Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-04-03

several acquaintanc Asssn
have given us much q
:i,,me nothing cf t'Il Fisll -
The reports spfea tlkosch tse SofthQ
press of a great growlhspt GniaH' feeia6
Mem pbls we are assured, are ei.tsrelX1n1f
,ut foundations. These reports lave xhe
industriously circulated, but without
to warrant them. When it is ren3cmber5
that the presence of the Federal army
ut once attended by hundreds of camp to
i5wers aud spectators generally, who hav
established quasi residence and right
participate in public affairs Bat two cleo
tious have been held in the citypunders Fed
eral auspices, at which all the strength theY
could muster was brought out; that at
municipal election in June last only xap6v
seven hundred votes were cast aaRd at
late congressional election thereswere Less
than one thousand, and this in a@tity where
the vote in favor of separation approxlma-
ted six thousand, it will be understood that
the foothold obtained by abolitionisnr has
been. small At these elections all the
votes, the submissionsts could cont oil, not
only among the refuse population but also
of the camp followers, etc., were brouehS
out. But few of the old citizens participa-
ted, and the result at the late election was
so evidently a farce, sofar as it might be
deemed an expression of public sentiment,
that the authorities themselves, through
shame, allowed it to drop
We have reports also Of large contribu-
tons privately made by our friends. Ma
my soldier in camp has had reasons to
bless their generosity, many of the hard
ships experienced by our. prisoners have
been alcviated, and much of suffering in
the families of those who are IN the armies
of the Confedcracy prevented. Uuable 9th
erwise to aid the cause they have so much
at heart, their purse strings have always
been loosely held, and numerous have been
the devises adopted to escape the watchful-
ness of their enemies, who would have pro-
hibited pll charitable manifestations ana
punished all contributors.
Theirs is general Ropefulness felt among
the class of citizens mentioned, which, as
we have remarked, our Memphan friends
are surprised to find does not SO generally
prevail as they come South. This feeling
is the result, we are told, of more intimate
knowledge ofpublic sentiment North, among
the soldiers as we'll as citizens. They have
seen more of the general desire for peace
that prevails among the people, and have
been in daily contact with the army, suffl-
ceat to have ascertained, the, dissatisfaction
that exist among the troops. They have
suffered from the presence of the thieving
bands in their midst; they have borne the
insolence of tyrannizing officials they have
witnessed the togced occupation OF their pre-
misses wishout remuneration, in hundreds of
instances, and,,the entire destruction o:many
of their most beautiful homes; and all this
without weakening theia faith in the success
of the caase, or dampeniag their ardor IN
works that will contribute to that success.
Among the ladies, particularly, the old
middle aged and young, this spirit prevails,
and their fathers, husbands, sons and broth
ers, absent in the field, may rest assured
that the spirit Of the loved eSes st home
who sent them forth to battle, has not been
broken by the sulferings they have under
gone -Raliegh State Journal.
jeff. Davis's Black BattalliOns.
The richest article we have seen i'll
Northern paper, is the following from the
Nashville Union. In view of the negro
regiment bill, it is peculiarly racy:
"During the fight the battery in charge
of the S5th Indiana was attacked by two
rebel negro regiments. Our artillerists
double shottcd their guns. and cut the
black rebels to pieces, and brought their
battery safely off,
1t has been stated repeatedly for the
past two weeks, that large humber, per-
haps one fourth, of Van Dorn's forces were
negro soldiers. and the statement is fully
confirmed by this statement.
The Southern rebels have forced theixs
miserable negroes to aksr,ppsaEMS.utsz(
stroy the government and 5ssIT5{i3ISI
our children"
"Freemen of the North and of tlIa go
does it not make your blood boil A..
veins like surgiDg flood of fs
Does it not make your 2heart swel
diguation, that your libertles
ment, and you're Happiness -
be ped Destroyed ns2;s by 'As
W Win you stand you bro
outrage 10 quiet go yAR.sS,9 b. ~ z,
flag to be tern down ava tiamIi a n
foot by the black bassalions W Van d.
People of tie North sliafF feb. neg 80
slay your sons, and snip shtir 6lies =
the battlefield? Send outNy"ur new
mics by millions send them 10 more -.
regiments. or by brigadcs, or by divisions
but by millions Let the tramp of your
loyal armies cause the hills Of the South TO
shake to their foundations, and the valleys
to tremble to their centres Hesitate 10
longer Rally to the defense of the dear
old flag! Let not history record that,
while slavery was the cause of the rebel
lion, and the Shareholder the prime mover
of the rebellion, you were such degenerate
dasardS as to allpw negro elsv,> to be tha
instruments of your connrys downfall. aud
the agency which made The rebellion 50
successful.