Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-08-09


ss heavily as any Of our northern Abolition.
ists, as will DO seen by the following para.
graphs:
IuK SrnRoks AT vicxsBrRo.
Many little negroes run about In attend.
ancc, driven hi,heI and thither BY the COM
mands Of their white Soulouque-white-
tee,hed, pensivc-eyed. but sad s memory.
"A Are you happy here'" I asked OF one Of
them Who stood by chair. lie looked un-
easy and frightened. :" Why don't you
answer" "I's fecrcd {, tell dat, massa." ="
whv your master is kind to you'"
:" Berry good man when he not get angry
wild me-" And the little fellows eyes Gll-
cd with tears at some recollection which
panied him. Ia,ked no moro. Vieksours
is rcccssiouist. There were hundreds Of SOL
diers in the streets. many in tho hotel, and
my host sad somo hundreds OF Irish had
gone or to the wars, to fsht tor tho good
cause.
Tuh s'ss'ss"sH
I called on Mr.. Pe,tus, tho Governor Of
the State Of Mississippi. according to inv.
ta,ion, and found him in the State House,
IN n very poor room. with broken windows,
aud ragged carpets, and dilspida,ed furn.
turc lie is grin, silen, man, tobacco
runinant, abrupt spOcehcd. firmly believing
that tho state OF society in which ho exists.
wherein there are monthly foul murders
perIsira,cd hi tho sea, Of Government. is
the most free and civilized in the whole
world. lie /. easy OF access to all. and men
.aun,crci in and ou, Of bic Office JUS. .they
would walk into public house. lie sa
s,rsnuou, .eeeder, and has done hish.hand.
ci things in his way-simple apparently.
honest probably, fierce certainly. There
was no, much to say on either side. l can
only answer for one.
SAVAGE PRACTICE OF TnE RrBts.
Mex, day being Sunday, remained ut
rect in the house Of friend listening to lo'
cal s,ories-no, eoulcilr Do rS,c. but Of q deep
or tin,-blood rsd-how such man shot
another, and was afterwards stabbed by
n third how this fellow and his friends
hunted down IN broad day and mur.
dered one obnoxious 10 ihem-,alc after
tale. such as I have heard through the South
and seen daily narratives Of in the papers.
Ac,ldano, M security for life Proper.
" i. quite safe. It's proprietor is in immi-
nsn, danger. were !, only from bullets when
he turn. corner. Tho "bar." the "driuk."
the savage practice Of walking with pistol
and ponari-ungo,ernable passions un.
governed because there is no law TO punish
the deeds to which they lcad-,he.e are tho
causes o, acts which would no, BE- tolerated
in the wors, day. Of Corsican rcnd'iis, and
which mus, be pa, down. or the countries
IN which they are uppuni,hcd will become
n. barbarous as jungles OF Wild beasts.
.Ar oNcE SAVAGE AND CHILDISH"
|, i. astonishing how positive oil the'e
people are ,ha, Epgland is in absolute de.
pendenee on cotton for her national exist.
enc,.
They are a, once savage and childish. IL
England doe. no, recognize tho Southern
Conicderaey pretty quick, they will pass
resolution not TO le, her have any cotton.
except, &c. Suppose Ensland does ever
recognize q confederation based on tho prln.
eiples Of the South. wha, guarantee is there
tia, in her absolute dependence, II i. exists,
similar coerc,ve steps may no, 10 taken
against her? "0h! We shall DO friends,
you know" and 20 on.
err TO ruE WARS.
On the train before u. Ton the way 10
Mcmphr.) there had ju., passed on CON.
pany armed with large bowis kniSe. and
rifei pistols, who called themselves the
+" Too,h-piek Company" They carried a
coffin with them. on which was plate with
Z" Abe Lincoln inscribed on IL. and they
amused themselves with the childish con.
cei, OF telling the people as they went along
,ha, they are bound to bring his body back
m IL. At Grand junction Station the
troops got out and were mustered prepara'
tory to their transfer to train for Rich.
mond, in Virginia The FIRST company.
about 30 strong. consisted exclusively OF
Irish, who were armed with rifles without
bayonets. The second consisted OF Eve
sixrhs Irish, armed mostly with muskets |;
the third Of Americans. who were we'll uni.
formed, but had no arms with them. Tho
fourth, clad in greep. were nearly oil Irish
they wore all sorts Of clothing, and had no
pre,ensions TO be regarded as disciplined sol.
dier.
am led to Lelieve that the great number
OF Irish who have enlisted for service indi'
Gates total suspension OF all the works on
which they are ordinarily engaged in the
South. They were not very orderly. Fix
bayonsts,'' elicitcd a wonderful amount OF
controversy in the ranks. "whas are yer
dhryin' to 2" Sullivan, don't 20 hear,
we're to fix beeniu!" "Ay'o the sshrap
OF my b,yni,. sarSin, jewcl?" "ifyoProd
me with tha, asin, l II lie, daylite into ye.'
&c. oEcer, reading muster" No. %,
James Phelan." No reply. Voices from
the ranks: Faith. Phelan's gone shurc
hs win, a, the last depot" Old men and
bows were mixed up together; but the mass
Of the rank and Gle were strong. full grown
men. In ono Of the carriages were some
women dressed Us vivandieres. minus the co.
o,.,,a nj, and boots of those ladies. They