The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-08
Nyr. RusseII's Letter,

Mr.. RusseII's letter.
The last lotter of Mr.. Russell TO tho Lon
don Times received in this country is dated
Cairo, June 20, and is devoted to his observa-
tons between Vicksburgh and that
point, We give three or four extracts,
Taking tho train for Memphis, among our
passengers were gentlemen from Texas
going to Richmond TO offer service to Mr..
Davis. They said the feeling in their State
was almost without exception in favor of Sc
ccSsion 1t is astonishing how positive all
these people are that England is in absolute
dependence On the cotton for her national
cXistancc. They are ut once savage and
childish. If England docs not recognize
the Southern Coutcdcracy pretty quick.
they viii pass y resolution not to let her
have any cotton, except, &c. Suppose Eng
land does ever recognize u Conlcderacy
based on the principles OF the South, what
guarantee is there that in her absolute de-
pcndeucc if it exists, similar cocrcivc steps
may not be taken against her? "Oh! we shall
be friends, you know, 'and SO on.
On the train before us there had Just
passed on company armed with large
bowie knives and riilcd pistols, who called
themselves the "Toothpick Company.
They carried coffin along with them, on
which was plate with Abe Lincoln" in
scribcd ON it, and they amused themselves
with the childish conceit of telling the peo-
pie as they went along that "thcy were
bound to bring his body back in it. At
Grand Junction Station the troops got ont
preparatory to their transfer to u train for
Richmond in Virginia. The first company,
about seventy strong. consisted exclusively
,,fI i.h nd N-itl ,itl Ntt La,
onets. The second consisted of ivc-sjyths
Irish, armed mostly with muskets; the third
were of Americans, who were we'll uniform
cd, but had no arms with them. The fourth
clad in green, were nearly all Irish wore all
sorts of clothing, and had no pretentons to
be regarded as disciplined soldiers. am
led to boliovo that the great number oGlrish
who have enlisted for service indicates Il
total suspension of all the works on which
they are ordinarily engaged iii tic South.
They were not very orderly. Fix bay
onets" elected wonderful amount of CON
trovcrsy in the ranks. "Whar are yer
dhrivin to?" "Sulivcn, don't yc hear we're
to fix bccnits?" "Aysc the sthrap of nee
baynctt, sariint jewell "lf yc prod me
wild that agin, I'll let dayloitc into ye," &c.
Officer, reading muster-"No. %, James
Phclan" No rcply--Noicc from the ranks
Faith, Phelan's gone shurc he wint ut the
depot Old men and boys We're mixed to-
gcther, but the mass of the rank and file
were strong, full grown men. in one of the
carriages were some women dressed as
"vivanaicrcs," minus the coluct air and the
trowsers and boots Of those ladies. They
looked sal, sorry, dirty and foolish.
The following account of Gen. Pillow S
operations at Memphis would show that
b,, l,l, t,l s,l ,t,l hn1
given mp his prO!ossionl
For five weeks the Tennessee troops UNI
der Gen. Pillow, who is at the head of the
forces of the State, have been working at a
series of curious entertainments, which are
supposed to represent an ontrcnched camp,
and which looks like an asscmblage of mud
beaver dams, In word, they are so com
plicatcd that they would prove exceedingly
Troublesome to the troops engaged III their
defense, and it would require very steady
experienced regulars to man them SO as TO
give proper support to each other, The
maze of brcastworks, of iauking parapcts,
OF parapots, for field pieces, is ovcrdonc.
Several Of them might prove useful to an
attacking force, in some places the wood
was cut down i'll front SO as to form Il for
midable natural abattis; but generally here,
as in tho batteries below, timber and brush
wood were left uncut up to easy muskct
shot of the works, so as to screen an advance
Of rilcmen, and to expose the defending
forco to considerable annoyance.
On the train coming north, my companion
was very intelligent Southern gentleman,
formerly editor of newspaper W. talked
Of the crime of the country, of the brutal
shootings and stabhings which disgraced it,
He Admitted their existence with regret,
"'rhc rowdcs have rushed in upon us so
that we can't master them" "ls the law
powerlcss?" "Well sir you see these men
get hold of those who should administer the
law, or they are too powerful or too reckless
to be kept down." THAT is reign of ter
ror-of mobrunanism" 1T don't hurt re-
spectacle people much; but agree with you,
it must be put down." "When-how?"
"Well, sir, when things are settled, we'll
Just take the law into our own hands. Not
man shall have vote unless hos an Amer
lean born, and, by degrees, we'll get rid of
these men who disgrace us Are not
many of your regiments composed of Ger
mans and lrish-of foreigners, in lact?"
"Ies, sir" | did not suggest to him tho
thoughta which rose in my mind that these
gentlemen, if successful, would be very
little inclined to abandon their rights while
they had arms in their hands; but it occurr-
ed to me as we'll that this would he rather a
poor reward for the men who were engaged
in establishing the Southern Conlederacy.
The attempt may fail, but assuredly, have
heard it expressed too often to doubt there
is determination on the part of the leaders
in tho movement to take away the suffrage
from the men whom they do not scruplc to
employ in fighting their battles. If they
cut the threats of the enemy they will stfe
their sweet voices at the same time, or soon
atterward--a olpital recompensce to their
emgrant soldiers!