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So A7Af' tL~Gs 4 - . kAF GSfl.
Since Va nave heard Of the oatraze< com
niJJed by lincoln uurl-a II demons 90 v8ur
ire bern citizens OF the frontier ot NlsgiUi4
toera has kl2dIed 4 new are Ia the brrest Of
every single mau upon the land IF Old that
burns deep ANA deeper. IL fs almost iuuu--
ebie 10 ke@p men from starting 10 the scene
OF action by - uad-. The intensity of pa. ion
canu"t bs usst Clbed with pen aud ink. ana ii
At CoutIuuFs much longer. you ~ III have thou
sands upon thousands IA your must, that
cannot b. con tT0iied until me last = - iIz, u
those polluted hell hounds driven far
away Iroia yOUr borders, We >olldiy
united Tor the whole South, rs long rs 4 man
stands 70 conquer those demons Nucn longer
y" viii not wait military orders, Tor va viii
bs th6re and when We rise In mas, woe
woe ne unto those pollU led thieves a4a sgoun-
drels There vii! not be one leit % ieIl tue
tale 0i woe. Death has no terror "a US. w hen
our rights and liberty is assaiied in tbs vgav
they have commenced, and our watch " ord
viii b+, "A No mercy, no quart ters 20 Ole alive
until made - bite the dust -
We wlil have three more regiments from
car immediate Deig ghburhoOd soon among YOU;
and II they get Il shot, you may be sure IL
VIII count with Il double vengeance. Alabam l
aud noble Mississippi Is all III ol Ze, as we'll
as other sections. These are immediately
under my cbseryatIon. L.
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Onr place ts brinfu. OF soldiers, Yesterday
- 80 la 1Ts cCmpe came ia, 9-IcUz them
td- H0icn'uhe Guar So Gale! art-r 8ur dis
Iugulshed Iteprr-en tatiSe IA The Convention,
and twO other Nu. troops. Bat tue lutu4La-
!n~nt II as bee very usd at BE- tdI Tf-E~.u or in
the authorizes stationed hare, for one GONNA
ny, at least. from &ew HtEkpl. containing
sumr members 81 ia" first families ~
the >I4te- came hare 20 ia prepared.
AMI t0Hui thla-s 80 III ordered that
they we're nearly starved and oue
man at least Vas actually r"af 20 -tagrar
sHtO br NaupIu yard. Ehyga he or.a.uei
food. X not that 4 shtrca and =, .ii--ra-e -
t-ear oar volunteers So badly, Il- ladies oj
the University nave been ever 80 bH-s Tor h-
soldiers. Most II them - down - IC nu err
ing he daY, and vvors away II tents aud turp-
sacks. All the i1clille- send iHl!Y H-u leio4-
10 jhe rompalnr- GHar-"r'G t-E~. Tue
lawn pVe--r u ; most lively scene from
ll5rnin- uiI nigh. troops ara -eru
mHraaiug o. drll,oy Oar studsu.s ,aaa
great p.lns IN drilling those CoInpAHs- rLt-
come here without @oy training. and have
r"ailE ttouroyea some - rhar4 te-s much -
The tpf Davis o. trlie have lost tGaay uru
z'uce Col. B!adsJ- h1= iets na University.
Ihcy iEill unul supper Alter fara App,sr-
he Home Guard. with uuI professors ~ t.r
ranks and Nr. ScEeie rs ttp.aln- ~ toe
Way. they say h 2I~ also oaen made = Colo
nei ana is 10 follow Mr Be1-oe tato sae siaIt.
as : 'ot ~ IA" 80 -iAt- ltiuEs tce over.
The Military school Aas been in operation
for about a week, and the number Of C.ll.els Is
yeIy Respects bl- iudeed. 3Er CIos~. Il zrstu-
ate OF the fF-iola Nl'ittrv Institute, and
Nr Dudley, from your to wa, drtII them very
successfully every morning and night The
lectures have not commenced vet, and prot T.
bly, Wlti ret cUumeu,. uutl JULY Ist. Colo
uel Seheie Wt- sent t. Richmond 70 procure
arms aud tbr -cuooi Is 10 receive lvt u-TCas-
SION mU~ketz 1nd Two pieces % cannon. B b.
plITatlGns come m numerOu>iv. and many II
them from officers IN ;hs militia and t1-n or
TIper years. so that the school Is likely 10 be
come very useful indeed, II properly man
aged d
The passage cf Governor y SIS troops has
been att"ud-t ~iia the gr-a-->J -utaUsiasm
here, ard thG students burn with ttp sire of
enlisttug under MIN. as Ihe servica seems -
BE- tae most attractive ot all but almost ali
" 40 are AeT~ No" have too much At take -
leave before the examinations ara over. and
thus NOT many can 20. Oar Commencement
wtlt be yery quiet thI- year there won { 6-
any spe-l he's, aud people have Something Easgv
serious aHd ia pOfttut 10 think OF tHtu TO see
young men tzIAe their :! piUJnts. J. r. III
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The English papers SKATE that the Quincy
divorce case was com plegei on III. - I a =
cres absolute tor dss linton OF naIr age be
Ing 70 1de.
Louis beiH, a literary gentleman OF PhiiI-
dtipnid, nas become ifstue by The trouble Gt
the country. Iie nas been taken la the H. sane
hospital
The United States Senate will have - Va
carcIe7 a. The extra session III j MY. or tao,s
IN Attendance, 81 Will De Republicans aud -
OnpOsiLiOn.
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An Interesting Oscotneut.

The following letter uts found IN cue ot the
cas'-oa aayersHoks OF the ryiu- Iau z-rs. al-
( t"E - 2 battle al Bethel Church
D~ur brat' ~ II have already written tour
iaft-Es tliS week, but cannot ieI ini, UuporLt-
njty ptss without writing word - >ou.
Joan mas written al the news. So >htll ae
uuGrg tHe extreme necessity Of v-eiring some
thing original. " hiCn III warrant VIII ae lr-
t-restlug. Ip-lt-hls rtp-r c1aJtus news
OF Col Ellis t-WOT1d's death. which does NOT
help much 10 digest the supper- Ct people
here. There Is p great deal OI sadi i[uaIiJu
mantle l1d--tIrv all want start south now
Aiso We -re bv last Elght pa peTs the dea "a
OF one Of the bGadtOTU boys. Ne hope tau
trust there may De no deaths Dea--- u'ar or~s
bgHtss. Accord ng 10 the paprrS Tonight. We
presume likely ta@r- Is some fa.H oy .Alz ii.1~
IH your Ftcgnl-y. " uea you wFll again, L - tui
you 10 write whether J. i tTUe that ~ ladies
neat ON WIth your regiment. 1 have seen At
10 several papers, but you know what "e seq
tnrTe fiigt 5e ,etJsF az, IA Wl u yOa Srtla
l SHAH kuow "a be true. / am very sorry
You do not get uUe - write Oi--uer- We
nope 10 hear twice p week, II possible, aud
cGCe Ft1'N- i should Ike 10 look into your
diary and see what you have got down thrTc.
SOU ihgtle promised to ee lGut goa Wrnt" often
III -. kept l. zZle long enough tJ expose her
70 th- meazirr' 50, II ue has them i sl..U
take her heEs. She mas had The Group stuce
she Went home. i don't huo~ bat / should
uie OF tright, II she Should have IG here. Our
oidcya ~ hret rate Last week We h1d -
eggs. We nave htt Ofte ofI h.n toT dinner
>he "a~ fat ~ ! porpol>e. To-day we Etd
trout So Yesterday the town voted
- raise 500" Tor the support u volunteer
families.
Woousrocs, VT, May 26 l>tl.
We see frequent notices OF tbe Vermont
regiment, but II doe not satisfy us unless
can see something about W. L.. =.
Yesterday Il telr gram came from White
River junction, :. tng ''yye are al on ata-
come aud help us va went over. and found
La'hams and all Other shops burned and
burning.
There Is no business doIug, aud | think l
shall sell out, as / am losing moL.y
D-n The man that killed Colonel Ellsworth.
/ should Ike 10 chaw him.
Your brother,
J. II. pAAEgR.
To pbsn Parker, Fortress MJaroe, Va
90. a, ", l. J.
Fedsrai Onirsgs at Hampton.
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GONE HoAE.-The war is sowing the seeds
of ais>eHslou among the churches. The Rev
John leighton Wilson, -. ID has resigned
his plHCe "a oHe OF the secre tarles ut the Pres
BY teriaG Boar of Foreiza Missions, ana has
returned 10 South Carolina, his native State.
Aud the Rev. Mr. McNeill. one Of The secre-
tarirs OF tue American Biolc Society, has also
resigned and gone home 20 North Carolina.
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Mrs BEAvRKeAHp 49, The New York papers
sass 'att Mrs. beaartg ard, the wife OF Gen
behufegard, Of the Confederate army is now
IN mat eity, and on Suaday evening last At
Tended tne church Of Henry Ward Beeeher
IN BIooAiyn, Al company with u ms o.r OF
the New York press
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'i ."s-egs, Llru.r1al. tot stuart comm t-I.
( i.--'e.t u.ugr ,-.a.s, s,-u Stated .er g.
I I."-l.tau ta-s rts- -fE. ut t-~ .oIs ca WINCH
Z they hta t--H "--.i-'f 'H- day before Ii
"-s p 'aIH atus. '-s.-a b .I Gee D CoLHrT.-d
'--5 e l"l-Mh' 81 .rE u'.# ,Dr here = I&it hour,
'" ~~Ir ''H-f"i F." F't.Hf -" our t.rra'r ;a@-l
''.t. 'h ''a. ~" tHtAr"'" '' ih- Ti-.4' In tha
-.'''-E'1''. t'.0 "n 1'atlALra ~ "o' ia
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49, 49, v 49, 49," +[.. 'Ar"F~3 10 Ill" 'ao-F
"a. ."' F"ei4y F'i"
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to .us rgal. il,urr.ls..- ~...- ,.r, ....~..- 80
,-oed tj..sg ia. apuu .t,. 70 q and ~. ...-f
~lJu IA ii. slzu 90 erecting e. butter, f,-s..t ,-'
Ile CoIaA-i al~Ut1.t.ra 4 u-utt,rr uf tr. IN.
'--' - . l2'," " s-'.l.' '"''. cover ot ~-r-
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RssiaNEb uEFllBkr or TAX SrsorlaANxa-
The following - = correctsd list OF he officers
OF the =. \. steamer Susquehauna, who re.
signed iheir po~i in the Navy, on the ar.
rival oi 'hr s1eames a. Boston last week
=, George hoihns, OF Florida, captain: !
Barney, OF nd first lieuten.nt. + ,,n,tar
oi flurldt, parser; T l.. D0rnln. r l.
nod;e, J l. Hoale, q Va, midseipmen, g.
H1sker, OF Va, boa vain J A. Lovett,
OF Va gunner X, al Balm. OF Va, carpen,
Ter; W. NJ Ma honey. salInaksr.
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TERMS OF ADyERTfSJyG
Tn. Figb, q, Fairfax C.urt.Hou...

ChNr BoxHAx, SEtH MASAS@As lrScrfoy,
June i2, 1851.
There has been such unmitigased lying at
The North IN reference 20 the engagemen n :
Fairfax Court House, that a lady who CHANGED
10 be an eye. witness Of the scene has furni-h
ed me with the enclosed account Of IL, aud ~
quests me TO have il Published. She would
b" pleased, / am Sure, to have ii srpsar in
some paper that viii bring ii to the notice u
the people Of the State and | ssnd i'd 20 you.
l. y.
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LOST, sTRAYED & STOLEN

o. THE PERSON who took up 9 GRey
hCSN Az, with 4 ga OG nsr lott fore shoplisr
: VIII De Few ftsj by leaving mar ~ ths
I1il~''4fs, On the brors- Egad or 1eay NJ any
inform na.4oa 81 ths Disp pateh ace, 30 that ca
s'un ~ II. ". SEWARD
hoUf' - -. ~ - Jnne u lsHl u "a
| oSt-pa SATURDAY fs~t = y T. 10 - 4. !
- NOTE. drawn ~ = s. l.. K X Cotupsay ls
idFor OF W Is. tHAfsLEY A. il u Of no u-a Z.
aAf "aet thv hhder VIII eoafsr a fsvar bv ieavtgE
X a; The Dis patch Once i" a. the ~ama bs- haSs
sa
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have b"Eu1. aud il not stopped soon the toyyU
VIII b- ruined. Houses and stores are brJ.
A-a open every night. Peaceable citizrn.
nat 5.0~fag arms vii! not ~ molescef by The
Federal troops. I was sold this hy y. :
ctller high "a authority
The following graphic narration OF YANKEE
o"triges from another cores Pondent.
HA~FroS, Va, June g. 1851.
About Cnlr q -rts I get 4 sight cf yn,iY
; spU-h'ly liltIe sheet. In several numbers Won
-, s-ud as tue news a. this vicinity /.
nov, and likely 70 continue to De, q theatre ot
Tue sF.tr1 ans, e. some very extrlvaEaut re.
port It y but y ZGIH< on here have been Clrrn-
lated, I though would send you q few uu.
FafH!>}-d it-t-, from which your readers m a :
! make their 0tgu lnt-T.Ucps.
! II -mpt0n is about - miles bv road from,
/ FuF tIrs- NoErye-iu 'u airline, probably 3
/ M'e les. ana about mil4s by road from
/ NewpoTt News. aud BY w8ter-beia5 BE-
"-~a ines" two points. The population i-
/ W nave ur1 FREQ .aut rulnsr. OF Goa ts,s,.
/ ptH'fd attack or rur little town by thu Fed
! 'Htl troops since the w'tC e-Iu. but none has
ever o~-a m ttF, nor '- the Tow a. in military
/ -oint q Fe", worth lAe. trouble Of taking
/ Dep a..- h'-f u" Appearance oi hostjjs de
'aua-' 'te1au fiIi Thursday, the @5d ult.
/ when ta ta-'u--ut q der Dol Phelps marched
! fa#5 ra' trt4. and remained ahGut twenty
/ minutes and Gt'-tlF returned. Ta!s hIrui
+. s"-~ and VI "raei rtit, gave r.se 70 :be mag
. ",Et9.t -'"G'-- gt:ite1 IN the Northern
! '#i'-T- ti .1H 80 = H-He et HlWptpu.' '' t'tp-
.'Hts Nt Ham #tcu. A7 Fearing, however. tu.t
/ comet thing rn"r- ua.It-eran. might take fla.e,
! .~ The -o7 80 Illf+rY force ~ bad mot over
I s#' "a-". We're ordered 70 Y0rktoun, u-4riv
ivory .a.'3 hiss since !ntt tie place b.
/ -.J r rsa3n:t-l,.tig I deserted village Ths-
/ |ts. ~ eng l"e least, uu uuu-c4s-ay. cuv-arI .
/ = ..t .-H-i I.#FHt', ans pT-Ttl< up o-her par
! r.s- fh4E 10 frs-if"u r tP,v nervous wotuau.
/ L prevent " ~-Natt-.uu II IL. th- bridge i.ld
! iroH p" town 20 the tort was soon after
{ +'>.-..E~u t-t-.r men, and tsu-. l,. ~ since.
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lhe work Of building one OF the new sioons
OF war has been commenced al the Phiiasiei-
phia Nayy-lard.
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!" I"FIE''I4A, y Z me Z, mi.
In pursuance To I call meeting OOr cftlzeUE
nat NJ tGe Theatre last night, tor the purpose
OF adopting resolutions concerning Northern
persons y no had dom'ciled in Wilmington tor
twenty years. aud those who are leaving aud
those VINO have lett.
Nassre ! /. II and !. Z. b men who
have T1eaa their f0rtgnes IN Whining ton: men
a. may say. " h0 have been raised from the
lowest pit Of poverty 10 thrones Of riches
crept quietly out OF town = day or two ago, in
the a~-e nOuT7 OF the morning.
TnrTe i general suspea sion Uf all kinds of
business to-day, Service In al! tina churches.
MORR!Lt.
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sa-s ALL LEIIEhs AND OTHER
- comlna aicatIoas tor members cf A.
company h, lrt k@s meGt Strgfaia VOlua- =
te7fs. VIII be isil with :. FoaEk. at H. ri. n
sii'tt = No "a Main street, wao Z II flrsard u
'he same JAMES X. LIE.
Wv -t-N CAptAln e.nmnadIu
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e 'u'N hf-N : & lat-c a4l veg uu-Iiar Z. p
M -F tLLINt. on STA street, he y eu tIAy
.-' L.t-E, w1ot side, recently occupied ~
--E. EF k-r.4r y h hu1aa contains about
.a-. aud {. ,upp.i~d with gas. wa,er,
-. De 80 d-ru byfurrs and IMPROVEMENTS.
.h- se-v-a.54se of 4 large aad -~nteei talnlly.
.- RED WOOD j. tEAtii,
- Main street
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PRICE ONE CENT.
Correspondence Of the Richmond oisPatch
WILsINGroy, y. G., June u,

"IIsISGroy, y. c., June Il. 1851
Last night and this morning recruits have
b'tn pouring III by hundreds. Col TeNy has
ls-ueN orders tor three ouipanies from sur
rounding counties 10 report themselves here
10 morrow.
There i- universal rejoicing over the news
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>rnAyFIl,----..-r - -,,-.,,--., ;, = :


SN >IhAYED-rroun "a Te,~ ,,,..- o. \
~ Al >huvkoe Hi.l. 10 q the Hras of Mav :
"N pala-red C'iW With short Gro ket
axSs--~sE< a"rDs. with tue sHds tutatd u TO the
l@cv au sud oi oge born il = llttfs lower than
IA" ether. she has 10 sp1 about her Her les
axe very short for her eiko. shs no aoGbt hsS a
eAlf - this tiaIe, a. -he very large when -.
lea, eh4 CANE fram the lover palt Of Ifsnrter
noGt squire >aFASs =, sad - likely a that dlf.s.
non- ! vii pay - for her return or ,nots IN -.
CARED la ll-tsl u. L. NILES
4 aIIENItoN.-ths hs sd Company OF IN. "A
q Battalion Of The lwh Regitneol wll ass.utnIs
MI st DnvAi street Church, oa sATURDA, van
ins, tae 18th lust, AZ clock for ,ssueetl1n
ana df4il, and for the purpose OF elect ng a ,sn-
All pereoa. subject 10 miil,sry du,y With, IN.
bounds OF ths company di trc, are r,.l vi "a u
t6ad Thoss whaes names are act = raadv - !
fy4t-d are ss41lred by la~, aadaf heavy nsea
a'ary psaaty, 10 report themselves ? ,anraii
Msht ihis nustsr is required by the law ~ III =
.tsts anu ne froctsm siioa Of The Goy fnar -
hs Iail penalties Of the lag viii b. salassaa
sS - 4la-t aessntevs aad those who rali 10 r.n,,rs
lows: NSass' ~se IA tes.
otameseing st the northwest e,raar At a,
aaa t natst sir.els, taase - aorta aide ~ nv i
street 10 hfooks Avenue thence sa.t.sl. ~
niooao ayenae 20 tbs Corporsiinn Tina m an -.
th said hue 10 ID siresI, hanos xa.n ws.s.ra
T'as Oh I'd street 10 the bssiaaisg,s
,.u ~. ApoLPsus GARY,
Lieut. Commanding
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A HAmptoa correspondent wishes us L, ''sa-
wise the property holders at Hampton 70 come
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FEDERAL Outrsg ut Hampton.

To p,sn II Parker, Fortress M3aroe, Va
90. a. ". L ]
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foE ii hENf-AGd possession glven IN
f. 's'- a-esy, CofAU.3dl)us DIV hLLISb cor.
-ef "' aud zJtA streets. Kent f'76 per an
l.IN III L (AIINNhN
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q 49, u ~ on SALE lao VS4aab.e
1sA 'E.e kEalpEaCE, formerly occupied by
-. .'<eaafd acSFadsr, situated on 9Th ST., be,
49, ~ tnd Leigh sta Apply a. Once IT the
60 company 0f ths bt&ts VI Virginia,
-.-1f f-s : erlr4n Hotel IL ia
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21
MASON CRY Virginia }
June 1.}. 1861. (


When we arrived at this place, n
large crowd came rushing down to
the landing in q very boisterous
The first impression was,
that they were Seccssionists, about
to take possession of the boat, but
when they reached tho waters edge,
they gave us three hearty cheers.
IL appeared that they had formed n
Union company in Mason City, and
had, in his absence, elected Cap.
tain Welton as their officer, who was
aboard on his return from head
quarters, to have them accepted
Quite Q number of them came
aboard, and | took occasion to as.
certain their feelings, and found
them ardent. unconditional" Union
men, ready to go wherever the gov
ernment might send them, to figh,
f'r the support of the Union. They
were mostly vigorous, wide.awake
young men.
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Notice to the Families Of Volunteers.

To The families Ot pOluuiteys noir ia The sorrico
gf N, tnh,d SidfGs:--At the June session ui the
BOARD Of commissioners of Hancock county,
Ohio, said Board passed an order directing the
Auditor of said county tu levy nc.hali mill un
the dollar valuation IN SAID county. in pursu.
i,nce "r an act ut the ohio Legislature, entitled
I'm net to afford relief to the families Uf vol
untccrS mustered into tho service ot the
United States and IN tho active service uf the
state of OHIO" passed May eth, lS6l. Said
Board, IN pursuance Of said act. appointed
IlBSRy SHEETS, the Auditor OF Hancock county ,
ONO, Ms Agent IT, examine all applications Tor
relief under the provisions ~ said act.
All such applications must bo made to said
Agent ut the Auditors oilico, In Findlay, in
writing. signed by the applicant, and two re-.
sI,unsiblc ueighbOrs, who must he freehuldcrs.
stating the names Of all children of such Hppli.
cant under tho age Uf hltcCn years, and whctlI.
or support Ia whole or in part only Is need.
cd. The allowance fixed by said Board IL eight
dollars per month for tho Wifi, or each depend.
cnt parent, and two dollars per month for each
cinld under fifteen years Of ago Of such volun.
tcer.
ON the presentation of such claims, properly
authenticated, and allowed by said Agent, such
applicant will receive certificate scmim"nth
ly for half the monthly allowance above stated
which certificate will cntitle the holder To- r..
cciNo AN order an tho treasury OF the county
hearing six per ccntun interest from the date
thereof.
By order Ut the Commissioners.
HENRY SHEETS, Igsnt.
FIsDLAY. June 1th l~Gl .--t3w.
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PAR.ERsurR0, Virginia
June 10. 1861.

In passing down to this point, !
used every effort to mako myself nc,
quaintcd with the sentiment of the
people Of Western Virginin, and in
every case was astonishcd to find
them tho most enthusiastic kind OF
Union men. Their bitterness to.
wards the Scccssionista. knows no
bounds. The whole burden Of their
conversation, In doors and our Of
doors, Is the present difficulties.
The idea Of compromiso with the
rebels. has no place in their thoughts.
In the towns along the borders of
Western Virginia, not Secession
flag was TO he seen, while the "stars
and stripes" met Cur view at every
turn. AT this place, there are To-
Gated come 300 federal troops. They
use tho depot buildings as barracks.
The railroad .Is doing no business, OK.
cept in carrying troops. The Sol
dicrs came out in front OF their bar.
racks, and entertained us while the
boat lay here, by singing the "red,
white, aid blue" and other nation
al songs. The more rabid Seces-
sionists, relying for protection rather
on the swiftness of their lcgs, than
on the justness Of their cause, have
"patriotically" deserted tho town,
leaving it to the tender mcrcies OF
the Soldiers and Union men. Some
few of the same kidney remain, but
considering prudence the better part
OF valor, very discreetly keep silent.
We took aboard here a fugitive
Union man, who had barely escaped
with his life from Alexandria coun.
~. All he had been able to bring
with him was a two horse team.
lie was fleeing like an outcast, not
knowing where he would find a
homo. His tale Of suffering could
not but excite the sympathy of tte
most unieeling. Snch arc the trials
OF not lew loyal men, in the Seces-
sion counties Of this etato
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with Mr.. j. B. Brown, OF Alexsn.
iria county, one Of tho delegates
rom Virginia to tho Chicago con,
vention. lie las suffertd d all kinds
OF persecution, being arraigned for
treason aRainst the state, and finally
driven out by mob violence. Mr..
Underwood, who has been an exile
from his native state for some time,
is here.
All engaged in this move ment in
Western Virginia, feel that they
have staked their all upon the result;
and that should they fail, their lives
will be the forfeiture, unless they
make good their escape. A mem.
her from one Of the South W est,
ern counties, go expressed himself to
me with much feeling. No ono has
any idea how deeply interested tn,
people hero feel in the matter.