Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-27

of her house in search for arms. Ther was no gentleman with her, and when sht l demanded their written warrant for Suct proceeding, they replied they had none Mrs. H. then refused to give up her keys and sent at once for her son, who found on his arrival, that the brutes had been 1 extremely insolent to his mother and sis l ters. They had gone into the rooms, cut out large pieces of their wardrobe and bu- reaux to effect their search, and were in fact, destroying every piece of locked furni- turein the house. They took possession of private letters, and amused themselves read ing them. Mr. II. sent at once to Dodge, Lincoln's marshal of police, who on reach ing the premises, said he had authorized the search-had no time to write orders for the thousands of investigations to be made in the city. They found, in the way of arms two ganc that had belonged to deceased members of the family; also Q sword, that had been worn by the gallant Blount, famous in the Southampton in- surrection. One of Mrs. H.'s daughters, seeing that they were determined to take off the valued relics, remarked.
 ''Iou, no doubt, imagine yourselves not ed in prowess. Those guns belonged to men-famous rebels, too-who repulsed the invader during the revolution of yore. That sword was worn by brave man-braver than any one among your twenty millions. He could not have been a son of northern soil; man reared there may be cruel--he never can be brave. You will take those relics; lam not surprised, as you steal when ever you have chance. None but set Of highway thieves and robbers would thus enter ladys house and do as you have done. You expected we had arms conceal ed here, and are disappointed. l know where there are five hundred stand of arms -screted by rebel acoD2en as you call us but 1 would not tell you to save my own life Do you see this little locket hanging to my chatelaine? Look we'll at the like ness: it is our champion. Gen. Beauregard. No Maryland lady appears without this tall isman about her. We are enslaved now and feel myself disgraced by speaking to you; but this hero will yet show you that Maryland is not always to be di4honored by Yankee tyranny. The rebel ladies are making triumphal arches, and we have en- gagged all the flowers from the public green houses, to welcome our delivercr. He will come; he has promised-we have nothing to fear"
 .'I hope, Miss" replied the foremost of the Yankee officers, 'we will soon be friends the Union restored, and lasting reconcili ation ef1ected.'
 Reconciliation, she replied, "is BOW a dream as Milton expresses it.
 Never can true reconcement grow Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so
 deep.
 Go; have nothing further to say 10 you, unless tell you to pray God to have mercy upon you"
 The cowardly set retired without any fur ther remark.
 4 week or two after this encounter, Mrs. H. only remaining son was se'zel with our southern editors and legislators and sent to Fort Lafayette The insolence ot the Yankees to tho younger Mr. Ills young and delicate wife baffles description.
 Another smuggled letter from Fort La fayette informed us that there were thirty two of the first of the country in one case mate, like so many dogs in kennel; the same coarse fare, already mention, sustain cd life 4 damp brick floor with little straw formed their beds; there was no pos siblity of a fire One of the number had three hemorages, two more were in such miserable health that their physicians told the federal authorities that if they were de tained in that damp, gloomy, infected hole they would die, yet they were still kept there Mir. Ross Wnans, a very old gen tleman, was boagM out of prison hy his wealthy son, Some sa, ha paid large for tune for his release; others, that Cameron being cheap man, only asked 8 thousand dollars
 1 have given you an account of the wrongs of a noble women, who, amid all her own suferings, still exercises the most exalted charity In this season of adver sitv her life is one continuous lesson of practical virtue Not entirely cast down, she shares in aftliction of those whose hus- bands, brothers or sons are incarcerated in Yankee prisons; she is constantly engaged in works of mercy, and though her sup port is taken from her, and she is obliged to exert herself to avoid want, withal, she is hopeful knowing that tho soldiers of the South will never lay down their arms until Maryland is free.
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