Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-05

/ ltOTS. II lIey -WiuS uei PuollSu up "
this point. and throw. over my imperfec.
tions and faults (whose name is legion the
mantle of charity and forgiveness ..1..
MUD BRIDGE.
CANT FRANKLIN. October &c,
The night is passed and yet live, thank
God. "But such night O, cold and
frost, and darkness; ye are woudrous
strong" But of that hereafter. Oh, the
| Would you believe it? l am now writing
seven miles from the above place, in the
second story of a store house, where my
self with some sixty more are quartered.
We were taken from the picket early in the
morning, our time not out by twelve hours.
and ordered to be ready us soon as possible
to march to this point, the object being to
protect the Union men in their right of
suffrage. We started, and had travelled
some four miles, when orders came to re-
trace our steps, the Major having ascer-
tained, by riding ahead, that they could
not proceed with the election, US he:prOper
officers were not forthcoming. We, how
ever, marched down here the next day, as
the Major, for some reason unknown to
your correspondent, wished to make this
an encampmeut for Il time. This place Is
called "NIud Bridge" from Il small stream
tilllcu .Nluu ISlNGI lul ~ uiAu5C NltlL NluSSSo
it some fourth of mile from the village.
Both town and country are the finest have
seen in Virginia it has all the features of
the best parts of Ohio. Many-perhaps a
majority-of the people are Secessionists
of the deepest dye. y large portion of the
women are especially bitter on that side.
The tongue-lashings from this quarter to
which the Major has been subjected, have
not been few nor far between. But so
clearly is it apparent to them, from his
words and manner, that he listens "more
in sorrow than in anger" that before the
Interview closes, the gentle spirit of woman
re-assumes its sway in :heir bOsOms. Sew
cral others of our officers have had to sub
nit to these castigations, among whom
Captain BroNdwell is one.
He, however, so far wrought upon the
lady by kind words and arguments, that
she pressed him to remain and partake of
her hospitnlities, "The same which he also
was forward to do;" (Gallasians, ii, 10. for
Epicurus, as well as Mars. comes in for no
small share of the Captains devotion,
which only proves him to be a remarkable
man, and an officer of nice discrimination.
! said above, the country was beautiful,
over which everywhere the eye, without
wearying, delights to roam. Would that
! could speak as approvingly of the in
habitautS. But touching them, with honor
able exceptions, the words of Goldsmith
are not inapplicable, for while
'sIn floral beauty groves and fields appear,
Man seems the only growth that dwindIes here"
Large portions of them (espicially of the
lower CLASSY are thin-vishged and lean,
with countenauces oflow cunning, trench
cry and cruelty. A goodly number of
these last, with some of better blood, are
"bushwhackers," word which, perhaps,
better than any one else, would find its
synonym in the word "Thug." The bit
ter cold, and the sight of us Zouaves, has
driven in from their hiding places some
thirty of forty of these sueaking gentle
men, who have, with great apparent meak
ness and repentance, taken the oath, which
will probably bind them about as much
asa
s.Fetter of fax would biud the flame"
But what can the Major do 1t is the
only course left him by the laws, aud yet
think that he believes, with your CORES
pondent that suspension to the limb of
the nearest tree would be the more just
proceeding with many OF these bush-lov-