The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-05
An EnglIshwoman's Impression Of the
Rebel States.
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One of our reporters had an interview
with an English lady. who has recently
arrived here from Charleston After a so
journ Of several months in that delscta.
bic CITY, What she saw and heard while
there--and, as she, moved in the best
society, her opportunities were very great
has evidently impressed her with the cou.
vlclioD that the people Of the Sonth are
in earnest in their insane revolt, and that
they will stop at no sacrifice to carry it
TO a successful issue Il has not con.
vinced her. however, Of the beauty and
dtsirableness Of the peculiar social sys,
tenn Of the South for the perpetnation Of
which the rebellion was entered on. f".
In regard TO the war she believes that
the lesders and the people are alike in
earnest, and she adds that there exists the
most malignant, 6endish hatred against
the people orshe North. She instances
the case Of one young specimen OF the
chivslry, who had some pretensiobs to
piety. and wasa church member with
whom she demonstrated in regard to his
vile and sinful language. who said that
if his mother was Northerner he would
feel delight 10 wading ia her blood. An.
other Of the same stamp, who was in the
battle OF Bull Ruu--a Lient. in one of the
South Carolina regiments shocked her
by describing how. seeing a Union sol
dier slightly wounded, he plurged his
sword cnce, twice three ,inrs into lis body
and how it delighted him TO see the blood
follow tile blade'ike blubber She sho k
her head incredulously when Informed b.
our reporter that the statements abou,
barbarity-to tile wounded had ben after.
ward contradicted She has cause to b..
lieVe that the frst statements were well
founded, although of course she holds
that all tho educated officers oithe rebe
army were guillless Of ordering or per
hitting such atrocities. The system un,
der which Southern children are raised is
sufficient, in her mind, to account for the
commission OF the foulest offences against
humanity. 1888. g ng-'g' al.f Ata eth
She admires the leaders OF the rebel
lion. if for nothing else. at least for their
energy of character and their activity in
seeing that their plans are carried out
She says that several days before the bat
lie OF Bull Run. a dispatch was received
in Charleston from jeff. Davis. urging the
immediate forwarding Of all the men and
supplies that could be procured. aud indi
eating the plan and lime Of battle. Sine
then. too, he has been inciting to the
same exhaustive process. So thoroughly
have his wishes been attended to that
there are no longer any ahls bodied men
to lie found ia that city and sh- presume;
it is much the same in the rural districts
1t is not Of men alone TIE Southern
States are being drained All the comis
sariat for the rebel army is voluntarily
supplied from the plantations, and the
men supply, for the most part their own
clothing, .7' 20
There is said 10 be no lack Of provi.
sious at Charleston, nor do usually high
prices prevail there. Butter is one of the
things thatis not to be had for according to
the plantation economy no butter is pro-
duced there. and the supply from the
North is stopped.
There is no business done in that city
except in connection with the war. A
powder mill has been recently erected and
put in operation. The clerks in the
stores have all gone to the war,and 50 have
the proprietols, unless where age or 9th
er in6rmity keeps them at home. They
talk ofthe city being burned by the Yam
KEGS some Of these days, and are resolved
if need be TO antici pate them and apply
the torch themselves. .a .r
Our informant appears firmly convin-
ced that the rebels have at this moment
no less thar 250,0OOto 100000 men in
Virgins. She speaks Of letter or dis
patch from JEFF. Davis to persons high in
authority in Charleston stating such to be
the fact. and inIima,ing the near approach
Of great battle at or near Alexandria.
For shis he is concentrating all his force.
He believes that the Federals have tacit'
y accepted the arrangement and are pre-
pairing TO offer him battle by November;
but he proposes to hurry them up by a
month or so. 500
| a. .1.e State Fairs.