The Abingdon Virginian

The Yankee Prisoners from the Southwest—What they Say.

The Vicksburg Whig, in noticing the arrival there of the Yankee prisoners from Corinth, says:

The prisoners express surprise at the kind treatment they have received since their advent into rebeldom, and say they have been treated with marked courtesy by the Secessionists. Those from Indiana are particularly severe upon Lincoln for his emancipation proclamation, and declare that had it been issued a year ago Indiana would not have contributed a "corpse guard" to crush the rebellion. It has had a very bad effect among the western men, who aver they will never fight to place the "nigger" upon an equality with the white man. These officers declare the west cannot survive without the South and that if the South gains her independence the west will without the shadow of a doubt, secede from the old bulk and cast her destiny with us. After supporting the war from its beginning in contributions of men and money, the west will, when finding the South cannot be conquered, extend to us her hand that she may again be permitted to enjoy our patronage and the free navigation of the Mississippi river.