The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-13
THE FEELING IN VIRGINIA

Correspondence of the Daily Exchange.
| BERRYvILLE, CLARKE Co., Va, May 4.
MEssRs EDIroRs:-The Baltimore American of the
I'd instant, which | met with accidentally, contains
letter from Western Virginia, signed ''Union,'
which l am constrained from sense of duty to no.
tice, and in the name of Western Virginia de-
clare the letter to be false SANDER upon our por-
ton of the State. l Western Yirginan, and
probably know and am known through that part
of the State as we'll as the author of the letter in
question.
l unhesitatingly assert that such sentiment
as Onion represents exists in Western Virginia.
Our whole State, believe, is almost a unit now
There were few Black Republicans prior to Lin
coins Fort Sumter treacherv, but since that time,
at least since the passage of the Secession Ordi-
nance, there has not been or heard of,
| until this one appeared in the Baltimore American.
And is it not strange that he had go out of his
| State at least eighty and possibly three hundred
miles, to have his letter published? We think the
Baltimore american has enough to do at home
without medding with our affairs in Virginia,
though as FAR as we are concerned, very little dam
age will ensue to us here, as am acquainted with
| but one man in the State who takes the paper,
| Union" should have informed himself before be
! sent to the american his sentimental winnings on
| the'un just taxation, ""whie basis &C. Within the
last two weeks that question has been adjusted to
the entire satisfaction, indeed in accordance with
the demand, of Western Virginia. Such letters as
this, SO far from home, shou d not be anonymous;
the name and residence of "Union" we should like
extremely to know.
There is the intensest concern here for MARYLAND
especially for Baltimore. Our States are twin sis
tiers, and intimately connected by and ature
that their separation might be followed with death.
We at distance, perhaps can your situation
more distinctly than you In view of the past,
running back to some time in the winter, when
the New York Tribune declared that the Potomac
river must be the dividing line in of dssolu-
ton, and in view of the fact that there
threat worthy of notice from the South to seize
the Capital the concentration of soldiers in Wash
ington and Annapolis, satisfied, is designed
to lntimdate and probably to subjugate Maryla
We believe they design, the bridges on
the Northern Central, and Philadelphia roads are
rebuilt to come in and take possession of Balti-
more, Frederick and every other point thew NAV
choose. God forbid that should be a true pro-
phet, but we can see nothing else know there
is no necessity for such a vast army in Washington
and as to their invasion of the South as laid down
by the Tribune, Tines, &c. it is all nonsense. If
they get fifty miles into the State of Virginia they
will go no farther and never return.
Baltimore has our deepest sympatbies, but if it
countenances and encourages semi-Hepubcan pc
riodicals her fate is sealed and our regard is in
vain. Why does not Maryland come into her own
household Ii she will only act with that 6rmness
which characterized her distinguished revolutions
airy ancestry, she will do so if she does not, her
three great interests, viz: her slave, commercial,
and manufacturing'interests,w will die, and to the
ldea OF remaining neutral, ner cnance OF escape
would be about as good as a grain of corn between
the upper and neither millstones when the mill is
In motion. n.
The following letter is from clergyman to his
brother in this city:
H., AMHERST COURTHOUSE, May I'd, 1861.
ny Uedr brother: 1t is with sad and sorrowful
Tfnion i; write you these lines Our glorious
on. aestroyed Our once happy and prosper
GUS country is about to be laid waste 4 mamie |
tnat a lew months ago were living in raare anS |
harmony, are now thirsting for each otbar, Mo- |
Men OF all ages, and of all classes of socatr e.,
the most highly cultivated and accomnihsstd 'aoLn
teman, to the rudest and most upcivizad ;t;s en
even pious church members and minsters ~, ~
gospel, are all ready and indeed anxious r. '1e
the battlefield to fight for what they behave ~ W
their country's rights and honor. Our women ooo
learning, many of them, the use of arms. and If |
need be, will shoot the foe rather than weld to
what they consider degrading submission. Tue
servants have no confidence in the professions of
sympathy from the North, but rather look upon
them as their enemies. To this remark there are
a few exceptions. Some few have idea that the
people of the North their friends, and hop
ing to be liberated. But are in no danger from
them. They are kept in awe by the whites, and
are well aware that there are enough of faith
full servants to divulge any plan of insurrec-
ton they nay form. do not feel any apprehen-