The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-29


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HOME, March 1st, 1862.
DEAREST FRIEND: A lonely rainy
Sabbath eve is only well and pleasantly
spent in reading and writing. | wrote
last Sunday. and if the mails were regu-
lar, you nave it ere this was compelled
TO send it to Maury Co, to Mr. Vanleer.
n We are such "cluse prisoners" We are
allowed no mails. | am really SO low
spirited this evening | fear your letter
will not be so very welcome, aud it Is
state SO unusual for me, that | feel quite
unlike myself. | awakened this morning
with feeling, so deep, of such intense,
unc0nquerd6ie Hatred TO the Yankee
Vermlu," that | almost feared to attend
church. but went. Mr. Harris preached
''charity never faieth, aud. Ed. while
listening, | Shuddered 10 think how little
| had. prayed God forgive, but could
not help it, that they might be scattered
30 far apart, that only Omniputence could
put their di>joinred llmbs together. Ii
ia scathiug, crushingly humiliating to our
proud southern natures, to bear the iuSo-
lence of eeep their presence in our city
/ must 10 justice 10 Gen B"el say, that
his unlirlug vigilance. has prevented
much that otherwise we would have suf-
fered, and although an enemy. he has
thus far been "A gentleman. that is 100
much 10 say of Federal though he is IA
General.
Our city Is overp0wered with the honor
of holding in her midSt from Generals,
Colonels, Captain and LIeuicnantS, suf-
fclent to form blockade Cor block head
My eyes are positively on pivots, for |
nave turned them often enough to have
transferred them had II not been he case.
am sitting by my window aud have a
full view Of the blue devils for they
have been passing here since last Mon
day like "bees in swarm" 90 not
know the strength of the army, but they
are tie mist spleDdIdly equipped men thar
l ever read of, much less saw. The prl.
Yates are dressed much better than our
officers. Quite "a gorgeous display the
made in their tnumphat march through
the city, the Band pIayin3 Hail Column
bia, but when the "arch fiends" raised
the STARS and Stripes" TO The tune OF
Dixie" | pray God may never let me
feel as then felt, for Ed could with
out quicer, or ,he slightest feeling Of
humanity, have cut the hearts out of ev-
cry one of them. Now my friend don't
keep at a distance" | have entirely re
covered from my SaUdgerouS mcod, and
am perfectly willing to let them alone
knowing that the Lord will reward then
for their mjqaities. 1t would take the
patience of job, the meek humility of
u Mary, to make this Mary await sucn
judgment though without wish 10 has
ten it. | have never liked the North
they are essentially different. run Of
people from Us, but | wonld willingly
have extended the hand If fricnd,hip, if|
they only would have attended to their
own business. and kept their side of the
''fence' but now tEas they have crossed il
desolating our homes, [ would wage a
war eterroHy, and if eventually they con
qucr. LEI it be wide desolation without
q sprig of vegetation or a human being
alive For myself before | will acknoml-
edge their authority, will make my own
funeral pile and die if | cannot EUe free.
| am not excited now, am as cam and
cold as an icicte, aud mean every word
that | say | have Mt in the least given
up, feel that the war has Just begun.
and though tor while hope folds her
wings, | know she will perch on our
standard bright winged bird ?t HJ"rty
We must make up our minds 10 SnHer
and bear; the path to freedom Is not
over roses, and We must pray, for with ut
the help Of God, We are as babes, helpless.
Gen Buell. says he is quite deceived in
regard to the Union feeling in Nashville,
that he feels he is in the very hot bed Of
secession. General Mitchell says the
cilizcns of Nashville. can pursue the even
tenor Of their way" bat they shant crook
their finger He says ii was aud still is
his firm intent to marry Tennessee wo-
Ii an, for he ainiires above everything
that he had seen South, the proud, de-
liberate courage of the Nashville women,
although their horror Of Il Yankee Slings
him to the quick" Should lie happen.
to marry woman of my "caIibre he
would get sturg iudi,crinIna'ely Gen.
Nelson, is grabbed old bachelor. He
and his staff were lording it through town
the ether day and passing Mrs. Kirk
mans, some girls were standing on the
porch waving a secession flag. as the cav.
alcade made momenIary pause, they
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