Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-10
MIDDLETowN, Del, Sept. l2, 1861.

MIR. HUMPHREY :-lnlllklnS the reader or the ENQUIRER might like to hear something concern ing the state of affairs here resolve to commu- nicate to you some items, which you are at lib erty to publish as you see fit.
 Il have not been here long, yet my position is such, that am able to gather information generally of the people, their sentiments, Sc, quite readily.
 There are great many secessionists about here; also, some strong Union people. A fine regiment is drilling for the Union army, l un- derstand.
 There are many colored people in Middle town, great proportion of whom are slaves. Indeed, this is g,eat slave region for little Del aware, which has in all about 2O0O slaves.
 Opposite my window is slave farmhouse, the mistress of which says, she fears every night to retire, thinking she may be killed by her slaves
 Last evening, as I walked down town, I passed party of blacks, who were holding car nest convefsation, and l heard one of them say with much spirit" he would cut somebody $ throat if 1 inferred) they misused him any more.
 Two black women were passing on the | sidewalk soon after, when some one raised a whip over them, menacngy-" Oh, surely mas sa's not going to cut me-" says one.' The other recovering from surpsise, remarked, " l thought massa going to "ept nc" It was done evil dently to frighten them, fer $no~t--yet showing the contempt with which they are trealed. Il asked Kitty, a servant girl, where 'u. boarding, if she thought the slaves were used pretty well around here. She said some are, but many are not. She has many friends that are slaves, and for whom she suffers, although free herself She is bright, amiable girl, doing as much work as two or three ordinary servants at the North.
 The Southern or Secession feeling is so strong here with some, that their children will not join in singing the popular national songs, as The Star-Spangled Banner" Hail Colum- bia," &c.-considering them Northern. The Principal of the Academy has told mo that a friend of his-a aceaAty trustee wishes to as- sassinate the President-and he is not alone That they regard MT. and Mrs. Lincoln as very ow, &c.
 But there are Mose here as strong for the Unlon as any at the North-paper and enve- lopes at the post-ofice, red, white and blue . children who sing the most patriotic songs-as we'll as band of music well trained, who come out every Thursday evening. One little girl is is so much gratiied that am from the North (and therefore she supposes right for the Union,) that she makes various demonstrations of her friendship, quite amusing
 Rev. Mir. Riley from Pennsylvania, preached at the Presbyterian Church to-day, for the first time has come on trial prayed most fervently ly for the soldiers and chaplains, the President and the nation--read MT. Lincoln's Proclam a. ton for day of Fasting and Prayer to be ob- served on Thursday-and appointed united ser vices for the morning and evening. His bold manner of speech, as firm Union man, would have done honor to any of our Northern church. es. There was variety of expression in the countenances of his audience. They were e,i dently su,priied and somewhat nso0ed. There greater division in sentiment here, I am told, than the surface discloses. 1 am anxious for the success of the brape Union minister. His course has commenced very different from that of another Reverend of this place. | God prosper him and all others who stand up in this hour of trial for the right. r. | -~>-s--