Year: 1862




A gentleman residing in Philadelphia
has received from his mother, who is in
Boston, the following copy of a letter
which was found on the Common in that
city. The letter is not signed, but in the
place Of the signature, was hand point
ing to two swords crossed. Written at the
top Of the sheet was the following: "Read
and Immediately destroy No 2. Direct in
care Of the bearer, and send by him"


NASHVILLE, July, 1862.


You write to know how we get along
Now, 1 will tell you nothing until see
you. You must 90 to Boston and see our
friends there-that ID abolition hole
You must discourage enlisting as much as
you can. You must hinder all you can.
You know how. If Boston gets the men,
it must be by draft. Then il will sound
good in foreign ears, and you know how l
hate that place. We have had more help
from Boston and New York than from all
the North, except what we received from
Cincinnati. You may not know it, but
thousands Of dollars worth have been sent
Us By men who are on Change in State
street every day. Ihave their names, and
if they assist in this war, will expose
them.


We have made aTIies in Boston, but they
do not want money, which think is an
honorable exception in the despicable race.
Go to the men who fought the id Lin
colnites at the last election. But Of them.
Many Of them have gone to h already,
but some still are with us, not for any love
for US But they think that if the S. C.
is failure they will get our notes. Let
them think SO. Wait with care. Attend
ali the meetings. Talk all you can about
the rights of the South, discourage enlist
ments. Talk gloomy Of the Union cause
when with Union men. Had the North
been as earnest as we, we should have been
crushed long ago. They must not raise
the 800, 900, or at least not soon. If they
could bring them into the field soon, we
would be in 6 corner. But let them bring
them on few at time, and we, with the
help Of the climate will thin them of as
fast as they will volunteer.


Find out every ship thatlea7es. Give us
all the list Of naval vessels, destination, sc
Occasionally 60 to the other places but
make Boston your home. We have now
some good allies in the army. We are play.
ing e game of bluff. We must keep it up
I must say that we have met foe hard t
beat-that the six days fight was awful
We lost in killed and wounded 5000 in
trying to take one battery. A few suei
victories would use rs up That Mcclellan
is the devil to US, and here is another point
You must assist us in getting him remov-
ed. We have had our agent at work in
Washington for six months for that por-
pose. Cause him to be removed and ii
would take but little to raise meeting
See the men whose names l give you il
No. 2. We have some boots and shoes com
ing from neutral England; but fill out &
cargowith them after getting medicines ana
salt, thread, buttons and woolen goods. VI
are not so much in want Of caps as powder
yet we have tolerable supply Of that. l
is time to see more good results from oul
agents North. We would have invaded tn
North before this time, but we did not wisl
to arouse the people When we get then
sick Of war, and the North divided, we vii
60. We shall try the Border States as soOI
as we can. We do not want to wait for tn
100000 to get together. I hope the Nortl
will not resort to drafting. II they do W
are lost, and it viii bring some Of on
friends against us.