Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-06-30

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shore, and some half mile, or more per-
haps, back, there is succession Of irregu-
lar hills like those on tho River from Mr..
Wipgsrt' down toward Esq. Guudy's.
They are wsll fortified and some Wisoon:
sin aud Indiana Regss are there. One
fellow, after fudiug out who we were,
asked whether Capt. Blair was on board!
"No, he is Colonel of Regiment at
Yorktown" He pu. his hand up 10 his
mouth like trumpet, and yelloi. "He
and went to school together" So We
have found it-stumbliDg on our native
! Pennsy lvaniaus all over the west, and it
seemed to me that wherever We met them,
they would say With glow Of pride, "Fm
from Pennsylvania and they seemed too
to think that it was an honor to say, "my
father Vas from Psnnsy l,ania."
We passed. Lake Providence about 6
o'clock this evening. A gentleman said
that We could not bavs any idea Of the
beauty Of the country ten or fifteen miles
back Of the river, and Of the untold wealth
of the planters before the war. Their
houses are priucely aud their grounds
abound with the magnifceuse Of tropical
vegetation aided by oil that art aud wealth
could do The plantations aud property
have all been seized by the government,
and were let out by Adj Gen. Thomas
when he was here. A man named John.
son, who had seven plantations, fifteen
hundred negroes, and six huldred thou
saud dollars in funds in Europe, after bis
property had been seized aud let out, was
allowed to reside on one of the places.
Oue day be attempted to correct negro,
when some fifteen or twenty got a: him
and nearly killed him. lie fed across
Mason Bayou to the Rebel lines. He had
10 business with them, as they rightly
jugied. When Beauregard issued his or
ders to burn all the cotton within ten
miles Of the River, the planters gave each
negro bale Of cotton, who bid it any here
they could, iu cane brakes aud forests,
thinking Gas they told the darkies) that
when the Yankees came, negroes would
claim them, and the Yankees would give
them to them, and thus they might retain
them. There was mot q thousand bales
burned by the owners themselves. Their
patriotism didn't 90 that far as has been
olaimed. 1t was all done by the poor
white trash GueIrillss, or BY order Of the
military. Near Lake Providence is a
wealthy family, named Zellers, originally
from Pennsylvania, having magnificent
house and grounds. When Col, Ws.zsl
landed there, he heard of party of guer-
rillss out some miles, aud mounted par
ty of his meu on mules or whatever AMI
mails he could find, and started after .hem.
In the course Of the pursuit, they we're ri.
ding past this house. Mrs. Zellers,s large
finely dressed, very digui6ed,
came out to the road, and motioued to
them. The Colonel very politely s,lused
her, when she asked whether they were
Western men? He answered "yes."
" No, you are not. You are towards"
The Col. said Your pardon, Madam, bu.
We are not cowards." "Yes you are.
Why do you let these divelish Yankees
land here? Why don't you drive them
away Z" The Colonel answered that they
we're the divelish Yankees themselves,
and rode on. After o smart skirnish,
they returned, and stopped at the place.
Tho feathers we're moultsd. Cakes and
wine were set out to appease. She said
she was from Pbiladelphia-but was for
secession.
The Government collected an immense
amount of cotton. In some cases it was
picked from the fields, By contract, for the
half. But the wealth and glory Of the
patrician bas gone. They know that their
is gone, and profess never TO
have been in favor Of dissolution. 1t is
fact, too, that the northern part of Lonisi-
ana and Mississippi we're strongly opposed
to Secession, As shown By their vote.
But they wero forced to sell their cotton |
and produce to the Rebel government, and
lake its scrip, and they have been strong ,
y conscripted, so that there is not fam /
ly but has a member in the Rebel army
hus their interests and their inclination
have been led that way.
Tuesday morning, June II.
We lay at Milliken's Bend las. night,
md this morning passed the mouth Of the
Yszoo, and are lying mile below it.
Vicksburg is plainly in sight. We see its
teep!es cleaning in the bright morning
light. In front Of US, mile or more,
very ten minutes, we see q fash, the
White cloud raises, then the tremendous
oar of the mortar boats. j. NJ. l..
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