, 1865-05-02
RALEIGH AS ITES.
Female Rebc1k,

.-lCor1espondence Of the New York World-1
RALE1oH, n. C., April Is.
- was somewhat disappointed at the indi-
cations OF feeling displayed by the inh1bl-
tants Of Raleigh on the appearances amrnS
them Of the national army Of deliyerance.
Tie Impression has prevailed at he North
that town where such papers as the Stand
ard and Progress could he published, and
such men 81 Mr. Holden aud Mr. Pennlug-
ton live without danger Of mobs and lamp
posts, must OF necessity be Unl,n oasis In
The desert OF secession. Such, an bound
fact; or, ifit be, the Raleigh people have the
most remarkable way Of showing 1t.
i, As two or three examples, among long
miscellaneous list that hare noted down for
future reference, there are Mrs. Mord=caL
family at the hotel where nm stopping. and
e,,oung lady who lives close by ne capitol.
Mrs. Mordecai belongs to the +. f. n. C's.
T1er father owned 500 American citizens Of
African descent. Chief share of these valuable
chattels was her inheritance; these she
brought in marriage; to Mr. Mordesa'., Mrs.
Mordecai's sentiment on the subject Of
slavery were and are Of the most uncompr0-
missing and unadulte.ated kind. To say that
of blessings TO both the dominant and subject
race-is 10 speak mildly. She believes 1t TO bs
1'buth the acme Of mundane happiness, the
cornerstone Of domeau: economy, national
policy, and the fabric Of r:liglon
without it nations decay, with 1t they
flourish exceedingly, and attain to une1atn-
axis On which t1r c1rth fsvo1ves. Abolish
injure-slasety, and, for all Mrs. II. cares
this terrestrial sphere may leave OF It's roto.
tory movement as soon as 1t pleases. This
being Airs. Aordecars creed, it il no wonder
. she considered the Confederate CONSTITUTION
and thaory Of government the. perfection OF
human wisdom, and that shc now views those
who prevented the triumphant vindication
OF that experiment with emotions of the Bit
terest enn1ty. She does. If ever saw min
slel contempt and detestation concentratcd
in face-a BY no means inexpensive face
in my life, IT vas when Mrs. Mordecai was
holding bflef conyetsatiop, in my presence,
{th two officers Of Gen Co1se's stah. =
Mrs. Nordecai lives IN an elegant house,
with picturesque lawn and gardens. IN the
front, and delightful pleasurc-gfounds and
groves and fields extending back for many
Mrs. Mordecars affairs could have been affect
ed very disast1ously BY what she had known,
up to Thursday, Of the war. Altogether,
Mrs. Mordecat wanted for little here below,
and she evidently wanted to hold On to.what
she bad as long as possible Her ability to
do SO was threatened by the advent Of the
spected her establishment, and thought It
would answer as headquarters for General
Corse. This Mra. Mordecai called degecra-
ton. 4 stray: soldier or two had walked 10
her nicely -eraveled walks. This also was tles~
ecratlon. Asquad OF Others had explored her
poultry gard. Dissertation was q word
TOO feeble to describe the outrage. Nog
while tue conversation WAS proceeding there
approached q gentleman Of clerical aspect,
followed BY two a5 bright, intelligent looking
soldiers % one could tlnd in any army in the
world. This WAS friendly Clergyman, who.
, frf0y rh+
for her guard. At these two prepossessing
young warriors shc glanced contumeliously,
and wanted to know Ii that was all the
guard che Was tou have. She was as-
sured that two Was an unusual privilege;
that one was usually deemed sufficient
sea Of 1nvective against every thing Yankee
in general, and the officers and men who
were there to give her protection in particu:
hr. TIE ou1y revenge they took Was to es~
tabhsh @their headquarters at the home of
Gen. Coz, Gebel army ot1lcer), where 1cs.
deeM might have secured. For be it known
that wien place IL occupied by hostile
force, there Is no s11rer. means Of obtaining
safety ind privileges thau to get 3faIof
General for temporary tenant Of ones
house.
4 still more aggravated case was that af
the young lady who lived near the Capitol.
She received the guard, for which her father
had importuned, with such torrent Of abuse
as would have driven any but g Western
soldier from her gate. This young lady, tau
and fair to look upon, stood In her fathers
porch, her hands clenched, her eyes sparkling
With fury. screaming to the men that would
have come to protect herself and dwelling
from harm: 90
"Go away 20 away don't want you
here. nm Southern girl-a true Southern.
gifl a Eebel-an nveterate, determined
Yes-but. miss," replied the Corporal OF
the guard, I'm ordered to leave man here,
and must obey o7dera."
By this time crowd Of soldiers had col
"Go away, say" she cried again. "You
can take al "o have; Yes; burn our hou,e
are rebels !; W. !!o7e President Dayie. and ne ne
hate yoni Lincoln. You can't conquer US.
lnevsfl never /! never ll!-there. And we'll
have our independence yet"
Having delivered herself thus far, she
pumped vicioue1y into rocking chair, fold
ed her arms, and contemplated the crowd as
broken on wheel, OF grilled after the mau-
ner Of st. Lawrence.
Orcou1se, some Of the men laughed and
passed remarks that were more appropriate
tran complimentary but most of them SEEM
ed to think It vas first rate fun, and Ill !
aSFeeQ tbaL Tue uttle vixen WIS tul Of spuQk7
and unquessinnab1y handsome.
There seemed to be more Union sentiment
In Goldsl,7ra, than hire Eithas tho
people there bad been treated more
harshly BY Whee1er's cavalry, or they had |
less confederate money laid by, or the Raleigh |
people hare more coufage, OF the talk about |
Union sentiment In North Carolina has been |
a humbug-I don't know which. At any |
rate, they do not seem to DO so eager here 81 |
one might have Hoped to " Raleigh round the |
flag" -