The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-21
FRUA. THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
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CHAstEsrovs, Jefferson Co, Va, J

CBAElEsIoWN, Jefferson Co, Va,
October 1854, 1851. !
Our couFty seems dts l!Hed to 6r l. -, SEED Ul.-
riag the coming wiuttr by Tile Northern yan-
dals now St4tiOA i III cur OorGe ,'tuG our mi =
.l,rj force here is wholly II st!ihllent TO krtp
them in check; AID unless vigorous measures
,,Is taken and r-inful CemeDts nnG-r 81 able
Commander - inliu. III teiy sent to our reil +
they viii, fear, have gained II i00thOld Unon
oar 1t from which il VIII be ilnt ossible 10
iisiod1e them.
EeI.ort Says. that General B'nks intends
tluhIng Til~I ) Ferry his hCatu 0arleIs tnIs
winter. t.ld tIle;r present Iuot tluents seem 40
I've < 'ine rell.,t!Ilty IL the IGinUf; IN, past
week las been one Il tNCI telhrht and alarm,
Ano lur TWO or three nights the eneu3 sue
ceedeu III penetrating 10 within Two or THREE
mites OF tnis place; but, by the tiSilence OF
Colonel Bay Tor, they were each time discover
ii and driven back.
Ga Thursday forming slight sElrmish
took III &c be vvsen oar etva,lr, aId q party OF
the Federail. Is; bat their empowering II uu-
Is Un.iseo &c .il-5 u Ir'irt, "iita o. ~ ~
Wuuu4ed, WIZ his since difd. ID Friday
evening they brought their cannon upon Il
hiii. TWO miiss this side ii tie ferry, COM
ni:.I.GIug Il wide range OF country, ior tue
purpose Of driving our pickets from their ro-
sillon. This same hill they have since been
terrifying, aaV, under cover u thelr guns,
ihey VIII be able make predatory iucul-
Sous into Tia country for several miles, ia
hilung suffering, danger, and losses
upon Uur UA0trEGjnS citizens. Yesterday
round our plck-ts, tut trI!ed, ana this morn
~ hear that Wu farmers living lii That
ttlg.b JFiucd ntNe been c0inp;i.ed 10 vaoate
ihe4r GUuses Tor their JccOnlnO daIiun.
Ia consequence OF The vicinity of the
feeerais, sOlle OF TIE Union Inru have Yen-
tur'd TO mold up their heads and look de-
liant, and before l0ns We wit hear
hem talking OF q sup!ressing rehcl-
lion and maintaining the Government.
BuL there anotler class OF men Ii r even
more uontenIF tioie than those who opeHi; de
clare themselves Uuionists, for. though obey
profess to BE- friends of the South, they arg dc
erred from ranging themselves boldly under
Inc banner OF oar young COnIr'i"r;tcJ, because
they are nat yet able - determine which VIII
spe the strongest fiQt; and Tor The rea son
hey are unwilling - u he u > a4lnS IN defence
If their country S0lilD crest Is -iieir govern
ing urincIpls. B@J The time vii! come Wuen
they VIII receive their reward ~ The bands
rtau iGdign1nt and Outri -ei people. When
he militia was cIlied Quit WAS quite f.loi's-
iny 10 hear iip y;.riUIlS re sons assigned Why
mis- one ana that one IA StId be pAcus"d rom
cbeyiug the call. 1t was depioT.. biz f. tind
how many poor sun-ring creatures had been
III orr cUlnmItulty, without our being aware
# it. one vas wounded III The arm, {, me
tReuty wears ago Which rendered II en-
rirely useless where Gani:aes were To be
Iir at; but the prrlrldseS and squirrels
Suffered most aston ishlnCiy from his skiiltui
management OF a gun. Others were willing
10 personate the character OF oy.rspers, who
would AT any other time. have held any one
who in tim ted such y thing personally resron
-ib.e for the i4sult, ii their courage cid -ot
give way, as it has been kN wa u do on some
occ tsions. Some had the rhpum ism, no
nad never been know before To have Il p'In
IT an ache bur il is usel s. to go on-suffi ce
II to s,y that every i'll that flesh il heir to-
VS. discovered lurking in our midst.
The widow OF il revolutionary officer, who
mas been receiving 4 pension from th- Ed
eral Government, n fw days since received a
letter from the Secret2rv OF the Interior en-
Ii of of. l u.
3ug that ii size would sign IL, her pension
would be con tiuued. Upon being asked II >he
woaid L, ke tn" tn, she indignantly rep led
that, aithoush that pension procured htr
many comforts Of which It's loss would de-
Drive her, she would rather suffer priyation $
t4an take it, ;hs lads is seventy five years
of age aud we are proud 70 call her citizen
OF our county. 4 JEFFERSON LADY.