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At a nKctlng of the Union men held lu
Carlisle, Nicholas county, Ky April lllh,
the folloKlmr tircnmhle nml rwohutom were
ollered by Col. LconUlns Mctcnlf nml adopted.
wllli but one uiwtiting voice :
WiivttKiiH. Many twrfuns lmc lccn nullly of
ll.it 1.1 .Imit ir!nifi llirtl rnn Ih pmnnlltliil lit
man on earth, utility or trrnnn ngnliHt Hip
best gocrnment cut tnteulcd by man, and
1.., h rtli.tlt ....ill. r.i.ll. IV.ittt nltii. .mat lid nml
lltllV I1I.III.III5 H". ."l.ll ,,.'11. ... I.".. ,!" . ......
jnincu tne nrmips oi (iiircucniir. m i wnr
nml lift lurp ulli l he m on nl nicni ion or re-
Inrnliiu In n fen vrcrlu to cut the throat or
every t'nlon nun or run them ncro. the Olil
rlrer and lake their property ; mid othtr hni
tiken olllce In a elril cnrmclly under the pro
I.Miilril co eminent or (he eiiimy, nml nrp
thi-nby doln nil that lliplr cowaully tnuN
would permtl them tn do iisiitnst our gtorlout
ruiinlrv i now, thireforo
ItfhJml. That nil uch piTfom stinll never
ti'lllNI ullU live in mis coumy. .inn nvarvie
fohcil to ue any niPttin whitever Hint Ii re
(pilml In prctcut thilr ulitrn, and will protrct
and ilefiMul any matt or men lint will drltc
them oft, or ue nny other mentis to rid ih
country or the world or iiHi Iiersj and nil
men who hie been to the .South nn real ot
prclwdnl trading cvpt'dltlou. nnd did not Join
the iwnile or, or aid tho eiuuiy tiut't. never
tlivleti, riult their trenonablp talk' ; they mtlt
l-bfjfv, or 'hure the (ate or other tmltor.;
nympattiU'u with the enemy will uu longer bv
lurpialtd
l!tdul, That nny man who ol.itms to lie a
I'nlon niitn. uud colloguing nnd elrctlntii erlng
with will known jcceloti!l. and nllemptltig
lo run forolllee on ttieh ground', wu will treat
H4eovMliuUtiiaul tool or lmlinr.
W. C. OD1JN, Chni'u.
M. M. fl tews, aik.
Col. Metcalf t poke in favor of the resolutions
as follows :
Uii'mi men, loynl men, true mm to ymir
country nml hr cuusc, in the hour of peril, let
mc warn you in time, before the tyrant' fool
is on your tied.-.
We, the fn-ople nf Kentucky, have voleil
three time, ami )ia-c cIiokii our partition.
We Im. e ilrcidtil Hint we arc n put, ami u
willing part of (he I'nltcU Stute. Imm
cxcrci'eil our prcnt State right. No lyrunt
illctutl to you Hint yon should rrotalu in tin
rnioii. No Congre or Ijjl!.ituro Iiiim
evcrrnhl that you must nml shall remain In
the Union, wliero iir (allien kit ji; but
j ou linvc, nlliT maturu deliberation, ruitl,
through lire polte, to the sucrcd asliec nf Tour
fathers, that jr appTiii.Me tlio lwllap. nml1
III crpetuatc it, ilefeml it, tlic (or It ! Hut
CjcIioM ! a mil lyrnnt come loofning up in
tlio Southern horion, wi phii-ily, Munilsliil.il
lily yu loort tlint Kvntniy iiirecarr for
tlnrm.Tinil lliev will Iminxj it. no matter what
you decide or taw you otc. Is lh.it tyranny?
or is It suhmlttliiK. like honest Democrats, to
the will of the peopl
IcT
Pucrcil Htnle rights.
where nre win now? The forktil timsuw
scoundrel tell yon Hint Lincoln brought on
the war. Arc you lilloU? Arc jou such
consummate fool that tiny can Imporc such
stuff on you 1 Were you so lost to common
wise as to bring on a v?iir Willi tlicm, u
prove to them that Kentucky wu iieccMirj
(or them lo hae? No! ywi voleil, nml then
they invaiKil your State, repinllcM of nil their
profiin about State ntilit. nt tlic sonu
time that their hypocritical leaders In tin-
State nre preaching peace, gentle peace, the
invader publishes lo the world Dial mey in
lend to connuer von. coerce you. sublogatp
on. or kill or drive yon from your liomcf.nnd
now in your mhUt arc a set of perjnml seoun
ilrel. who hold office under this Uoveinmcw
nnd at the same lime ore in favor of the South
in favor or the South doing what T Why
carrying out all these threat. They ympn
thlie with tho rncmy In time or war. im
chord orympilhy has been stunk? Why,
they how and wish that your throils nu; be
cut, or you c.ilcil from yonr country, and the
Invader lo take powion. What else can
they bo sympathizing with or tori Ami yci
you permit thefo avonetl traitors not only to
live nmons you. but lo hold ollice. Who of
lou would have rut up with ft man that sym
pathize.! with Illack Hawk or Santa Anna?
Vet, neither of them ever altcnipud the sun
jn?ntion of Kcnluehy. You nil know the ml
rl ,-Uen to n ceUbrnlul pretendeil union
company, by o high official, when they refused
tn take the oath required ortlic KcntucK.v mi
mi. ll siiniilv ndviied tlicm oiKnly to per
Jury. " Oh, talc the oath, boys," say tbl
svmpathizing officia', " and conatruo It to sun
your consciences." They did it nnd where
are tlitso perjured scoundrel now? In the
nrmy of the go-called Southern Confederaey
They made threat when they left here that
they would be back In six wetks nt most, and
would cut the throat of every Union man here
or run him ncio the Ohio river, but since
they have found that two can piny nt that
,rmp. mine of them nre attempting to sneak
back and claim the right of citizen. Will
you let such thieve ami woutd-bo robbers come
among you again? No! no! Never let
them make the second track. In p'uln Kng
Ihh, shoot the traitor on sight. It i a right
they srojuilly entitled to. Our Constitution
ami ln nm for the protection or lawful till-
zens, and not for the protection o( our encmie
In time of war.
An old villain iu a neighboring county went
off with a company or other, last nminer, to
the Southern Confederacy, after doing all the
harm he could here, ond he has also n on now
a captain in the Southern ormy, and o son in
Inw that wa there, but ha sueaked back
omoug the I.hicolnites here, ond is now a pria
oner. Well, the nrorcsoia o.a scouaurei was a
member of oor Legislature, nod arrived at
Krunhfort, ind did actually take his seat in the
Legislature, unmolested, ond is now nt borne
ond is permitted to remain there umjiiturbed
and a military Union gentleman, I understand,
telegraphed to the forces near his residence,
not to dUtitrli him. 0 1 his crime nnd convic
tion nre so sure a thing, that It I not worth
while for the people to tukc htm In hand, nnd
It seems n1o tlint his treason is so plain that
the official think it not worth while to bother
thcnuelvcs about him in these busy times lit
fiat monty !
U. C.'s, nre you nsleep, nml nre vou willing
tnshepwlth such copperheads within biting
distance of you? Arc you willing to have
such seed nguln among you ? Shade of fath
ers ! " in vain ye fought, In vnln ye lilcil 1" If
wc, your olftprlng, want valor lo repel the
encroachments of tyrants, or let traitor know
their doum.
Virginia voted lirgely fur Ihc Union, nnd
she tins been subdued, poor old Imbecile, " pity
thu sorrows of n poor old man." Tcnncvte
voleil sixty thousand majority for Ihc Union,
nml she has been trampled under the feet or
the Invader. Mhouri voted forty tliotiuud
majority for thu Unfon, nml her soil is crimson
with the blood o( her sons, hcd by the Inva
ding foe, who nro trying to coerce her out ol
her allegiance, nntl make her pay tribute to n
utirwr nnd tyrant. Can't you see that the
sumo fute nwnll you, If you do not wul.e up
ni.d slay tl.o dragon of secession, treason and
trailorhin. Tl.o lime tor argument ha pissed,
(lo to work, nml do not run to the military
with every grievance. Correct It yniirfilvi.
and remember that our law ure for the pre
tictlon of loyal cltlrcn. nnd not for the pro
tection of the enemies of our country.
How often have you heard thcthrent that
' In a feiv week you will bo ilihin from jour
country." Who made thee Ihreuts, you nil
know. They left their vvivt nml children
here, plainly showing that their confidence in
their return, was uubntindul. Some of them
have invaded Camp Chase, Camp Morton, Ft.
Ijiiiivetlo, etc., and some of them arc trying to
slip (isrck rmong tit. They would drive n
from our country for being true to our conn
try. If such n dire calamity shouM cv er Ufall
you. be sure lo malic ihc sympathizer jro first
In nn nddriM to the people of Georgia, IIowil
Cobb. K. Toombs, M. J. Crnwfotd, nml oth
ers, they wlvl-c nod orpe tlrir roblrm! now in
lite fieri to " ninhc us (fil all Hw horrors ol
war nt our firesides." Tliey mean by that to
kill cur wive and children. A cla of men
who have returned from the South lately, say
that they went to the South to collect whnt
wa owing them, nml Hint they huve not nfilul
the cnemv. lint look at their course here
amongst us. Tlicy mc udvueullug the cause or
the enemy mlhcrlng to the enemy in lime nf
war. I liwird one of ihem soy he did not deny
Mr.;: in favor of the South In favor of the
South making you feci " all the horror of war
nt your fireside," I snppoc. Another one or
tlHte rcturmM mule trader said n few days
uen to u Union man, " All of you will catch
hell lx fore long, because the Confederate
were getting behind Iluell ;" and they expect
u to protect them until their nllle pot here
In givo us lull. If I nm not mistaken, the
aforesaid Southern lover took n drove of
muli" lo the South since trade was interdicted
One of them had nn olUr for Ida mute tor the
Government, i.ml I nm to'd ho sold he had
rather take them to the South, if he never got
a cent for them.
Probably they arc laid In the South as n
neit egg, nnd probably they arc now drawing
Southern artillery on tho field to lny your
brother. I heard a gentleman (?) on our
street, more than n year ago, roy that we
ought not to pay a cent we owed lo the d d
Northerner. Look out. owner nnd bidder ;
Inke fuir warning. If there nun evpect to stay
lyre, they must stop their treasonable tulk, or
they arc nn better than the traitor who nave
gone from here nnd joined the nrmy, and
should be dealt with In the same manner. 'I licy
ure aiding nil they dare do. III yon defend
vonr firesides? Will jou ilifend jour wives
nnd children? Will jou be mealy-mouthed
any longer, with viper In your mldat, who
enmtder It one of the bouthcrn right lo In-
vadtf jour Slnlc, cut jour Ihrouts, and make
you ' leel nil iiie norror oi wur uv your omi
fireside?"
rather, brothers, mother nnd sisters, why
nre jou bereaved? why ha your son died?
why has your brother been slain T ror Having
been true to hi country. Their blood cries
loudly from tho ground j my murderer la in
your inhht. living under jour protection nt
his cote, nnd still persuading nil he can to go
Into the army of the robbers, and slay, pillage
and burn. The husband and brother's bone
ure bleaching whero they fell in defense of
their country ; and nt homo Iho" wild niotlur
is screaming over her famishing brood," and
you stickle and hide behind constitutional or-
gumenls that arc abstraction, or have no
foundation. 0, vengeance ! vvnerc is my rod :
Forbearance has ceased to tc a virtue.
Mad, demented fiend aro nmongst jou, doing
and prompting every possible Injury to you
and jour countrj-, tuklng life, liberty nnd pro
pcrty. and you nro protecting them i jou
atranglo nt the gnat, while they heap moun
tains of Iniquity on your shrinking beads
Is it constitutional tor them to kill jour
brother nt Fort Dorelson, nnd unconstitu
tional for you to kill hi muiderer or acces
sory here? Down with them.
The black vultures of hell have ascended In
clerical robes and tuken possession of the sa
cred n'ulplt. nod from thence have pread their
ooty wings over your country's bright es
cutcheon, to blacken and tatniili its respienu.
ent luster. Shake off tho clreaului tncuou.
Shake off the fetter these vompircs ore rivet
ing on yon, nnd hurl the long-faced, hypocriti
cal, traitorous scoundrels buck to their dread
abode.
0, sacred nigger I thy triumph cease awhile,
for cotton Is no longer king. I have just
heard of the battle of Pittsburg, and have
come to Ihc conclusion that Ihc wind has been
taken out of the tcrribto 7oai-irgnnf, nnd
think he will defer Inking Washington, march
ing his victorious army across the Delaware,
and dictntlng term to the cowardly Vutikt.cs
under Ihc shade of Hunker Hill, until Gubriel
toots his mellow, mellow horn, and wc nre nil
safe lu Atiiuham't iowm.
I had started to pay my respects to the nig
ger lover of the South. There lias been no dic
tion since I can remember riut Hie cry of nig
ger was ruWed. A Constable, Cornnir,
Judge, or President eoutd not be nominated
but the same old tunc was ground. Ijivv nf
tcrlaw wa iased to tighten the tenure by
which wo held them. State la.vs, fugitive
laws, Territorial Legislatures might legislate
n white man to the devil If they chooc, if he
had nary a ntggtr; but laws wcro pnucd to
prevent them Irnm legislating en the subject
of nigger. A Republican Congress passed
laws to prevent thcmclvc from legislating on
mgroes in the Territories, tltl the cry was
more security, more concession, until they re
quire nil lo kneel to Gesler's caj, or else they
nre not the Simon purr, or nt Wast they nre
not the Simon llucUticr pure. They swrnr
that it I God's Institution, mid that iu his di
vine wisdom he instigated the trader to the
pious culling of catching and clalnlng the
wild Afrleuu in the hold of some gloomy ship to
truii'port htm from his native hills, where hi
soul Is in danger, to Hie cotton field of America,
all fur the glory of God and tho Increase of
his kingdom ; Hint their pirsults and pleas
ure In Africa arc loathsome to God ; but
when they nre transported to the cotton field
nml learned to raise six bule to the linml great
I hi reward, tor he now rlcascth the Lord
and alull have n sent In Ilmveii; while the
traitor who have so long been protected iu
ntnklng bluek ungil, quietly pocket the pro
ceed of the cotton To nil this jou must
sotintuly promise uml swear or you nre nn
Abolitionist. And some of these traitor nre
helptn!; tn populate heaven with angel only
half black. This I- no joke ; nnd this ha
been preached from ihe pulpit by the aid
sooty -winged nigger satellite. They do not
itnp nt Insulting man, imt blaspheme God
with their obiequ om didlvlng ami pandering
toa set ot corrupt, llj-hlowu jackusies, who
cannot see uny 'Other ulin or object on earth
through which pleasure or happiness cnu be se
cured but nigger ; no other argument In poli
ties but niggir; no other road lo heaven but
on n ulggrr's back. They must have the
Missouri Compromise, or they will brink up
ihc Government. Then the Missouri Com
promise must be reienlcl, It ain't fair, or else
thry will knock ull the underpinning from un
der Uncle Samuel.
lvunsos muit be allowed to do as she pleases
no intervention. Our swect-scnlid lleriah,
who live in the Governor' palace and don't
rule Ihe destinies ol Kentucky exactly n he
would wish to, made a stxech Iu our country
town when he was a candidate, in which he
said that Congress had no power to legislate
on slavery, and must not Intervene In Kansu
ulfairs; that ho would draw his sword nml
fight before he would ask Congress to pass a
pro slavery or antl slavery luw tor Kansas,
for that would be retting the example that
Congress had tho right to Intervene, btid it
might hereafter pas some law we did not like,
and if wc complained they would tell us we
must put up with It, because wn nketl Hum
to open the door of intervention, and the
point was sottled j but, behold! when Kansas
herself attempts to cetllc her own business,
they shift round and attempt to forcu her to
be a slave Slate against her will. They have
been permitted to change gtound many times
on that subject In the last few jeurs. They
are as unreasonable os a child with a toy ; cry
If jou give It to them, cry if you dou't give it
to them ; and like the spoiled child, they must
nuiv be spanked and put to rest. I have heard
It preached ever since I can remember, that
ull wo asked was lo let u manage our State
affair os we pleased, particularly our own pe
culiar Institutions t that the North wanted to
tuko them owoy from us without compensa
Hon i thnl if the North would only ncknowl
edgo that there is sucli a thing os properly In
man, wc would be satisfied. Now the Presi
dent ofTers to us to let us do just as we please
buy our negroes if we wish to sell, nnd if we
do not want to sell, why " keep them ond that
Is the end of It," and we will bo protected
with them, thereby ncknowldgcing them to
be properly, nnd thereby offering to defeat the
AbolitlonUts, in taking them without compen
sation ; nud nlo spoiling the grand argument
of Ihe Disuuionists, that Lincoln and his Yan
kee hordes would take our negroes from us.
They aro mud ut Lincoln for letting us do as
we please; omo of them denying that the re
bellion has anything to do with tho nigger,
nnd therefore Lincoln is on Abolitionist for
bringing In tho sacred name of nigger at this
time. And some Union men nre very hard to
please with anything the Government does,
ond such men rarely complain at the Iniquity
being enacted by the rebel. If Jeff. Davis
has come out with the same message they
would have pronounced it Ihe most liberal,
fair, Impartial, statesmanlike document that
was ever offered for the consideration of peo
ple of common tense. Ob 1 consistency, thou
nrto Jewej, made of gum elastic, and cob be
stretched to suit the con:eicncc. The cry of
Abolitionist is the whip that is continually
held up to frighten the Ignorant Into the Dem
ocratic, ond now Secession ranks. If you look
nt things with common sense you ore on Abo
litionist. It is time wc put a stop to thee In
sults. They cannot listen to reason. The
only thing that you can beat common sense
Into them with ts a green sycamore club that
will not bounce, or n bultet. A few whole
some truths may be bitter, but nevertheless
true. Tho nccuntlon Is very common that
the North favor amalgamation. Now, to
tell tho truth, nml shame old Nick, It I prac
ticed to a fearful extent throughout the South
nnd Kentucky. Go Into any or our towns and
sec the different elude and color.
Jel black. linfTntM brown,
Mongril puppy, whelp and hound.
Dili we will not speak loud on this. Some
body might be listening. Vou can know
every traitor in the land os plainly os you can
know your hogs, by the ear mark. They
hnvca pass-word, by which jou cun know
them as well In the night os In the duj time
that word is Abolitionist. That is the sum
total of nil their arguments.
I will rdutc nn anecdote tlint how a Vir
ginian' Ideas on the rngro question, and It Is
true. I heard it. Traveling In Virginia, 1
slopped nt night at a house where they were
holding a meeting, and nny one seemed to have
a right to tell what he knew. A spry juung
man took the pulpit, nnd let out on the cruci
fixion us follows: ' My brethren! how meek
was our Saviour they crucified htm;
they put a crown or thorn on hi hi ad ; they
stuck a spear In his side, nml they drove nail
through his hands, nnd he never said a bit
more than If he had been a ntggcr!"
Tellow citizens, you all know that the nig
ger is the raw head and bloody bones, the
scarecrow, that Is continually held up to your
view, nevcr-censtng agitation. Vou must
itnnd rnllnel oil night, jou must statu) tinll
net nil day, with your mti'kel, over your slur
ling block nugel. while they work In the field,
to keep somebody from stealing them. And
you must stand natch to keep down Inurrec
Hon eternal vlgllnncc Is the price of nigger.
All of this liiic-ntiil cry Is kept up when
there Is not Ihe slightest danger.
Well, gentlemen, doe not all this suggest In
your mind a gleam of common sense? Dm
not tho weary sentinel begin to ask himself,
when will the relief come round ? Hut no re
lief ever comes. Ah! me ! when or how shnll
I ever find lime to enjoy myself with my loved
ones ? Where I that happiness this sacred
liiMltuitun is to produce ? When shall I rest!
Now I see this never-ending clamor has at
last beat It Into my head that I hod better
take the value of theso gnus from AlrlcV
burning sands, and invest iu something that
will not forever disturb my peace, use the mus
ket on traitor, and tukc tho hoo myself
Nigger and cotton has produced this rcbellon
uud should be made l.o toot the bill. There is
u big nigger scare Stilton our Congress. They
shrink, afraid to toko Ihc L-dl by Hie horn ;
It Is not Just that loyal men should light out
the battles to save their country from the In
Iqulty or traitors, ond then py tho damage
they huve caused. China hud to toot the
bill with L'nglond. Mexico hod to come np
lo Ihc office ond settle, ond the Swts rebel
had to pay tor all the dishes thry broke ; nnd
about tnentj-fivo dollars per head .on nigger,
uml two cents on cotton, will soon pay tor cil
ucatlug the Southern mind.
Interesting Letter fiom u Itclicl.
Tho tollowtns letter I from a Maryland
gentleman, now serving In the Confederate
ormy. It Is addressed to a lady lu J'liiiuue.
phia. The writer wos o joting mun of great
promise, whoso friends ore deeply grieved at
the wreck which treason has made of hi
prospects, lie possessed a peculiar gentle
ness ond amiability of disposition, which man
Ifests Itsctf even under present ciicumstances
He gives a sad picture of his position re
pentunt of rebellion, despairing of success, but
resolved to bury his shame in the ruins of the
cause which tempted him lodistruction. The
recipient, being loyal to the Union, has no
hesilaMon In making known whatever fcbc
learns respecting the position of the rebels
believing that neither friendship nor feeling
should stand lu the way ol duty :
Hospital C.S. A, JSicumom', March 31, 'C2.
I wrote jou, some months ago, my dior C
and I then thought, os I then said, tor the lasi
tune. Hut, somehow, notwithstanding your
well known scorn for one holding a position,
voluntarily nssumed, In what you cull the rebel
rank, despite your persistent sihnie when a
kind word from you hohIu be treasured beyond
price lu the face of all these, I ajaln write
to you. Had health nnd prosperity coulinucd
with me, perhaps I might have had strength
to keep my resolution fo maintain silence to
ward one who, I fear, will never forgive me for
entering the Confederate service: but the
heading ormy letter will tell you that I om in
that saddest of all pluccs, a military hospital.
The regiment to which I belong was, with
others, at Centrcvllle during lie latter portion
of the Winter, where wo were moat comtorla
blv nuartered ond well provided We formed
a part of Mogruder'i division, iu which are
many Slorylaimors. fcuverai came irom me
vicinity of my dear old home thut spot w hlch
I so tenderly loved, and of whose beauty I was
so proud. Soldier as I am, 0. 1 weep at the
recollection of the happy, innocent nours
nassed in that dear old home ; ond little did I
thiuk when I first described its charms lo you
that the t me wos rapidly approaching wnen i.
should be exiled from it and vou. Hut I was
telling you 1 found many of my former neigh
bors here, nnd thrown In such close contact,
w lih mutual sympathies nnd memories, wo hove
been like, brothers to each other. Constant
correspondence has been kept up with the
dear ones lo Maryland, and when one received
a letter, tt contained good news tor all.
Lately wc found it expedient to retire before
the advancing Federal force. In orJer to
strengthen Richmond. In a skirmish I re
ceived a wound lu the side, which Is very pain
ful, and possibly may prove fatal. I was car
ried by my comrades, and brought all the way
to Richmond. All was done tor my relief
that circumstances would permit, yet I suffered
torribly during tho journey, but before I
reached this place uncnnsclouincs relieved my
agony. 1 om far better now, though you will
sccliow tremulous is the hand that pens these
lines. If I have sinned, I am sunVriug. Can
you not forgive ?
s
I receive every attention of which the cir
cumstances around mc will admit; bat our
surgeon, have more to do than they ore able
to perform thoroughly. This ond all the hos
pitals arc crowded with the sick and wounded.
Medlctnes arc scarce, and, Indeed, we ore en
tirely destitute of several drugs which arc
most necessary to ns. There Is also n lack of
surgical Instruments, and a need of proper
nurses. We have very few regularly trained
nurses, most or the attention being bestowed
by convalescent soldiers. This makes sorry
work; It take a llttfc practice to accustom a
nun to such duties, and by the time he hns n
slight knowledge of the work, lit health i re
stored, and he Is returned to his regiment, for
the South need all her tons In this hour of
peril. The Indies attempted to attend the
tick, and really nld us a far at possible ; but
Ihe luck of experience nnd want of nerve to
bear the unpleasant tlghtt of hospital life
soon drlic most of them away. With ull
thews deprivations, the paint of itchncss nnd
ihcdingertol wound arc greatly enhanced
Ai'Rti. 1, 18C2 I wrote jestcrday until
my strength utterly failed, and row I resume
my pen, hoping to be able to finlrh this epistle,
for one of my comrodet leant this place to
morrow, ond promised to dispatch Hilt for mc.
I told you jctlerdny how poorly our suffering
soldiers were ntlcnded lo. No doubt human
ity made jou sorrow that even rtlclt tufleml
so. Hut C , what think jou It the fute
of tho tick and woundul Union prisoners
among us ? They ore cored for. of course ;
but our surgeons naturally seek fint to pre
lorvo Hip livrt of their own men; ana wimi
nurse in the Confederacy but would rather
watch beside one of our own tuffcrers than
ono whom they must consider nn luvodcr?
I stute the fact at mildly a ponlbte, tor I
know that iu your estimation these Invaders
ore the heroes and martyrs of a righteous
cause. I would not rifer to their position
among us, but knowing the resources of the
Federal Government, I wonder why she falls
to send relief to her sufferers in our midst.
Wat there no one who so loved the Union
that he or tho woulJ come even at a prisoner,
to attend to jour wounded here? I know
your Government proposed sending Commit
tloners here for the purpose, but the Confed
eracy refused lo oceept them ; yet much
might lie done by individuals without an of
ficlul postloo, which would not be offensive to
our people.
How I am spending my strength In behalf
of the enemies of Hie- Confederacy ! Hut my
mind pregnantly revertt to their condition,
and my heart Is full of pity for them ; tor,
though wc fight against each other, I cannot
forget that they were once my brethren. Why,
we never took a prisoner that I did not batten
tn tec if lie should prove some former friend.
Twice I found it so, ond jou con judge how
patuful were those meetings. Resides, our men
who have been released from Union prisons
tell how kindly they were treated while there.
'I he accounts excited so much attention among
our troop, that Ihe exchanged prisoners were
forbidden to give further information, or to
converse on the subject with our men.
Since I have lain here, surrounded by suf
fering and death, I huve thought much of tie
cause of all this suffering and deso'atlon ; ond
I am convinced that we of the South hod better
borne far greater wrongs thou we endured, or
fi-ared, than to have brought such ruin on our
country. In Ihe North, they tell us compara
tive prosperity reigns; but In Virginia whole
villages lie in ashes; homes ore desoluled;
sou, husbands ond fathers Ho In untimely
graves ; poverty Invades homes where hitherto
his presence was undreamed of; servoots,
loved ond trusted, prove faithless. All the tics
of life ore severed; and, disowned aud unre
cognized by her sister nation, the confederacy
struggles bravciy, but I fear vainly, tor her
existence, before a too wboc power she cannot
measure.
We might possibly overcome the immense
army brouDht against us, for though iuferior
in plnl of number, men fight desperately In
situations like ours; but were these repelled
who knows what countless hosts would fpriog
to arms from the teeming population of the
North ? I fear our cause is hopeless, nnd this
feeling dispirits our army ond palsies them ou
the battle field. Somo ore willing tosurreo,
der ond moke the best terms they can, while
others swear to fight until death. Our officiul
councils ore divided. Some would stand
bravely nnd conquer or die; others insist on
caution ; nnd this extreme prudence keeps us
retreating until we ore ashamed. Hut trust
me, our ormy will jet make n desperate stand
nnd prove, desplto our late reverses, tbot we
arc not coward,
As tor me, C , I may not leave this
place nllvc ; for, though I nm so much belter
than I have been, the doctor tell me that
danger is not yet past, nnd if I persist In ex
erting myself, as I om now doing, In wrttirg
this long letter, fever may tupervene and result
fatally. Let it come. I have no wish to livo
to see the South subdued, and through futttro
years to bo scorned as a traitor. If I recover,
the moment I can wield my sword, I wilt re
turn lo my post, ami nt least die tike a man.
I do not siy (hi in boasting or defiance, tor I
really regret that I ever participated In rebel
lion: bull have done It uml cannot retract
with honor. Therefore, if our cause must fail,
I hope to full with It.
The time I short. The lilernl nrmy Is
morlng rapidly upon n. 'J he final sttugglo
cannot be tor distant. It may be the last time
I con ask it ; will yon not tend a few line ?
not to the Confederate soldier, or JeMiryou
will cat! mc so ; nor even to the former friend,
but to a sick and suffering man who longs
lo know you have some sympathy for him.
The Ratti.k or a Ykak. One year ogo,
the 12lh of April, occurred the first octlon hi
this wor. Tin thousand rebel opend firo
upon cvinty loynl soldiers In Fort Sumter.
Since then there have been fought tncuty-fiio
bottle, beside numerous sklrmMic. Tho
following list will show the year's work :
1. April 12ih and 13th, 1SG1, Fort Sumter,
South Carolina.
2. June 10th, Dig Relhcl, Virginia.
3. July ,1th, Carthage, Missouri.
4. July 12ih, Rich Mountain, Virginia.
5. July 1 1th, Cnrrlckstord, Virginia.
C. July 21st, Hull Run, Virginia.
7. August loth, Springfield, M'swurl.
8. September 2Jih, Lexington, Missouri.
9. October 9th, Santa Rom Island, Florida.
IU. October 2lt. Hall Hluff, Virginia.
11. October SIM, Fredrick I own, Mo.
12. November "Ih, Port Royal. S. U.
13. November 8th, Holmont, Mo.
1 1. December 20lh, Drulntvllle, Virginia.
15. January 19th, 18C2, Mill Spring, Ky.
lfi. February Cth, Fort Hinry, Tenn.
IT. February 7th ond 8th, Roanoke Island,
North Caroliua.
16. February 13th and ICth, Fort Douclson,
Tennessee.
19. February 21st, Vo'vcrde, New Mexico.
20. March Cth and 8th, Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
21. March 8lh ond 9lh, llompton Road,
Virginia.
DO. M.icl, 1-tili, JIcnU,n,N'. C.
23. March 23d, Winchester, Virginia.
21. April Cth ond 7th, Pittsburg Lauding,
Tennessee.
2.1. April 7th, surrender of Island No. 10.
20. April llth, surrender or Fort Pulaski.
Of these actions, eight occurring In 18CI
were defeats for us, ond six victories; but
since New Year tho list shows on uninter
rupted scries of tplendld successes for the
Union nrms. leaving out the battle of Piltt
burg Lundlng, our losses during the war Imvo
been in killed, 2,190; wounded, -1.19C ; prlt
oners, 1,110; total loss, exclusive of diath
In camp, by disease, 8,1 2C. The rebel los
has been In killed nnd wounded, 115,129 ; prls
oners, 23,707 ; beside which, the rebel have
last enormous stores of provisions, not less
than three bundled ond fifty cannon, and at
least nine generals killed, named Dec, Hartoo,
Garnett, Herbert, Johnston, McCulloch, Mc
intosh. Stack. Zollicofft-r, besides Tilghman,
Huckner, Mackull nnd two other prisoner.
4v. r. jw.
Ax exchange remarks pathetically, " Havo
jou a sister ? Then love ond cherish her with
a holy friendship." This Is ull proper enough ;
but then if jou hav't got ony of your own,
take some other fellow's sister ond love her.
The effect is jnst as good, and sometime
better.
Ax Irishman went Intoo country meeting
house whire an auctioneer wot selling thu
pews:
Well," he cries, " God has broke down ni
well os the rest, ond here they are selling him
out in hi own house, to pay his own debt.."
A Max who won't toko a paper because ho
can borrow one, hat Invented a inaibiuc with
which he can cook his dtuner by the smoke of
his neighbors chimney.
It Is noticed that as much as ladles skirls
diminish, about so much the bonnels increase.
It is presumed that the hoo4 ore changing
their location.
What single advantage havo Ihe rebel de
rived from this war except In the humiliation
of their own pride ond vanity ?
There Is one thing, and perhaps but one, In
which the Federals well might imitate tho
Rebel Coogre adjournment.
Turns wos no General Jurkson to defend
New Orleans against men fighting under thu
old (lag of the Union.
A rebel leader upon the scaffold would bo
the right man In the right place.
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Virqima ha dow had a jeor' cxperienco
of secession. How dcs it agree with her I
"J ia.h you, wife, I have got the plan all
in roy head." " Ah, theu it Is In a nutshell,"
! ' '' swu
'Deal with mo kindly," as tho fellow laid
when bo iat down at the faro table
" I'x aving a change of 'ulr," ts a cockney
said when he put on a ucw velg.
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