The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-21

in-tsl es bang taken verbatim from my journal notes
made at even date. Il. 49,.
I'm. 2uh. This morning Gen Rober
r Vance. Col Dick. aud Charlton. Morgaf
hr.fhrr, II ten John Mrtgan, of Tenues
.f,, Mai. Ills and Capt. Kilgore, were al
r,krn ,ut Of the ''peu' AMI given a com
fIrtab rouiu in the tort. They are wei
].uopie,i with money, clothing books, pa
rers. etc ; receive dozens Of letters frou
trend jat.}; aud sIIi he more comfortabi
situated than even General Lee. IN ALI re
.pects save freedom. As they shook hand
With trends, aud flied out at the gate. car
rIn. : edt loads of baggage, was il wron.
t5r .ac ~ envy them? Enry only, not cOr,t
itcl wound not have robbed them to az
grauG .ze myself and surely 1t caDEot be I
in to crIse-kJe! God knows 1t wou,
make Il uew NAN OF me, could | enjoy tn,
ExUry OF quiet apartments, clean Clothing
cean be reiet from so many noisy and un
c~uneenIal companions, a plenty of clean Wa
ter Tor pel>onaI ablntions, and a sutficlencS
Of TODD, no matter how unpalatabIe In
this miserable place We nave not even watei
to drink, much less tor personal cleanliness
have no soap. except u sticky stuff which,
adds a greasy scum to the water, but doe,
not cleanse and tor myself l have neither a
cbaL ge of underciothIng, a pocket handkei
chief, my only one was s~tUlen,, a cravat. o.
collar; nor 4 suit of outer clothing that a
decent negro would wear at home. Possibly
might get a comfortable sui, If [ would do
a, many have done. viz: write to parties a;
various points begging for 1t. Shameful as
Is the fact, 1t must b. stated there are nIeu
here, claiming t be Confederate officers TOT
rank much above my own. too,) who stool
,, VrIta hnrTInu iorrprS rn NnrI norm a.
aye, and women asking for boxes OF
clothing, provision, etc., though, In some
eases, there is not the slightest acQualn-
lance between The parties! Sometimes the
begging letter asks tor money a suit oil
clothes, , d par OF good boots, an ''oth
GERS hat , box OF books, etc. Is not this
scandalous? In these Cases, | suppose, tn,
writer gef, the address from some fellow
prisoner vho NAY have a chance acqualn
tauce, Ind who happens to know that til,
person Is rich, anl d Democrat.
Almost 4, shameful. or Shameless. ar.
some ui lie Applications sent to the ladies
IN Baltimore and Philadelphia, who are un
derstood To have IN charge the supplying y.
small comforts to the prisoners. L, udeDce
Demands that | say no mure than that Mrs
A ". E.nfey, ut the latter city. has sea,
qate a large number OF boxes to lersous
among the officers for general Distribution
though the recipients are apt TO supply
Their Immediate friends; ami allow the reui
sufferers TO 40 unclad. Or, to be morv
charitable {, let me say it would take a trait
bal ot boxes to supply the needs Of all the
ragged Rebels here confined. and the
Laltes Rrilet Association dare not openly
solcit Contributions nor even send c%iotnIn.
wnl,oneTs.who,e names they do not know.
However, started to speak of the abJn.
la9e impudence oi some greedy fellows,
IL never CAL them officers y who be
siege Mrs. r. and Others. with ,etter, ask
ING, as IT a matter of right, for clothing,
b'ots, oyerco.ts, books, money, etc. which
Me often sends; WIN e no doubt wondering
wat manner OF men We have aiuOngs Us !
Ns tou badl o. curse, no SoutherneI
Win any self respect will apply to a North
EN- man or WOMAN, unless a relative. 0.
EGose Trend even though as in the case oi
Afs. Finley, the latter IL a Southern sym
PALMER. Of course these fellows are es.
cepu"ns 10 the majority, but they cast dis
grace upon Us all.
Al tins point let Inc feebly express tn.
gratitude which |, az we'll As every other
iI'>oher whether a recipient of the bounty
!! hot. should ever feel TOR those noble la
-'' VINO worked untiringly to benefit the
puor heoeis, though utter strangers, ana
unaware who their beneiactOrs were. Many
hs"lqab'e life will be saved this winter b,
I p clothing, &C., sent by Mrs. Finley, OF
Philadelphia, alone. If | ever am forced
accept anything from her generosity aud
Nose whom she is supposed to represent,
iAtake good care to make public the facts
70 III as It can be safely done.
lNote-l did not ever receive anything
rOGt any OF these ladies, but l rejoice to
"'uiy TO their geuero.ity.)
~ W. Wild rumors of exchanges! Ten
%1ousatd to start South in two or three
ga ,uen. SchOepf says" etc., etc. Too
81 % De true far. far, too gooi!' Ii
lively grape vine; ;" but nous reyrous
w. loh. Gen. Vance has gone to New
in",A On parole to assist Gen. Beale in buy
~ oiahkets for US. The Lord grant be
I3fy snow more zeal and activity in our he
g'" enah beale hasl The cotton sent by our
nT'ntlent to pay for this clothing has been
ANN" ork Tor weeks but not "A blanket nor
sI4a Ol shoes has come hither, although we
n - n9 pen nor tongue can tell.
t;I;a" t9M. Darker and darker come the
L. -, rom the South. sherman has started
unI,an I'aht' AMI Is marching towards Col
ii. - II not a terrible fact that an hos
lnaIIu mus can walk at its leisure FIR
vs sr1red' on hundreds Of niles tbrnuyb the
viii med't OF the South; and seemingly
yapre having a gun fired at either his adj
CgniJ OF his Rear Guard. OF hi. TANKS
dreaJ,a ailyithlng speak more clearly of the
true ~ delression Of our people? 1t is
shee. PHI Efs 90 paper but the negro iivered
gnly the ' mn', Enquirer; and it prints
kee, w., natterlng side for the Yam
pn.to lei the bare facts that Sbarnan
Ianta: can,nnoI fron Chattanooga to At
saun,ered leu ere mat town burnt it; then
to to oavannah and is now mov;eo "2o,e State
ktbrn , ,.I either Charleston or IoI.nward
faota 'IAc Lee in the rear ,b Or oolIinola, :
,D @s, say needs no eia sm,s outline cot OF
Nv 0s ,oni mat | am true to the S Sno Iod