The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-30
CORRESPONDENCE,


/ Woman Shot
lATxANDRrA, Virginia, July 29.-From variou
so4rfes we have some interesting particulars of I'll
engagements at Bull Run, or, as the Northern D,
pe's 'scel5usly termed them in advance, eth
VirginisNaces.T How true is the old provert
"chickenswill csme home to roost!"
The conduct! the Alexandria boys in both ba
ties is spokenhf in the highest terms; and tn
charge Of the Alexandrk Riaemen, led on by Car
to have been one of thsshfst gallant and spIend
nilitary manGuvres evGftwtnessed. Most nob
uia tAat lltte band OF as~true hearts as ever 1ut
tered, advance upon the foe, and bearing down al
before them, lead the way to a quick and ploriou
triumph; The Old Dominion Rifles. not a viii
behind their fathers and brothers (who we're in tn
foremost company in courage, discipline and al
that goes to make true soldier were in tn
thlckest OF this hard-tonght battle They were LEI
on by Captain Arthur Herbert, than whom noble
or oraver does not exist. 1t is said that the Ok
| DOMINION Rifes, in crossing the bridge and charo
ing the enemy, did so with a veil and huzzah tba
completely bew!dered the Ohio regiment opposinc
them, and that their charge was a perfect success
In this battle one of Alexandrias bravest sons II
ana In his tall this whole community is sunk in sad
ness; Thomas Sangster, son of Mr.. Edward Sapgs
Ter, lately the Sheriff of this county, fell piercrf
oy pail- he was generally known and by al
who knew him, beloved. For an entire absenc,
r kahl frnD q
| chiid. lie was as kind brave. He died in ,
noble cause and his memory is enshriped alonc
with all who fell there, in the hearts of a brave
| and generous nation.
Our people are also called upon to mourn the
death of Henry Clay Ward, who, tbouqh mo-
properly speaking one OF Sour boys' vet from hi
long residence here before he removed to bis naty,
| town, WarrentoD, was well known and highly es
,eeineo' Nina hearted and generous, of mos
happy disposition, Clay great favorie e,pe
claliy among the ladies, and his dea in the prime
OF life, at the hatdS of a Northern foe is rncst
warmly felt. He died a soldiers death, fgbtinc
LOT all tnat is held sacred By true friend of Vir-
ginia. May he rest in peace! Lieutenant Ward
was was lst Lieutenant in Captain Murray's Warrenton
Rifles. W"
The exploits Of the Alexandria Artillery, Cred
! Devils, as the returned Xnuaves call them arc
said to have been wonderful. Seen in all p.rts ot
| the field, in the battle of Sunday, they managed
their pieces with celebrity and dexterity that as.
tonished their enemies aud elected the highest en-
comiums from even Beauregard himself who is
not much given to compliments. In the nursuit ot
the routed hirelings this company ofartilIerv were
foremost, and did not stop until overcome BY
fatigue. Many of them fell on the roadside ex-
bausted
When Captain Kemper, who is now considered
of the very best artillery officers in the army,
gave the command to halt, each man betook himself
to some grassy spot to rest his weary limbs but
one OF the boys, with more "life" in him than his
companions ascertaned through some source RI :
a grand dinner prepared for the members of
Congress and other 'invited guests" was some
distance IN advance, and raising himself to
his full height, and iuf4ting his lungs to
thelr utmost capacity, announced to his
comrades "Dlnner was ready, trimmings in )"
The effect of this announcement was electrical
Every man was on his feet in an instant and in a
moment the "chase" was resumed Soon the war
onS containing the Congressional dinner and the
ef ceferHs We're secured, and in moment every boy
had his bottle OF champagne, (it is said there was
fire thousand dollars worth of this sparkling bever
age on the ground and drank toasts to one another
health, the success of the day, &c, &c. So the
Congressfnen's dinner was eaten aud the Congress-
ionai wine was drank by more deserving men on
that day.
Mrs. Jameson, who was shot by a soldier, is re-
ported u be better but it is yet very doubtful
whether her arm can be saved.
On Saturday a most diabolical and d-boode1
murder was perpetrated by a soldier A woman
without provocaton was shot dead, her heart be.
ing literally torn our by the ball and her clothes set
on tfe by the powder. Her name was Mary But
Ter. cOr0neT's Jury rendered a verdict of will
iul murder. and the soldier has been put in Jail
What punishment awaits him | have not learned
notice nothing is said of this in the Federal tee-
grams, Though it occurred early on Saturday
morning.
Desertions from the Federal ranks continue pu
merous, forty having escaped In one night The
Icuaves are loud in their complaints against the
so-called Government at Washington. They have
not received one cent of their pay and have refused
to do further duty. O.
Correspondence Of The Daily Exchanged
CARLISLE, Pa, July 30, 1861.
At last this community has awakened to a proper
appreciation of the enormites of the conduct
of the present Administration. From the time
President Lincoln issued his first proclamation
for troops up to within few days. it was almost
worth mans life to express dissent to his policy.
Men who for years have been battling against the
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defence of constitutional rights, have been marked
by the eager adberents of The Administration, and
watched, in hopes that they would indulge in some
expression which would be an excuse for bounding
on the Government mercenaries.
Now, however, things have assumed a new
phase. The already enormous expenditures by the
Government, and the still more enormous ones
which are threatened, have opened the eyes of the
people and placed before them the consequences
which must inevitably cDsue from continuation of
this struggle. The threatened direct tax bill has
gone directly to their hearts before it has reached
their pockets; and who were most clamor-
Gus for this desirous of a speedy ter
mination OF the difficulty. Id is no longer a crime
to crticise the acton of the Government and con-
demu policy which, If carried out, will saddle on
the people an enormous national debt. The agri-
cultural portion OF the community, convinced that
in the end it will have the burdens to bear is loud
est in its disapprobatiou; and many of those bo
ten davs ago were finding fault with the Govern
ment for NOT prosecuting the war with more yipor
are now earnest ia their demands for an honorable
peace.
1t is not alone the financial view of this question
which has caused this change. The recent battle
at Bull Run has convinced the people that the
conquest of the South is not to be a holiday past
time but death-struggle The people here have
been wofuly deceived in relation to the condition
OF affairs in the South. The politicians have la
bored to impress the people with the belief that
there was n" unanimity in the South, and that as
soon as the Federal troops entered Virginia an i'm
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stead OF which they have been met by bayonets and
diSaStrOusly routed.
The manner in which your CITY has been treated
has convinced the people that the Administration
has no respect Tor the Constitution, and when the
success of their arms demand that it shall be ig-
nOred it will be treated AS nonenity. Your pa
per deserves well OF all lovers of constitutional
liberty for the able manner in which it opposes
the acts OF the Administration.
Yours, i. T. V.
We have been shown letter from promirert
itizen of Philadelphia to gentleman in this city,
and make the following extract.
PHMADEIPRIA, July 81, 1861.
My views on this unchanged, and coin
eide with those of the brave Breckenridge of Ken
tucky. | know, and am finding every day, that
they are the views of thousands of those of our
fellow freemen of the North | tell you, that the
opposition to this is on the increase, and has
arrayed its side thousands and tens of thousands
of the influential citizens of the misled portion of
our unhappy country. There numerous Mary
lsnders In this city, and Northern Breckin dge
democrats, who are proud and tenacious of their
opinions which it is almost counted treason to ut
ter, and ho sympathize deeply with the South in
their efforts to repel the invaders of their sacred
soil.
Since the late victory, this repugnance to the
war and to its Republican advocates has manifested
itself In more ways than one The day will come,
If the continues, when such will leave
their homes and enlist on the only side upon which
their inclinations impressions of what is right
will permit them to tight.