The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-25

w SiA1tS All " Ell. L.ltstui4iW TH)JGt /
'csEsSpon4encs 9fthe!NaY. ,EveaAs Rost gs,nu
ysoWNe made the circuit Of the corner and
found the Major, q fiana Some, polite GEN
Herman, BY the way, WHO WIS seated Hear
some ladies', in the midst of aleollection
f0t ineskets and household goods. a We
were presented to the, ladies, when the
Two olncers stepped aside for the discus
SION o. Inc business which brought them
togetner. leaving your correspondent to
attempt the somewhat difficult task of en-
'tertaining persons who had evidently been
Just elected from their homes in the c;tv
OF. Atlanta saos ~. .........,..-,'.''-r'
or course the conversation turned nm.
on the war, and upon the recent order IF
expatfiation of General Sherman. The
youngest "A lady Of refined manners--re-
marked: i, iai -,.,4u iii ID ,acs1 re.. e..
>tItis very hard to be obliged to leave
our home. We have not felt the war be-
fore, except in the cost of the Injuries of
life. We did not believe that your army
would ever penetrate so far South, but j
suppose our removal il one of the necess;-
ties of the situation, and We woald much
rather give up our homes than live near
the Yankees. Well get far enough away
this time. - g.. san .'-is 80 az
A, sentiment of commisseration filed
my heart, and Iventured to make the in
qury:
"May I ask where you intend to go?"
$50 Augusta, where your army can't
come" ....... XXX. III
! would not be sure of that re-
piled. " 1t is long way from Nashville
to Atlanta, and we are here"
80, yes"-with infinite scorn-" you
will flank US, suppose
Possibly, madame"
"Lo0k here, Sir; there are not two
nations on the face of this earth whose
language, customs and histories are differ
ent, and who are geographically separat-
ed as wide as the poles, but what are near
or to each other than the North and South.
There are no two peoples in the world
who hate each other more"
hardly think there is the difference
you describe, Miss. 1t seems to me Just
as if you and were Americans, with no
vital points of difference between us which
may not be settled some day. And then,
protest against the idea that we hate
YOU l understand public feeling at the
North pretty well, and such a sentiment
does not exist there generally"
"Well, sir, we hate you; we will never
live with you again. If you whip US. and
any of these mean politicians in the South
(and there are thousands of them who will
be only too glad to do it) offer terms of
reconstruction, we will throw ourselves
into the arms of France, which only waits
the chance to embrace u.s." trr
Reconstruction will undoubtedly come
about in time, Miss. But we shall not
permit France or any other foreign power
to interfere. France would embrace you
without doubt, if she gets chance, but
it will be the hug of an anaconda, who
will swallow you whole, without mastica-
ton" 7' -
Anything rather than become subject
to the North. We will no. submit to that
degradation" -a
''If you are defeated you will; and
then you will have thoroughly learned
what your people have never before the
war in the slightest degree understood
how to respect US. I assure you friend
ship follows very close upon the heel of
mutual respect" r., ,,.-!'-H
There is much truth in that, sir, and
We are willing to confess that we never
even believed the North would fight; and
while there is u certain feeling Of respect
which has besn forced upon us, We bate
you all the more now because We despised
you before"