, 1862-02-25

Wool expressed his belief that ID thirty days |
be cou1d muster 200, 900 men, at. whose head
he would march South to crush at once this
tioas, Q few months roll on, and It seems MTae
times 900 Goo are marshaled In array against
us, and yet they seem to Tear losing s1ghtof
the Donits Of The Cgpito!, and be, poor man, with
his hosts around him, dare not move hand or
You have pretty well closed our front
doors, vet not SO tight as you imagine, and
would wish, as something over 500 vessels
hnve run yonr blockade, and they continue to
do SO, By which, the arms and ammunition Me
toaether with many other requisites, You
nav succeed in somewhat eurtaling our
Injuries, but we are well Supplied With the |
main staples Of life, such as beef, grain and
lam supplied daily with ffesh beet, mutton
and pork, ior ship use, at 0 cents per pound
sa1ne az previous to the blockade. t
Salt meats, coffee and some other articles
are scarce, but they are easily, and ches1JuNy
Do not believe such statements rs recently |
noticed in one of the York papers, in which
(some one, who claims to hnye 11tely left this |
city, it sets forth that we arc actually IN
desperate condition, starving for want OF the
requisites Of li1c-atld he also states that much |
dissatisfaction exists among all classes, which |
had shown itself in very serious riot, that |
much fear is entertained q negro 1nsurrec-
tion, &c, &c. AL such I can assure yon is
simple 6aldtadash, untrue in any sense. The
are anxious that their Government should
abandon the defensive policy, and assume the
offensive, SO far as 10 drive every Federal of
from Southern soil, as they have every conf
if the Government will only give the com
nand.
n to trouble with the slaves, not the least
uneasiness is experienced; it is never spoken
Of, The negroes themselves. free and u1free,
sums, collected at their balls, concerts, ETC.,
etc, for the benefit Of the volunteers.
Everybody is cheerful, confident, more so
row than ever, as TO now the results must be.
There is no baekbiting or complaints all class
guine spirits. The women, Tich and poor, arc
Constantly making up clothing for the soldiers,
who thus far have SO valianily dTiVen5ou back
at every attempt to advance.
T.; Regiments and companies from every State
| are continually fitting out with arms and all
| equipments eon,pleto, e@cn to horses for cav
airy, and gus for artillery, ct the expense Of
| private Individuals or associations. Indeed,
| this has been carried to such an extent that
only about one-hlth Of the armies - have been
t siasm is unbounded, and Will curry the South
| through every extreme successfully. Mark
| this well, as trust some future day to taia
these matters all over with you and aunt.
terribly SO, in every general battle which takes
place. Your armies will never see the interior
Of the South, your men, under existing cir
cumstanees cannot cope with ours, az such
believe to be the effect Of the cause which eac!.
| is fighting for for Tlth!us the very choicest
blood Of the country is enlisted. Entire com
panies I have seen en- route, where eyefy
man is well to do in goods Of this world, and
who refuse TO receive either money or ration5
from the Government. furnishing such them
| selves. -..
| think, That at The battle Of Manassas, one
of yonr PENNSYLVANIA rcgiments marched Of
the field, when the fight had actually conl~
socaced, only because their term Of enlistment
had expired that day. Had such taken place
in the Southern runlSs not Q man won!l have
} dared ever to have shown his tace in LIS M
lire town again. No law could have protected
them. This incident is only one among many
, ! which tend to show the vast difference in the
{ | material Of the two armies, and you will in
! | yariab]y find your men lacking in the spirit
lid determination existing among ours. But
: 1t a war Of invasion bic attempted on the
5 North, and she will create her Eo.licrs out o.
: far different material than she nov brings out.
l You make ont to obtain some little cotton
at Beaufort, but you can content yourselves
: and field will burn before your advance, sho;sle
, | you succeed in making. any. The whole coas1
| Of Carolina has already cston5shed your cxpa
ditions with the vast Quantities of smok:
4
+ a prpcursor Of what will follow, it being tht
= fixed determination OF eTcry planter through
outthe country to destroy everything bafoci
: falling into your clutches. have under MI
D charge over s. o0o, ,oG0 worth Of property, nit:
! instructions to burn and destroy every partl
:, Gle Of it should circumstances render it pro5a
d bic Of your talins it, and rest assured it vii
e be done with good will Should the Wa
g continue, no more cotton will be planted
y Therefore, iu the spring, should no prospect
oF, fa int,
it grain fields and pasturage for stock 2ld cattle
:, mote that many Of your papers assert
r speedy end to this rebellion; that the soa.
= IS now putting forth her last desperate eye1
r. ard the terrible preparations Of the ene.u
r without, arc fast bringing matters to q crisis
:, that wien the It ssArmy1 advances this tim
+ there viii be no fail. Do not, pray, fall i
r with this delu=ion. Await the trial, and aslo'
II the results to tell for themselves. can onl
say to you, let your preparations be ever E
y Grand, o7s7s will o1s7TedcA you; come when 30
may, and with all the force you can mustel
ar there Is . host quietly awaiting your approach
b. which will send your armies howling back
- their Republican despot-
Ae Great God! how much wonder and i11aE
IS inc how it is that your people Of the enterpri
I; ing North hare sunk into such contemptuos
=. fnsisni1eanee, as to allow your fanatic A.
-, handing you about In the manner it has
3; late. What has become Of that free and CT
be | lightencd country one once heard so much o.
Of that land where freedom Of speech and Opt
Id ! ion was so gloriously maintained; where Il
t. | press was under no restrictions, save when
,w gave forth slander; that 1and SO long the hon
:" of. the cxilcd and oppressed? Can it be th
RI all this has changed; that man dare not Sl1
~ utterance to opinions unless they run in Il
IL same channel with the Government? Can
90 be that this popnIaee who so long have 9
~ serted aud maintained the right Of cxprcssil
a their doubts as 10 the legitimacy and corrcs
II, ness Of the Governmeut'5 acts; can it be til
Ia the day has conc when the people no long
ID. can-zai:e dissenting Voice aganstan act
-. out fears of a: sudden summons to SOL
| gloomy fortress without trial or hesrlnge WI
,e. in Gods name,. did not the Government :
nf snme such power q year OR SO ago, and cru
he those who SO basely violated the tttgitius sA
thn ttLibcrty Bills - to rescind them instanter.
M seems to me; had they: been Us prompt then
I'll / now, (whcn sone poor devil blackguards I
me- Gle Ahe,) all this fuss would have been avo
vss cd. But mol another object was in view, as
isf, now plainly evident Slavery was to be wiz
"a out, in doing which, however, there is frt
tc1 present appearances, more likelihood Of
ri 'tbitef gtttiHg btu
;oa :oa 4 pretty figure the great American nati
r ,se has cut in the -sliacll affair Think Il
'A" after having so publicly endorsed the actor
,vo Wilkes, lis receiving tie thanks Of Congre
hat hat the Lett Of apptobat.ol from the Sccreta
~ the grand reception in New York and Bostt
s1 ant The Indignation at England demand; the pr
1 ber all r,1ing for war with that nation, admit
rsd zl the foul disgracc attendant upon giving tn
nfo up; yet after all, with scarcely any discuss
nv nr4 or negotiation, they are handed over to
s15 9t5 English ship -of:war in Boston harbor.
10, rts. Loid, what q chance for Punch aud all
~ ~ comic press Of Europe, and how John
'a a,, will croak Poor Jonathan, you are pelted
~ all sides. oply hope be will grow 1esper
,roa and make terrible onset on The Con1ede
aGe lines, where he will be rendered the warn
Of all receptions.
,n1r Yours as ever, ALEX.
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