New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17
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aSSro;,ted disgusied. The order to counIefmareh
hos again arrived. Headquarters have packed up
I'd ,l<sr horses turn toward Manassas. Inc Nahey
.f,b,Sbenandoah has been hidden farewell TO, win
,;cb r the beauty God gave it, bat with curse LOT
H. men who have brought destruction upon H.
A%ar long DAVIS march the staff and body guard Of
<ssr McDowen have encsmped upon beautiful
emo, of Ground near Piedmont Station, On the Ma
uassas Gap Railroad.
T., hafo,e ba,,ing vonr correspondent discovered
an elegaunansion. half hidden by the woods, about
one mile 10 the right of the road, and Immediately
resolved with the permission OF inc occupant u
.rood the night there, and accordingly turned his
hor.e from he column and gailoped to the entrance.
Mrs Corlett lives here" said light muiatIo siri
who came to the door; will you please walk III
Iaccepted he invitation, walked in, ntroduceu lily
self to Ms. Corlett, informed her that hau V'en
riding all day was quite tired, that my rest hau 1ecn
,nuclS brokef OF lae and that ] should esteem ~
great favor if she would allow mcto speiiu lie ~ "
IN her Mansion. Al first she h'sta'eu, Vu' o0'.uS
that was In citizen dress, tOd me lnd' sie was
an white ,erson on the pliutai0n and that nearly
vi ,er re;eghbore none Of whom resided less than
bolf a mile from her were similarly situated, aiu
that she was in q constant state OF alarm from 'hv
feouent visits of rough and uucivli solGleiS, ou'
ronid preyail upon tie commander TO have guaId
~
with pleasure accommodate me- -,
WAS about TO assure her that her property would
b. safe without guard when a soldier appeared
aud announced himself as having been sent by MaJ.
Dunie TO protect her property. Upon hearing thls,
Mis- Corle; politely invited me TO sii down. sent II
servant 10 provide for my horse, and gave directions
10 have "a warm SUPPER prepared Tor myself ana tEe
Guard. In "a few minutes We were refreshing our
selves with a most delicious TeI&ht-the Only meal
worthy the name We Lad Iaraken OF for more IMAM
A weef Upon inquiry, ! soon learned that was
In most industrious neighbOrhood, that OF the uc-
aeendanis of the great lawyer ana JudSe, Shiel-
Justice Marshall, aud that nearly every manson
within quite long distance WIS owned by some
member of his family; that the ola log house once
O euvied by that great man was : Ill siandlASi ana
also The mansion TO which he removed after dlsth-
Quished services had made HIM honorcd ana IeVercd
fhronJLout the country. IL was, however, SAD 70
jearn Ina, nearly all his male descendants are now
Ia arms against their country-are officers with VA
wing ranks III the Rebel army. and have left no one
but the female melheIs OF their families, aud tie
few slaves - no chose to remain 10 occupy Their udu-
,;o,a Mrs Col It Represented them to be all highly
honorable ard Independent gentlemen, and 10 be
worthy of being numbered among the first families
OF Virginia
Mr. Carroll the nearest neighbor Of Mrs. Coiiett,
the owner Of a large plantation, married young
rife nbont six months since, Immediately after Ell
listed as a private in the Rebel army, aud has just
been promoted TO Sergeant. His mansion WAS
very elegant one before II Was occupied by our
EeDerals as headquarters. 1t Il row nothing more
than a srlendid barn, having for long time aiiod-
ed protection to bcia man and beae. rs lma'ed
before the Rebellion 10 be worth more than shl MAJ
Mr. Carroll now holds one OF the most substantial
Offices in the Rebe army, aud Will lot probably ever
re over one dollars worth Of lis property.
Alter interesting very much with the history
OF her neehb0s Mrs CoTiett directed tie CONVERSE
tiou 10 the war and its probable results. Notwlth-
standing her ST. ong southern syDpathie Ler clear
judgment and Intelligence compelled her to ADM.
that c Rebels would finally be compelled TO yield
10 the Northern army. You have, said she, " 70
much enterprise and ingenuity; yOa outnum' er us
10 much in population and wealth. you are all ac-
customed 10 work. Willie We prefer idleness; and
the IDEAS which yoar leading statesmen advocate
strike tue popular pleasantly, that the final
result can easily be seen. Nothing but foreign in
teryeniop ss.s "- q ga: heinz utterly erpsled
told my fIiencs iu the beginning what would BE-
tie result, but they would not listen 20 me- l
urged them 10 accept some iaIr compromise, ana ~
Weld almost every thpg rather than isk ther al III
r war wh ch history would class among the most
foolish and hopeless OF modern times; but war they
would have and this beau Ifal valley Is low occu'
pied by Northern troops, and the owners Of these
Plantations viii probably never zee them again.
An tbs, from prOad, educated Southern lady,
who has resided 80 ycsrs II the naneiOn she now
occupies whose social u are all with the South,
surprised me, bu at the same time led me 20 uuder-
stand WHY everything about Der mansion and plou-
tatiOn looked so trlm and neat-Wly II Iesemblcd
the elegant country residence Of Il retired NewY crl
merchant more than that of an old Virginia family
s5,, -, 49, ceres aud tier negroes. In travelling
tbrnnOh Virginia, one can seic1t Tie Union ianliie'
sim,lV by the dwellings they occupy. lle Ola llahI
srs Who are now ledoes IN the rebeihon-au, VIII
out exception, live in diiapdated ola manslon
covered with moss and NOR gages-Whne the Jni0l
men or those who haze upt been active IA the re
D. lion have neat modern cottages, fences IL order
barns nainted or white.washed Yankee agriculture
inpIeperts and but very few slaves, aud as man.
free labolers as tLey can obtain, IN preference.
These Union people, too, are not from the North
but tine lii their h'es have ti"Veied tnei ak
brought back with them Northern ideas and pa
them In practice. What d glorious State Virgins
will be yhen Northern Institutions have bless6d lie
wiki osperity aud peace But nave forgotten Mrs
Garlic. While with her ehe entertained me magnii
Gently, and upon leaving urged me never to pas
through the valley again without caaibg upon her
Size would lake 10 money for tie entertainment, anC
seemed ortiied TO think that should offer it, Goo
bless the kind Intelligent old lady, and may rude
hand touch her person or property during the war;
yron Our sp, ciai Correspondent
MANASSAS JUNCTION, June u. 1862,
ERADQUAEIEBs MCD0wELps DEPAHTMKNT.}
Back from the Valley Of the Shenandoah aud er
route to some unknown point; far from the sound o.
tire enemy's guns ana with no materials Of bel
iigerent Character for kilograms letter. your cor
ro.popdent would be a, a loss to know V hat to dc
were there not an abundance Of facts ranspifrg i'm
me5iately before biz eyes 10 furnish splendid gum
bling letter. jackson has not yet been caught, not
wi,hsianding the yisor with which Fremont has pur
sued him and the severe chastisement inflicted upon
the first cavalry brigade i'll the Rebels army. hwoud
pot be wise and perhaps no leading paper in the
country would publish at this moment all the
reasons why 00O6 men, moving from different