Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-26
VIRGINIA tohREsPoHDENcE.
RED SULPHUR SPRINGS, }
July l3. 1851. {

DEAR PnEss-Our transition from East Ten
ness into South Western Virginia was marked
by the enthusiastic welcome with whicl, onr
train was greeted, bearing as 1t did a gallant
company of Mississppisns to the seat of war
Every hut as we passed. was surmounted By q
Confederate fag. and old and young came forth
to bid God speed to the soldiers advancing to
do battle for Virginia and The South. While
at every town and village groups Of young Ia
dies presented themselves, smiling bright en-
couragenent to tho brave volunteers. We
were not prepared for such ardent manifesto
tons Of Southern feeling in this seciun Of Vir.
ginia, and rejoice toibe able to say that we
have not yet found one doubtful maiiFhere.
men, women aud children seem resolved that
Lincoln shall never be its master. There are
some, it is true, who did not vote for secession
in this county (Monroe,) but none. am credi--
bly, informed, vino are notnow willing to bat
| tie against the Northern inyader. Gov. Wise
| isAt Charleston on the Kanawha and volun-
yfzSsre continually passing on to join him,
and he must have formidable force though
the precise number, cannot be ascertaiued. lie
| is supported, as the Richmond papers will in-
form you, by several distinguished subordi-
nate officers. WssSafned from reliable su-
thority, that an entire company of Union men
went over few -dsss.ago 20; his army, whlo
he is rapidly making conceesons in smaller
| numbers from the Lncolnites Of West Virgin
10. 1t is impossible to overrun this country.
| No army in the world could passsthese noun
tain gorges,
"Whers on each side .loft and wild
The guards with which fair freedom line,
Ths pAthw aye TO her mountain shrines."~
few weeks sines an alarm was spread
through this country. that federal furos Of
ten thousand men weys approaching from Ohio.
Every man In; the country was at hispost in .
! few houra rife in hand, to meet aud repel the
| invader. -%7rs
At Wythevills on the Virginia and Tennes-
| see Railroad two thousand men, mostly cavalry,
are under Gen. Floyd, ready TO check East
Tennessee aud keep open this important road
70 tho South West. Virginia 10 rnanfully doing
her duty except the extreme North Western
eouutieswliich. in my opinion. ought 10, be al
lowedso sloaig1 of. It wonlds be Standing
| nuissnes 70 have that section In our Southern
Confadssaoy.3 Let it go .tasits own plaes,p N
Judss did. The epasssge 70 this place, both by
Railroad aud stage was indeed the most roman
tie We havs ever rnade., !. is Impossible 70 ex-
Easerste tho beauty end luxurisnce'of The eoun-
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