New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-07
A LOOK INTO A SECESSION MAIL BAG.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 1891
The mott curious and yet radoe rg right have
is the oonteuts Of SecessOn mail Dag, TAKEN al
CsUtfryii lc and filled with Southern letters from AL
tartr of tie Soath but mostly fIOm South Carolina.
Hound the moil ~ the hOnso Uf Distinguished ol'or
Of the UGite1 state Army, IN whoro possession Il was
diced. Al OF the l,teis had been EXAMINED Hrd
theif cUuteus mostly ro,ia. single letter from
th. MApgp.as D n mentioned the estimated arrival of
Troops at Anrasrae, just before Tue late battle, NJ
100 day. This was the only public information of
wafke f ortSnce. Some " tho letters also spoke Of
the crops aud tho general representation was that
they excellent both OF cottou ard corn, Pro'ia-
ions. too, seemed ~ DO lentiu enough but in one
letter there loud cry for s1t, and In Others FOR
sugar. cofec, aud teH, und In another for eloibi1B
One might gather from the total contents, 20, thGt
there was a scarcity Of arms and munitions oi war.
But the meet timing rsrto Of oil iho.e le'iefs was
tho intensified hate of most Of ne VII ors for inc
Eouherrefs, aud eeJecielly for "the Yankees Ms
nos, OF tie Northern people arc called NJ tho South
Be,lzebub, hhnseh ins ired by all the demons OF
f,ldenonium, could hardly have improYisei more
bitterness contempt, or passion. The temper oi The
letters written by tho women was four-iUld wore
tbnn the cOmposions VI the men. In ouo place tic
"d.Hr creatures Ia petticoss, were threatening 10
e., NJ full of female garments 70 present. ~ tho
young men Who would not volunteer Tor ths war TO
put down tie meal invHcing Ynnkoesl One guisble
tri wanted her loyor 10 hill YANKEE or two, and
then cone bomo to ler arms and heat Another
female lltls moro blood ,hlsty, bid her lover God
sperd Ia teis wo,k Of killing fnhkers Another
huped tho borid Creatures would be eXtorminaIcd On
the field OF battle Sill another lad heard and
fosred that tho report WIS true that tue horfd Yam
KEGS had selt OF their nanlLer 10 Mnna-as 10
nOonlole ht S0HlieTa army nth The sm0H DOgN
Tits good WOMAN bad PROBABLY Leard of two live
Ysnktcs who vis,d Canada, tho one shaking hsnds
with every boy, and ooun neatng the ieh, ana tho
Other fUH wing close at lis heels Nitl his boxes OF
irch ointment which were warranted - cur7 AT any
rute our South Carolina lady fan kdguiield WOMAN
believer feared that tho Yankees would spread sua
pox, nsasies AID every other contagious disoaio 70
ileir ohoeeut uDd Luisole country Of the South.
Ia rome OF the letters tLefo was n tone Of Fieiy
Mingled with bouutiiul reflections upOi Yankee by
pOcIIsy and rnscality. Now AID tlen there wss
prayer for peace bDd IN honest wish thai Tue war
was over Kindness AID good feeling toward friends
aid nrgbon 81 hone, win expressions 81 gallantry
for soldiers lighting che enemies OF tho SOUTH
were common OIL, ulh. But towad IA poor Yankees,
or NorL,snels there no bitter thought nor
expression Which aid net hud utcrsnco. Somebody
hoo 70 ubswcr for sll this oiled down h,uRliGsm and
uai .nity tie teachings Of oalrmuious press, II
ytupeIaliye pubic m0a, and Of general bad oauoa-
Eya.
The letters I read were generally not from the eo-
called bster clHsres Of ciii1ens The schOOuaster il
ever az hCsle, was abroad when most Of them were
written. IGs EXPRESSIONS were common place, ard
the ,rylo o. asrOcious as tho sentiments uttovd were
goasiAlly psraiGiDls snd VlndiOtiys