Year: 1862




friend just from the North expresses his surprise
the appearance of cheeruness and business activity
prevails everywhere. He would not know that
isted here all but for OF military
stores, and the appearance OF uniformed ia the
streets.


At the North, he says, there an entirely different
state Of the public mind There great anxiety and
rious apprehension evident in the faces Of the people
The people that eight months since rampant
war; Jealous raising money IL and calling out
Justify for putting down rebellion are now silent and
melancholy While business is stagnant and the
deserted men are dreadfuy impressed with the weight
Of taxation incurred by the war; and hope Of put
ting down the rebellion They sharp enough to
what amount OF interest alone is involved debt Of
seven hundred millions per annum, some Of which bor-
rowed and 90 100 per cent. They know that the
entire annual OF the old Union did
much the interest upon this years
debt. They see that the Northern Union pay
it and pay its current expenses too and they losing
faith in the and the government also. The universal
Yankee nation in short begins TO that the don't
pay.


forward resistance OF the He predicts the
organization OF party the principle of the higher
law, which will decide that the unwise foolish
and unnoly, and therefore they will neither pay
tnue it, help pay the debt incurred for it though
it be discontinued Ihe government Treasury
losing credit and people begin to say they will be
redeemed while the government has other
and export commerce, that the Southern States
separated from the North upon which to base their
credit


Thus may well be inferred that six months in the
absence Of some great victory the South, the
Northern government will be reduced desperation
having credit abroad home, and being ect
of universal contempt What can hold such government
togetherg


cloud the public mind OF the North while at the
South the faith in just Providence, Just cause and
loyal people lend TO the public counenance that confident
hope and cheeruness which we may everywhere behold
and which much admired by Virginia fellow
citizen just come home after long confinement Fort
Warren.


THE ADVENTURES OF A REBEL HEROINEc).
[From the Norfolk Day Book, Jan. 81
Misg Poole arrived here
steamer and had the pleasure Of interview with
her. She intelligent and pleasing lady, and wthal
possesses fervor Of patriotism which ortures Of the
enemy could damren. Our conversation with her
vnccs rs that she is true Virginia lady, and
gratuate her upon her escape from the thradom OF
condom and her restoration to Southern society
Mss T. arrested 10 Wheeling the 2sth of Sep
,emoer a, oy order u the secretary OF State charged
rebels." On account OF indspositon she not
moved from her home, but allowed TO in her
rooma guard being placed al the door Of the and
also guard the outside Of the building The door OF
her chamber securely locked and the key taken by
the officer Of the guard Prev however 10 the lock
being turned thorough examina Of thefnrnture &c
in her made. While this search was going on
she succeeded by ruse in so far dvertng the attention
Of the officer conducting the examination to give her
opportunity Of removing certain manuscripts which
she had placed in her guitar These she concealed
her person without the movement being observed
During the night she secured key or rather found
which had been misaid which, ON trying, she found 10
nj the lock OF her room With this sho unlocked the
door and made her exit through the basement She then
made her way house at hand but she had not
been ons there before information conveyed to her
that the guard on her track.


she made her escape through the hack Just
the guard appeared n front OF the house and
TO another place q refuge from which she again
hunted This repeated four times but at length she
euded them and went forty miles in skiG, down the
Ohio river to Nartnsvs Here she took passage in a
packet 70 Psrkcrsburg and again from Parkersburg to
Cincinnati From Cincinnati she proceeded TO Louis Vile
during which journey shs had the escort Of federal
officer who not being aware OF the position she occupied
talked rather freely TO her about the affairs Of the
| goYernment.


While at Louisville Miss p visited several who sympa.
thzed with her II. her political views aud when upon
| terminating visit Of this kind at the Gait
House, she took her departure, she discovered
| that she was followed by Detective Blygh, the
best detective Ia Louisville, and who, she after.
wards learned had bsen delegated by-ieneral sherman
expressly for the purpose Of eectng her arrest She
escaped his vigilance as she thought this occasion LEFT
Louisville and proceeded to Mitchell, in Indiana To her
surprise she found him in the train with herself
apparently unconcerucd, yet clos y watching her move
| ments. in d'r in obtain some uc which would his y
! h,r trrnsL l.e wac uot aware thar shc know him. bt
ae 4tla.a, ls t. bal a5c.agatly learned wuy uo