Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-07-06
WHOLE NUMBER 500.
Another Russsl Letter. /
FFOm Inc I1ondon TN
Southern YolenieerinG.

| lnCTC are OOUOIh nTlStOR
spectng the number Of men actually in
the Geld in the south, and the amount Of
arms in the possession Of the Federal for.
ces. The constant advertisements and ap..
peals for a few more men, to complete such
and such companies, furnish some sort or
evidence that men are still wanting. But
a painful aud startling insight into the man
uer in which volunteers have sometimes
obtained has been afforded TO me at New
Orleans. In no country in the world have
outrages on British subjects been SO fres
quent and so wanton as in the states OF
America They have been hequent, per-
haps, because they have generally been at
tended with impunity.
Englishmen, however, will be still little
surprised to hear that within few days
British subjects living in New Orleans have
been seized, knocked down, carried of from
their labor at the wharf and the workshop,
and forced by violence to serve In the vol
untecr ranks These cases are not isola-
ted. They are not in twos or threes but
in tens aud twenties; they have not oecSr-
red stealIhily or in by-ways they have ta-
ken place in the open day aHd in the streets
of New Orleans. These mon have been
dragged along like felons protesting in vain
that they were British subjects. Fortunate
| ly their friends bethought them that there
was still British Consul in the city, who
would protect his untrymen-Euglish,
Irish or Scotch Mr. Mure when be heard
of the reports and Of the evidence, made
energetic representations to the authorilies,I
who, after some evasion, ,gguye orders that
the impressed volunteers should be dis
charged, and the Tiger Rifles and other
companies were deprived Of the services OF
y4iVe British sui jects whom they had
taken from their usual avocations The
mayor promises it shall not occur again.
1t is high time that such should be put
stop to- and, that the mob of New Orleans
should 6s taught to pay some regard to the
ususges Of civilized nations. ThereIsare
some strange laws here and. elsewbeGe in
reference TO compulsory service on the part
of foreigners which it would be we'll TO en-
quire into, and Lord John Russell may be
able to deal with them at q favorable OPP
portunity es1
No Liberty or Freedom at The South. D
AS to any Liberty of opinion or real free
dom here the bodest sontherner would not
dare to say shadow Of either exists. It
may be as bad in the north for all know,
but it must be remembered that in ell my
communications speak Of things as they
,, ,, appear, to be in the place where / am at
the time. The most cruel and atrocious
vcts are perpetratcd by the rabble who
style themselves citizens The national
failing of curiosity and pryng into other
peoples affairs is now rampant, and assumes
the name and airs Of patriotic vigilance.
Every stranger is watched, every word Is
noted, espionage commands. every key hole
and every letter box; love of country takes
to caves dropping, and freedom shaves
mems heads, and packs men upi boxes for
the utterance OF Abolition sentiments
Iu this city there is terrible substratum
of crime and vice. violence, misery, and
murder, ever which the wheel of the Cotton
Kings chariot rumble gratingly, and on
which rest in dangerous security the feet OF
his throne. -... ..f~s~4r -.s
Only three Coroner's Laquests gl.f
, There arc numbers of negroes who are
q sent out on the streets every day with
orders not to return with less than
IS ccnts-anything more they can keep.
! But if they do not gain that-about 3,6d
day-they are liable to punishment; they
may he put into gaol on charge of lazi-
ness and may be aogged ad kbit3U, and
are sure to he half starved. Can anything
then, be more suggestive than this para
graph, which appeared in last nights pa
per only three Coroners' inquests were
held yesterday on persons found drowned
in the river, names unknown 7 The italics
are mine. Over and over again has the
boast been repeated to me that on tho plan
tations lock aud key are unknown or un-
used in the planters houses. Butt in the
cities they are much used, though scarcely
trusted 1t appears, indeed, that unless q
slave has made up his or her mind TO incur
the dreadful penalties of fight, there would
be no indueemeut 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
: of planter the other day one Of them ask
:, ed my FREUD, win we be made to work,
> massa, when ole English come p An old
domestic in the house Of a gentleman in
! this city, said, There are few whites in this
! place who ought not to be killed for their
cruelty to u.s. Another said, Oh, Just
wait till they attack PckeBsP These little
hints are significant enough, coupled with
the notices of runaways aud the Judgments
y in the police gaols, to show that all is not
quiet below the surface. The holders, how
~ ever, are firm, and there have been many
"a paragraphs stating that the slaves have
y contributed to the various funds for state
~ defeuce, and they generally show the, very
=, best spirit. -,.
# Their pLaa tcas 10 cal Us up. ..fl,
0, BY the proclamation Of Gov, Msgofip,
Q q copy Of which enclose, you win see that
Il the governor Of the Commonwealth of Ken
s. lucky and commanderih-chief Of alt heI
5. military forces on land and water, warns oil
y states, separate or or united, especially Oh,
T. United States andthe Confederate States
" hat he will fight their troops if they Of
1t tempt to enter his commonwealth. vsIl u
20 Thus, Kentucky sets up for herself while
Virginia IL on the eve Of destruction, ape
IN an actual Invasion has taken place Of heI
r. soil. 1t is exceedingly difficult Of coppre
ed hcnsion that, with the numerous troops, ar
or tllcrv and batteries which the C0nfederaiI