Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-22
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Two Ladies Visit Ex-President Bu-
chanan--Waat he Says About the
Rebels Remarks of Colonel For

ney Thereon.
tFrom the Philadelphia Pressl
WAsntNaToN. May 6.
Not long ago, two ladies' called at Wheat
land, the safe retreat of the man who assist
ed treason to arm itself in the very sanctu'
aries of freedom, and while there they were
| thrown into conversation with the venera
| lie ex President. OF course the war was
soon introduced. In the course OF conversa-
ton. the battle at Fort DInolson was atlu-
del to, when he said: Ladies, you must
not suppose that this victory will end the
war: there will be much severe lighting yet,
and shouId our Northern soldiers attempt to
20 South "a the warm weather approache.,
they will be suept of like rotten &tecp! BE
sides. ladies, you know that the Southern
people have long anticipated this struggle,
and have been prepared for it; they can
never be conquered" Miss--replied
"Yes, Mr.. b., we know, ami so does he
couatry, that for the last .tOur years, at least,
the Southern people have been permitted
to do as they please with the powers thar
controlled the Government. dnd hare teen
dHocei 10 hare their ota tc'y IL creryhug; |
but, notwithstanding all this, it is our opin
ION that they riU he conquered, aud made
to return to the support oi the OIL Cohstt-
tuition.
l record this little incident not 80 much
TO prove that the ex-Presidant is the same
man that placed the weapons in the hands
OF the bad men which they have used to
overthrow the Union. nor to present anoth-
2 er evidence of his bitter hostility to the
cause of the country but to remind my
readers that the rebellion against ihls gov.
ernment was long aud carefully prepared
Tor, that ii has cost the people thousands OF
precious lives and hundreds of millions Of
: dollars. Every victory over the traitors
7 makes the fact more clear The property
aud arms taken at Yorktown are all new and
9 substantial. The arms and cannon, and in
9 struments used in the tortifcations. axes,
! spades, spears, &C., had been lately import
K ed or manufactured in the South. The
r cotton goods are well made, and Of excel
Z lent fabric. The powder, of which great
amount WIS found to be destroyed, was o
n good quality, and even the printed blanks
le muster rolls, officers reports Sc, were ex
III ecuted in the best manner. These fact
Il, exhibit the desperation of the men engaged
ei in this bad cause, their resources. and hov
., they have run the blockade. And they
o, moreover, have the incalculable amount .
money and material they were permitted t.
ln steal under the last administration. TIL
~ robbery in the War aud Interior Depart
IL ments must have been stupendOus. The
st robbed the miuts of New Orleans and Dab
d, loncga, and seized arsenals, armories, nav
u yards, forts aud ships; and with these sccur
u ed vast deposits of coin, arms, ammunition
~ and the instruments to manufacture arms
We &c. Their possession of the Norfolk work
te shops has enabled them to supply thei
u army and navy, and their oppressive meas
Ut ures upon the people have poured million
ch into their Golfers. As we contemplate th
'S t,gl ;lin, ol' ha r,b .ltn, tba
n tent of the preparations so oloquently d,
Is scribed by Mr.. Buchanan is revealed to tn
ed world. We have had no ordinary foe t
,cH contend with, and the wonder increases
ne wecountover the splendid triumphs over th
IT, foe by the gallant defenders Of our flag.
rs Whether tho prediction Of Mr.. Buchanan
Ke that our soldiers "will die of like rotte
nd sheep in the Southern climate, is to
ng fulfilled on not is Que of the questions thu
,at time alone can solve. In this connectio
ity it is well to consider the programme set fort
in the late order Of Major General Hunte
as now in command in South Carolina an
'ai Georgia, in regard to tho enancipated slav'
eu of the South. The Shareholders are ari
III, ing their negroes by thousands, and Gene
u" al Hunter proposes to do likewise. Ia vie
ro- not only be wise but an unavoidable al
ar imperative measure of self fprescrvntion.
'us Shall our white troops be killed off "lil
10y rotten Sheep" by the diseases Of the G
pse mate, or by the hands Of the negro recrui
'lr' of tho rebel chiefs?
'a' General Hunter, a citizen OF New Jcrse
ny and officer OF the regular army, and whol
sic disconnected from politics, meets the trout
~, ~, by proposing to drill, educate, and arm Il
ai'i great body of contrabands in his distric
> and if they cannot fight, to put them
! work on the Notifications and in the colt,
.ssn fields. France employs the Agerincs, En-
tne land the natives of India and the black
We We and the rebels in this country their oN
10, slaves and the savages Of the Indian regl
m no for military purposes. Thus, not only t
m mon customs Of other nations, but the examT
ou' Of the traitors on our own soil, come
ion strengthen aud justify the plan OF Gcnol
~" Hunter. As to the loyalty of the negro,
W. w., us admit it is from the contrabands that
!", receive our most accurate information.
@ @oa' was a contraband that gave the first mott
iaS iu5 Of the evacuation Of Manassas to Gcnel
.uu McClellan-that brought news of the fig
w from Yorktown--and that yesterday expo
''', ed the fear and dissonsions in the social n
u military family of Jefferson Davis. Rare
n ,uu have they deceived any of our generals.
uu u;il If there is any class South that has
W. vital interest in opposing the rebe
i,a ,;na it is the negroes They have felt tn,
Ivy atrocities, and must endure new sutferin
Us should their masters succeed. The btt
inc ,u foes Of the Republic in the South are whit
anS not black men. The negroes are acclimat
""' 10 the climate of the Cotton States-th
know the country--and they have no altC
native but to work to keep themselves ali,
The world wants cotton, and they can pli
IN and gather it. Our Government wants
pp,n, save the lives of the white soldiers of /
new free States, and the negroes may prove
avy be efficient substitutes. Besides, if t
gss rebels will not yield, lot them, as they &C
ny is centrate their army in Mississippi and A
na.' n. bama, as they marshal their savage allies
eaI, , Arkansas and Texas, as they drive tn
s,.n Wv, negroes into the front ranks to slay G
eau brothers and friends-let them, say, m,
u VI the punishment of their treason at I
an, aad hands of those they have so long oppress
NY anu aud degraded. tit
gar
ntry A Democratic Address at Last.
RS n lfrom the N, Y Pos,,l