Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-05

bellIon II was a beautiful AID
prosperous village. i. may ap
pear to you who are at home,
that this miserable state OF the
sick must be owing 10 culpable
neglect on the part o. those
having them in charge; but one
who is here, and knows the vast
amount of work done by the
Post. Surgeon, DR.. Pearson, and
his subordinates, and appre-
ciates at their true value the fine
sensibility that prompts, and the
fine executive ability that directs
this work, will come to a very
different conclusion. Every thing
is being done that can be done;
and in n very few days there
will be great C range. Bunks
are bring made, and beds provI-
eed as fast possible. A small
supply of sanitary goods came to
hand yesterday, but they will
hardly be a drop in the bucket.
From a conversation with one OF
the gentlemen in whose care
these goods were sent was led
to believe the supply would be
ample, but it turns out to be a
great mistake. Sheets, quilts,
shirts, drawers, pillows, pillow
sli ps, towels, handkerchiefs, old
rags, in short, every thing in the
way OF sanitary goods is needed,
and needed badly.
A few days ago a soldier in
Jail for some ofense was attack
ed with measles. DR.. Pearson
ordered him out and in doing so
visited The institution. Happen
ing to be hauging round at the
time, | got an invitation to 90
along and OF course accepted It.
The jailor unlocks the door and
in we go. A vlllainous smell
salutes our nostrils, and looking
round we see about fifty persons,
men, women, and children, con
fined in a damp room about if-
teen feet square, nearly all OF
them looking as hopelersly mis-
erable as human being could
well look. About three-fourths
of these poor creatures are ne
groes, or mnlattoes of some one
of the many shades. | inquired
why they were here, and learned
hey were guilty of one of the
worst of all crimes, man-steal.
ing. They were the property
of their masters and without the
fear OF God before their eyes had
attempted to steal themselves
away.
DR.. Clason, of Hospital No.
l3, told me Of a circumstance
Yesterday evening that may bear
repeating. A bright mulattc
+ woman belonging TO a friend who
lives just across the street from
the Hospital. and whose name is
Everett, was in the habit of com.
ing into the hospital twice a day
to sweep it up, and do what she
could to promote the comfort oil
the sick Her master threatened
that if she did not quit it, he
would give her a hundred lashes
but still she came, contrary tc
the advice of the Doctor, who
did not wish her kindness oI
heart to bring upon her such a
, terrible punishment. Two ol
three DAYS ago she ceased hel
visits, and her husband report.
/ that the brutal threat has beer
executed. Now | have a great
horror Of being called a "damn
ed abolitionist," and am trying
, to learn to look upon incidents
like these as only some of the
divine features of the peculial
institution. Of course | admire
them, and if you fail to realize
E my admira ton, it is only because
{ | have been unfortunate in the
choice Of words.
r There are but few troops en-
) camped near the town; but, from
| the large number of teams | SCI
, and the quantity of commis,ar!
. stores that are being consumed
there must be several regiment,
not very far of. Daily, troop:
are pouring Southwark by hun
dreds, and now and then we SET
, some moving Northward. Yes
terday a battalion Of the 6Ott
: Indiana marched through the
: street with steady tramp, on theII
: way TO Indiana, to JOIN thei
! comrades who were captured anC