Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-07
Graphic Picture Of southern psstitution.

UT&DQ1c E1cLET6 OF S0CLASrn Ue5ELuClou
The following extracts are from letter sent
by a Union man-secretly OF course-in Vir-
ginia to a daughter near Point-of Rocks, Nd
The letter gives graphic picture Of the desti-
tuition existing in many parts of the South:
'I'he pcople of the South thought cotton
was king; but they never knew how important
and useful the Yankees were TO them. They
are in want of everything except "nigger nap
and "fulled linsey.p Ii is made here, and sell
ing at four dollars per yard-formeriy one dol
lar. You would be surprised if you were TO
see our stores, how empty they are-not a
yard Of calico 10 be had at any price. There
is but one store in Lovctsviilc now. Mr. Luck.
EFT has a few goods yet. Mr.. Slater has not
over cart load OF goods in his store ! will
give you statement of some of the prices OF
goods here, aud will state nothing but what
know to be true:-A spool of cotton, twenty
five cents; Indigo, fifty cents an ounce; saltpe-
ire, 6iy cents a pouud; tea, four dollars Il
pound; coffee, scveniv-five cents pound; sugar,
twenty cents; molasses, one dollar and twenty
five cents. and no more TO be had; salt. twenty
cents 4 pound and some persons cannot butch
er for went of it. Prper is one dollar and a
half per pound, and nore 10 be had. ] had
sonR hands working On The diam last week, who
insisted ON having some whisky. | went to
Mr. I.uckeit> and had TO pay FIVE dollars unG
half gdilon f stuff not three wecks old,
ard well watrred al that Mother has often
wished for few barreIs uf Unc'e Wetty's old
rye. We had gallon and half of the old
rye that we brought with Us from Maryland.
icft. They found il out, and came and bid il
mp TO ten diars per gallon; then she let them
i4.xr i Excrx me here Is using rye CufItt
h'stc;'d oi Rio 4. T. VI. Fuller was at Rich
mond Two weeks ago. lie told me thai cofftt.
was oae dyl'ar FER pound there, and that the
best rstd half rye, and charged three dollars a
diy for b 1urd
was at Lccshurg on last Monday. Heard
a soldier say that Le lad to pay twelve dollars
for Il pair of coarse boots. leather is very
high, and there is 90 oil to finish uppers Yon
viii see by these tliags tlat the blockade is
very severe, and no doubt you will think the
rebels mus soon give up; but. they have the
,word, and are the last 10 suffrr; they are the
uriStocrats. aud their pride will not suffer them
10 atlmit that they are in want. One Of them
did admit it to me last week. lie said Il
never thought it would come to this" The
| common people are the first 10 sutiir, ard es-
| Pecially the poor, and they ale all Union men
| We divided our pepper and salt with the Union
men. but could rot supply ALL My heart aches
for those who have no salt They cannot lay
mp any meat, and will get no fish this year.
F.! The militia were forced out to build fort and
/ 'h'Uw up entrenchmtHts. Some refused point
blank 10 go. and they sent armed soldiers af
! ter them and they made them double quick il
at the point Of TIE bIyouel. The general i'm
/ preston is tLat thty will compel them to Eight
against the government under which they pre-
/ fer TO live and the flag that they wish to wave
over them; whilst their families at home musi
suffer for want Of food and raimant The MI
/ litia in this county number about 900. =
Paper is getting very scarce. Many of oul
Journals have Lad to die for want Of paper
and the Mirror and Washingtonian have CONT
on half sheets for the last six months. Oul
currency is put upon writing paper and Other
bad paper, and when handled few times i
calls 10 leecs. There IL no cold and silver
passing. Nails are $l2 dollars per hundred
and strap iron $I5. Farmers will be com
PEELED to quit farming for want of iron. They
are working their harrow teeth into horseShoes
There is not furnace Or forge in operation il
any Of the Southern States that l can hear o
Twelve Mississippians died il
Lccsburg yesterday, Of dipthcria. 1t is yer,
prevalent among thcm.''