The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-03-26
Statement OF n Southern Lady

We have received the sub, ,oined in.
teresting siatement from lady who is
a native q. Virginia, and who but re.
Gently came into our lines from the
region Of rebellion. She il thorough h
loyalis', and longs anxiopsly, yet hope
fully, for the aav when the benign in.
fluencc Of our National Government
shall again send its beams Of peace ard
slresiig upon the nnhappy and suffer
ing States composing for the time the
/ dcsrot;c realm of jeff Davis.
/ Ed. pHrLApELpHIA Inquirer: | no
'lte that you have not had mncl, news
from Dixie" az ID Tie real condition of
affairs there, excepting such accounts
rs arc copied from Richmond papers.
ANY one who has lived for the las; two
years in ''Secessia' knows how much
reliance can he placed on their puLlica-
tons. They ire entitled to III crcdi,
for truth, excepting the editor Of TIE
Richmond Pc ,mincr. who did stumble
on The truth in his description If tie
present state If society il that once
Queen City Of the South. To orc Who
las lived there before a"f since the
reign of jeff Davis, tie contrast i
huly surprising. The same dissoln,e
and degraded appearance exists ii all
the towns III Virginia.
Though liquor Of The mos. inferior
kind is selling 1T $50 or SO a gallon
men Of the highest standing ire nov
hab'nal drnnkards; list. fights among
oil residents n's'l nci.'lors are common.
in all the towns through Which | have
passed. This Decentralization is not con.
tintd 10 Tie man only; la,'ics of tie
Highest character have fallen into dis
graceful habits. Oh, how ill,n arc
he test people Ct cur iait: Int ,ies,
are merely the natural consequence a.
thiS wicked r"b Hon. Pfracl.n,,, sul,
bath and day schools IN mos, ,laan~,
have heen >n-pen,. /. OH, what i pit,
: il ,hat S ,ahern sympai'.izers cannot
sec things as tllr> are in kebplloin
Their property has vanished, those who
were IN possession o. wealth and ever,
comfort which It could procure are nov
plunged into the lowest depths Of po-
very. This is hi, a faint piet.trc of The
chan.e which mas taken trace in 1--WE
short years If rebellion asain., lie hcs'
Government the world ever wi,ntssca
; have i!i;,,.c every entlearur TO liiti
"'., lie true state 81 feeling IN the rebei
army. The officers, as a general thing
are Of The "die IN HE last ditch ordrr,
hut If il were lett Is the ranks they
would wiliin ;ly give up the tyrannical
military Government uf jeff. Davis for
their good old Government at Washing
ton. Any man between sixteen ard
tit!y five wears OF age is liable TO be ar
rested by any civil or military officer.
or any magistrate, or even constable.
my, without a written order, take i
man by the collar and say, "come with
me to he army" ! have witnessed it
more than once. The mis- ,rallr slave
will have IL pay thirty dollars for being
so arrested.
Their hatred to the ''Yankees'' seems
to be mere inveterate than il was few
months ago. Many sat they would
sooner die than be united to people so
degraded and disgusting, living in vic
la,ion Of all good morals. This is
constant theme in private and il. public.
This language is used to delude their
poor ignorant followers.
During tie first Of the war the rebels
placed much Of their dependence on the
Intervention Of foreign powers. This
they have now given up and are turning
their longing wis,ful eyes towards tie
Northern Democrats. The rebels cir
cnlate the most extravagant stories
about the dissensio.s in the Union Con
grcss and divisions at the North. They
say, "lct us hold on and be patient !;
they arc already fighting in the North.
west AMONG themselves and will soon
bc ready to acknowledge our indcpcn-
dence and are anxious to do so.''
They have often set the time when
The Union wonll b,eak down; s'it
would not last over ninety days." &c.
No matter what improbable lies are told
about the condition On this side, these
people vii. believe them. They often
assert that the "Yankees'' sntler as
much as they do in this war; that all
business is suspended, and the neccs-
saries Of life can hardly be obtained by
blaboriny classes on this side.