Washington telegraph., 1862-04-30

faithfully dischargins his almost parental du-
ties for the daughters of many whom he had
trained long years ago. We have known hi m
well from our own boyhood, in later years quite
intimately He is an earnest, pious, kindly
man, devoted to his duties, and unobtrusiye in
public affairs.
AL these, his old pupils, will boil with indg-
nation to hear that he has been made the sub.
ject of most lisgraceful outrage, on account
of his devotion to the cause of the South An
old, and feeble man, peaceful minister of
the gospel, has been treated follows:
g. A correspondent of the Mobile Tribune
says:
s. Now and then Yankee ferocity breaks out
in its true nature. Rev. c. D. Elliott. thouoh
a Northern born man, has been raised and edu-
Gated IN the South, and for over twenty wears
has been principal of the Female Acaiemy
From the beginning ofthe war, and even of tie
issues that led to the war, he has been uncom
promisingiy Southern. No trimming i'll Elliot
Well, the Yankees took his academy for a hos
pital. One day, stout fellow OF the 35th Ohio
Regiment, called Mt his door, wallet in hand.
. My name is ---; | ca ne from the nei gh-
borhood of your brothers, and have messages
from them to you. | feel little uhwell any
how, and thought | would call and stay with
you" Sir" said Elliott looking waspishlv
through his spectacles, % when a man in that
uniform calls On me on business treat him
civilly; bat l decline all visits from such"
. But have messages from your brothers to
you-they my neighbors and Don't
care. Don't want to hear any messages from
them if they your side" and the door
slammed III Buckeye face. \ few days after
ward this Buckeye and Major on horseback.
passed by EliOtt's premises. s. Changed vour
sentiments yet sir, said the Ohio soldier. Not
at all, y was the reply; whereupon he struck
Elliott Ia small and feeble man twice over the
head and shoulders with stick, and then
kicked him. Turning to his Major, said, shave
beat him enough?' The Major putting his
hand to his pistol replied, s. Beat him Just as
long as you please - 8 well, guess thatl
do for this time, was the remark Of the mode
rate member of the Both Ohio Regiment A
regiment was passing at the time. One of the
sick soldiers, to whom Elliott had been kind
on witnessing this treatment told him that il
he would lay the case before Gen. Buell. he
would get redress. Elliott answered.. look
tor my redress 10 the Southern army
The private soldier who acted so brutallv.
has from us the ordinary contempt which we
entertain for the wolf or tiger; but nothing can
express the loathing and disgust we feel for
the officer, whose position pre-supposes educa-
ton, and who might be naturally expected to
have small. spark of humanity, at least
gentlemaniy feeling enough to assume the SEM
blance of it. Imagine him, the brute, sitting
his horse, pistol in hand witnessing the scene!
No Southern gentleman would have seen
negro treat ted without interference.
But that cannot be helped now. We must
sicken IN the reflection, as some do at the sight
of toad, and endure, waiting for vengeance
The Circumstance, connected with many others
has set us to rejecting upon a thing which has
been fully developed in the course of the war.
and which has been unexpected and strange
to those who are but superficial students of
human nature. We mean the almost unex-
ceptioral devotion felt fer the Southern cause.
by such Northern born citizens as have lived
amongst us long enough II b come identified
with our habits aud a5nalgamatcI vi th us by
social and domestic associations. We have
often imagined that they entertained feelings
of more vengeful resentment against the lana-
teal Black Republicans Of the North--the
ourselves We cannot put our finger upon one
who has f5ltcred in his allegiance. 1t is al
ready ascertained that Tebbett's of Fayette-
Vile was wr2ngfuIly suspected, aud inRo cent
of the charges which for a whil3 blackened
bis..name.
This is not singular. 1t results directly
from the fact that these men knowing the false
notions of our peculiar Institution incucatei
by demagogues at home-knowing The motives
whic. actuate them-and ascertlining from
personal xpericnce, and long Southern asso-
Citations their utter faIsity, feel peculiar in
dignation and resentment that these f.natical
| ideas should have been made the means of iL-
fcting upon tn emselyes a gricyous injury.
| They know the South is right. and they have
become attached to the people of the South
Still they would remember with affe ction. and
sometimes visit with reverence the quiet
church-yard where their parents liee Who
would not If any, let no such man be trusted.
They would feign retain the pleasant reminis-
cences Of the fields in which they played when
chill ren the village schools, and the locali-
ties associated with their childish pastimes.
These things are worth something to the heart
in this work day world where CLEANS Of sun
shine are not too Frequent to be valued. In
the days of prosperity these les ada a
new charm to our enjoyments. In the days Of
advers. ty they arc * like the music Of Caryl,
sweet but mourn'u to the SOUL Even the
most uneducated natures, are Influenced by
them unconsciously but very strongly. Men
who never dream of analysing the basis OF their
feelings to find sometimes their strongest pas
sions, most devoted actions, and nohlest deeds
spring from a temperament cultivated by this
latent sentimentaity
All these feelings are shocked and desccrat-
ed, by the ruling powers of the North. Our
Northern born citizens can no longer think of
their old homes but as a foreign land. They
know how unjust and cruel has been the pro-
cess by which the Northern powers have
brought about the result. They know how
hopeless reunion is. All the m emories that