The Portland daily press., 1866-07-20
Christian, Charity.

The amiable mood of our Southern breth
rem has been pretty clearly indicated since the
burning Of Portland, by brief comments of the
Southern press. The Richmond Times, for
instance, after abiding to the burning of Co
lumbia, Atlanta, Richmond, Rome, &C., kind
ly said, Gas the principle Of compensation ex-
tends even to CONGREGATIONS, we cannot hope
our Northern brethren will entirely escape
these disasters from which we have suffered
so severely" Two high-toned Southerners
have felt moved in like spirit, to set forth their
views of Gods ways with man, in anonymous
letters addressed to gentlemen of this city.
The first writes from Louisville, Kentucky, to
"P. M Portland, Me-:
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 8, 1855.
P. M. Portland Me.
Dear Sir ga e.s. +.
Genl Sherman the Great Arson and Fire
King is once more abroad with his incendiary
torches-every day we hear of destructive fire
In some locality at the North, as long as Sher-
man remained stationary at st Louis and Chi
cago fires were principally confined to those
places, now that this great desolater is on his
march North, we hear daily of fires either in
his front or rear, day before yesterday the
town of Lawrenceburg Ind. was consumed by
fire yesterday we heard of your town suffer-
ing from the fires ofheaVen, and to-day anoth-
er fire is reported in Pennsylvania-and look
for such reports daily until the vengeance of
the Almighty, is appeased, by the destruction
of seven fold the amount inflicted by the des-
olating march through the South by the great
Arson-fres in his front, fires in his rear, fires
at his right, and fires at his left hand, is des-
tined to be your fate at the North-The total
destruction of New York City and Boston by
fire would not equal the 80 mile wide tramp
of Sherman through Georgia. l just call
YOUR attention to this matter in order that
your curiosity may lead you to observe DC,
Another writes ''To the Chief of the Relief
Committee, Portland, Name" from Rich
mond, Va: S IS Eassa
.I67661 RICHMOND, July 9th, 1866.
To the Chief Of the Relief Committee, Port
land, Me. -. sa
SIR:-Your city is quite destroyed by fire.
Your people have my sympathy. am be-
lever In Retributive Providence and He dis
tinctly states Vengeance is mine" l am
daily witnessing this expression being carried
out with the different and various ways He
has of applying it to the North practically
and generally. You no doubt will say am
fool and no prophet nevertheless deny not
this expression "Vengeance is mine sayeth
the Lord" The North has overrun the South
by numbers destroyed her Freedom, robbed
her of her Liberty and buried her best blood,
thousands upon thousands white as well as
black are in much worse condition than
your unfortunate people, and still no help, no
sympathy are extended TO them Vengeance
is mine sayeth the Lord" From what is
written heading for History of untold
length could be written, Justice in every line
Yes in every word Vengeance is mine say
eth the Lord is my text-this embraces mere
or less the whole Book of Christ now add the
violation of our Constitution and the subiu-
cation of the South by superior forces arbi-
trary power being applied to a downtrodden
race. Thus proud and hlgh-minded and
Christian people still suffer by the hands of
you and yours our Conquerors. jeff Davis
poor fellow included. se 5fa4
Gs This Caution comes in mysterious way
never theless believe your sutferings are
heaped upon yonr beads by Providence as a
retribution for your past actions and particu-
larry your present unkind feelings towards
your suffering countrymen
Yours truly
gt3e A REBEL UNTIL REPRESENTED.
-PS.
This is written upon the best of Rebel not
paper-the best that could be made durin,
the War Keep it is memento of ruinet
man as well as of ruined country.
AT the very time when the mails bring U
these sweet words Of coincidence, every day