Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-02-06

prisoners, anu but lHc rest W n'ShH 'ueH
cannon leading the way. But for this sud-
den and gallant assistance from the Eighth
Vermont, there can be little doubt that the
Calhoun would have betn lost, from the
impeluosity with which the rebels were
firing upon her.
From the Army di tile mississippi.
We have been shown and are permitted
to make the following extract from pri-
va,e letter from CHARLES A. SnERwIN,
in the Array of the Mississippi. TO his pa
rents in this village, under date of Jan. 18th:
Il PASSED one Of the
pleasantrst evenings last night that have
seen since we have been in Dixie. Several
Of us-went by invitation to The house of a
Union lady living close by us, for sing
which went off very pleasantly. | bad a
eauses and prospects, with the probable con-
sequences 10 The institution of slavery. Her
husband is business tfian in Memphis, is
of northern birth. and thorough Union
man. The old lady (who, should think,
must be between sixty and seventy years
OF age,) told me many things which, if told
in the North, would be called "Abolition
HES" She said she had been used to THEM
all her life, and it seemed to her that site
could not get along without them. And.
said she, what shall do with my land !?
have got 500 acres, and ! don't know
what could do with it to get me a support
and pay my taxes. without my servants, and
they are all gone" | will tell you, said J.,
what you will do. You will sell off all
your land except what you need to make
you pleasant home, to some of the many
| thousand of Northern men who will settle
! in the South after the war is over, and your
last days will be your happies and quietest
days. Said she, | viii never again g:oan
over the loss of my negroes, for you nor
any one who Las not had experience with
Them, can know the trouble and anxiety con-
$, quent upon owning them" She then
told me the case of neighbor living only
two miles from her. who owned very
pretty muatto woman who had two smart,
active. achite children by him. and ne thought
everything of them. He kept them until
his wife who was high spirited woman.
gave him notice that that slave woman must
either be sold, or she herself should leave
him forever. He was finally obliged to sell
Ills own children and their mother, although
he felt very bad over it. And" said the
old lady, how can woman with right feel
ings be happy under such circumstances. "
They try to hide it, but it is there, never
teless, and they are the most unhappy class
in existence. Gladly would they exchange
all their wealth to be released from the har-
RAISING cares which their circumstances
force Upon them. Another circumstance
she told me, which, as think it might be
of interest to you, I will relate. A day or
two ago, she called upon one Of her slave
women to go and put up the fence around
turnip patch, and she told her plainly she
would not do it. The old lady had TO 60
and d. it herself When she came back
she asked her woman if she did not think
it too bad. She replied, {" No, don't; you
ought TO have done it long ago." She (the
old LADY, said that il was absolutely teces-
s,ry to have full control of The negroe5.
told her / thought there was another side
to that picture. Said !, that slave has work
ed for you all her life for absolutely nothing
except what she has had TO eat and wear
Perhaps, said l, she has raised you children
and what has she to make her incline to
work for you except brute force? force
which you cannot now use. She said, when
she used to give slave children to her chill
{ dren when they were married, ana the
mother would be making a fuss over it, she
would tell them it was no worse for them
/ to parf from their children than for her to
lpart with hers and that" said she, al
: ways saiisf.ed them" But, said l. was thai
the truth, that it was no worse for them
han for your" You gave your daughter
j. to man whom you knew she loved anc
. espected, and one in whom you confiIed
: and to whom you could confide her for the
f sake of her own happiness But how wa
. it in the other case? 81 declare" said she
S :" / never thought of that before" Ia leav
n ing her made the remark that had talket