New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-29
A Shocking Ric.arc Drnwn from Life
Extract from ete written ~ sodlos in tie iC. Penn
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glyanil Nolunieers.
MAR RicIMoND. Va, June 49, 1864.
When / last wrote you l believe we w:re
near Fredericksburg. Since thea the Rebels have been
turned" out Of petition after position aud have been
driven across evry river from tho Rapidaa to the
James Grants tactics are entirely siTnnro 81
As Rebel prisonr expressed It, Ito TANKS us ca The
cft AID fghts US tie right The entire Iractcl-
blity al tho Cyalsnd route TO Richmond. Uhgh the
Met loanites - chemeuty denounced. has been fully
demonstrated. those terrible .OrtLs1tions-imprcs
nable they said-whch covered every plain ana lined
every crest from Fredericksburg 10 Richmond. have
been ully urned. and tie iniersectng rivers
have been used toc0mplec ihe process. ANA, Instead
OF finding q hostile country. We found thousands OF
friends Who had been long looking for w. md wLo re
have done YOUR bart good 20 see them ~ very pana
ton with their urdles and children, waiting 20 join
the train. Tho wagon trains alode p.chea up ABOUT
three thousand tAcse ireeGuen-lrce now. God
Nes, The presilen ( wish some Of The pr0-Sllrcry
peop.e of DE birth would out here end gee how
tbs g stem OF sLiery - been carried GA II thls state
the s.oca-sasia -S.l.s 81 the C0n.cdcracy.
Iromcmhcr aba, four miles north Of ire Pamunkey
River We were uct by delegation OF Uncle I0n,'S
handy black fellows, VINO wanted to em.si-ic 10 tls
Yankee Land pui7n. They said they represented 80
slaves the properly OF Nr Anderson Scott Who owned
those cult waited iels for miles. They wanted 70 get
their children carried IN our transportation Ha5ona 70
White H0gsc lridug. from which p1ct tLoy had been
assured Ulclr an WOud tlko tAeL North. Oar wagons
beng fuli. c0id accommodate bat few However
ANYTHING was preferable - beng slave; so they deer
mined % come along any way Ablut mile further
we came 10 the mansion o. .iis rich slave lord. 5ir
Scots. 4 lroa, avenue lined with broad reading
macnolas in flb'oom led up % tie solse wAich was
the usual style southern Plantation houses On one
eide Q. house eid "a thc s-s STOOD very neat anu
tidy Little slave hut Everything was clean about
TIC ht'r ward ilay TRAINED cod swept the door step
roruooo 10 an ,sonisliny .siea 81 e!l,.nss ssoIy
lhn,. u iaoi dnotag The careful ana Sihfni house
keeper.
lsIv IN 4 e Al pf
- or IT, Two o. the women were about shade Lighter
than O. o. quairOU while g.l tho children were white
The tl.rl woa,l was apparently piro white. her eyes
W.st hllC. her lnir brown 0ld straight nor yea
lures We.. cuiirly AucrccllD -4ing 10 denote par
tlce ~ negro tld. IN her arms she lad beauiiini
htlr boy about years ~. wh fair fair eut buo
eyes. This ~ouu sas cTyIpg bt.erlr NAcn W. fode
up. Thinking liz, .ls WAS member oi 4 family W.
tied 20 cor.oo her by ,surng her that Yankees made
war upon men ald not rron women. Can yea imagine
how shocked We were WREN We were tod that tels
Nhlto woman and child wcTl slaves, and tlr 20 &C.
graded Io,lc. 49, weeping iof shame NJ Ter q de-
non Lieut.. Wren, Quart, rmGsier Of tAo OILS, New,
Yosk was 20 excited that DO botcd ato tie house ard
bis swo.d ratified and his spurs jneled with lis inpe.
tuosit he lrode along tic Las IN search oi the od
scouudrl Soor.
and come along now that she he'd chance, With the
rest She said size hal an idotc sou In the house who
was sick and tey could not 80 without him. asSea
tbs woman II she was Tie daughter Oh tAc owner Of tie
punt4tion. SAe said abe was We went lrto tie nut
aud upon clean bed there sal this poor idiot boy white
og am. with brown hnr About ihis time Nj Scott
came H. the ora aid owner Of ell these stus people,
whittier tlan lmsclt Ec Is ~ old shrlvced mp Niger.
face crooked backed little specimen oi southern CIV
alry-arist0css;ic q king and Var inlan born Dy
Gawd." asked tic mother Of TINS boy u DIT scout
was IFS father. NOa should have soon her plush ~ she
answered Yes" Tho lacc.tuOas Oh BEAST 7his
iiOf soffh chHdofh his daa gtterjaAr G7d sroRd.
Jatscr 10 h, oca chiid'ts
C0pperhes 81 the North 20 lOok upon this Talk TO
NE Of tho divinity 81 Sl,fey The horrible bGlarity
and crimes OF this " Institution can never ne lOa IN
tie North They must bc seen to lie behevod. Is II
posss thgt any rasiOr live or stand that has for
Is corDCrstono this crime 60 on WIN renewed ana
Err,r .ais possible. in tie ah."te justice OF our
c.uqe i consider his war marvellous blessing.
We nre roofing out the dragons teeth that we have
sowu end In their stead drop the precious seed Of
freedom for ALL have an impression that amounts 70
conviction tia. this w1 VIII not terminate uhtll
Slayqry tie essence OF crime and - The ~ vii
ainies" Is destroyed completely and irretrcyGbly.
Heaven PrdHt that 20 il may be. DO you know low
Il csc skin a.stocrats over the seD theory Of ms
oegeHa.i3l or The mixture OF TIE races Here we nave
practical illustration of their duPicly aud incon'
s.stercy in tic very worst form OF mscegenan0i-in'
cestuOu5 nmalgamati0n.
An lie rest II the oh mans slaves (hoatng capite
rr,sed BIZ at this time with their treps end proposes
Shouting the road to glory and to Freedom Zone
nlDuy Come along Were gwine 10 Lab our FREQ
com y This ght 30 excited these poor white slaves Who
knowing their inability 70 go along without the boy,
began TO cry in the most distressing manner anu there
In The midst Of them stood this old scoundre the an-
thor OF all this misery. l believe would have Doen
Justified In breaking his neck.
We advised these poor people to stay. - they were
perfectly safe being inside our lines and ia case
we fell back we would manage 10 take them with us
and in the mean time ii the old man iil.trca,ed them
we would come back and chastise him. 80 We went,
away and encamFed that night on the banks oil the
shg.dsh and nlalarious Panunkey Let say to you.
with reverence that this country would aboltonze the
devil We seem 10 have settled down TO the regular
operations OF a siege. ycDthing Is favorable 70 US.
We believe Grant 10 be the greatest General OF the age
and every soldier to be animated with the spirit
of the Commanding General. Lee has been driven a
distance of 10 mcs, and Is now cmphatcay IN his last
ditch within the sound Of his own church bells
Letter from n Son Of Frederick OeCglAse.