New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-07
From Our Special Correspondent.
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lC0 miles irsul Anywhere, WLTsEsDsY July 81, 1901
Some men arc said TO be wife, and some olberwise;
but tIore is only one Henry A. Wise. None hut him
self cen be Die parallel. Upon tie approach Of our
troops his Loased anxiety 20 lead his cayaem against
the Northen bircliUp changed to lcldous flight, in
what Bir Choae used 70 cal terrific aud tumnltaous
haste. lie rnnng is lie The driving Of Jebu, the
son Of Nimshi, for he ruunetb fur.ousy. think be
would even VIZ race against that other great modern
pedestrian C2i3one Il. jackson, late Governor Of the
State of Missouri A. our latest advice lie was 10
miles from here on the road Coyiugop, flying stu,
and Gen. Coke brigade might as well chaoe a locomo'
tive ss hope to oycrtabe hul.
in the upper part of this valley tho uouutains close
in almOei TO the river, and farmer lie is perpetual
battle with nature. The people gfe tie old currency
Of New-En land, and talk OF "ioarFepoe ia pennies
and DiEeP eutos' instead Of bali dimes aud dmes.
The Seoessionists chiefly among the heavy slave
holders, aud the wealthy who claim TO he geniismen
the white working meu-tho plain people, as Sir.
Lincoln Las !tare loyal 20 Ibe Union. Whatever viz
tues the settlers possess Ike their Southern brethren
everywhere, they are unable TO keep a hotel
Rancid butter strong ham, deadh OF soap and towels
and slpefluity Of dirt snd verI1in are leading cLar-
acterEtics. The charges, however arc modest and
hardly expect 70 reye IN luxury at p cents
meal lodging. On Saturday evening. We glad 20
exchange life among the natives for the Inequalities If
an old editorial Gssocale Capt Frank T. Cahili Of the
1T Kentucky. Before 9 o'clock, the heavens were
Ike Mob, all tears, for showers occur daily among
these mountains; and we were lulled 10 sleep in
tent by the patter Of the rain upon the roof
There is little rest FOR the soldier upon lie march.
Zen Sunday shines Sabbath day for him. at
O'Clock the rsyeille awakened ne; at he tents wero
| ofv4 and in Ia r..
noon ihe weather became yeJy soltry and oppressive
| How the sun smote us in that olo5e, narrow valley
Tho cd Roman soldier, it is said marched undauut.
edy under burdens Of sz;y pounds; bc toll and
pant, though his accoutermgnts weigh less than thirty
Before you charge hin viii, efemuscy, however, ny
the experiment yourself Of dressing in woolou and
carrying thirty PounJo Tor ten miles some fine Summer
day before noon. corporal 10 one OF our regiments
is accompanied by his ite boy OF years who dresses
in full uniform, and ia known Sc the Little Cor,o-
Tal." drum.major Of domestic tastes has his young
girisG-looking wife with him, and several women ac-
company the command 20 laundesses, etc.
Apryae who had been forthTee months in the service,
aud two months IL Company ID OF the LIST Kentucky,
proved a few days Gince to be a woman. lie was
small in stature and always kept his coat buttoned to
the chin bat had passed tie examination of The sur.
geon performed camp duties with fortitude, and upon
long marches, when many Of the men gave ont nvar.
aby refused to ride permit bis knapsac 70 be-
placed upon a wagon. He first excited suspicion by
his feminine method of putting his stockings; and
upon being handed over 10 the surgeon was reported to
be a woman, about twenty years old She was at once
discharged from the regiment and clothed in the hab-
imens Of her sex; but sent to Columbus upon suspicion
Of being spy of the Rebels, excited by some of her
fhou0h bar $500,
courteous and non-comDittal.
We passed the wheel and machinery Of the Ka.
nawha Valley" little steamer which the rebels
" pressed into service, used for few weeks and
finally burned. The destruction was All act Of wsnton
vandalism, committed probably because the boat be-
longed to Union man. Tie rebels bad positive as
surances that army did not want her, and would
not interfere with her. An old Yirgnian with whom
we stopped to converse said: Z" have always been q
Union nan, but when Virginia seeded Of course had
to 90 with my State. The doctrine obtains generally
throughout the South that the highest land often the
only allegiance of tbe citizen is due 10 bic STATE and
not 10 the Federal Government. The people here also
alude to the coniendng armies not as Union and
Secession" but as "NOitbern' and Southern
AT the house where We stopped for dinner we learned
that when Whes army passed. two days before, it had
tmry prisoners, about oneird of them soldiers from
our army, the remainder Union ctzens-incuiing an
old Methodist clergyman, universally beloyed-on iler
way 10 Richmond 70 be tried for treason Some Of the
prisoners were tied. The Young officer who had them
in chaTgea scn Of Henry A. Wise--remarked that he
hoped 10 live TO- see every Federal soldier driven or.
Of Virginia, and to lead army TO attack and burn
Cincinnati. Ifh does not die until those two object,
are accomplished he will live to be a very old man.
Everywhere we hear Of the depredations Of tho
Rebel army on lis aght. told them said the laud.
lord, after they had burned my fences destroyed ,ny
com, and pressed my horses that even il all they sad
about the Northern army was true, il could not treat
ME worse tran they had. They robbed several stores
and took every horse, OK, mule wagon and carriage
they could find. 10 several instances they deprived
WIDOWS and poor men Of their teams "Tbey call Il
pressing" remarked old planter to me to-day but
it Looks to me very much Ike highway robbery"
They frequently pressed negroes, to drive the teams
Gov. Wise himself carried away slave belonging 10
Col. William Dickinson Of Maiden, against the indQ-
nant romonstrances Of bis mater II ia something new
or the cratic old Yrgrien 70 appear in the character
ia niger stealer."
In the afternoon we passed through Caunelton. |
where hundred negroes are employed in the ooa-oil |
R0rkstwo long, begrimed, dilapidaed buildings near
he river vii few Yyoiehed-)oosine houses n bs