The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-08-08
Correspondence Of the Jclorsonon Democrat.
From Southern Ohio.
MONROE, Butler Co., Ohio, !
August list, 1859.

your reHueIS VIII U6 lulCICSleu IN what Is
9 DING on in this part of the State, will,
for a short time, indulge my old propen.
sty for scribblng. Business Of all kinds
is very dull, while the Rebels are getting
very sharp. 1t has been stated that Lin
coin is walking political thermometer
lhatanv one can know by his phz whether
the Union cause is going up or down.
BE that as it may, business seems to be as
perfectly under the control Of the War
Department as the mercury is under the
control OF old Sol.
1t is hardly necessary 10 take the pa-
pers to learn how things are working
The late mastcrly retreat before Richmond
may be equivalent to victory on our side,
but somehow people do not see it conse-
quently, everylhing'is at a stand. STILL
But, as VIC have reason to believe that the
".no policy" system is about "played out, "
and that we arc to have vigorous pros
ecution Of the war, men begin 10 look
more cheerful, and occasionally one oftbe
more hopeful ones will indulge in a joke.
Considerable effort is being made to
raise volunteers, but there is not that
success which the cause demands. There
are many reasons for this seeming indif-
ference. This vicinity is perfectly lousy
with Rebe! sympathizers. They publicly
avow that they would prefer Jeff DAVIS
TO Lincoln, for President. Many will no;
enlist because they want to see draft
made on these sympalhiaers. Others think
it is not safe to leave the district 10 the
care Of the Nsllandighamers. The lac
mobs iu Cincinnati show that il is abso.
lutcly necessary for the safety Of this par
OF the State, that strong force Of loya'
men remain here.
1t seems to bo fact that the Morgan
raid, Cincinnati and other mobs, were all
connected together, and were expected to
have resulted in general uprising Of the
Rebellion in our midst. Morgan states
! that he had received two thousand letIers,
asking him TO make dash into Kentucky
and promising him large force TO assist
him in invading the North. He was dis
appointed, and of course feels that he has
been wounded in the house Of his friends.
lately had occasion to visit Cincin-
natl, and was invited into Kentucky to
stay over night. There heard both sides
of the question. Ny friend was strong
Union man, but his wife was strong
Rebel sympalhizer. One Of her brothers
is captain in the Southern army, an
other is member Of the Rebel Congress,
and all her kin are rebels. She describes
the Southern soldiers as being almost an
gelic in their behavior. Does not believe
in the reported Rebel atrocities. Thinks
some Of them may have picked up few
bones, ard carried them away, not know.
ing whether they were the bones OF Union
or Re bel soldiers. She says that Morgan
is one of the kindest and most benevolent
men in the country, has mild blue eye,
&c. She represents Floyd as being the
perfect embodiment Of virtue. He took
only that which belonged to the South,
and handed it all over TO the Confeds
and, even il he TOOK more than was due
the South, kindly gave it all away laid it
on tie altar of his country. Ills conduct
was God like compared with the Northern
thieves, who rob the Government, and
keep it themselves. She represented the
South as being awfuily humiliated at the
thought that their noble Southern bows
should be brought against the low white
trash of the North. II they could only
fight noble bIooded gentlemen like them.
selves, they could do it with will, but,
oh, it was cruel to have such precious
blood arrayed against the poor drunken
hirel;ngs Of the North. That is a speci.
men of the talk listened to for nearly a
whole hour. Do not imagine that a
SeceSh woman is disagreeabe object. OF
has any Of the disposition OF tiger This
lady was very pleasant: and sociable per.
son. We never were treated more kindly
We shall long remember our first ac
Quaintanee in Kentucky. do not won
der so much at our Generals bcirg 81
careful about hurting the Rebels. Th,
fact OF it is, Notwithstanding they ar,
hebels. they are almost flesh of our flesh
and bone Of our bone. and it is almost i'm
possible to make it appear that they cal
be SO bad as they really are. Thore is NJ
doubt that justice demands that they b.
severely punished, but it is much easier t.
talk vengeance than to execute it.
l have given you the South-side view
now will give you the North side of III
question. Mine host is well acquainte,
all over the South; Travelled through tn
Gulf States about year ago, and prob
ably understands the wire works bette
than his wife does. He says the Soutl
are not fighting for their rights. In tn
Gulf States their openly avowed purpos
is TO rule this country. If they succee,
in disolving the Union, they expect t.
drag the Border Free States after them
They, of course, depend upon Vallandig
ham ~ Co., to pull for them, and finally
they expect to see the power Of jeff. Davi
extend from ocean TO ocean, and from tn
Gulf to the Lakes. One year ago the
had no higher opinion of the North tha
that we would snbmi; to all this. Per
haps they have a higher opinion of Il
now. More hereafter.
WAC.
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