Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-07
Letter from n Refugee.

Letter from q Refugee.
The following letter from . gentleman be-
logging in Paris. has been handed u. for
p,blica,ion The writer has been employed,
until recently. by the American Telegraph
Company. in four OF the Southern State,
until the secession movement, occurred.
when he va, obliged to Zee, and had ja''
reached Washington. where he is nov sta
toned. I, wll ~ rad with interest by hi'
friends. Who will at once recognize the
authorship;
WASHINGTON. May 2j,h. 1851.
Dr,s Bsorrrx Your ever welcome let.
ter reached tn, yesterday. .
To icei that am oncs more where can
.p>as and write ruy thoughts 10 ons OF the
creates, by.I have experienced for many
q year. have been confined TO my room
Tor the pas, two days. and yesterday to my
bed. caused BY my over eIertion in coming
from the South. Had doctor yesterday.
was very fs,eri,h during the day. but by
kind treatment and every attention | ain
once more on the we'll list The doctor
.aid IL was oil broush. on by my carney
and over eIer,lon.
To day every one 10 mourning The icA' OF
Col. Ellsworth. and well they might hut
the nnior ,ha, killed hin the, his just late.
lie now lies where he was shot by tho
Zoua,c.. They will no, allow his body TO
BE- moved until they ha', orders IRON head
quarters. They are highly indignant. I"
we'll as all are in tho city. l will defer
writing abou, matters IN this city until
some other time. andwri,e about the South.
Suffice /, TO say. the u,mo., activity prevails
here ON the par, Of ,h government. and hos
Utilities will commence At once, and say the
sooner the be,,'r iorus. Tho whole South
i. in arms. and they ,Ihibi. determination
20 Eight 80 long Ne there 10 man who can
WELD q sword or .holder muske, Tho'e
men a, the head Of tie southern government,
know they have 60, themselves where they
have got TO 6sh,-nou.c 10 show the white
feather now, Tor their heads can only serve
10 settle the troubles and their head. We
must have. From hc boy OF |? years OF
age 10 the grey hairelman, in the southern
State, all are in the Sid. and all are eager
Tor the fray-and why! |, Is because The
power. the force. thu bravery. and the de.
termination OF the noah are KEEP, from them
BY their vGiec holders and traitors. Every
sou,herner believes le can whip n, least
three Yankees or nutheners on On even
footing. They talk il this manner: Who
gained tho mos, BATH, and won the mos.
laurel, at the Mexican war; 1.-THE South
ern army" Who Planned the battle Of
Cherubusco! Z" Gen. Beauregari." Who
showed themselves oasard,. aud re,reated
from the FIRE Of ,h, MeIican'? The
northern traitor, and dsmdyogu,,." This
10 tho public sen,imen. IN the South, and II
i, preached from the pilpits. and forms the
leading articles in all their papers, and Is
believed by oil in the South: at least. they
expires. no other belief. tor did person eI'
press any Union 'cn,imeat wha,evcr. he
would be called an abolItioni-,. and Tor such
words be punished BY having nice lite
rope around his neck. &c. Our army IN
the South is reported to be composed Of
poor house couyIcts, street beggars, and
State prison convic,s: ,aid to be composed
Of a class who. rather than star'e. have
jo.ned the army. and shen they come to
fighting they will turn .hsir bacss and run
for they did no, join the army to fight,
OILY to &c. q living, &c This may seem to
some IN the South to be rather exaggerated.
but they have no means TO set true report
Of Affairs. NotA northern paper can be
obtained in the South. The Southern Con.
gress says IL 10 treason 10 read northern
paper. ard furthermore they cannot and
will not DO tolerated. thus. you see, that
those who are in doub, % not have any 10.
cilities whatever to satisfy themselves on
this point. and by being constantly with
those who actually believe that victory 10 Oh
their side. they by degrees sympa.hire with
their associates and brm hatred against
tho North and its institutions which, to q
northernsr is insane and ridiculous, showing
total ignorance Of the real condition Of the
North. They say that ", have no money
TO carry on the war that Old Abe Is =
baboon Gen. Scott an idiot. They say
that he 10 % much worried that no 10 per-
fcc,ly crazy that be knows not what he 10
dong that he tells Old Abe not to Say any
thing TO him, Ior he will no: allow it-hs
win shoot him the minute be does, 90. IN