Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-24
Eastern shore of virginia.
CArEvILLE, NoRTHAMrTos Co., VA.
Seniemher 18th, 1868.


DEAR TRiBusE.--I have been an occasional
correspondent of the Deldgare STATE Journal LOT
the last year or two from this place, but my OLD
friend Eciel having wandered from what con-
slider the true faith can no longer feel at liberty
TO contribute anything to his columns, feeling
that in his new company might be regarded as
an interlopcr, 80, with your permission. VIII
continue my correspondence 10 the press OF VIII
mington in your columns.
/ saw the 'rRIguSE for The frs: time last week,
and il neat appearance pleased me much, but
what pleased me more than anything else IN Its
columns was the news of The re election oil my
old friend Valentine over twhat Caleb l.. would
call mc,) carpet bagger, ana ] do sincerely
hope that IN November You may sweep the state,
but this fear Ia too much, you must at all haz-
ards keep New Castle County In line.
We could once have carried Virginia, but A. j.
got the chance to throttle our election, and rather
than see tho old Dominion 20 for Grant and Col
fax. he stopped The election. His party organs
here raise i hullabaloo and talk OF holding an
election under the old Constitution, so as TO give
Seymour and Blair the electoral vote oil this
State. Que thing can tell you, i johnson had
got the nomination at New York, he stood pre-
pared to overthrow the State governments at the
South, and let them hold the Presidential clcc-
tiops under their old Constitutions, and give him
their electoral votes. This Is no secret here il
was openly proclaimed and Dragged about By
these proicssed democrats, but really unrepentail
rebels.
One of the vile keepers of Andersonyille lives
within three miles Of me, and openly goes about
the country boosting of the Injury" as he CALI
II, he "iDfictcd on the Yankee Government.
lie swears he owes no Government allegiance, as
we have none either State or National, and YET
this wretch holds State Office worth from twelve
hundred to fifteen hundred dollars per year. liz
Is collector OF that fund Of iniquiiy, the oystei
tax, | am told he gives no bonds aud taxes WHIT
he pleases. The fellow was one of Piercpoint:
appointments, and when General Sehoheld re
moved plerepolnt, you would have thought thu
State was on the high road to the Devil to heal
the lamentations Of this fellow and his gang o
rebel adherents When we get chance to hold
| IN election here this keeper of Andersonville
| Belle Isle and Libby, will have 10 go to work.
In conversation, the people here all profess y
accept the situation, but question them closcl.
and you find that Is gossalner cloak thrown owe
their real intention, which Is, to bide their tim
and await another upheayal OF society. Whei
| the New York nominations were first made n per
iect rebel yell went up all through the South the.
thought their time had come, hut the leaders eau
| toned them to keep cool, aud when Vernon
spoke IL was like clap of thunder in clear sky
| and they looked ut each other in amazcment
laughed at them. and told them TO Keep cool un
til Fall.
| When the mail comes Tomorrow with the Bal
| timore papers, with the glorious result in Maint
they will all profess to be great Unionists Som
| of them are trying to get their mouths In orde
TO pronounce, in decent manner, the simpi
word Republican, which heretofore they hay
only spoken lnsullingly. The election of Gran
and Colfax, II 1t does nothing else for the Soutl
will at least learn many of the people better mar
ners than they now have. and to treat stranger
in more civil manner than they now do. The
are very anxious to sell land aud will sell 1t at
fair price, but until they improve their mannt
towards strangers coming here, few will come, Q
we are all called carpet-baggers They NJ
anxious for Northern mems money, but don
want their cOmpany T,