Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-06-08
From the Goth. Regiment.
FoET WELLE,. Huron HEAD :. {
April lHh, I>GG.

Ny DEAR ftrIiER:-
Your welcome letter came Ia hand YES
tcr,lay. and found me in usual health and
spirits. Since last sunday the weather ha,
been very mcrrtan-at one time the sun
would shine with uneloudcd >plrn,lor, and
then in five minutes it would he raimin"
quite hard; hut Tho weather is very warm
and the rain cools oil the ground. This i
Il dcsolate looking place. il one looks to ma
turc -nnthing but sand. There i no va
ricty OF SCENERY, nOthu" to attract the eye.
or fix the attention. The place has sprung
up since the war. Most Of the buildings
are owired by the government. and when
the troops are finally withdrawn. the vi
la"e will be among the things that we're
There i one street. "Suttier, Row, which
has quite a number of stores, saloons. &c.
and there i a very GOOD assortment Of
goods: much better than i generally found
in stores in s Carolina. .A>to the scenery
on the mainland there i no variety worth
speaking ola level plain, covered with
pine. broken here and there bv Il clearing,
where the trees We're girdlcd and LETT to
die. \ mansion house. and the low and
| dirty looking quarters for the black s--nc-
"rocs ofall ages and sizes in the field work
ing a. if they We're afraid o. getting too
much corn (thcy work for onc-third of the
crop and white man with a rebel gray
jacket on. looking on To >ce that they do
their work in a proper manner. Some.
times you will see Il fine looking house with
the grounds around it laid ont in good
/ shape: but generally in the country almost
anything will do. The best land, are on
the banks of the rivers; bat they are liable
to he overlooked in times Of ire,het. and
then the whole labor has to be done over
again. The manners OF the people are
rather more eercmonious than ours-and
they talk great deal about their honor
| suppose thoy do this. lest strangers should
think they have none. Nearly all the rich
gentlemen ride on horseback, while the
women ride in coaches, resembling the
Hacks" of the cities-sone OF them look
as if their best days had long since passed
away.
1t scent, hard to realize there could be
so much snow on the ground in Maine, and
none here. This winter has not scented
like winter; it has been very warm ant
pleasant here, and now when the sun get,
IA chance to give us the full benefit of hi,
says it ir warm enough to think of summer
clothes. wear my lnncn coat frequently
Congress has passed the Civil Rights bill
over the Presidents veto. have not We
found any soldier who is not heartily in IA
vor Of Congress. Were Andy TO be votet
for now. do not think he could get a sin
Gle vote in our regiment. The boys who
placed him in office want to see him liv,
up to his word, and TO see JEFF. Davis. ant
such mon as he hung. tits 10 part OF oul
policy to pardon them. we want to see then
FURNISHED. My faith in Andy began TO 9,
when he pardoned by wholesale, and it ha
grown smaller. and smaller ever since. til
now have as much faith in him, as | hay,
in the rebels whom he has pardoned, All,
would not trust them now, any more thar
| would this day four years ago:
Your son, HARRISON.