, 1863-07-18
A BEAUTIFUL LETTER.
Ono oftIle First Families of 1fi4kisg,
ippt on llae Rampage.

Hardin, wns captured near Vlcksburg, with
letter written By ! lady Of ono Of the t first
Emilies'' In Mississippi, residing near Lake
Providence, which letter he was conveying to
Mrs. Amy Anderson, in a ncfghborfng State.
The writer Of the letter speaks other husband
rs "Mr. Pr aud Il appedrs that he WIS man
Of considerable influence and standing. I
ecnd Jou the letter with extracts marked, in
order thai your readers may zee what spirit
pevades the t'high.bIed dames' Of this re.
gion. If any one imnggines that the language
uEcd by the writer Of this letter Is unusual
with high-born Southern ladies', let him In.
quire Of the first returned officer or soldier
he meets, and he will doubt no longer. Tho
italics arc mostly my own:
t4Dea1est Aunt:
Mr.. P. could not attend to Rob's business,
for the eame reason that lie disuadcd him from
going, as Rob neglected to bring his proper
papers. and, without them, MIR. r. felt certain
he oould have gone no further than Canton,
aE our laws are decidedly more rigid, at least
the c0nsc1ipt law, and carried out to the yery
letter, than in your State, or any other. So
Mr. 2. assisted Rob in getting the services of
our old friend Mr. ]. fear to tell any names,
as the unprincipled demon foe, prides him
self upon discovering important Information,
through intercepted letters, which have been
torcibly cztracted from the poor, at
tia,s {digh,ted negro, ea315ld; 35,a.; or unprotected
to meet or discover in their numbering, tliey-
ing, deyfl.1ike travels. I wish they could see
all that have written Of them, and wish still
mora ieryently TINT every line and desire Of
my heart could fall upon them OF place them
III situations would designate. II there is
an hereafter, a Heaven or Hell, Ipray to 90 to
$nn1T3 h
ueawn Nth the fendish foe. But God has ever
shown himself just, true Father, and will
ere long mete ont to them their proper pun
iEhment. Heaven would not be the place de-
scribed to us we're it filed with spirits so
foul, 60 hellish, .(excuse tho expression
convey even the slightest idea or feeling
which our refined, elegant, high toned, prin-
-ciple5, chiyalfons people feel or look upon
such an offcast, degenerate eet. It would be
some solace TO us when we lose our husbands,
tathcre, sons and friends, to know they were
lighting m enemy, civilized or refined in
great degree. But, oh! the thought Is killing,
Is too painful. to see our men, ,thechoicest, most
refined specimens Of Gods work, destroyed
md even forced to take up arms against the
cHacouripgg, outca6t dregs Of creation; Tor
every man they lose is o blessing, Godscnd
to humanity and society. But enough Of
such stuff might right ten thousand pages
ana tben 15li 70 pen ona luz - correctly.
II s.xr hdd one fdaa'ttke Jse'H9, Or VISA
for Northern man, fye'a of5ore ms o!oody t9aTi
scas not aMaTs Of Il, and pray to live, Just
to 1aise my son and daughter, to desp.se the
whole race, and our boy must shoot them
down as he would the most ferccious Wild
beast, whenever they cross ms path. 80 ex;
Irene = mI alfg1St' t' "ngo saongns
Ysnkeo, but Northerner (for they are the
eame} Ieo,tld and seonld plunge q dagger into
IhttT Aeafss, aM4 fan9H 70 SO tAeaT tYes Nood