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Subjugation -What may ba Expected.
(aeticle second.) -Try
to imagine the scenes which would
take place all over this country on the first
day of acknowledged subjugation that is
the day which should witness a treaty for
m-eonstruction upon any terms whatever, i
Jceroj bieliees tbat ianj onejpr? more
counties are threateriinjdistu rbance,;fJ lie
has only tD proclaiiii :vtho7pAlti;ppd
martial. law," and pour into them large for
ces ot "police vwitfc orders I to jBearcliv tlie
bouses of suspected persons at. an? Jibiirof
the dayi or night. A A. house is entered ;, at
mid night by a police gu ard; the .i u mates
are ordered to rise but of the bed iu order
that the beds and matresses may be search
ed for gun-Jccks,,or barrels or r stocks or
else baybnets, pikes or other weapons. If
any par i of any u ch weap on is f o n ndthe
fartieroihe family is carried 'off-in4 band-
caffs , tp answer for bi8 :defpnce;5; r
We are not here simply speculating up
on what might possibly be done in . this
country, but re) ating what is . the ; actual
and freqneut practice in anctner country,
e youikinoloEqQnfedetes JJTmpossi
ble l : tomemayexciaim ; ,is not , uhH jjie
very jiatnjreof things, that the' mgher race
should be; yassals to ihlowerVfcAlaslTwe
n e ver, d isd ai ri ed theFankeei 7B orertFiin
tlie 1 thremillibn baughty nobles of flPbS
lahd despised: theHcoarseand cowardlv
MuscoTite: When that splendid kingdom
was independent,-and its brilliant nobility
on some: set day trooped to the plain hard
by th e Yi st ula, jvi tlr, ban ner . an d : pi ume.to
select a sovereign J agel loii , who would
have dared predict sto them that their ch il
dren's backs would one day be'rade 'a
ukintedtwitn khoul--that
scions bf th el r p rfn celiest houses even th eir
npblsdiesdeep in Kue&ian dungeons,
would be forced to- give evidence bv
scourging- Administered by the'lowest 'po
but I succeeded in captnring two which
ampl repaid ;me. At kii ght t took K six
citizenslwith nie in df crawled: within ,
steps pf their pickets; andpqii being halted, j
ureunnq oruerea my iitie party; vpcnarge
but thev. rbeiner civiliana. k chaffed "tho 1
n way, and "doubled quicked'u mu
wrpnj
the opposite directibn.-7 Kti.iridrriitigf'
abb u t 9 o'clock on the return of the party Z1
Iiheaded a party and 4chargred' the rear-
party and! chargred
guard of the column; whil6 they were ;en-''
gaged in burning one ot their broken down d
wagons.
held in subjection by military torce; neith j licemen Impossible !-why; let our arms
er do we mention it in the way of. blame, j once be laid down, and the thinsr is not
1 a country is tope ueiu vu. inai- piiiiui-
ple at all, such a code and such a practice
possible it is as good as done: We must
sink'at once to a vassal neonle. obi ect ; of
From that moment, the right name' of this jure the mere necessities of the case and the scorn, afbest the pity, of all the world.
war would be rebellion; as a rebellion it we suppose it is safe to assume that . the 1 Then it will be in vain that we shall hold
would stand in history; and what is more j Confederate people would be quite as dan
to the purpose, as rebels its ringleaders sgerpus to their masters, in this condition
would be punished and its soldiers disarm-jot a' snbiectpopiflaion, and would need
ed. Our Confederate flag that Jias blazed :as many precautions and restrictions to
T . ' t . ". J L -i.il ' 1 . 1 . - - . t .1 1 TV- 1 1 ''
Jieep tnem aown, as eitner tue Jroies, or
the Venetians or the Irish. " "''
It is hardly useful to remark that the
i post-office also as in those three other
fort i f on ntries would be made a bureau ot as-
the secrets of
suaueetea persons, anu 10 una ouc wiin
in the front of twenty pitched battles,
would be formally lowered, officially torn,
trampled, and abolished forever, while the
accursed Stars and Stripes would be proud
ly hoisted in' its place, upon every fort
and in every camp, with cannon thunders pionage, 111 order to know th
and Yankee cheers. Some 'maimed and suspected persons, and to .fin
battle worn Confederate who should be whom they correspond either at home or
sttuiding by, a witness'to that formality abroad. . In Ireland, upon the mere order
conceive his deep wrath and despair as he of the lord lieutenant, or of any member
gazes on the deed of shame ! , A. hundred ' of the privy council, the whole correspoo
times he has stood in the line of bat-.j deuce of any person or persons- all let
tie under that Southern Cross; has seen its : ters whether ; to hiui or fmni him -may be
fiery folds fiashihg almost with a living and otten are, examined and copied in the
assion as Lee or Jackson rode along the office, and then re-sealed with a counter
trout on the morning ot some bloody day; 'feit of the original seal and address, and
has seen its fierce, incarnate glow, as it forwarded, as if nothing had happened.-r-
Iso, would be the reign ot ."Com
rs ot Forfeited Estates," whose
l operations would be 'extensive, and their
his heart, because he associated the tri ; duties arduous indeed; for their functions
nmphs ot that banner with a secure and ; would not be confined to - distinguishing
peaceful home and au honorable future for i between the oath taking loyalists aid i re
ids country; and now, as each regiment ; cusant malcontents one good time and so
files, he sees the men stack their arms, lay : having done with it; there are always re
dpwn their .regimental flag salute the grid lapses from this species of loyalty;1 (and
il&sried dee into trie enemv a lines, and Then, a
has followed 'it throughout, mayhap with j missione
naked teet, but with love and devoiion in
out our hands to foreign nations for help
or sympathy ; there will be no hearing, no
Showing, -for lib on the ; earth. In vain,
then; shall we conspire in secret dens to
devise at last some means of desperate re
sistance in most secret of our : chambers,
wherever two Or three are gathered togeth
er," 'therewill' be a detective in the midst
ot them .What would we give then to see
hut one-half the army in the field that wo
have actually, on foot, by God's .mercy
this day. Here it is now. Wo shall scarce,
ly part with it that we may hereafter piay
for but a fragment of it and pine' for the
want of it. We shall not break the bright
Confederate sword thf t we may one day
blin d ly an d hopel essly clutch at a splin ter
of it. The Confederacy is still in the open
f fi e urcu upon ipem, ana pmung spnrs,,
to their horses, they were soon out of sight v
Th is l i ttle su rprise so al armed the scoond
rels that they immediately reported itY; to .
their commander, and on following ' them
eight miles we found the road blockaded"
by trees,"and their regiments' drawn ujila f
line of battle. ; ' v ; - ' ; v ; .-v(
; And here I end my short letter stating 1
that the enemy, on account of swollen,
creeks aud severe weather, found Salem.
a rough roaa to travel. s -: -v :..r
Very respectfully yours, .
li. B. FOSTER.
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field, not in the catacombs, the caverns- at two o'clock.
2r s Af rwrtnvk. nm ri. Tin 7lf v?irw Yion' &
John H.1 Morgan, the city's guest,' remains1
at the' Ball ard,1 and receives at his recep-.
tion quarters a host of ladies and gentle--men
who call upon him hourly to 3 testify
their respect. - '. wy;'l'Aiytr-
To day Gen. Morgan will visit the Cap-T
tol, upon invitation, and be presented "to
the presiding officers and members of botH'f
bodies of the Yirginia Legislature He'
will subsequen tly extend his visit '. proba'
bly , to both Houses of Congress, npon the f
invitation of thosebodies. j-r
t i' His reception in the State Senate will 1
take place at one o clock, and m the House
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:ron emblem, ana marcn awav with heads? we know the ottered terms ot pardon re
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Hanging uown aiiu nanus uisarmea iorev-fqUire the oath not only to be taken, but to
ermore. He leels, the poor Confederate be persistently. observedA and Yankee
and the culverts. The free air of their na
tiye hills still blows npon pur- sbldiers?
brows, -and liftsvthe proud folds of f their
bauners their battle-bugle still wakes the
morning, arid their arms yet shine in the
i sun. uet not these - noble uonrederates
shrink from bold belligerents into' 4 a rab
ble of skulking rebels, trafficking for par
don, fear f ul of their . p w n shadows, .and;
withering away in dens of conspiracy un
der the poison-breath of the informer! V ,
spectator, that all is .lost, including honor, ; claimants would -be .instant;', and' greedy,'
and with envy in his heart to those who I and informers zealous and well paid,' and
havo fallen before tle4awuing ofthat day, ! courts and juries complaisant and accom-
Blessed' are the dead which are already mbdating. : v. ' W'iZ
dead, rather thau the living which be yet ; It takes no effort of imagination to con
alivo!,, But he must stilly the impreca-ceive this state ot things in all its-details:
tions which rise to his throat, though tlieyV there is no imaginatiou at all in the- -mat-
nn
1 at
ciioKo uim;ior tnis is 10 oe a aay 01 jubi-;ter. When the sun sets, it is not' by V
Jee, and the Yankee guards and spies . are agination, but by induction, we Iniow tl
j io oiuiu. Aiicu wm whig mu ume iv x clouds alia aaiKiiess win come over US.-
bfl ,.lov'u cvcij iuvv 11 itu jl guarugj XNeitner coma .tue liveliest iaucr :
t garrison eveiy court with 1 ankee iud- hope to equal the real facts of the case :
ges; every church with lankee preachers: ! 1
ever
as
ihev have been nerfected bv the infrnnnitv
and the task, will be commenced of dis-j ot centuries, and practiced with invariable
crimination between those who are to bo ' Ruccess in many lands. - - " '
In short, if this Confederacy should ' be
defeated, or should consent, on any qondi
tions, to lay down her arms, before having
assured and established complete separa
tion and independence, all the evils that
ever lay heavily 011 a conquered nation
would be her's. Being wearytof the"Horr
ro rs of VV ar," she would find that she had
rushed into the far more horrible horrors
bf-Peace Peace hath her victories, and
the victories of such a Peace as this would
pardoned and those who are not to be par
doned under the proclamation which the
base foe has aiddrtissed to us. No man
who does not take the oath of uncondition
al support to - the enemy, and uncon
ditional denunciation; of our" wri kindred
and; children as ''rebels'will sit oh any
bench of justice or on any jury. It will
be the harvest; time of informers and de
tectives: and let them swear as. they will,
uiose juugos, anu juries wiu oe Douna to
believe them. Of course the enemy will be won over th nmnH harta and marnv
not undertake to rule the conntrx without j 8pirits of a once. haughty people,. until "they
xuy Hlu Ui. BUUI,l"1 ucuor : "ishouta almost accept their place, in that
8 wear ao d prove that they are loyai--that
is to saytraitors to ;j their country. ; -Ten
per cent, of the ! population seems to be
eounteid;upop;tb
col n c alpu i ates that, out of every; htindrbd
may be found "perad venture ten just
men.'? J3y and thrbugK . these ten men he
mustfirovern the other ninety; and, to bb
do ip safety he m iist make sure that the
ninety are deprived first, of all votes and
franchises; secondly, of all .arms for self
defence.' To attain this last indispensa
ble object it will be . fopnd- necessary to
copy pretty; closely - the code - - of arnis
acts" and insurrectionary, acts" in Ireland;
Utider which, at this time ' whenever ' ; the
sad prbcessioh of oppressed races, : which,
clothed with humiliation as with: a- gar
ment, and with; beads bowed and- faces
veiled, follow, the -triumphal ears of their
conquerors in the great march of the na
tipns down the broad highway Of history.
' And bur thasters would: be the ' Yankee,
pation! " Think of It I'Ho hrih, imperial
House bfKoinanoff ho eagle-brood ; of
the blood-royal of kings would ,ber our
suzerjnsand taskm'astei-s ; bo it a mean mob
of the Iqwest'of the: white races of the earth
creatures whom we occe.keIdJiiieHrghe-'
than our negro slaves, and with .whom we
lenever' ;the eyeh as Vqnals ahd fellow-citi
A GalSsiwt Man; ' ':
In obr account vof the Yankee raid upon
Salem. (ays rhe; Lynchburg - Ilepublican)
we. mentioned t he fact th at a -gentleman
named -Foster, i4.bush;wbacKedmid.kill-(
Jed six pf Ayerill's troopers- Inthe Abin
d on yirgmian, of y esterday ,; we find ' Mr
'Foster's' .own. statement w ccjjy
cnVire,thaniis ekanypie lhay be eth ilaled'
by othe rs w hen ahoccasibh arisesi iH is'
successlh 'bhsh whacking and -' with ?: a'
smaU party; in; stampeding a' bpdy of the'
ehemVf show s what could have tbeen done
by a few resolute men, properly organized
and resolved to defend. their homes at; all
hazards. ,t Mr. F .writestrorn
' IiED Sulphur Spking, Va, ) J .
Dec. 26, 1863. ' J ,
Messrs . Editorr-Will'Von be so kind as
to give publicatien to a short letter through
the columns of your wide spread journal,
in order that a more , explicit . statement
may, be made of the part 'I took in combat
ting.the .late Yankee t raiders I would
not trouble your readers witha'commuui
catiou, bnt from .tho, fact, that I liaye ; seen
an article on the subject im the ynch burg
''Republican,. in whicli . the s writer, makes
niention of my name in? a. very compiiihen
tary manner." ' . : : . - --u
.The enemy, made their -'appearance'; an
this section' on the morning jpf 'the' 15th
u it.', en route for Salem.' As soon as ap
prised oi their appearance 'I inbuntedmy
horse, borrowed a riflepahd.weut in -fpur-'suit
v :Bidibsr up the' road amile,v I" dis
mounted, tied my "Iiorse " and" concealed
m vself in the woods hear, the - turnpike
The enemy's column by this v time" 'was
.considerablyscattered: Y watched": my
chance, and'pnone of th6 'blu'ejackets"
approaching in twenty.yards of' me J level
ed my rifle, and at its crac v the leiiow
eeled and; fell:; 'f " ' 'J; (J
I continued bushwhacking them until Y
fired seven- shots, Jailing - 4 and wonnding
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On Saturday, Mr. Moore, of the firm of
.Messre.. Moore & Uay wood, ha.tfersy 'Maih
street, waited upon the T General, at ;i hi'?
neauquanera, auu prubeuteu .unx iu pensuu"
the committee being absent, with a fini5
black felt hat, as an expression of chis re-
gard, and, also, as ah evidence of thoj
progress of the Southern manufactures. , u?
The General received . the bat - witiL
many thanks, and expressed surprise at
the.neatneas, durability and finish of the
texture and style. He would strive with
his own hands to put a feather in it.-1 - 'if
We uiiderstand Gen. Morgan will r xe
maih ih Richmond, the guest of r the 'i an?
thorities, for a few days longer, . and will:
then depart for Decatur, ; Georgia ther
headquarters for the reorganization. oChis
;old command. . ; ., .l. ic,;;.
On Saturday, GenMorgan, jaccompat.
nied by the Council mmittee
officials and gentlemen, visited the Libby
prison .post, Twentiethfand" Carry streets,
in charge J Maj or Thomas P.! Turner; Ther '
visitors were received by Maj f Turnery
and after a general introduction,' ; were
shown through the officers' ,qn artel's, where
ia held nearly one. thousand Yankee , offi
cers. Gen. Morgan had the extreme saU
isfaction of an introduction to Brig; GenI
Neal Dow, Col. Streight, and' other bffi
cers'of rank. .' To ail he was very cburte
onsj as he always is, rto his enemies, when
prisoher8 of wan r f Some conversation oia
pleasant character ensued, which .lasted a
few minutes, when Gen. Morgan and;.hia
escort withdrew to -inspect;, the hospital,
cooking roonis and ; other portions of ,fhe
post, After au hour spent in this manner,
the visitors returned to the Ballard House.
Yesterday the General 'did not receive' via
itorsj but, in company with his 'estimable
lady, like a christian gentleman attended
on divine service at St. ' Paul's chuich,
aud was;the observed of all observersi" il
r "PitKTTY Good. Intbe House of JElepresnnta
tives Monday, Mr Moore, of Kentucky; of
fered h resolution inviting Major XJeneral Ureck
inridge to"a seat on the floor.4 vA snemWr noV
ed to add the name of Lieutenant GsncrrJ Hir
dee.1 - Others from the several Sratea mQVc3 to -inolodettho'nanis
oBrigftdipr Generals .Behi ',i
jiingIoke,. Quarles, E. Jone9,Grf gknd
othera, w fenMr. Hi lion , of CFtoridal- rstkud
jo$t at distinguished aa'somfif the risciicri
and he therefor' moved to include "ihsra in l the
I resolution- Mr; MoOr then t!:rv lciVft-to . :
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