The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-29
HOME, March 1st. 1862.

Ed.
HOME, March 1st, 1862.
DEAREST FRIEND: a lonely rainy
Sabbath eve is only well and pleasantly
spent in reading and writing. | wrote
last Sunday. and if the mails were regu-
lar, you nave il ere this was compelled
to send it to Maury Co, to Mr.. Vanleer.
as We are such 'close prisoners" we are
allowed no mails. | am really so low
spirited this evening | fear your letter
will not be so very welcome, and it is a
state so unusual for me. that | feel quite
unlike myself. | awakened this morning
with feeling, so deep, of such intense,
unc0nguerd6te hatred TO the Yankee
Vermln," that | almost feared to attend
church, but went Mr. Harris preached
"charity never faileth,' aud. Ed. while
listening, | shuddered TO think how little
1 had prayed Gud forgive, but could
not help it, that they might be scattered
DO far apart, that vuly Omniputence could
put their di>joinred limbs together. Ii
is sca,hiug, crushingly humiliating to our
proud southern natures, to bear the lnso-
lence of eeep their presence in our city
must 10 justice TO Gen B"ell say, that
his uniiriug vigilance, has prevented
much that otherwise we would have suf,
fered, and although an enemy. he has
thus far been a gcntlenan, that is 100
much 10 say of Federal though he is
General.
Our city is ouerpouered with the honor
of holding in her midst from Generals,
Colonies, Captain aud Leutcnants, suf-
fclent to form blockade Cor block head
My eyes are positively on pivots, for |
nave turned them often enough to have
transferred them had il not been ihe case.
| AIN sitting by my window aud have
full view Of the "bue devils" for they
have been passing here since last Mon
day like "bees in swarm" do not
know the strength of the army, but they
are tie mist spleUdidly e1uped men that
l ever read of, much less saw. The prl-
Yates are dressed much better than our
officers Quite gorgeous display the.
made i'll their tr1umphdt march through
the city, the Band playing "Ilail Column
bia, but when the "arch fends" raised
the STARS and Stripes to the tune of
"Dixle," pray God may never let me
feel as then felt, for Ed ! could with
out quirer, or The slightest feeling of
humanity, have cut the hearts out of ev-
cry one of them. Now my friend don't
keep at distance" | have entirely re
covered from my SaUdger0uS mcod, and
am perfectly willing to let theul alone
knowing that the Lord will reward them
for their ini9aitieS 1t would take the
patience of job, the meek humility of
q Mary, to make this Mary await sucn
Judgment though without wish To has
ten it. | have never liked the North
they are essentially u different. run Of
people from US, but | wonld willingly
have extended the hand Vt nd,hip, ifI
they only would have attended to their
own business, aud kept their side of the
''fence" but now tEas they have crossed il
desOlating our homes, [ would wage a
war eterroHy, and If eventually they con-
Qucr, leL it be wide deSOlatiOn without
a sprig of vegetation or human being
alive For myself before will acknowl-
edge their au;h9rity, will make my own
funeral pile and die if | cannot tive free.
am not excited now, am as calm and
cold as an icicte, aud mean every word
that say. | have MT in the least given
up, feel that the war has Just begun.
aud though for while hope folds her
wings, know she will perch on our
STANDARD bright winged bird of H6"riy
We must make up our minds to sm6er
and Geur; the path 10 freedom Is not
over roses, and we must pray, for with ut
the help of God, we are as babes. helpless.
Gen Buell. says he is quite deceived III
regard to the Union feeling in Nashville,
that he feels he is in the very hot bed of
secession. General Mitchell says the
citizens of Nashville, can pursue the "even
tenor Of their way" bat they Shant crook
their finger He says il was and still Isl
his firm intent to marry Tennessee wo.
IL an, for he ainires above everything
that he had seen South, the proud, de-
liberate courage Of the Nashville women,
although their horror of Yankee stings
him to the quick" Should he happen,
to marry woman of my "calibrc' he
would get stung indi,crimIna'ey Gen.
Nelson, is grabbed old bachelor He
and his staff were lordjng it through town
the ether day and passing Mrs. Kirk
mans, some girls were standing on the
porch waving secession flag. as the cav.
aleade made a momentary pause. they
gave three times three for JEFF Davis aud
the Southern Coufeder cy, and down with
the Lincolnites. The General rode UP
and told them such cheers must cease that