The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-09
Another Victim of the C. S. A.
Y cry respectfully,
] our Obedlent servant,
W. B. STICKNEY,
Lieut.. and Asst Sup't of Freedmen.

MOBILE, July /, 1865.
To THE EDITOR OF THE n 0. TINEs-I am traveller
"a bonafde traveller. I'm foreigner. The fact of
the matter is, | am Englishman-a Britisher; and
if you want to know anything more about me, my
name is Thompson--John Thompson-speed with
p, mind you-T h-o-m-p-s-o-n-when I'm at home.
wish to heavens was there now. live at Thompson
vile Hail. Lancashire If that's not enough of infor
nation about myself, l can't help it. lou won't get
any more from me, at all events. Two years ago
bought largely of those COMPOUNDED Confederate bonds
paid-well, won't tell you how many doare-the
amount frightens when think Of tin sovereigns
but when reduce it to dollars Julius Caesar it makes
my hair stand on end OF course, thought it first
rate thing We all thought it safe as the bank of
England. The dis United States would collapse;
body had any doubt about that except John Bright
Lord Russell, in that famous speech Of hsin Scotland,
said: Mr. Davis has made a nation. The struggle is
only question of time" There's a great deal of
humbug and great deal of truth in that quotation
Now and then, certainly news came that the rebellion
was nearly ended. Your ambassador at the English
court kept dnning into the ears of foreign secre
tary that the rebels in their last ditch. Ward
Beccher the great soldier of the cross came over and
preached repentance to the Ninevehtes but it
use. Our powerful Thunderer, your namesake, the
London Times, shouted with clarion voice. "Ichabod
Ichabodi" the glory of America has departed.
new Pharoah r-gns in the young republic. Come and
buy; yea, but buy freely, for the days are at hand
when Confed scrip will be "shent for shent." So
bought. After waiting long for the great day when
the would arrive that president Davis beg your
pardonl would be installed in the White House at
Washington, got wearied, and my heart was sick
So in April last, determined to leave my happy home
and present in person to the great maker of nations
my bonds, and demand their redemption even at par
if he not inclined to buy them back at premium
had heard some rumors of the surrender of Lee and
the flight of the man was AFTER but knew too much
of Yankee boSh and buBkur to pay attention to that
No. sir, | knew too well that noble, self-sacrifcing
atript
warrior the kind father the loving hus
band the flushed neutrality-suspicious. Jefferson
Davls-I say kusY him too well to suppose that he
woudeyer yield till the last man in the southern States
in his grave Ny intentions were to make my way
to the capital of the Confederate States so when
arrived at New York on the Liverpool steamer, de-
manded my way to Richmond. The first gentleman
met at the hotel after taking to the bar and stand
ing drinks, for which had to pay advised me to take
the cars to St Louis, from there the Clara Dosen to
New Orleans, from there the Eleanor Carol to Mobile,
and after that was to inquire. believe that fellow
was fooling But never mind, here am at Mobile.
At New Orleans gentleman il to my inquiry,
told that there was no c. S. A., and pointing out
a fine looking young fellow with a detected counte-
nance and gray uniform he says, that's one of the
heroes of the late army of the south" ] could not
refrain from rushing forward and graspng his hand in
true English style. "What news, my boy?" said.
Are the yankees whipped?' He said not word but
that fine flashing eye of his spoke volumes of PRIDE Of
honor and of suffering and he turned away with an
air Of noble resignation shall forget. Look
here, Mr. Editor, don't swear very often, but d--n
me, if would not give another-wcll | can't say how
many hundred thousand dollars, to be able to give to
that brave boy feeling, true feeling, of the prestige
and the dignity which would pertain to that same gray
uniform, if the south had been successful.
At the St. Charles hotel, where put up-locate Is
the word you usc-I struck with one fact that's
perfectly astounding to Englishman. The general
the the soIdnr all
one table. The blue and the gray mingle together,
and the president is the father Of them ALL Another
thing that asonishes me, the difference between the
accommodation aud the fare of my New York hotel
and the fare and accommodation of my New 0rleaus
hotel. Each has its patron saint-one has the St.
Ncholas and the other has the st. Charles. Recon-
mend me to the good ST. Nicholas, for good living,
good beds and good everything. St. Charles is sadly
behind
You WILL perhaps, bear from again, with an
opinion Of your institutions and your
ladies'. In the meantime allow to introduce myself
JOHN THOMPSON.