The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-23
The Florida RebeIs--A Rei.n Of Terror
ism Decentralization OF The Rebel Troops.
Correspondence Of the New York Ey yenlng Post.l
. PENSACOLA, Mag2.

Correspondence Of the New York Evening Pos.l
o PENSACOLA, MAJ 2.
Words are inadequate to portray to
you the terrible state of Generalization of
some Of the Confederate State troops sta.
toned at this place, and within it's vicin-
ity 1t seems to be the peculiar pleas.
ure Of a majority Of them to practically
Test the number Of times per day they are
capable of becoming intoxicated, and in
their marraading expeditions to obtain
the yiIlainous whisky by which lhcy are
enable TO accomplish this quite easy task.
They have committed some of the most
heinous crimes that ever we're perpetra.
ted in the darkest and most benig GIFTED
regions Of the globe. Nothing seems too
base for their hands, nothing too mean
for their participation and cooperation
A system Of terrorism, u precedent 10
civilized countries, is universally prac!iced
by these drunken mobs, and smiling coun.
tenances by their chivalric military lea.
ders. Private dwellings have been ruth.
lcssly entered. the family circle invaded
old and esteemed citizens. whose hairs
have grown white in service to this thai.
native town, have been arrested with i'm.
punity for imaginary causes simply, and
upon many occasions, have been incar.
ceratcd in the convicts cell, there to l4y
for an indefinite period. unless some
friendly interposition caused a speedy re.
lease. l would particuIarize numerous
cases of this character had | time. They
are of most daily occurrence, and in some
instances are Of the most aggrsvating
stamp. Only short time since, parties
here wEo were unfortunate enough 10 ex
press sympathy for the North and its
cause were ordered to Leave this section
ofthe coun'ry-the penalty for a non-
compliance with such orders being death.
Now, when it lie considered that these
parties had lived here their entire lives,
bad enriched that place by their cxem,
plary habits aud their unremitting bu-
siness activity. and by such perseverance
and frugality had amassed considerable
property, some Of which was quite valua-
BILE, all TO be left behind them without
the least protection whatever you will
see with what peculiar force their cases
commend themselves to all honest mind
ed ren, By some law, very singular il
itself and lacking precedent. and un.
known in any country where law and JUS
tice are the framework OF it's institutions.
this and all similar property is con6sCatsd
by these rebels and used for their exclu'
siye benefit.
The passions of these birelings have nc
bounds; they have given them such sway
that liberty la this section is farce-s
thing existing in ones dreams only-anG
woe be TO the man who is the least aus
pected with feelings not in unison viii
thci. neiarious designs; his life would b.
in constant jeopardy. General Byaxtor
Bragg has made it his especial bushes
to inaugurate and arrange this system @
surveillance, detail ng men and direc
ting il, until all fair thinking men hav
stamped IL suggestion OF MS Eatahl'
majesty. .......... t.....-.r. -.
The few Union loving men still left il
this section have a hope that freemen o
The North have earnestly accepted tn
challenge which has impuden'ly beel
thrown into their faces, that our Consti
tuition. our Union and our flag will be pro
tected from the deadly assaults that threat
en- them. and that treason, will ba foreve
blot,ed out by the exterminatio n of ever
hirsliug that favors it, They know tha
twenty millions of loyal freemen deman
the vindication Of the integrity and ms
jesly Of our republic, and they trnst
will soon be consumma.ed. Are tie
}, wrong thus trusting2 ..n