, 1861-08-13
THE MEIkELkK0N.

, THE MKBKLLE0N.
Facts, speeu!s t1oes. orlesons, Cam
4To1 eAA, ha annehauseafsAs fFoA
A DIdHiFIED DCLERarMAN.-The Rev. Joseph /
Cross, D. D., well known In this city aud IN
Western New YORK, b now chaplain u the
Southern army, and h. Is the correspondent Ct 1
The Nazhsille Adeoaat, In . recent letter to
that jourpa1, written from the ncighbothood 4
Of Fredericksburg, he 6sys: =: .. -. . !
A resident Of Virgins, having son, IN Phil !:
adeIphis, otfsred his nelghbor 800 to get him;
hcraes His neighbor embarked ION a Steamer:
ter Of a fugitive Lineolute; went up to Wash
1pgton hastened to Gtn. Scott 0bsaiaea a
pEEs frem old FuEs aud Feathers; went To-
Philadelphia, and brought back the young man
Though Warrington with two large carpet
bags packed with Colts navy pistols.
"Set your foot down, Mr. lincoln,
And tIample them out OF abs world" .
fact that the Southern Confederacy is BY no
means ont Of the woods yet, notwithstanding
the general .ballooing. Of the 8onthetn press
since the battle OF, MANASSAS. It Temarks:
+; :" "betxus not deceiYa ourselves with the 4dea
that our enemies viii act wisely and give up
IQ& CONTEST DE4OIG lQEl1 1AAk 10 ANAy
pliEhed aud o1r Independence we'll establishes
and acknowledged BY the nations Of Europe
Iet eYer7 man perform his part in this str1g~
gle, Let us prepare to meet IN army OF ;im-
menss numbers with stout heart and strong
aThere is no hope Of a..apeeay peaee hut IN .
fight victory Ig on our banner and the God
df battles Is With US, but we must trust In that
I CD, do our whole duty and be valiant to the
end, and We shal1 conquer peace that shall
endure fer generations to GOMEZ
| a rebel soldier wrote to bis friends In NOW
| Orleans, after the late battle, saying:
-"To- morrow TIC will have been week on
| the march. Such weather not dry Day no
clothes to change, and nothing but our plank,
cts to coTer nsi our food, hafo cEacKefs aaa 1l
raw bacon. Is we cannot always make fires, for
the enemy would see them but not ,nur-
n1nr was heard, for 1t can't be helped, and we
are here to protect all that ne hoid most
dear" ,;:..: = -,
a.Thc corn crop from the late raIns is now
considered made, and the cotton, though a lit
/ tie late, looks finely, and promises a: heavy
yield. The planters to man approved the
factors' recommendati to hold their cotton
back, and say they intended to do It anyhow,
and would sooner burn every bale than that 1t
should by any means fan into the hands Of the
! Northern yandals. Lord, Whist fuss they
| made when, they heard of the result Of the
races ct eAapassas! They had not stopped
| halloolng when left. left the ladies' knit
ting yarn socks, and making mp the gooi
warm winter clothes for: their soldiers IN Yir
ginia, bought by money generously furnished
| BY the men"
The annexed paragraphs are from the Rich
mond Dispatch:
t Gen. Wilson's proposition in the United
]
! in the South, is worthy IN its spirit the bruti
! end Barbarian by whom il Is made, and In it
cunnirg, Of q regular Ca.,a Cod, Yankee; fo
| it is designed to fool his counttymeu with tn
! idea that the South can be maze to pay tn
| piper. None but q robber aud q brigant
but nation Of fools, which the Yankees, il
their sober sellEes, are not, could be made t,
believe it practicable
There is duty which the Government owe
to the people, the stern performance OF whic
public sentiment will demand, and which th
letter Of PRECEDENT Davis 70 Lincoln assure
uB Will be fulfilled. Our oEn observance {
the usages Of war must be based upon that G
the enemy. Their prisoners in our hand
must be treated as they reGt ours an eye fu
an eye, tooth for tooth, g life for . lift
For this purpose, prisoners should bs q
closely guarded as to afford no possible chanc
Of escape We have now good supply O
hand. Let Mr.. Lincoln begin his work Of ba
barjsm whenever it pleases him
That our readers may enjoy few secessio
jokes, We copy the following from the Ne
Orleans and Memphis papers:
It is noted By the reporters that those Of tt
Manassas fngitlyes who could spare the e.
pense, we're patronizing the Washington It'll
erant bootblacks on the 23d. Washingto
, dirt must. have been their trouble, as they ha
already shaken Virginia dust from their feet
, On the return Of the grand army to Was
1ngton, the President viRited number
regiments without receiving salute. The
were not in condition to present arms.
An editor In Washington says: oWe a
81 Indebted to gentleman direct from Ball Rr
t for important information in advaaes ef t
t. a,my!m
!, Lincoln, Seward d Co. ought to be satisde
;. The grand army RaW JEFF Davis's rebels han
' ing-oz their 9sar.
scott's ''great anaconda" proves to be d bl'
racer.
+ The fipical New York Seventh, 1t is said,
y complain that they have not bean paid In fl
: for the last term Of service, and want tht
wheels CREASED before they remove from t
J. vicinity. Of Delmonieo's again.
e Since Lincoln has Mcclellan at Washingtc
= he thinks he can 60 into Virginia Scott nee.
- ha34ntuus Mo buHFOhts 11EdAe mVItA
1e light, but he could not illuminate the 70
from Manassas to Washington on the night
/ the 21st, when his vastly luminous properf
Of might have been 80 desirable.
1e @Excuse haste and q bad pen,n s. the fa
- lives said on their retreat from the Manas
y slaughter house.
II The. Fire ZouayeB, who were in: the fl
s, when the battle ended, were the first to fez
Washington. The 69ah New York went Il
the battle with nothing, but the zuaaves o
C. stripped them. -:
~ TGenerd Mcclellan WIS a. good st bilItal
IL as be is in military matters, it Is supposed t
n, at his first attempt he would succeea Ia m
al ing great run. -:
r. ANOTHER CoNFE1ERATEO OATH,-Spme fJis
Of the Star has sent the following vertai
copy Of iOath No. q" Of the ConEederat
which all Union men Of Fairfax and Pri
William counties, w., are being forced to ia
under penalty Of being sent to Richmond
imprisonment:
II HEADQUARTERS CAMP PcKEEs,
NJ MANAssas JUNCTION, July -, 1851.