Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-10

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Our communication Of yesterday left u
safely among friends at Charleston. Gu
visit that evening was full Of good cheer
We enquired after the boxes Of bandaRes anS
clothing sent by the Ladies' Aid Society o
Cleveland, and LEFT here on our upward WRy
We learned that tho Surgeons had distribu
ted them among the sick and wounded o.
the 9Th and 26th Ohio and one Of the Ken.
lucky regiments The generous impnlses
and humanity Of the ladies of Cleveland
and vicinity, viii be ever remembered by
our brave soldiers, This donation could not
have come more oppoFtunely il was much
needed.
Charleston seemed 10 be more alive with
visitors than when we left it. Many friends
OF our gallant Seventh, from Ohio, were
among them. We met Messrs. Williams
and Force, of Chsgrin Falls, and King, Of
Akron, on the same mission as ourselves.
VS. were again joined by DR.. Purple and
Captain Clayton, who had remained AZ
Charletton. In the morning "wednesday
after many hearty good byes and pressing
shakes Of the hand, we left our friends, and
committed ourselves 10 the staunch Glen
woOd-to be landed at Gallipolis. The com
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plished, as far as possible, their mission
About ten miles below Charleston, a shot
was fred and bullet wss heard 10 whistle
by no harm was done, however, but every
soldier on board prepared for action; all
was hustle and life, but no foe appeared.
This circumstance gave our Captain Ia ge-
nial, social man chance for a little fun
at the expense Of passenger who
had been spiling" for a fight before
he should leave the Kanawha. Quietly the |
Capt called him into a state room and eau
| tiously locked the dO)r. Ia an under one, he |
said TO him, " my friend, you are aware that
we have been shot at--you see We are bar
ricading our boat--you have heard that there |
are seven or eight hundred of the enemy at
pom little way below here-now sir 1
am confidently expecting an attack and
want you TO take this musket and these
csrtridges and be ready 10 fight with the
rest OF US. It will be a desperate affair and
we must all stand up like men. Will you
do as l wishP The passenger replied truly
Capt. L -I-cant-I-l really am not able
I-dont feel vel" The joke was soon out
and of course we had our little fun"
We arrived at Gallipolis safely, the same
evening, and took quarters with little idea OF
where we could be accommodated upon a
steamer floating down the Ohio" In the
mean time we visited the hospital, where
quite a number of the 7th a:e receiving
medical attention. Mr.. Force, found his son
here and quite sick. He was too weak to be
included among the other ones we had with
US tsome fifteen in number) and Mr.. F. {
promptly determined TO remain and care for
him. We found some Clevelanders who
eagerly inquired after friends and said they
hoped to get furloughs shortly and then they
should travel hastely for the Forest city.
Early on Thursday morning the Chaplain ,
and Mr.. King took the overland route, and
LEFT US 10 wear a whole day in watching,
wishing and hoping. Finally evening came, :
and the "Henry Logan" appeared putting
down upon US, and we rushed on board. The
old boat was crowded in every quarter, and c
was as full of noise as q country school I
house at noon time. "A com pany of cavalry
from Gallipolis, bound ior Columbus, were
on board, and shook the old boat in every
timber with their Gofty tumblings." They II
may get sobered down some day. |,
An old gentleman from Maiden, Vt, Join
ed US here, and as his experience of late is
to the point, give it briefly. He had q son I
at Hsrper's Ferry who had accumulated =
quite q fortune in the employ of the Govern
ment there. When the troubles began TO
come, he sent for his father, and endeaYOred
to secure his property that it might be taken
North. The old gentleman, with 81 200,
went down, and was immediately impris-
oned and robbed of every cent be had. His
son was impressed into the service, and has !,
since fallen, fighting unwillingly against his
country. Officers of the rebel army visited I
the father and insultingly taunted him !
called him Gan old Union dog" and spit IN
his face, and tried to make him Tsnounce his
loyalty; but like an old Roman, he stood {
firm, and said, f'SiTs, have been protected t
and blessed by the old Union eighty four 8
years, and / aeUsr will turn traitor. Do with =,
me as you will" He was daily subject TO
like insults-till finally wealthy and hu- I
name Virginia gentleman secured his re-
lease and took him, like good Samaritan,
to his own home. He cared for him there a
S)me days, and then furnished him means Z
10 leave the country. The old gentleman
came to GallipOiis, and there found friends 9
with whom he remained some weeks, and
is now on his way to his home in Vermont. /
He is q man Of intelligence and sterling I,
principle, aud notwithstanding his great
sge. is as hale and hearty as most men OF
sixty. Il
Another little incident will be of inter est. 9
A mulatto boy who had been a servant Of
Captain of the 7th; was with us on a fur
Tough. He had paid his passage in full from c
Gallipolis TO Cincinnati. After dinner Of
Friday he came to Mr.. Plumb and myself
and said: al could not get any breakfast and 3
now they refuse him dinner. Mr.. p
went TO the Steward, inquired into the mat
ter. He said "no d-d nigger should eat I
at his table-he could go into the pantry J
and est," and we contented ourselves with |
that argument for the time. After supper
we concluded, "in Committee of the whole" !
TO demand that the young man have his s
place at the table afuer the others were
through. Our friend Brown was deputed
carry the matter through and succeeded ad-
mirably. "They had to come down." Such
iuhuman prejudices as this still cling with
the North and dsmpen the ardor of many of
her sons. /,
One incident, andI am done. We landed
once upon the Virginia shore and saw sever
al loyal, but tslaveholding Virginians. They
were discussing "FremOnts proclamation"
"They DEsPIsED aboltionists. They were
Southern men and upheld slavery. They
looked upon this conflict as for Union or No
Union. They didn't see how Fremont could
do any other way. Why not take niggers as
well as horses, il the rebels employed them
against the Government? tell ye, the old
tGlLow is right" They didn't think it would
hurt Kentucky"
Saturday morning found US st Cincinnati
delighted TO be once more on loyal soil and
in the midst of real civilization. The light
ming train bore US rapidly through the
beautiful valley of the Miami toward our
homes. Said one of our committee al tell
you wbaf, love the old Western Reserve if
It is fat and covered with clay"
The "si:k boys" bore the journey well
and were all sent to their homes excepting
two who are receiving attention at the New
| England Hotel in this city. DR.. Cushing ana
Ill e.
their comfort; may they speedily recover!
In conclusion let me say that our trip to
the Kanawha has been full Of interest and
satisfaction to US, and we trust that at least
some of the ends of our mission were ac-
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