Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-24
FemnIe secesh,

Inc correspondent OF bne FullGutiP Phld
Press, in noticing the removal of Ers. Green
how and other female sscessiOnists st Wash
ington from Mrs. G.'s residence to TIER new
prison, says;
"The prisoners are quartered on the second
floor, in the northeast end of the jail. Each
room is furnished with a round table, two
chairs, and bed-comfortable, though aot
extravagaAt in style. The prisoners are in
earcerated in separate rooms. To hrs.
Greenhow was given the choice OF her
accommodations-the daughter being pro-
Yided for in the same room with her moth
er. Each of the apartments contains CRATE
FIRE. In fact their accommodations are
of the most comfortable character, and, al
though not so rich in sdornment as those of
the Sixteenth street prison, still they have
no cause of complaint.
'Now thst the prisoners had departed We
were invited up into the rooms formerly oc-
cupied By them. The room in which hrs.
GreenhoW was lately iucarcerated is situated
in the seeond-story back room. Tho same
apartment was formerly occupied, at inter-
walls, by the Phillips fsmily-blrs. Phillips,
her daughters Lena and Fannie, Miss Levy,
Mrs. Baxler, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. E. Posey and
her daughters. Mrs. Baxler was confined
ia the thiTd-story front room. Besides this
Mrs. Greenhow was allowed the Use of the
library, the property of her husband, who
was q lawyer. The library is chiefly stored
with law books, interspersed With books in
the French and Spanish languages. Host
OF the time of Mrs. Greenhow was spent in
/ this room, which was neatly furnished, and
containing. besides, sewing machine, upon
which the lady named did great amount
Of sewing during her confinement.
HAfter night set in she employed her time
in reading as well as writing, and many Of the
fugitive verses written by her are still pre-
served. She frequently remained in this
room until Midnight before retiring 20 her
apartment for the night. On the desk OF the
sewing machine, this morning, We found
standing two bottles of fluid, which were
frequently used by her in her correspondence
to her friends outside of the prison, so IS TO
disguise i: to the eyes Of Of the be 6rs6-i rgs66-icstion
p Rla4p y JRee1E5id, only known to those who were
in the secret, was rendered perfectly intelli-
gible. Thus it was that contraband infor-
nation could be conveyed by her to those
who aided and abetted her in her treason.
"The walls of the room of Mrs. Bazler,
the panels of the door, and the walls of the
entry adjoining her apartment, are covered
with scribblings in lead pencil, of cutie
medley nature, prose as well as pos,ry-some
Of them quoted from other authors. and
number of them original The most of
these writings are PAROLES or or national
| songs, while not a few OF them arc Aings
against the officers of the Government. One
of them, written on tie entry wall, to the
left of the doorway reads thus:
4 had vision last night. Eethought 1
saw Abe Lincoln, VIM. b. Seward, Simon
Cameron, Andrew Porter and Others, praying
to Almighty God, as Dives had done, for the
mercy they denied to harmless women. And
the Almighty God answers Have not
said as ye mets it unto Others 20 shall it be
measured unto you again? Depart from my
sight, ye cursed, and take Up your abode in
the hell prepared for Abraham Lincoln and
his Government snd all ho assist him in
his abominsble persecution
"FrontiDg the door way on the right we
read again the following inscription: I'VE
must sustain the Constitution Of the United
States we must break down Southern in
stitutions that we may put the proceeds of
all the negroes in our pockets. We must
impress Southern women and children, and
other such like chivalrous and magnificent
acts Hide Sevard.
HThese are but q specimen of the inscrip-
tons to be read at every turn within and
outside Mrs. Bakers apartment Hardly
any portion of the room is to be disco7ered
that does not contain some such memoranda,
even to the WindOW-sills
ave are informed by Lieut.. Sheldon that
Of al the prisoners confined here Mrs.
Greenhow was the most lady-like in her
manners and in her conversation. She is |
possessed Of the finest education OF any lady
who has ever visited Washington; and al |
though rather severe at times in her denun.
Citations of the North, yet she has shown !
herself to be possessed of womsn's heart
in her sad moments, as witness the parting
from her guard on Saturday. She had & |
great horror of being conveyed to Fortress
Monroe as was first feared by her, and
her change is the most acceptable one that
she could have"