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The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-02-13
I'D 7 E ID 4,

AT his residence in this county, on Thursday,
the 9Th of FEBRUARY, 1868, WILLIAM Fl. WAL
LIS, aged 46 years.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-02-13

On Friday, February 6th 1863 LLOYD
STAMFORD, in the 9Th year of his age.
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DR.. IT,, sg the pleasant city OF
ElmS has been notfd for many years
for always driving the most gentlest and
most sober but At he same time the
most fesrfplly homely" OF horses. His
steeds win always stand wherever he
pleases TO leave them, bnt they have RAJ
Their a venerable and woful aspect, that
renders them anything but pleasant OBJ
ieois 10 the casual observer A few years
ago there came q caravan 10 the town,
and several horses were badly frightened
by lhe elephants, 90 that a number of
accidents occurred. a day o. two after,
Dr. Knight met Dr. H-----, aud speak
ing OF iho accidents, Dr. knight remark
ed that 10 dared not take his horse OUT
when the procession wac paga!ng through
the streets .... .I...I
SOB, how said Dr, H--~, " Why, j
took ny mare and dove rlght Up al0ng
sidsof thsp aad she wasn't ihe least
Ham-yes." says Dr. Knight, abpi
h0lp ~ De elTlgHf sand ar
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BgMARKABLE WonKs or HUMAN LABOR
--Nneveh was Ia miles long, 8wide
and 40 miles refund, with wall 100 feet
high, and thickenough for three chariots
abreast Babylon was 80 miles within
the walls, which were 20 feet thick and
100 high, with 100 brazen gates. The
temple OF Diana, at Ephesus, was 42O
feet 10 the support Of TIE roof II was
100 years IN building. The largest Of
the pyramids IL 48i feet high and 658
feet on the sides the base covers II
acres; the stones are about so feet In
length, and the layers are POS. ltem-
pl0yed $4,000 men 10 building. The
labyrinth In Egypt contains 500 chain-
bers aud ~ halls phebss. in Egypt
presents ruins 81 miles round and 100
gates. Carthage was "a miles f6dnd
Athens Was 25milesUnnd, aud contained
350,OO0 citizens aud 100000 slaves
Tho temple Of Delph0s was 81 rich in do
natiopa ihat il Was plundefed Of $50 y
100000, and Nero carrifd away from ID
POO siatues. The walls OF Rome were
l3 miles round.
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WOODRUFF,
Adjt. cath O. vi,

The Vermont papers are telling Of al
extraordinary phehomehoH which ap-
peared TO the people Of 81. Adams a few
nights since. Lake Champlain for miles,
and the opposite shore were mirrored ia
the sky at an angle Of about 20 degrees.
1f The houses trees aud other objects on
the New York shore were distinctly visit
Bic, and the opposite sides OF the islands
ia the lake could be plainly seen. The
whole resembled a vast painting, and Is
said TO have been magnificent sight,
The appearance was first seen AZ abou,
O'Clock in the afternoon. and lasted
until the growing darkness hid il from
yiow
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" i1 ) question which every ConEede-
ttIo soldier, especially every Conscript,
rt1nld ask -himselfj-how many igno-
rant, degraded African slaves were So
cpffp q tBelfowners by the torrents Of
blood poured DOT al Murfreesboro' by The
sSlIern army ~hat Is the standard
s.txebangd l,siwesn the Hfe'of a barba-
stafnggf5 AHA 9hst0fa Confederate sots
s|Hff what il the value 81 "A slaves
81 n The Riqhwos6 magkst2 sDdasthe
AlAek chaiteb .deiaaHd othatpp Southern
bohsslAsehoIscr shall lay down his lie
mt fis Felihfle nay epihsillpue r. Be held
AZ me pTopgFty Of some baushty planter
perhops slhsss are Of misunderstanding,
.ecordise d no Code oF JHfig DAvIa,
anal my Be, that q secure ltbe'dpTppdriE
~ lew. aTisiecratiq nsbplo and traitors
IL lleir slaves every pdorSwhiis man n
the ssesdedi stAica hiusg IAy down bis
lilsf sisssg ARE very ysiaA "a ; they arc
taihcnd In ne esttnaation.o Of abs
4ond rulers -Aad sIeeording 70 tbe
Is ishfKse0i5S ! ri { sddth carolins
s. Tor, fhs poor sIl jseseFe naihing but
|ianaaiI Iafpnd NOT sleslrhble population
pIabieeliHpogisfh ksIfppeti stupid, and
assage Ahs Eds, But Trey never eB!
hgf Il ri u white non -siayshold-
- fgltle. long ,them.sn Your ne bel cot
ifi1fer saolsh,on hispoOr white neigh.
. va NJ somewhat llie Same hight that b,
losks S8@ free bagfoMA Very, spspisiopi
ard dangerous animal last al presentthi
nQnsslaysholderis,a very useful fellow q
conaerilSi, and beaforeed to fight for ilal
very, while the,owHer Of twenty pegtoeI
stage az bone fE tbp sqkss,pf preserving
Ne Rgles Of De eo1Btrging Several Thousand
eioul, healty nom slaveholders, IN III
prime of life, many of them men of fam
illsaSdAhSfthsai American citizens, wer,
siansh,efed tbe'Other day at Murirees
boro'.'nsH undreds u them had beef
\ fpreedpmt6 she army, and became sol
'liers, only iBecsdse they preferred tha
TO che dead full alternative Of being sho
down like dogs, by lho rebel press gapg
They Were Slaughtered, aud thousand
aorSn,were wounded, many Of whor
musttiiS. ,i2hd Why was this?, The.
perash5d that view slave owners Nigh
eontiauo 70 ohcld slaves, and perpetual
iheir political power. Possibly SOM
ncn may thinkthat Tennessee can alIor
& ii swap her white citizens for slaves, an
mprdsr,,he former that the latter, may,
4sld ssahs chattels ORA few selfish, SOU
dpauubhs ~ the siais cad be depopulu
y Il ,nsni A. sla.,i. tsfi,d y 4hsrs y !
J sol och more iahd for the slave ariI
octaeysss m5hopollEs, and they can rnl
q The undls tdrbed possess ion So the SO
wbichethsy have stripped Of what a
civilized nations have hitherto regarde
As their orsataenl and chief support
Industri6ds free white population.
thisireally the intchtion Of our cotto
Dons2
ffn u vOf,NN ,lNJLH
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Eastern Mail

Owing to disagreement in regard 70
compensation and other matters, the
Louisvilleand Nashville railroad company
have refused to carry the mail between
here and Louisyiile. This difneulty
must BY all means, be adjusted, It isa
great wrong that the whole county, south
Of Louisville, should be uhcoremopiously
left without any mali, At time ike the
reensespecialiy. The Louisville Jour
nal Of the 7th inst, says
Il is Of the utmost importance to the
public that the differences between, the
Postoilice Department. snd Tho louisville
and Nashville Railroad, Company should
be adjusted, and that promptly. We
trust therefore, that a compromise will
DO agreed upon without delay, and that
the mails will be delivered along The
route as heretofore. nH. ...l- '.'.
Certainly hundreds Of thousands Of
LOYAL citizens demand this as a right
.,'f r--l-L.-A--s - -.-AlZ s- l'
SINabLaR.AA large sea gulrwas shot
ON the Cambridge (Miss) bridge one day
last week and in its mouthWss good five
dollar bill, which the sportsman found
no difficulty IN passing n Vh'qge FqPer
The bill was the sea-gulps BIZ The
story is intended to gaR the oredulous.
.o'ls,I -rr. 81 f-----4.-uf tuifie3 $50 vl0u1
Gen. I0rlaR-~so says a New Orleans
correspondent Of the New York liplns--
expresses il as his conviction, and the
conviction OF hislnost intelligent officers,
that slavery Is domned lie says that
wish every prejHaice aud early teaching
Ah8ainst the result. which bis expfriehos
here has brought bis convictions thnt he
is Npnvinceds
n fIsst--That labor can b done in
houisispa BY whites morn economically
ban by Alacks. ,,..,aof r.H
LseondAThal black labor can be as
4 goyerne2, used and made profitable
gate OF iNedom as ln slavery,
ehq dentist has left a surgeon
MA head OF bciorp iaiegn,eut
NeAbis miad abou, being
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7NV RIaNI : Us-T--U LfhUIs n. 4
90 Wun COMMANDING. oi l'

Killed Corp. j, O. Coam .Irivalss,
Simon Herrin, Reuben Ramsay 3 elseii
Wo,a'4ef-Sergta. J. Blocker, HeVarsly
in shoulder, Lewis Higle, slightlysoih
check; Priyates, Daniel MageBsesiously In
the singh, Asa Fprnem, severely ia thigh,
Eli Wilson, in both arms, John, Likebaut,
slightly in wrist, John Broshaa slightly
in side, Albert Carr, j. n, Trimble,
slightly in abdomen, Andrew Peters, ses
yerely in the side, Joseph Sproh. sssog,
MssIrg. Joseph Beavo. on nj, y saf
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niliea.-corporai James currcnl;;- ~ n

Kilted-Corporal James Currcn; Pri-
Yates A. Bretz, aud Daniel Giese. ~
! acknowledgement WA, Richly, slight
" in the arm; Privates, Daniel Marvin
severely in the hips, G. Marvin, severely
in thighs, W. ?. Weston, severely in the
foot, 6. w. Cummins, finger OF, II,
Shatzsr, through the body, Daniel Rule,
slightly in the face, B. II Ross, slightly
in the arm, J. w, Packer, 1890 4, 81
coJpAyy I--rInsT T1rr111F,f, sy,i- 4 n ssP-
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sfoNEY MARKET, SC
onIo y Ias Iavnvrl, Jc-n.,,.

pfFru ~ rae levNvurs JornNat,l
Tuesday Jan. 8, iscs.
There vas NO APPARENT change In tho monev s.r
Aet lesletaey' tho bankers buying gCli at ae8s =
vas IN demand AZ 22ti.J per cent prt ujur tuvins
and ,atl26 Ier eent ceiling ncmar6 N,aes ,sess
HcrEhta ef1'e' per cont premium. fhc rate N an
conut urod tennessee mnney remains At pcr cent
tor The notes Of tho old banks. Eastern eschants
dnii, the erokors buying Al Z pr stpt dltooani and
selling ~ ptr 20 4 pfcmlem
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dUsoN, coMMANDINq
KiRed.--PriVato Nicholas Baker

hilled.--Priyate Nicholas Baker tgla
Wo,mdsa.--L lieutenant JsrB Ferguson,
severely in the thighs; Sergeant @. @.
Marshall, slightly in the side; Corporal. j.
A. Howser, severely in the Iegsp Privates,
p. Powers, slightly In thehand, Harvey
Diitenhafsr, severely in the LEG, Thomas
Dumford, mortally, Timothy Dugan, se-
yetely in the leg, Robert White, severely
in the thigh, James Halsher severely in
the thigh, John Stuekey, severely in the
breast llsuu.C u1rlf1A 36j a
COMPANY K,--oAPTAIN J. D. SWIFT, COM
HANDING,
io Ki}lel,---CaptaiD j. b Sweet; Privates,
Patrick McNary, John Regain, james
Armiteege. .,, y
yg Wounded--Uoseph Barnes, slightly in
the leg, p. Gard, severely In TIE face,
lewis Lilly, severelyin the leg, S. Kanz-
liter, severely in head. 800 oNap'Ae AN
Missing Morrow, David Nor.
row, and John Swsnger.g y A., "satiAt
THE above losses, with two or three sxr
cepiions, were in the engagement Of the
3lst Of December 1862, The regiment
went into the fight with three hundred
and twenty Eve men. PIG ' '.p''
.f'7 f''firl oa @. WOODRUFF,
KY Adjt. e4lho. VI,
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nfnnFtt HfIINI. ".I. H''
Deserved Compliment to Roseorans'
In the linked States Senate, the other
dag, Senator WsIoHp apaida deserved
. compliment p tie brave RosEoRASs; lsFH
Oh hotion 1T III. Wright .he bill con-
eeEninx liIr discharge Of State prisoners
MAS talsQ ~ hvaq le aps '1ltFs''~t
~ Wright kadfvasedithe Senate at
i szntts.. He.said he should anet vote for
~ Amendment OF the Senator from KEN
s lack y fDavlk3 20 strike out the SECTION,
A. t.lsine go President 10 suspend the
kMfii 81 habeas oorpas' oItwas at times
ne Se...sAry to make such arrests.na He
- I'd lfom letters 81 Jefferson, also
~ tpet6hes OF Douglas in support of
,fs assertion. sflM SENATOR from Ken
loelv (nowelD aud others loudly deeiar-'
"A they were loyal 10 the Constitution.
4 n vyAs only few months ago that afew
.,eaadr AS issued call for a party or
.nisaiion. and from this has arisen
.|.snV az theA troublcs which now per-
49, the community. Ia times like these
,afv rood and true man should ask how
~ conld best serve the country, and not
81, A. ib0nire what some abolitionists
Il aonaki,D lhe senator from Kentucky,
welD had-rejoieed over tho recent
hons, but these elections had been
'uaht about by means not calculated
broduce much JOY 1l-was by dis
tsnainn enlissments, by making eharg-
sibstths Goytrnhenb by opposing
81, a -s1es expessts Of the war, BY
.+es,in. lhes 6reat West with the
,snrlanee of the valley OF the
\c1ssnri md these men yaunied
nd loud their byalty to The
Nment but none Of sheni, like the
from kentucky, has said he was
70 coercion, and he wCold take
~ OF the rebeia everywhere.
To- sec ,lhe Mississippi river
ne supplies Of rebeidom cut
~ d 10 see a hundred thou-
8 rpnning one way and
we other. A(Applause
&c wonld strike al the
aud then We should
stl was nothing 10 des,
ed God that We
w = county, d He
fi thiuE, that we
who was not
Mo with his
thickest Of
Nosse'aRs.
Net 81
tAir
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No Fears Entertained for she Safe
ty. pfeee- sharma1A II K

LouIsvlLLE, January sth,-- General
Pemberten telsg9fhs toahe Rescl Sses
retaryof Was Ahst The Fedeials have "a :
Hnquished their tssisHss on Eiekburgs
The dispatches 70 Richmond papers say.
the rebels lost very heSTily.
,yAtIs6r5S,Jine s. ftis'hot beHea-
ed that any reninforcements from Rich
mOnd had been sent to Gen. Bragg.
The rebel qsn9 EEillotEleaSplslthsr
they captured at the Murfreosboro', eight
four thousand Federals, and I've thou
sand stand Of, arms aud 3 Stnty four
cannon; Cen Brasg hIang back tSshel4
b'' VII n IE ElgN VII
SpRlSGFlELD, No, Jan. S.--Sixty thou
sand rebels under Burbridge and Marina
duke, with six pieres Of arG IIcry'opened
on the town without CITING notice to re.
remove the women and children, Gen
Brown loop holedT houses Pre- Ralins to
make vigorous resistance, --u--r-,
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General John Mcneil Whass shoodhg
Of rebel gacsrllas al phlihita Aio., h.,s
been the Subject 81 % much comhen5
WAS presented with q $500 swofd, by his
friends ia 81 Louis, oa Monday night
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COMPANY G,---s. L. HALL, SERGEANT CON.
a ~ sWl m MAEDINd. '4 'tNffN q

RIAea.-Priyate Samuel Maurer ). .bi
Woandea,-Captaip s. Neeper, severely
in the knee, on the 9th of December at
Lavergne; Corporal A. Omen, slightly in
the foot; Private Joseph Urban, slightly
in foot. M. .-.,,, .',,es;.a gi.l n
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d IS. McIlvaine, Corp.
aics. Daniel Stans,

Ut ~ \ IUIfF y -
Woua2ei--Corp. John Russell, severely
N side, Andrew Laird, severely in foot;
Priveies, Ruben gHuleg slightly in leg,
Jason Fhafp, slightly in hand, Homer
Culbertson, severely in !aQ. ..,.---~s-
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eAq dohiist has left q surgeon
NA head OF before iniegmegt,
eAhis miad abou, being
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Kounded.-Caplain- Warner Young, Sd

Rounded.-CaptAin Warner Young, So
yerely in foot; PriYates, Peter Haas Sc
Yerely in leg, Henry APPLICABLE severely
in leg, John Hursh, slightly 10 knee, N.
N. Coil, slightly in j shonldeF,li NJ ~,
Barhes,, finger of, Thomas Parkerson,
slightly ID leg, a g, Akerss sligbllyrIip
leg. ,',.-.t..,, @,r, l.s,,,e ID yaod q Il
COMPANY E.--2D IiE1T IN, K 20 BkowS,
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Wounde9.--Sergt. J. Irwin, color bearer,
slightIyi IN arm. 'N sA w W
,lhssulgs--4Wms r. wilkins, John Mat.
Tx, James Tapnyhillg10 m A,a@'naiA
ooNRASg E,-- CAPTAIN wARNEs Eo1Se,
COMMANDING. Ntlrlse. 81
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gqMrAsrga.Ll9D LiHtF. I. .Fffrittso5s, oaM.


RsiIsAAcOrp. }. II. Berry; prisaies, j.
TrMard, JacobiWalpcr, George Linatf,9
= qcQb Walker r,'rso3bf 7ol'o bag 'aei'
Ipoundea.r-Serg. Herry PsrFidgea se-a
yerely iii leg, A. o. Cramuer, severely in.
ancie; Pdyaies, Charles and Almohd Par
fridge Severely lin hand, John Smith,
slightly inthigh. WmsBrown, WmdFiese,'
slightly in. head, Henry Hildebraud,sd re
Missii'o.-Corp. Walter Stafford, .es
-1fT idn d. fnnnf YnH-e lNIIt4 i-'- ~
coMPAEY ,o-7----oAFTAIS a. o. Bp0wM coM.'
HANDING. .-.
KiRed.-Pgivste Wm~ phlGp.,sebs ~
Wounded. -Priyates, VIM. Eby. soyere :,
lyii6 thigh, 8 Morrison, severely in ancie,.
Thomas GaftOnj mortality, g. r. Stewart,
sliehpy,iu back, S.hGs Williams.ahr9q9hI
MSsiag, TuCsFp, Levi Derrow; Privates,
VIM. Cober, Ephraim simpson .se saa
OH on .pbMnI 10 ltrhHtftift Ff'
coMPASf, .R-7Isp 4IEpTs II. a u. b king,
coMMANDING.t g, ,..-,, GOD, i,,e
Wounds9.--Sergt. J. Irwin, color bearer
81 Y. Az
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03

" PAUsE.'-In his Letter to the YaIlandigham
meeting at Albany, Gov. Seymour said that 'sthe
people having given a generous support to the Ad-
minstratioa, will pause to see what kind Of Gov
ernment it is for which asked to pour out
our blood and reasure.''-Chfcdgo Tinpes.
II an armed and desperate ruffian should
assail Gov. Seymour in his own house,
with the avowed intention of killing him,
would the Governor, after drawing Pis,
toll TO defend himself, and being convinced
OF the assassin's fatal purpose, pause enc
see whether the assassin would XIII him
or not?
The Government of the United States
is now assailed by an armed rebellion that
seeks its very heart. The Government is
doing its utmost to rspel and destroy the
assailants aud defeat their purpose. The
conflict RACES, and Governor Seymour, the
Executive of the great State of New York,
folds his arms as complacentiy as if he
were spectator at a mere dog fight, say
ing, "let Us pause to see which win
whip. y Chicago Journal.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03

rendered to q man. Gen. Vaughn's brig
ade was also principally captured. The
loss 10 tie llth Wisconsin was slight
The list is complete, so far as the loss of
that regiment Is concerned. The 11th
Wisconsin also captured stand Of colors.
The force opposite is thought to num-
Der 25,O 900. Our army is in excellent
lighting condition, and think themselves
invincible.
As Gen. Grant rode 70 the front to-day,
he was everywhere greeted with tremen-
dous and uproarious shouting and cheer
ing. The boys appreciate his strategy
There is something practical in it. They
have marched over two hundred miles,
fought five hard battles, been victorious
in all, skirmished nesrly the entire dis
tar &c, taken over five thousand prisoners,
captured 65 field cannon, and heavy
seige guns, taken an immense quantity of
small arms, and destroyed an amount of
enemy's property that can scarcely be
computed, Victory has pressed upon its
banners everywhere. 40
The loss in to-day's fighting is not heavy
on our side. The rebel killed and woun-
ded is unknown. Their troops did not
fight as obstinately to day as yesterday.
and seemed to expect defest on this side
of the river. The wonder is they were
not wholly Withdrawn TO the other side
without an engagement. The rebel Gen.
Tilghman was killed this morning.
The following is list of Wisconsin
casualties Sunday morning, the 18th, at
the Black river bridge battle:
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03
Three Weeks In the South,

Mr.. RICHARD t. CoLBURN, a correspond
ent of the New York World, who was
captured sou.e time ago. with other cor
respondents. at Vicksbnre, has arrived in
Washington, and published his experience
of three weeks among the rebels. We
make brief extract:
The conclusion formed in three weeks
solourn ia the limits of the Confederacy,
trip almost across its entire extent by q
circuitous route that led almost down to
the Gulf, then up again through the noun
tains of East Tennessee 10 Richmond and
along the Valley OF St. James, may be
briefly summed up.
1st. The people are brave, determined,
and in the main united.
I'd. There may be temporary suffering
tor want of sufficient fcod, but starvation
Is impossible.
Sd. Although they can never probably
have their armies again at as high num-
Der as now, and the material tor conscrip-
ton almost exhausted, yet as the war has
been conducted thus tar, their military re-
sources are sufficient to keep up the strug
gle tor two years more.
4th. Their strength is thrown entirely
TO frontiers, and if that frontier line were
once pierced-it our generals begin TO do
their duty, the whole fabric of rebellion
will go topping down like house built
of cards.
9Th. Union aid perseverance at the
North sre what the rebels most
dread. Their greatest hope lies in our
division, and their greatest encouragement
is derived from the conduct of such men
rs Nallandigham. He is regarded there
as niartyr to the Southern cause, and
they are convinced thar he must have q
considerable portion of Northern people
at his back.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03

IS Bat you must prepare to fight the
rebellion through to the last, no matter
whether England or France, or any other
power make common cause with them or
not. We must fight them all, if need be;
and we can whip them all in the defence
of right don't want to extend the
boundaries of this war, God knows | do
not have tried to make peace, as long
as peace was consistent with national
safety. Now, | believe war alone can
save Us, and war it must be.
Those rebel sympathzers who make the
support of the war secondary to their
support of party, and vino, with armed
rebellion menacing the life of the nation,
do well to emulate the example which Mr..
CRITTENDEN has set them
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-03
Life In Richmond Described by Rebel
Pens.


The Richmond Whig of the 18th inst,
in an article exhibiting the prevalence OF
vice in that city, reproduces the following
from a correspondent of the Atlanta
Georgia. Commonwealth:
Richmond is, / suppose, at this time
ona of the most undesirable places in the
Corfederacy. The old inhabitants of the
place, most of them, are either away or
keep themselves within doors. The off
scourings of creation are assembled here
for the vilest purposes. 1t is really dan
gerous for one to walk the streets in some
parts of the city after night. Burglaries,
thetts and robberies are of nightly occur
renee, and not unfrequently the papers of
the morning record murders committed
the night previous.
Here, too, the miserable thieving gam
blers can be counted by the hundreds.
Main street, as you may know, is the most
fashionable street of the city, and in this
street, between Seventh and Fourteenth
streets, are the most valuable houses in
the city. Whilst the lower stories of
these buildings are devoted to lawful pur
poses, the upper are the dens of iniquity
and shame. The gambling tables are
spread and the cards are dealt out nightly,
and thousands are won and lost and fire.
queDtly, to make the unsuspectiDg stake
his last dollar, he is drugged with poison
Gus whiskey. To cap the climax OF their
wickedness, 1t is not untrequently the case
that common women of the town have
apartments hard by the gamblers table
How degeneratedi How many men, in
an evil hour, have been heeced of their all
by these practical swlndlers2 How many
families, in an hour or day, have been
reduced to penury and wretchedness
Truly, war is great calamity. For
the time it seems that principle yields to
passion, honesty TO avarice, vice to virtue.
Reason, herself, amid the mighty tempest,
loses her empire. 1t may be asked, why
is all this allowed Why do not the au-
thorities prevent it This | can't answer
Some think they connive at it some think
they are guilty of the grossest criminal
negligence, and Others think that such are
merely evils of the times that cannot well
be put down. The wickedness of this city,
and its communicating influences, are GER
,ainly greatly to be deplored."