, 1861-08-14
A Look Into \ Secession Mail HaS.
Correspondence Of the n. Z. Express.1

WASHINGTON, Aug. q, 1851.
The most curious AID saddening sight have
taken at CentreriIle, and filed with Southern
Letters from all parts If the South, but mostly
from South Carolina. Hound the mail at the
house Of q distinguished officer Of the United
States Army, in whose possession it was
placed. Ali Of the letters had been examined
and the contents arc mostly soctal., 4 single
letter from The Manassas post mentioned the
estimated arrival ct troops at Manassas, Just
before the battle, at ], ,000a day. This was The
only public information of Warlike importance.
Come OF the letters also spoke of the crops,
AID the general representation was that they
wire excellent, both Of cotton and corn Pro-
but in one letter there wns load cry for salt,
end in others for sugar, coffee and tea, and In
another for clothing: One might gather from
the total contents, also, that there was a Scar
city Of aims and munitions of War.
ters vas the intensified hate Of most Of the
writers for the Northerners, and especially for
"the Yankees" ," IS NEST Of the Northern peo
pie are called at the South. !. Bee|zebub, him
ten, inspired by all the demons Of Pandemo-
mum, conld hardly have inpcoytsed more
Of the letters written by the women Was four
fold worse than the compositions Of the men.
In one place the tsdeaT creatuIesn In petttcoats,
were threatening to get up full suits Of female
garments to present to the young men who
Tenli not volunteer tor the war to put down
the mean invading Yankees! One zniab1e
gir1 wanted her 1oyer.tc kill Yankee or two,
\ and then come home to her arma and hesrt
Another female, little more blppdShi1Bty
bid her lover God speed ID this NoTk of kill:
ing Yankees: Another hoped the horrid
creatu1ee would be extermtnated On tbs field
J. ~ot battle! Still another had heard and feared
that the report was trae, that the -hofrid az
| KEGS had sent some Of their number TO Mauas
! eas TO fnnoculate tho Southern army with fhE
| small To1!s This good woman had probably
heard Of the tHo live Yankees ,Who visited
-CaEala, the one shaking hands with eycri
| body and commpnicatiHg the Itch, and ths
other following close 1t bis heels with lis boz
/ Ct itch ointment which were warranted Il
cure! At any rate, our South Carolina lady
{an. Etgefeld- woman I. beiieYe) feared tha'
The fanRees would spread smnn pox, mea51e
ard every Other Contagious disease to tho ex
| cci1fn: AID amlsble eou1trynaea Of the 1ousa
T.: 1q some Of the letters thafe was . tone 0
plety mingled with ho4ntiful Teaectiuns npo'
i Yankee eJpoc1isy and rascality. Now an'
then there wss prayer fhr peace, and aa hon
J. e4t 'N:eh that the war Ha6 o4erI ;Ktndn5s
Esd good feeEng2- towards friends a1d neigh
l. bors at hclne,; Hith expressions oG Ka!laatI
for 1sol3iem fighting; TIE :e5etnlos Of. til
T. .Eoush," wers cclnnDa.knough. But to EA1
I qh pecr Ysnkefs; OF Northefn nees, .fasra ri
~ Bitter thougb: nor eokTseefprass1o1 wkic
/ A.d Det ,1ad utierapc>, HonebodY lks, t
asewtr ior at&ttlIs hoflsd eoou f.oatIcisu ~
4 1p&lfgnisT-khs tssehl1ga Of \ c.iauatou pro!
o3,shupfzssiva tusaic msn, Aaa Q: ! gnaer.
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