. The husi-
herealter be conducted under the
P. F. CUTT1NO & GO.
NOTICE.
F.
F. CUTTINO.
L. Adams.
Yerv grateful
stowed upon me
its continuance f
Julv 1st. 1868
for the libera! patronage be-
I would respectfully solicit
ar the new firm,
lm. P. F. CUTTINO.
A 1
indebted
the affections of the purest men in Geor-
tances, with the offer I made as to the | 2 j a _ un3ta ined with political heresy or
Public Speaking.—Prof. P. F. Smith
and L. R. Ray Esq., will address the
Democratic Club in the Court House bii-
day night.
»
County M eeting.—Democrats of Cow
eta arc requested to meet in the Court
House on the first Tuesday in September,
to select delegates to a Convention to be
held in LaGrange on the 16th Septem
ber, to nominate a candidate for Congress.
Mass Meeting in the Hurricane
District.—There will be a Mass Meet
ing at F. M. Scroggin s Mill, iji the IIur
ricane District on Saturday 5th of Sept.
Every body and the rest of man-kind are
iuvited. We expect some fine speeches.
W. U. Anderson,
Vice-President D. C.
construction not only kept in con inement
the excess on either side, but ignored all
the paroles which were bold by the Con
federate government. These were very
manv, being the paroles of offijers and
men who had been released on capture j ^ ox
The Federal government at that time j
held few or no paroles. They had all, or
nearly all, been surrendered, the Confed !
orate authorities giving prisoners as j
equivalent for them. ’I bus it will be
seen that as long as the Confederate Gov
ernment bad the excess of prisoners mat
ters went on smoothly enough, but as soon
respecti
longer
Federal
Confed- |
nect- i
in that
.nl.t l-a
as the posture of affairs
was changed, ihc cartel c<
be observed. So, as long as
government held the paroles
orate officers and men, they were re-
the
of
New Cotton.—The first bale of new
cotton was received at Ncwnan on the
26th inst., from the plantation ot Dr. A
B. Calhoun, under the management of
James H. Moore. It was shipped to J-; I$<j3,\vhen, moved by the sufferings
J. Thrasher, Atlanta.
ed, and made the basis of an exchange ;
but when equivalents were obtained for
them, and no more were in hand, the pa
roles which were held by the Confederate
authorities could not be recognized. Iu
accounts of the treatment of prisoners on
both sides by officers of character, and
thus much of the misrepresentation which
have flooded the country would never
have been poured forth. 'J he jury-
in the ca-e of Witz wouid have
had different witnesses, with a different
story. It will be b"rne in mind that
nearly all of the suffering endured by
Federal prisoners happened after January,
1864. The acceptance of the pioposi-
tion made by me, on behalf of the Con
federate government, wouid not only have
furnished to the sic-k medicines and phy
sicians, but to the well an abundance of
fund and clothing from the ample stores of
the United States
The'good faith of the Con fa delate gov- j !
eminent in making this offer cannot b
successfully questioned, lor tool and cloth-
in
purchase of medicines for the Federal
| sick and wounded. I appeal to him for the
I truth of what I have written. There are
! other Federal corroborations to portions of
my statements. They are found in the
report of Major General B F. Butler to
| the “Committee on the Conduct of the
i War.” About the last of March, 1864,
l had several conferences with General j
Butler at Fortress Monroe in relation to j
i the difficulties attending the exchange of |
prisoners, and we reached what we both
thought a tolerably satisfactory basis.
The day that 1 left there General Grant j
arrived. General Butler says he com- 1
muiiicated to him the state of the negotia
tions. and “most emphatic verbal direc- i
: tions were received from the Lieutenant
I General not to take any step by which;
another able bodied man should be ex j
changed until further orders from him j”
1 and that on April 30, 1864, he received j
! a telegram from Goneral Grant, “to re- j
evil ambition, he is the best and most
prominent man in Southern Georgia lor
any high office within their gift.
W. B Bennett is also a good lawyer, a
; man of sound principles and worthy of the
i high position to which lie lias been ap-
1 appointed. We therefore thank Mr. Bul-
i lock for making us these good appoint
ments.
There is a good joke told about Col-
j fax, when he and the lion. Mr. Fitch
were opposing cafidnkto.s for Congress in
1 ndiaua. Fiich had a letter from a promi-
i pent citizen of the District, which reflect-
1 cu very severely upon ‘."iKyler’ in several
G. H. & A. W. FOR.CE
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS & SHOES.
WHITE ALL STREET,
ATLANTA - - - - GEORGIA.
Keep on hand the largest and host selected
stock in Atlanta, and will sell to Country
merchants at New York prices with freight ad
ded. Nov. 30,1867-ly.
LL persons indebted to me will please
come forward and settle up immediately.
Being burned out, necessity compels me to
cal! on you, otherwise I would not ask it of
you. 1 will soon be ready to serve my old
friends and customers again.
May 23-tf. P. A. POWERS.
AY.WriS!)-
particulars, which, during a joint discus
sion between them, be was in tiie habit
of reading. Colfax, of course, had no re
ply that he could put in, so he tried to
fc> 1
iilA*C
AUEXTS.
-{ — PER MONTH.to sell NATIONAL
Oi / O FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.—
This Machine is equal to the standard machines
i r i everv respect and is sold at the low price ol
$20. Address
NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO.,
June*26—3m. - Pittsburg, Pa.
W. T. COLE,
~n> ~zn rsr *2? x T
a and bear it.’ However, Mr. hitch
;iued that Colfax was very anxious to
, . . _ _ possession of the letter, whereupon
ceive all the sick and wounded the Con ; fae £ ld j, exaeUv cop i e d, and on the next
federate authorities may send you, dav 0£ - uiscu3sio : i( purposely placed the
md no more in exchange.’ Unless my j C( J j Q tlle way of q r . Colfax, who very j h'exTrm-ted'without pain* the use
.‘collection fails me, General Butler a.so. I naluraily gobbled it up. On the subse- ! Q f NARCOTIC SPRAY. [April 2P-tf.
pient day, when they met, Mr. hitch in-
seud no more in exchange,
rec
in an address to his constituents, substan
tially declared that he was directed in nis
management of the question of exchange
to nut
Office No. 7, Masonic Building, Up Stairs,
NEWNAN, GA,
All kinds of PLATE WORK and PLUGGING
done with neatness and VYARRANIEI)
R. D. COLE & MO.,
(Established in 1854,)
P repared to fill a.11 orders for sash,
BLINDS, DOORS, &c., fit the following
rates, subject to the fluctuations of the times:
Price List of R. D. Cole & Bro.
PANEL DOORS 3x7.
Two panels, 1} inch thick, $3.00—50 cents per
side for moulding.
Four panels, 1.4 inch thick, $3,50 50 cents
per side for moulding.
\l inch thick 20 per cent, added; If, 33j per
“cent, added; 2 inches 30 per cent, added
to the above rates.
BLINDS.
Half stationary slats, or all rolling 70_cents
per foot in length per pair—-thus a window
feet long, $4,55 per pair.
sasii.
8x10 0 ets.per light, primed and glazed 23 ets.
10x12.11 “ “ “ “
10x16134“ “ “ “
10x1815““ “ “ “
12x14 15 “ “ “ “
12x16 K5 “ “ “ “
12x1817 “ “ “ “
12x20 18 “ “ “ “
Lip Sash 2 cents a light extra.
gsy^**All goods shipped free of drayage.
Newnan, Ga., Sept. 28-tf.
30
86
41
41
46
50
56
i,,,. (without the surgeons) were sent ■„ , •' ao „ leJcratl l Mthori «„
leti,), and were allowed to be distnbated , o motf „ „ ffn „ siraW fnr tho nll
bv beiierul officers to rcderal prisoners
Why could not the more humane pro
sequence of the position thus assumed : p 0Sa } 0 f January, 1864, have been accept-
by the Federal govern men t, the require
mentof the cartel that all prisoners should
be delivered within teu days was practi
cally nullified. 1 he deliveries which were
afterwards made were the results of special
agreements.
The Confederate authorities adhered to
their position until the tenth ot August.
ed ?
III.
of
Grapes and Peaches.—Col. AN right,
on Monday, presented us with some lus
cious grapes and juicy English peaches,
from his vineyard in Newuan and his
extensive orchard on his “Sun Set farm.
The Colonel has twenty acres in grapes
and forty in fruit trees, among which
may be found every valuable variety
grape,
plumb.
the men in the prisons of'each belligerent,
they determined to abate their just de
mand. Accordingly, on the last named
day, 1 addressed the following communi-
Wlien it was ascertained that exchanges
could not be made either on the bans
the cartel, or officer for officer, and man
for man, l was instructed by the Confed
erate authorities to offer to the United
States Government their sick and wound-
I id, without requiring any equivalents.—
; Accordingly, in the summer of 1864, I
; did offer to deliver from ten to fifteen
j thousand of the sick and wounded at the
mouth of the Savannah river, without re-
; the matter offensively, for the purpose ot
preventing an exchange.
The facts which I have stated are also
well known to the officers connected with
the Confederate Bureau of Exchange.
At one tine I thought an excellent op-
eideiitally referrei to -the letter he had in
' ids possession,’ etc , whereupon Colfax
sprang to his feet and branded the state-
, ment as a calumny that he would no lon-
i ger endure, and di-fied him to show the
i ,etter. Turning upon him*, Fitch said :
i Js that what you want, you little rascal (
[ You think that you stole that letter lrum
hmWm
Wholesale and retail dealers in
: l tnougnt an exceiiem c.p- ; . me y est erday, but you aid not; it was on-
afforded of bringing some i j v a copy. Here is the original. And r
DRUGS, MEDICINES & CHEMICALS.
r - portunity was
of them to the attention of the country.
I was named by poor Wirz as a witness I
PJ-
now, Mr. Collax, I wouid propose to treat
- i you as a fond mamma does a refractory
in bis behalf. 4 he summons was issued were j t not that to morrow you would
by Chipman, the^Judge Advocate of the | E j )0W n ie sea (; of your punishment for the
sake of exciting sympathy.’ Colfax nev
er denied the letter afterward.
of
Litioii to Brigadier General John E. Mul- 1 quiring any equivalents, assuring at the
same time the agent of the United States,
General Mulford, that if the number for
which he might send transportation could
not readily be made up from sick and
wounded, l would supply the difference
with well men. Although this offer was
made in the summer of 1864, transporta
tion was not sent to the Savannah river
until about the middle or last of Novein-
ford. (then Major,) Assistant Agent of
Exchange :
Richmond, August 10, 1864.—Major
John E. Mui FORD, Assistant Agent of
Exchang :—Slit—Y ou have several times
proposed to exchange the prisoners re
a ppl e> peach, pear, cheery and { spectively held by the two ^belligerents
1 ! officer for officer and man for man. The
Martin Martiu, son of Mr. Smith
Martin, formerly of Newnan, was fatally
stabbed iu Dawson, Georgia, as be was
coming out of church on the evening of
the 19th, by a young man named Abner
Key ton, and died in a few hours.
ne
be
Turned Out.—It is thought the
gro members of the Legislature will
eiected in a few days on the grounds that proposal, and agree to deliver to you the
•I J *■ _ - - i. .11 ...:tKi- flia ( ’anh-wi-
same offer has also been made by other
officials having charge of matters connect
ed with the exchange of prisoners.
This proposal has heretofore been de
clined by the Confederate authorities,
they insisting upon the terms ot the car
tel, which required the delivery oi the ex
cess on either side on parole. In view,
howeever, of the very large number of
prisoners now held by each party, and the
•;nfieriii>r consequent upon their continued
confinement, 1 now consent to the above
military court. I obeyed the summons,
and was in attendance upon the court for
some ten days. Tiie investigation had j
taken a wide range as to tiie conduct of j
the Confederate and Federal Governments ■
in the matter of the treatment uf prisoners, j
and I thought the time had come when l |
could put before the world these humane |
offers of the Confederate authorities, and
the manner iu which they had been treat
ed. I so expressed myself more than
once—perhaps too publicly. Luc it was
a vain thought. Early in the morning ;
of the day ou which I expected to give
testimony, I received a note from
the Judge Advocate, requiring |
ttr* Ebenezer Irvin, brother of the late
Washington Irvin, is dead.
my
ber, and then I delivered ae many prison- JMo'snrrcnder my subpeena. I refused,
persons of color are not eligible to office, j prisoners held in captivity by the Confed
persons ot coior | erate authorities, provided you agree to
Communicated.
A Suggestion.
MR Editor :—Let us get up a delega
tion of 37 young ladies and 37 young
men, all dressed in white, to go together
iu company with the President ot the
Democratic Club to the Mass Meeting at
deliver an equal number of Confederate
officers and men. As equal number aie
delivered from time to time, they will be
declared exchanged. This proposal is
made with the understanding that cue ot-
ers as could be transported—some thir
teen thousand in number, amongst whoai
were more than five thousand well men
More than once I urged the mortality
at Andersonville as a reason for hus:e on
the part of the United States authorities.
I know, personally, that it was the pur
pose ol' the Confederate Government to
send off from all its prisons all the sick
and wounded, and to continue to do the
same, from time to time, without requir
ing any equivalents for them. It was be
cause the sick au i wounded at points dis
tant from Georgia could not be brought
to Savannah within a reasonable time,
that the five thousand well men were sub-
CORN,
Lutherville, th<fl2th of September, pre- speedily as possible, whether this arrange
ment can be carried out.
s.ituted.
. „ , 1T , Although the terms of my offer did not e(J
, -j ® ho 1 have require the Federal authorities to deliver the proaecu.ion.
beers and men on both sides j ho have J ^ ^ ^ confident that Ri
been longest in eaptivity will be niat ue •
livered where it is practicable,
i 1 shali be happy to hear from you
ceeded by one hundred oil men 60 years
old and upwards, the latter under the
leader ship of Uncle Billy Beadles.
One thousand more of Coweta citizens
must attend.
. I promised, vet some three thousand sick
- and wounded were delivered by them at
the mouth of the Savannah river. I call
upoo every Federal and Couicdcrate offi
■ eer and man who saw the cargo of living
death, and who is familiar with the char
acter of the deliveries made by the Con-
The delivery of this letter was accom- federate author.ties, to bear witness that
panied with a statement of the mortality none j,ueh was ever male by the latter.
Respectfullv, y. ur ob’t serv t,
K. Ould, Ag’t of Exchange.
which was hurrying so many federal
These delegations will have a greater prisoners at Andersonville to the grave
effect than any speech that could be de
livered. Coweta must and shall be re
deemed.
Old Citizen.
p. g.—Maj. W. U. Anderson has con
sented to act as a recruiting officers for
Uncle Billy Beadles’ one hundred Silver
On the 22d day of August, l v 04, not
having heard anything in response, I ad
dressed a communication to Mij r Gen
eral E. A. Hitchcock, l nited :>tates Com
missioner of Exchange, covering a copy
of the foregoing letter to General Mui-
ford, and requesting an acceptance of my
even when the very stek
ne req
propositions.
Ao answer was ever received to
ei(h
er
Grays. Call at J. W. Powells office and ■ G f ( } ie<e l t (i t rs. General Mulford, on the
enroll your names. olst o! August, 1864. informed me in
Conveyances
who have none.
and desperati iv
wounded were alone requested, for, on
two occasions at lea-t, such were special
ly asked for, and particular requ st was
made tor tnose who were so Tspcruteiy
sick that it would be doubtful whether
they would survive a removal a few miles
down James river. Accordingly, the
hu'pitals were searched for the worst
cases, and after they were delivered they
were taken to Annapolis, and there pho
tographed as specimen prisoners. I he
photographs at Annapolis were terrible,
as it was my protection m Washington, j
Without it the doors of the Old Capitol i
might have opened and closed upon ine. j
I engaged, however, to appear before the i
court, and I did so the same morning.—
I still refused to surrender ray subpoena, 1
and there-upon the Judge Advocate en- j
dorsud on it these words: “The within
subpoena is hereby revoke 1; the person j
named is discharged Rom further attend- i
ance.” I have got the curious document j
before me now, signed with the name of;
“N. P. Chipman, Colonel,” etc. 1 in
tend to keep it, if I can, as the evidence
of the fir?t case in any court of any
sort where a witness who was summon-
1 for the defence was dismissed by i
I hastened to depart, ;
iichmond was a safer piace j
for me than the metropolis.
borne time ago a committee was appoint
ed by the House of Representatives to
investigate the treatment of Union prison
ers in Southern prisons After the ap
pointment of the committee—the II »n.
Mr. Shanks, of Indiana, being its chair-
n j.j Q —f wiote to the. Hun. Charles A.
E dridge and the Hon. Mr. Mungen (the
latter a member of the committee) some
of the facts herein detailed. B.*th of
these gentlemen made an effort to extend
the authority ot the committee, so that it
might inquire into the treatment of prison- j K J ^ other ;irtir! e
ers North as well as South, and especially
that it might inquire, into the truth of
matters which 1 had alleged. AU these
attempts were frustrated by the Radical
majority, although several of the party
\oted to extend the inquiry. As several
thousand dollars of the money of the peo
ple have been spent bv this commiuee.
Colored Democratic Club—The colored
Democrats had quite an enthusiastic meeting j
last, night nu Concert Hall, organized a Club,
and elected the following officers : I’resident, i
Jeff. Holbrook; Nice Presidents, Mm. Payne, ;
David Barringer and Barney Hawkins; Secre- ,
tarv, Wm. Pane.—Columbus E.i juirer f 21 st.
JAS.E.t
GKOCER i!«5l PllOISta
Merchant.
In Store
500 BOXES 'FRENCH AND AMERICAN WINDOW GLASS;
20.000 lbs. WHITE LEAD—all grades; tttjdtpaTTVP ’flTT <4
LINSEED OIL, LARD OIL. TANNERS’ OIL, SPERM and LUBRICATING OILS,
PURE NON-EXPLOSIVE COAL OIL;
ALL THE POPULAR PATENT MEDICINES.
The largest and best stock of
American and Foreign Perfumeries,
SOAPS, COMBS and BRUSHES, POMADES, AND
1 .lE
’LiveDrugStore.
GREENVILLE STREET .MASONIC BUILDING.
LnTFl1‘W"T>T^A_TnT, G-^A.
HAS on hand at bis COMMODIOUS STORE
RuOMS, and dailv arriving—
BACON,
FLOUR,
'he place to get nc
mellow
SODA WATER.
aratoga Spring Watt-
on draught,
.'ongress, Empire, Er
eelsoir, and all tin
other popular Alin-
e r a 1 Waters
for sale.
RED WINE & FOX.
FINE TOIEET GOODS
Ever brought to this market.
Ail departments of our business are now com
plete, and the attention of the trading public is
especially called to our very large stock and mod
erate prices.
RED WINE & FOX,
Corner Whitehall and Alabama Str?.,
ATLANTA/GEORGIA.
May 30-tC
MEAL,
ATLANTA DRUG STORE
UIMIDEH. TJATIONAIj HOTEXi,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
WILSON $c CRANE,
WilliSILE ill RETAIL ffiffilT
(SUCCESSORS TO JOS. A. DAVIS,)
HOUSE ESTABLISHED ia 1854.
e i? m s Strictly Cash.
Invite the. atten’i^n o
Fvoru try 16-23-tf.
to to w ich we
■chasing public
ran your names. ; oiss oi August iou*. — ,u . poowgrapnh at r ‘ ^ will not they demand that the ioveHiga- LA
Conveyances will be provided for those t writing that he had no commumcatton on * indeed, but the mu-ery they portrayed wa. , - thorou ^ h aQ , : j impartial Jalj 24-2 —$6.
. i the subject from the United States au-1 surpassed at Savannah, o r _
mWO MONTHS alter date application will
f be m ide to the Or iin-ary of Carrb’1 coun
tj for leave to sell all the real estate belonging
to The estate of George W. Tamila, lute of said
co-untT. deceased.
JAS. 3. TCKLI.V, Adm'r.
LAURA J. TUMLIN, Adm'x.
Mediciae- Fiuid and Solid Medicinal Extracts. Tinctures, Syrups, Ointments, and a complete
"•'--ormie::*t of FINEST TOILET ARTICLES from the best manufacturers of Europe and Amer-
; a B- n» practk-.il Druggists of maov rears experience, and their connection with New kork
H>u-es bring s -eon i m none, they invite Merchants and Families, wishing goods in their line,
cr;\*6 theffl trial.
B _Persons r lering by mail will have the same concessions made in Prices, and receive
the s -.me kind of Goods as though personally present.
fr m 5Z“- r :*• .nr-i! discount 5 made to Merchants. Jobbers and Physicians.
J S WILSON M. D. W. H. CRANE, Chemist.
*’ 112 years with Haviland, Risley &Co., lateHaviland, Chichester k Co.
Mav 30 tf. Augusta, Ga.
