Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-07-10
Mr.. RussePs Tenth Letter to the
London Times
New ORLEANS. May o.

respecting the number of armed men actu-
ally in the field in the South, and the
amount of arms in the possession of the
Federal forces. The constant advertise
ments and appeals for ga few more men TO
complete" such and such companies, fur
nish some sort of evidence that men are still
wanting. But painful and startling in
sight into the manner in which volunteers"
have been sometimes obtained, has been
afforded to me at New Orleans. In no
country in the world have outrages on
British subjects been so frequent and so
wanton as in the States of America. They
have been frequent, perhaps, because they
haye generally been attended with impu-
nifty.
Englishmen, however will be still lit
tie surprised to hear that within a few days
British subjects living in New Orleans have
been seized, knocked down, carried off from
their labor at tie wharf and the workshop
and forged by violence to serve in the 'Vol-
unleer" ranks These cases are not isolat-
ed, They are not in twos or tbrees, but in
tens and twenties; they have not occurred
stealthily or in by-ways; they have taken
place in the open day am in the streets of
New Orleans. These men have been drag
ged along like feions, protesting in VAN
that they were British subjects. Fortu-
nately, their friends bethought them that
there was still British Consul in the city,
who would protect his countrymen-Eng-
fish, Irish or Scotch. Mr.. Mure, when he
heard Of the reports and Of the evidence,
made energetic representations to the au-
thorities, who, after some evasion, gave or
dsrs tlat the impressed ~ olunteers" should
be discharged, and the ''Tiger Rifles" and
other companies were deprived Of the SER
vices of thirty-fye British subjects whom
they had taken from their usual ayocations.
The mayor promises it shall not occur
again. 1t is high time that such acts
should be put stop to, and that the mob
of New Orleans should be taught to pay
some regard to the usage of civilized IA
tons.
There are some strange laws here and
elsewhere in reference TO compulsory SER
vice on the part of foreigners, which it
would be well to inquire into. and Lord
John Russell may be able to deal with them
at favorable opportunity. As to any lib
erty of opinion or real freedom here, the
boldest Southerner would not dare to say
shadow of either exists. 1t may be as
bad in the North for all | know, but it
must be remembered that in al my COM
munications speak Of things as they APP
pear to me to be in the place where am
at the time The most cruel and atrocious
acts are perpetrated BY the rabble who style
themselves Citizens. The national failing
of curiosity and prying into other peoples
affairs is now rampant, and assumes the
name and airs patriotic vigilance. Every
stranger is watched, every word is noted.
espionage commands every key-hole and
every letter-box; love of country takes to
eavesdropping, and freedom shaves mems
heads, and packs men up in boxes for the
utterance Of abolition sentiments.
In this city there is terrible substratum
of crime and vice, violence, misery am
murder, over which the wheels of the Cot
ton Kings chariot rumble gratingly, and
on which rest in dangerous security the
feet of his throne, There are numbers of
negroes who are sent out on the streets ev-
cry day, with orders not to return with less
than IS cents-anything more they can
keep. But if they do not gain that, about
IS. cd. day-they are liable to punish
mcnt; they may be put into goal on
charges Of laziness, and may be flogged ad
h5ttum, and are sure to be half starved
Can anything, then, be more suggestive
than this paragraph, which appeared in
last nights paper; SONY three Coron-
ers" inquests were held yesterday, on per-
sons found drowned in the riyer-names
unknown The italics are mine. Over
and over again has the boast been repeated
to me that on the plantations lock and
KEY are unknown or unused in the planters
houses. But in tie cities they are much
used, though scarcely trusted. Itappears,
indeed, that unless slave has made up his
or her mind to incur the dreadful penalties
of flight, there would be no inducement to
commit theft, for money or jewels would
be useless; search would be easy. detection
nearly certain.
That all the slaves are not Indifferent to
the issues before them is certain. AT the
house &C planter, the other day, one Of
them asked my friend: "Will we be made
to work, massa, when The English Gomez
An old domestic in the service of gentle
man Of this city. said "There are few
whites in this place who ought not to be
killed for their cruelty to us" Another
said: "Oh, Just wait till they attack Pick
ensin These little hints are significant
enough, coupled with the notices of run
Always and the Judgements in the police
iails, to show that all is not quiet below
The surface. The holders, however, are
firm, and there have been many paragraphs
stating that the slaves have contributed to
the various fands for State defence, and
they generally show the very best spirit.
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