The New York herald., 1862-11-23


the part or the rebels, though difficult. Ia far
from impracticabe. From this direction (Romney),
sns osa . New ,ns srso ns po
gained, turns Kelys position. From New creek, 80 Tar
the road concerned quite easy for the enemy TO
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. proceed by quick move
Grafton to strike up In norihwesteriy drec
ton for the Yenghiogheny valley and so on TO Wheeling
In such movement the rebels would need army train
Jackson would adopt Napoeonic measure and make the
country subsist his troes As said BEFORE II is din
Il nothing too bold for him undertake. His sk
surpassed few days will verify the truth falsty Of
my representations.
CHARIzsroH, Va, Nov. IT, 1862.
News from Gauly--7hs Bnewsy at Lasssbnry-7hev De
Sims a Question: TAe Union Sentiment IN the Valley
Dnionssts Suffer at the Hands Of Their FrisRds-Whata
Costs to be Loyal Caisa-Sosss GIis0n and His Hum
drad Nsgers, dc., dc.
The news from Gauley to-day repofe- the enemy at
Lewsburg and at Meadow Bluff Their pckets merely
extend the latter pase the rebels in suoh force
been reported they do not design to remain there
long and an early attack troops In the valley may
be looked for Salt salt salt Is the rebel cry and no.
whore is this DO found in abundance than hero In
the valley We now possess these salt works and have
the machinery for three millions Of bushels
per annum This is the plum in the pudding that excites
the Stupidity OF the rebels. Will they burn their fingers
in trying to get III salt is worth its weight in gold dust
70 them yes than gold dust for has the power
OF saving human e and the other has not Whatever
done In the campaign line must be done quickly the
wintry weather. the rainy season. at hand and both
armies viii be obliged to into quarters ere long The
wet weather has already set in the creeks and fordabe
streams will soon overflow and the roads DO rendered i'm
passable If the rebels strike they must do it now
Ihave before stated that the Union sentiment in the
Kanawha valley is very small. In conversation with
IN IA sIw hnx
many Union men supposed there in the valley
e hesitated for moment, and then emphatca,ly said
that starting from Point Pleasant, the Ohio, to Flat
Ton Mountain in the INTERIOR distance Of hun
dred and fifty meshe positive there not
three good Union mentioning their names who have
stood firmly their integrity through good report and
evilFepor He said there were thousands OF weather.
cock Union men, whose patriotism existed in their pock
cts their protean minds ana sentiments changing to
whichever army had possession of the valley The Union
men OF tho valley have been impoverished by this
They first partially robbed by the rebels and when
our army INTO possession Of the valley they suffered
from the double dealing and dishonesty OF own army
officers
As aa illustration Of the hardshps experienced by
Union mon will notice briefly the of Mr. Nodine,
who emgrated from youkers Now York about five years
ago and came to this place With Northern enter.
prise he did mot here empty banded. He brought
with him tools Of industry-viz the machinery and ap
pances for first class sawmll. BY industry aud perse
his residence and business promised golden re-
wards His mill doing thriving business, and he was
considered truly enerprsng man. the only thing that
initiated against him political one and that WAS
he was Northern man. Hc Of good sagacity,
and therefore eschewed politics. never took an active part
any election voted except when the question came
up sccesson secession Then lie said he prompt
iy voted sNo.' From this time he was marked man
by the minions Of the slave oligarchy He was the
mark for their caumny and ridicule In social circles
his family was ignored In business his credit ques
toned and assailed; everywhere attack OF sort
awaited him The rebel army came into the valley: but
with his family, leaving behind him his entire property
to the will and caprice OF the rebes. Some time after
the rebels driven from the valley and he visited
the ed Of his former Efforts He found his mill almost
ruined thousands af dollars worth OF logs used
extent fifteen hundred dollars stolen. The Union o
then hired his mill for storehouse bargain was
regularly made between Capt West, Assistant Quarter
master and the premises given 20 the United States.
From that day this OF rent has been paid
as was solemuy agreed In September the rebels re-
Gained possession o the valley Ightburn retreated and
Of course All the Union people were obliged 10 move
with army TO save themselves from the rapaciiy
of thr rebels: Mr. Nodins- with his family, abandoned
evervthing he had in the world and he said when he
crossed FAX go 10 Point Pleasant, he took out his
wallet and found he ha Ifty -four cents, after having
brought into the valley thirty thousand dollars In hard
cash and working Ave consecutive years Hc returns
again To the valley il ho cannot gather enough up
to place Of refuge He has applied TO the federal ai
thores here to adjust his claims; but the only answer
he has received is significant shake of an o1cal head,
the formal expression Of SORROW and the old sereotyped
phrase OF You must rctor your case TO the authorities
at Washington" The policy Of administering federal
affairs IA this valley has always been reward the rebels
and despoi the Union This fact is proverbal. A
il in hand to prove my assertion Last summer
Mrs Page, resden. here, whose husband was then an
officer in the rebel army, brought bill amounting TO
S3 OCO for damages done to her cstrte by the Union
troops api oiuted TO examine the case,
and damages the amount OF $500 allowed. The
cash rad and tue rebel lady's conscience was salts
fed Her not referred to Washington. There
other as rapaby wrong as ths but ono case
cited Is as good as a thousand.
The Presdeat's emancipation proclamation has had
the effect siuty the Shareholders OF the valley They
see in II evil and only evil The handwriting the
wall stands ont bold lceI, and they preparing Tor
the worst--hc loss ot every "pcssy nigger The proc
amaton known among the slave population as quick
IN il was by the whites, and us the sense OF conpre-
hension about cquipoisc among both classes the
proposed pretty well understood. The whites
expeo lose their uggers and the nisgers expect TO get
their free papers, noteS rcfeas some oi the smarter
nggers those related by ties of consanguIny with their
masters have taken time by the forel'ck and autic
patIng their emigration TO their Northern sysum, have
packed up their wsrdrobes and taken farewell Of their
mastc bidding them gcodby, and by this time are
ioying their long wished freedom 'ip de Norf dong
the bonors IN thc hotel dining rooms, &c. had very
extended conversation day or two ago with Squire G
lison Of this town. who, when this rebellion broke oul
was the oNycr og nuudred lat niggcrsod, young,
grave, gay ham cDlorcd cbocs mahogany color, and
some ghhs he, the latter only Distinguished
from the whites by the slight contrast In the shape OF
the nose. he uf this variation dissmilary Of
Snade- ntg these slaves has beon yariousy ascussed
been accounted TOT on dttetc grounds
Others the iufucnce o; climate; put the most
erncrd impression l. that the growing white
caste Of the negro arises from the fact that
the domestic servants who ~ this class not
much cSpose o. the weather their less favored brsi
rem ond sisorst) Wei, Squire Giison had hun.
dred negroes. Tic rebellion naguraed aud
slave property the border became rather shaky The
squire saw troule ahead He observed that his wsnch
ngacrs oinnenccd putting ON airs " they curled their
wool tighter and the buck nggers sported
unusual amount OF shirt collar Felicia had the ilupu.
dence - AK her astes fr set of ernoine, and Pcntus
Plate tnor he OF sacred history but Niger Pontius)
wanted dozen paper collarssi1c sixteen and hall
These signs 10 the squire Again, the mig
gers did work with their usual promptness the threat
Of the lash much waste breath-it was simply an
swersd with .py golly oil Massa Lincoln won't you
dat The Sguirc's slaves were not together IN
grand family, hut let out for much per month.
The war progressed and at nter,a word would reach
bim that Amauca Jane " had absqustustcd, or that
Peter Augu,tus' or '.Tehn Tucker non est an
rios unc by one MS slaves have dropped cut Of his
guardsnshp ana tns morning. his Que hundrcth darkey
departure for OHIO The Squire had several days
thought his last darkey he'd nut las, night Aunt