, 1864-04-28
The "Euahxrhuclkers,, Mt Hon,r.

| Tho II "sEuahyvhucl1crss, Mt Homo.
| A correspondent who evidently understands
the habits and character of the amin i well.
thus delineates rebel bnshwhacker:
| It would require IN artist OF superlatiye
sktil to paint to you the bushwhacker US be is
tie comes from m the dreEs dreEs III q degraded poD-
ulatioh. he eannJs write his name. His
speech Is mixture Of faIsehoods an. s"'nu-
dence expressed In the worst English spoken
oy white men. and apparently cnIled from the
corrnptioDs ofp1antation slang BE belnn-s
to gang Of from i've 10 forty in number H3s
family occupy cabin remote from the hfeh-
way; OF the families Of several thronv fo.
ee1her, and occupy the large house bY the
"ayelae, OF some absconded rebel He never
owned niggeF, hut he may have been nig-
Eer afiFcr on some ne'ghboring plantation.
number Of struggling dirt-coIored hairs HAL
Grow straight downward; he seldom washes
us hands or changes his shirt. He visits his
wifi, q woman as dirty and ignorant IS him
Sell, and who cheWs tobacco and dips snuff
as often US 1t is safe for him to do It: tbe hai,
ancc Of the time he spends in the brush. or In
committing robberies on unprotected Union
families. He has leader little more intei.
ligent and little more daring than hImself
len 81 them dare not attack three armed sol
dlerf, but five will so to the house OF q man
Nho has little money, and torture him by
out his toe nails with bullet 1noulds, til hs
tells them where his treasure is Concealed:
and the robbery completed, they retire to
their rendezvous. His fare is the simplest
and coarsest-a shoat which lives half wild in
ING Hooos, which ia lank, poor, and runs like
badly dressed, boiled to rags, and eaten fresh'
with little corn bread. &c has half dozen
dogs, and as many dirty, tow headed children
lives in W1etchedness, s1ualor and crime
But ne Is good Judge Of horse, and has one
superior IN speed and bottom to those OF any
Kentucky or Louisiana blood. All seasons
are alike to bfn'+ but his more daring feats |
are performed when the leaves are On the
trees, and etlectually hide the approaches TO
Inc thlckets In some rarinc, which is his hid
ing place. His arms ere big knife, and one
or t"o paTy reTolyers, and q rifle or shot
gun, or possibly carbine captured from
some struggling soldier whom be had mur.
dercd and stripped. His original uniform is,
Of course, ragged suit Of battefnut: but ht
now e!ten has blue coat or pants, the spoil
Df some unusual and Gendish butchery. He
obtains ammunition through some neighbor,
who visits Provost Marshal; saws le was
'a1was loyal," takes tue oath and obtains
permit to carry arms, including, Of course,
Ae right to buy powder aud lead. When
he Federal army Is in the vicinity he mar
9e seen, planting corn in the day tIme-at
hight be will be shooting the pickets. It his
,onse is visited, and his wife asked where be
8, the uniform answer is, ~ have no hus-
'and;" OF, che has gone South" Or, 80,
le Federal army. And she is so reidq With
be lie TINT she often names the command to
which she says be belongs, aud states where
is stationed. He owns allegiance to no
Government; is bound By no laws; Is q
ommon bandit and robber, with no senti-
lent OF chiyalry to make his adventures 70
,95nt1c; no generosity to divide him from
yer over, he will still, for his life time,
aunt the scene Of his depredations, and
ak amid the rude graves Of his victims; !
e saDg Will defy the law and his minions;
:. VIII be the curse-"the curse to xiii | +
lth," which the rebellion invoked, aud till
- genefat'on pass away, he will be the ter
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