Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
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south Western Virginia.
While Eastern Virginia and north-wostern
Virginia have been familiar K; ;our readers from
newspaper and ether reports, the vast region
in the south western portion Of the State has
been nearly unknown. A gentleman OF the
highest respectability and intelligence was Ia
the city yesterday, having been compelled
for the sake Of Peaca and safety to leave
the region Of The Great Kanawha, for his
known Union sentiments and Yankee pro-
elivities. he has lived at Charleston, the
county seat of Kanawha county, which
town is situated at the junction Of Elk and
Kanawha rivers, about sixty miles from the
mouth Of the latter at Mt, Pleasant and
about one hundred miles south east from
Wheeling. There are no railroads leading
into or through thst section, the public high
way being down the Kanawha to the Ohio.
In this county are the celebrated Kanawha
Salt Works, end alsO the Kanawha oil region
The people have no eonnection,,Or interest with
Eastern Virginia, Cincinnati being their New
York, and the mountains the eastern bound
airy Of their world. The salt and oil works
have caused the slaves to be in greater pro-
portion there than elsewhere in Western Yir-
Rinia, there being rather more slaves than
whites in Ksnawha county,
The situation Of affairs there at this time
is peculiar. The county gave l4OO for Union
the other day, and yet the UniOnisis are daily
in danger of insult and even personal inju-
~. Outside OF the town people, the greater part
Of the population are ''poor whites" whose
ouly ambition and interest is TO be a good
shot, TO be able to drink down pint Of raw
whiskey, and to have enough 'hOg and hom-
my to eat They are an impressionaele
class, who viii follow any energetic leader,
whichever side he may be on. The trouble
now Is that the Union men who have ability
to lead the cause, are now discouraged-or
rather intimidated-by theinhuence5 5surroun-
ding them. There were at the time of the
Presidents Proclamation, two good eompan-
les Of militia in Charleston. These have
both been mustered into the State service,
although q part Of their members were Union
men. The advance Of the Chic troops at
Wheeling has exsspera.ed the seeessionists,
and by means Of the four hundred State
troops now collected at Charleston, they keep
the Union men under One great dead
weight upon all expression Of approval Of the
course of the government is the State pride
of which We have before spoken, and
which disposes the pOssessor of the feeling to
resent any real or fancied insult to the State.
The common people, who ara not well in
formed enough to know the plan Of the Ad-
miniFtration, or to understand them if they
did, are easily moved by this feeIingI and
under the influence of their leaders, are bit
terly hostile to the presence of any foreign
troops. This disafeetion is by no means les-
sened BY the fact that the blockade npon
their ports upon the Ohio stops all provisions,
SC, ezespt tVkiskey, Of which an unlimited
amount is received and imbibed. And while
under the Influence of such stimulants, the
secessioniss are but too ready 10 enforce the
State law making it treason to speak against
the action of the Richmond Convention OF
the Legislature.
The prospect before the Union men here
is very dark. They know that the Admins
tratson could do no less than it has done, and
yet they fear the results in their section.
They are not safe either in their property or
lives, and anxiously await the development of
the noEr' El-LLL C652
Free win ORer.ng Of the American People
The alacrity with which the American
people have responded to the call of the Gov
ernment for aid, and the iberaliy with
which the purse-strings of the North have
been opened, is as remarkable as it is graft
flying. It has shown that even the Yankees,
with all their reputation for money getting
and exact bargaining, esteem the honor of
their country above all personal enrichment,
and are eager to lose their trade and their
cash rather than one star in their country s
flag. The New England farmer has joined
hands with the Wall street broker, and he
with the embrowned farmer Of the West, in
offering unlimited aid in behalf of Govern
mept that traitors seek to destroy. Such a
spontaneous outpOuriDg of a nations wealth
was never seen before. Let it no more be
Raid that Corporations have ne souls, when
instances by the score can be cited where
manufacturing companies, banks, and town
and city corporations have come nObIy up to
the counter and laid thereon their bags of
gold.
The List we give below is as nearly com
plste IS can be readily prepared from the
scattered sources Of information. Il viii be
seen that New York leads of with nearly six
millions. Pennsylvania follows With almost
four millions The old Bay State giyes,
with her glorious volunteers, nearly four
millions. Ohio and Illinois give nearly three
and half millions each, while all The lest of
the Northern States swell the column to its
final go0diy length. Here is the list:
REHABILITATION.
S-t4S tAgA+s- - N1ftuyvyJ
-lneie!ls .---.-.--.....4... > l.o52O0O
Illinois ..-...s- ....ss..........g.s... 3658OO
Iowa =. -, 100000
Kansas .--..-..... ..-.-...-.-........- 2OG0O
Maine ,--..---...--....,-.. 1855 900
Massachnsetts-. --.s........-....... 3740,QOO
Michigan....-.......-- - -....-.-.-.... 100000
New York.. ,,......-..f 3s1I 900
New Hampshire --..--.-- -.st .....-. 6s 600
New jersey e.. 223l, 600
Ohio -. ........ :. Sts 900
TraaoovIsraufS qdno ooo