Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-07-16
A Town GONE INA Huntsville, Alabama
correspondent of the Virginia Union, thus men
tiona the fate of DECATUR Alabama

correspondent of the Virginia Union, thus men
tons the fate of Decatur, Alabama
GAS an item of interest to the future historian
and geographer, will state that Decatur was
situated on the south side of the Tennessee river,
thirty miles west of Huntsville. | say was,
because it is fast sinking to its original element,
and it will soon be an airy nothing without a
local habitation or a name Decatur, before
the South set out in pursuit of her rights, was a
quiet, wealthy, well-built town of some fifteen
hundred white souls, an indefinite number OF
soul-ess chattels, and small in6nity of those
spiritual fractions, known here by their lighter
tint, and the generic term 'yaller. 1t is still
common to see a body, representing from to
seven-eights of soul, chore-ing for Uncle Sam
uel, and making itself generally useful. Here
stood stylish seminary and bank, several
churches and many fine residences, half hidden
in shrubbery. Here the genuine chivalry hunted
niggers, hung abolitionists, whipped women,
sold babies with a most chivalrous impartiality
as to parentage,) and with such other innocent
diversions their days glided peacefully by. But
they were not happy. One all-absorbing griei
oppressed them and that the North. And
SO they seeded. Of all its former inhabitants
Decatur has now but one representative present
That one is a woman and a widow, fat, fifty and
not very fair. She had once a large property
here, and Notwithstanding uncongenial surround
luRS, sue udIlRS VI W thC hCuHaul' 1bS WluOh
Is eloquent on her grievances, as for example,
What made all you'uns come down h'yer ?
We-uns never hurt you 'uns let we-uns alone p
1t lately became military necessity to run
our works right through a very fine garden OF
which she is proprietor. Was she mad, do you
ask? I run no hazard saying that she was-and
very If feline phrensy could be double dis
titled, the concentrated extract would be as milk
in comparison. She had been promised protec-
ton by General Dodge, and she would have it.
or know the reason why. Madam said the po-
lite officer in charge, we shall protect your
place if we have to dig up every foot of it and
as to your house, rest perfectly easy about that
will burn it myself before rebel shall ever set
foot in it.. But it was all fruitless the widow
refused to be be comforted."
The CoxANcHE CoxTRAcToRs-The Flag shows
up the contractors for building the Comanch'
Monitor in good style. Itsays:
The public have no desire to be informed O
the social status or the political service of Dona
hoe and Ryan. Intellectually, one is a CIPHER
and politically, the other is fossil of goneout
Democratic age. All that is required of them is
the completion of a gunboat upon which depend;
the safety of millions of property. Already they
have far overrun the time understood in their
bond. After laying the keel of the vessel, at
least six months will be required to complete it.
The only important question is: How long will
the people of this city consent to remain exposed
to invasion of pirates, the operations of block
aders, while Donahue and Ryan employed in
freezing out the underwriters manipulating a
bonus out of the city treasury? 1t is clear that
the people of this city averse to making a
donation for the benefit of defaulting contractors
who are abundantly able to fulfill their obliga-
tions, and will be compelled to do so, so soon as
the circumstances of the case become under
stood at Washington.