The New York herald., 1862-07-15
Our LouisvilIe Correspondence.

LouisVnLs N.Y. July IL, lsox
Iernep cih Union Lady from Montgomery, Alabansa-
Convention of Secession Womea-Somthern Lddis aad
Their Northern Husbands-Panic in Montgomery at ae
Capture Of Pensacola-Is Kindness 10 Suffering HUI.
1sarity Crime p-The State House at Montgomery I'm
dermined-A Railroad from Montgomery to Decaxr-
The Recent Rebl Rad at Iompkinsriils-Cruel Conduct
ofthe Rebel Band Union Troops in Purnit--FsgM Be
tsoeen the Home Guards at Dan, lie and the Gueriuns-
General Rousseau and General AitcAers Dirision-Re
sponse Of Kentucky 10 tie Cdu for Troops-Cotton in
Louisville. &C., 6c.
INTERESTING NEWS IRON MoSrGoxERy, ALA
lady who has just arrived here from Montgomery,
Alabama, having long been a resident Of that famous
fret capital Of tho confederacy, has had much Of
interest to relate TO OF The peops the politicians
who lead and MASTER then. The lady is of Southern
BIRTH but her husband Northern gentleman who os.
ablishsd himself in Montgomery many years since, and
who won considerable reputation as . physician. The
lady is distinguished alike for her beauty accomplish.
ments and spirit. She gave minute account Of the
rise and fall Of the city tho rebel capital but the minor
instances too uninteresng make detailed account
Of and give you in detached paragraphs the more In.
teresting Items
Az everywhere elso In theconfederacy the women are
the principal mschiefmakers As Montgomery was tho
capital and the Congress there assembled tavo laws
the lawless community the women Of Montgomery i'm
agined they owed TO tho confederaey TO establish them
seves congress give styles and fashions to the
bockadcd and bonnstess females Of the Southern nation
They resolved themselves into . congress cabinet,
whose laws they fondly imagined the fair would
acknowledge and whose dictates the tasts Of the nation
would obey. They nrst went 10 work find flag for tho
Congress there much Of one but the Congress
concluded that Of the styles presented would suit
But the arbitrary Law which tho "fair congress-
tfth.
had married Northern mcn who remained unionists
should be required 70 leave them" The lady ques.
ton as stated above had married Northern man. who
remained q Uniep.st A friend, who member Of
the ladies congress- came 20 our fair
day and informed her Of tho law and the fact that
delegation had eoen appointed 70 wait on her The lady
tion, informing them that she had determined when
they waited her 10 provide her servant with cow
hide and ant her permission TO nict the punishment
which the said negro servant had incidentally remark
they would deserve Tue delegation never appeared,
and the girl did not have the satsacton Of carrying her
Just Judgment into effect
The citizens OF Montgomery among tho hottest OF
the ro-eatefs. they talked longer and louder a moro
boastully than any other people in the confseracy
,ass sas Sf % ss AK 4 t grs rs ss
their Intention 20 light with bricshats II could n
be produced But morning the news came that PEN
sacola had been taken, and The city stampeded. The
loudest takers and those who had expressed the most
violent nteations were the rs I 60 after inporing
their property. Governor John Gil Shorter won't TO bed
IN and remained there week. The city was almost
literally deserted In few days, however, the fright
wore OF and they back into the city, and began
anew thor prosecutions OF the Union men who had re
manel.
The husband OF tho lady In question among the
first TO feel this spirit Of hate aud persecution lie had
been timo past surgeon Of the prison huspita
and had made himself highly popular with the prisoners
by the sxerc OF uniform Kindness and genteness, die
tated by his feeling for the suffering humans placed
under his charge The exercise Of this Kindness was
looked upon the commission of crino. aud the sur
reon General or the STATE In letter dsmissing him from
tho care Of the prisoners informed bin that the citizens
On Montgomery had demanded his ~ for that very
offence Is not this terrible reflection on tho principles
OF humanity vogue 10 tho civilized capital Of Alabama9
The gentleman took advantage OF the dismissal to re-
move some distance into the country, and thence 70 el