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Parele of Henor.
In a supplemental report of the Secretary of War, the subject of exchange of prisoners discussed, and the correspondence between General Cobb and General Wool, in reland to the basis of a cartel, and the subsequence violiation of terms agreed upon by these officers by the "United States Government made the grounds of a recommendation such of our own citizens as are now subject parole be discharged.
The Secretary of War says: ‘It seems scarcely possible that the should be any further exchange of prisoners during the war. I submit, however, that is but bare justice to ourselves to declare charged such of our own citizens as are subject to parole.’
This is a deeply interesting subject to all of our own citizens who on parple and value their honor.
Your humble servant is one of this class, and desires be thoroughly enlightened on the subject before hear required to act. In reference the terms of exchange agreed upon by Gen Cobb and Gen. Wool, as a basts of compled by the "Confederate Government" again the "United States," we all remember skulking, cowardly course of the "Lincoln Government" in the Trent affair-- Captain Willes was lauded and sustained first, and how, under the frown and me of England, that treacherous Government licked its own spittle and threw the responsiblity of the Trent affair upon Wilkes as unauthorized, when the world every reason to conclude that Capt. W acted under the strict letter of instruction. There is penfidy somewhere, we all known either in Gen. Wool, his Government, or the latter most likely.
But how far will a knowledge of these fact benefit the inctividual on parole when re tured by the enemy?
If relieved of their obligations to the Federal Government, all, I presume, would once give their services to their bleeds country. But great care should be taken relieve us of any honorable scruples we mi have in relation the generally received pressions as regards a violation of parole, in a former communication, urged the propriety of a speedy exchange of prisoners, particularly those captured at "Rich Mountain " It is what we all desire, and would be please to learn that the Government had made arrangement by which we could, with and light hearts, again enter upon our resp tive duties.
Among civilized nations, with recognized Governments, the Government in such case, not the individual, would be held responsible for the violation of parole. Are a recognized Government by the Lincoln dyansty? Do they not rather regard all the Confederate Government does as null void, and would they not hold the individual violating parole as responsible, deal with him according? For one, I con myself embarrassed. Holding as I commission, and on parole, were I to resign I would by so doing virtually throw myself out of the service of any country; and yet there be no chance fort exchange, I feel delicacy in longer corstinuing, as it were beneficlary on the public Crie, however prompt it may appear in the eyes of the law. The question I hope may be disposed of at with becoming deliberation.
