Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-26
Letter from q Fire-Eater.


The Albany Ecsning Journal publish
es the following letter which, duly post
marked it received few days ago. Its
sweet peacable tone is very affecting;
CoNrEDERATED STATES or AMERICA,
Mobile, Ala, March 23d, 1861.
To tie Editor Of The albany Erer'i"g
Journal, Albany, NeaO York:
In looking over the New Orleans Pic
ayune, I find the following extract from
your paper. Iquote -
Anxious as we are and have been
for peace, we would rather peril our own
life in an effort to reinforce Fort Sumter,
than to share in the disgrace of seeing it
abandoned to traitors. We want neither
peace nor Cancellation, if it is to be OBJ
tanned on terms which force disgrace and
dshonor on US as a nation"
We Of the South are anxious to meet
some of you rabid Republicans on the
field Of battle and whether you have
the courage or not to risk your life on the
battle field, as you seem TO indicate above,
still we doubt, when the tug of war comes,
if any of you will be found in the line Of
battle You all are and have been very
valiant, so far as words go, bat when you
are called on for active service you will,
no doubt, rely on the Democracy of the
North, who have always been true to the
rights of the South, to fight your battles,
We of the South place you rabd Repub-
lcans Of the North, so far as courage
goes, on an equality with our negroes
and in the event Of conflict, would be
willing to meet your best regiment Of Re
publicans with a regiment Of our negro
men, and feel very sanguine Of victory.
But am satisfied will never have this
pleasure. Your craven cowardly natures
viii not permit you 10 meet US. We now
see the white feather exhibiting itself
every day, and in less than sixty days we
expect 10 see your second edition of the
chivalrous and gallant jackson swallow
his own words SO very bravely spoken
He has this to do or prepare himself for
a second ignoble flight. In the event
of conflict you cannot hold Washing
ton City. We are prepared, at the first
signal, 10 march to Washington City with
100000 troops, with our noble command.
er jeff. Davis, at the head. Will your
President lead his troops TO the defence
MOI lie win hunt out some place o.
safety, and his second flight will be more
ignoble and disgraceful that his first
4 We long for fight, The GROWING
glory Of our lives would be to meet on the
battle field your Black Republican hosts
and see them bite the dust. The great
est trouble we now have at the South Is
the fear of your backing down, We
don't feel that our revolution would be
complete without giving you gentec
thrashing. We are not satisfied with a
bloodless victory, and for heavens sake
don't disappoint US. Give US q chance
and send out your Republican hosts
don't rely on foreigners to do your fight.
ing; send out your Republicans. We
want to destroy the breed entirely and
start new race of men. America has
been defled by such stock and if VIC
could get your Greeleys, Weeds, Sew
ards, Lincolns, Garrisons, Holes and
Summers, within gun shot, we might ge
rid of them and then regenerats the
American race.
Do not misunderstood me as writing al
anonymous letter. 1 give my name in
full. Very respectfully,
RICHARD II. LEE.