The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-09-12
WHOLE NO., 66l.
Visiting secessionist's Family.


The correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, from Huntsville, after a humor-
Gus ausion to Gen. Buell's order that the
army 90 on half ratious, thus describes an
interview with secessionist woman:
Speaking Of the eouutry reminds me Of
call made at the house Of wealthy
planter within six miles Of this place, re-
Gently, when learned more Of the effects
Of the rose.wster pe.icy Of some Of our
great men than did how to sell tin ware
to this dear people. called where l had
some previous acquaintance, and Of course
was disappointed in finding that the old
gentleman was in town, and only the lady
OF the house with the servants at home.
THE LADY DOES NOT LIKE GEN. MITCHELL.
| She deplored the present condition OF
affairs; hoped that compromise would
soon settle our troubles; thinks the Gin
cinnali Enquirer 10 a mos. excellent and
ably edited paper; would much like that
the western states would separate from
the eastern, and join the Southern Con-
lederacy; don't sec why the Enquirer and
Mr.. Valandingham do not say more about
that, for the South would willingly accept
o union with the West. Her husband did
not like Gen Mitchell; he was kind enough
to place guard at their house for four
weeks to keep the soldiers from annoying,
but then his policy Of making the people
take the oath who never had been TO war
was very bad, especially those who have
conscientious scruples on the subject.
HER OPINION OF GEN. BUELL..
"We are delighted with him. lie ID
not SO fearful that we are all enemies az
, General Mitchell was. In fact, we regard
, him as a most excellent General. Mr.,
, - says he heard Gen. Beauregard
/ say that Buell. was model gentleman, il
there was one in the North, and our peo-
e pie have great confidence in General
e Beauregard, and believe any statement hs
4 would make"
= KISSING A LITTLE BOZ.
q Just about that time beautiful little
] boy Of about seven years came near me,
: whose features were moulded in symme-
0 try, and whose bright eyes looked from
beneath well shaped forehe ad, that was
itself overhung by beautiful auburn locks.
Casting the war policy and the war con-
6 versation to the dogs, remarked on the
e beauty of her little boy, and, as had not
J. kissed baby for ten fortnghts, you may
o guess that the pulse had told out few
y beats before | played the country politi-
ton most completely.
!, "Wby," said :he lady, "tha's the
child Of one Of our servants"
u "Oh for lodge in some vast wilder
q ness" was, Of course, Immediately i'm
'e pressed upon my mind.
y My lady, however, took the affair mirth'
H fully, and said that the mistake was otter
y made.
le Yon may be sure 1 did not ask about
q the father Of that child; nor could I, just
!, u then, have come to any other conclusion
than that the system Of slavery was one
a that, in practice, overleaped the bounds
y Of domestic virtues, and invaded the do
e mains Of most Infamous harlotry and
e smalgamation. All this, too, the spirit oil
y noble wives must bear, and with bleeding
IS hearts ye: smile, though beautiful slave
J. entices unwittingly the heart, or, at least,
passions, of her husband. Southern wives
would have no reason TO deplore IL il the
necessities Of war should grind to powde,
the whole system OF slavery, with its at
u ~ tendant vices, provided they held MARTA
III obligations as sacred as did the Roman
~, matron.
n n After the above incident left,n full,
-. ~ determined whether the joke was on my
he self or the pretty boy.