The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-23


in the so"th-A Remarkable Docn
ment la n Southern r., .er.
BsLrinoEE, sept. 2i.-The american la.
been furnished wiih late Richmond paper.
by Virginia refugee. from which the fol
lo~ing interesting correspondence i taken.
The Richmond Examiner, OF Abe l1fh inst.
-aNs it j. evident 90 every intelligent obser.
yer that the embilterod remnant OF the sub.
nissionist party, which was fully represented
in the Virginia Convention. Is bent on or.
ganixing regular opposition 10 the Govern.
nlent nader all the names il has horne The
elem; OF our politics has been invariably
against Southern interests. and although the
events at lsHl .7aiug annihilated is material
u. % al least caused il TO disappear from
p.hlic view. itcxists with undiminished ,iru
and awaits the opportunity 10 spring
% light again.
1ns following article appears IN the Rich
.nond Wing. over the initials of NJ no
doubt from the Pc. Of Franklin Minor:
TO WHOM N NAY CoScsrS The follow
ing private letter 10 the editor Is from an old
and personal friend, hut long separated b,
party. and first in position and intellect ia
the great county OF Albemarle. Ii was oh
sioGsls not designed for publication, but on
that very account may be the better sign of
things unseen. and the better serve TO en-
tighten :he Administrations respecting the
temper of the pablo mind.
ALurNARLr. Aug. 10, 1861.
DIAE liosfLY | am utterly disgustcl
with your man JEFF. Davis aud his man Walk
CT. and | want TO know ii you will publish
my spleen il utter IT, | have letter Just
from Manassas. Oar troops there, one lay
La uaal hal nofhfne. far i.rea II, t.,f al,
and potatoes. were sent eight miles at douh-
10 quick 60 meet n false alarm. ana got nei-
Their dinner or supper when they came back
10 camp. Now. Mosely. il Is evident 10 me
that your government Is rotten at the head.
Davis ought 60 be spiked up where men can
zee him. You have Won great victory and
got 40 fruits from it. \ on have had charge
of tho government for six months. and have
done nothing No meat, no bread, no pow
der. M wagons, no anything but salt and po-
tatocs, aud yet you sing out the government
has the entire confidence of the whole peo-
ple Now il has not mine. and ! want TO
know where can get "A fair hca ing. The
only smart thing have seen l. your propo-
siton 10 postpone the Presidential election.
This Is excellent. most excellent. | trust
this may save ~. If VAS ia Congress |
would refuse every one oil the appropriations
Tor the war. holy though il is, till Walker was
turned out aud somebody put in his place,
with sense enough 10 attend 10 the duties of
il. | don't know either Davis or Walker,
but have seen enough 10 raise suspicion in
INV mind that neither il the right man in the
right place. Why then talk of the confidence
OF the people in the Administration don't
feel any confidence myself. believe | am
net singular in my distrust Ii you editors
would only speak out in full tones about the
abuses which stink in your nostrils. things
would get right. Ii Is shame which cries
to heaven for vengeance. When YOU men
of the pen are talking about confidence in the
government. our soldiers are made TO trot
sixteen miles on one meal of salt aud pota-
toes. There is rottenness enough in the
medical staff alone to damn any administra-
ton Why hoodwink the people, Your
government Is rotten and il stinks. We
muat smell il at last and the sooner the bet.
ter. You will not smell any stronger TO
Yankee nostIils after you turn out Walker
and make Davis toe the mark. They know
YOU cannot advance upon them for want of
victuals and vehicles. and your weakness re-
mains poten, to them until YOU reform the
abuses OF yoar administration. The smart
est thing England did in the Crimean war
was the reformation OF abuses in full view Of
the enemy and he rival. Look, YOU are rot
ten. You will not tell them anything new
by turning out Davis aud his whole crew,
which am decidedly in favor of, i; they do
not show themselves more efficient. But ell
YOU editors sing hallelulah 10 Davis q CO.
IL fretS me. Soldiers are irving, but 50
long a. the President and Generals can wear
fine linen YOU sing peans. Ii will not do,
my friend. Somebody must tell the people
the plain truth or We are ruined Freezing
aud starvation stare you in the face fer tine
next winter, and yon call on the women and
children TO give up their blankets and bread
for the soldiers. The women have supported
the war - far. You conld not he ia the
field without their needles. You have had
the gov cfnnent for seven months, and YOU
confess your inability TO DO anything by your
tally .ays, and still YOU speak of confidence.
q is wanting badly, assure you, and unless
press speaks out plainly and that soon,
) lost do not know any politicians.
J do 1ot care Tor any. bnt DO care for
country and the brave men who are
l. L NJ for us. aud !. stirs my gall 10 sec
them treated so.