National Republican., 1875-07-24
CANCELLATION.
Brutal Treatment Of the Widow Of Yankee
Soldier in Norfolk, Virginia

Soldier in Norfolk, Virginia.
WASHINGTON, July %, ISIS.
To the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: The following facts having been brought
to the notice Of the writer, are deemed of sufti-
clent Importance TO be given to the public espe-
cially at this time, when so much nonsense seems
to pervade the public mind in regard TO the lovely
condition Of the South, uide the opinions of those
great Southern travellers, Vice President Wilson
and Judge Kelley. A few months ago Mr.. Rob-
insop, Of Philadelphia, who had been q brave SOL
dier during the war, and was badly wounded in
the leg, lately employed there as letter-carrIer,
was, on account Of poor health, advised to go
South. He went TO Norfolk, Virginia, and being
poor was obliged to get work to defray his ex-
penses. After much trouble, and falling to get
anything else to do, he accepted Q position in o
slaughter-house there, and believing his health
he concluded TO send for his wife and three little
ones. The devoted wife started with her little
fock for their Southern home, little knowing
what sad reception awaited her. On her arri-
val she was met with the sad news
THAT HER HUSBAND WAS DEAD,
having been gored by an OK the day before. The
poor distressed woman found his remains In
q bay-loft near the slaughter house. and was told
death high-toned ex-rebel spurned The body
with his foot, and said sit served the id Yankee
&c. The poor lady, after the necessary expenses
of placing the remains in q vault had been paid,
found herself without funds to pay her way back
to Philadelphia, and in this extremity applied to
the proprietor Of the slaughter-house for aid. He
said no, he could not help her; that her husband
that that e effscs, csicSiatea to wound the % already "
crushed heart Of the poor widow, left alone in an
unsympatbiZipg country to beg. But her spirit
this specimen Of Southern chivalry that she
could walk to Philadelphia, and would not ask
his aid II appears that this response of the lady
moved him, as he then offered her five dollars,
which she Indignantly declined and turned away;
but the did give 1t to one Of her children and
arrived early last Tuesday morning, taking iodg-
ing at cheap boarding house. She then decided
TO call on that kind and generous hearted gentle
man,
as her husband had formerly been employed un-
der that officer, as stated in the foregoing. She
gained access to the Governor, who heard her sad
narrative, and to assure himself that she was no
impostor, he sent for Col. J. o. P. Burnside, su-
perintendent Of the Post Once building, and di.
rected him to send reliable man to the lsdy's
verified. Col. Burnside accordingly dispatched
bis assistant, Capt Kilby, who was satisfied that
the lady's statement was true. Gov. Jewell
Bile her to reach her home In Philadelphia. Capt.
Knby states he saw her aboard the train off for
PhiladelPhia and = more grateful person he
never saw. Now these facts are submitted to
show that in the city Of Norfolk suchR
CONDITION OF SENTIMENT EXISTS
that Northern person in the direst eircumstan-
ces cannot be treated with decency or common
humanity. These statements are susceptible Of
and If these gentlemen who are ehampioning the
'gush" cause want to know anything further
about It let them apply to either of the gentle
men whose names appear in the foregoing.
thought that such outrageous and uncivil-
lied treatment as was received by this lady ought
not to go unpublished, so give 1T to the world
Cancellation Of the South toward the people Of the
North. "YAHKEE"