, 1862-08-14

An ARnY 0FFIcBR on ABoLrTIoNnM- One Of
the fruits Of the rebellion has been change Of
sentiment, in the minds of many conservative
people, on the subject Of slavery. The following
extract from private letter written BY an officer
II the regular army. holding high position in
the rlalF 6f Gen Mcclellan, dated June II, 1869.
expresses the feelings Of many besides the writ-r
f" ! have been told that confessions were good for
the soul | am going to mako one to you. lat
last am an AbolisiOnisti Not that love the ne.
gro. or am prepared 10 say, Art thou not man
and broiherr but do love my country and
the white race. Ny old preIudices and political
feelings have been wiped ont, one by one, slowly
but surely. I could not pass through al that 1
have witnessed during the past year, and not
see wlat every honest aud candid man should,
that an institution which can 50 change a whole
people Ia their feelings and actions towards their
lrllow-counlrymen aud their country must be
rrong aud the snonef Il Is done away with the
better. ] am no longer sticker lnr the eonsli-
lntional rights 81 the South; people who are
trying 70 earnestly 10 destroy their only safe
guard should not Be protected BY that which they
are 20 anxious 70 overthrow. | can now appre-
ciato aid echo the rayii 8 of Wendell Philips:
'Let destroy the institution which has disturbed
the peaee Of our country icr 70 years"
PAnaos BnowsLow AND ms Nrw BooK.-The
S. r. Balistins p piadelphia correspondent writes,
uldsr date Of Juns sOh: ~Pa son Brownlow
has mads ons or two more speeches here since
thai o. the 18Th inst. They were much chcvred,
but contained nothing particularly different from
his other speeches His style IS certainly more
original and aggressive than polished or cluasi-
cal Nevertheless, Ne speaks to lhe point; and
e bis language Is not always choice, il is strong
expressive, and decided. The Parson looks pale
and haggard, and seems nearly worn out with
receptions, handshaking and speech making.
His book, nov being published BY chllds ol this
city, has boun purchased % The extent Of 70, 900
vulum ., and orders Coz more are still pouring in
ii asserted that Childs gave him $4,000 for
tie copyright, and 5 cents on sisiI yolnme sold.
Il "a this win n.aks snug liiils sum for NJ.
BrownloW."
The London Times, in = late article, wherein
Il assumes that tu United States viii evoi tually
become the grniest military and naval power
w DuIl-lcutoluf rAyo " tue pfuNlt o. CAnnO1
that they snust defend themselves from Anieri-
can invasion, os England cannot do H. - Il Is
not in our power to send inrth from this little
island military l1rce sufficient 10 defend the
frontier Of Canada against the numerous armies
which have lr.rnt arms and discipline in the pre-
sent civil var"
We have al heard, saws The Louisville Jour
AL of The scarccror. which vas 20 fightlul
thai the COWS on behnidng d, vent aud brought
hack The corn they had previously siplun. We
ui.lh that something ike i could b 81 up b.
fore The eyes Of The fruaslFy lhirgca
A nan of large forinnr died lately IN England,
and directed IN his ulll that hin hnrss should Be-
@ adllned and led % bis sfavs, and shot and
buried With him, that be mIEhi BE- rrndy %
mnnnl q he rcsurIccliou and start 70 adgan-
iags." This uns actually p-rlormsa
srnnior wadr. % Ohia. has q son h ne army
b1fns RictmolL Rcosnily smother lon, nci,ouI.
~ Eiss1 ys.s. 2, sse ssl...e : q ne military
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