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WHAT TI1E BLACK MAN THINKS
OP THE WAR.
The opinion of the Contraband as to
the present war was strikingly presented
in a conversation I had with a, colored
man on Folly Island, a few weeks ago,
before headquarters were removed to
Hilton Head. Crossing Lighthouse Inlet
just as a fearful rain began, I took
refuge in the hospitable tent of Captain
Moore, then the efficient chief quartermaster
in tie field; and as the'darkness
was Ginning on, I could not resist the
invitation, politely extended, to remain
.for tea and for the night. "We were sitting
at the broad pine 1 table, Bogerl and
I, lazily finishing our green-gages and
canned eraam, while James, the sen ant,
black as Erebus, was listening with all
Ills ears to the conversation, which happenncd
to lie upon the occasional intercourse
which our pickets held with those
of the enemy. "I was down at the
' and seven rebels came over in a little
l>oat, and seven of our men went over to
the other side. They only staid a few m
moments, exchanging their papers, get- w
ting tobacco for their colfec, and came rp
back as if they never had even dreamed fr
of a war.
"H'm!" vejaculated Jamie, with a h,
pious air; " dev neber come so near like ^
-dat to me!" ^
" Who ?" said Bogert, inquisitively. ai
" Who 'i why de rebs. I couln'n' bar p
de rebs near me, sail. I could'n' bar to ^
hab 'em thirty yard from me, sah, nor ^
fifty yard." a,
"What would you do?" asked my AY
friend, desiring still further to draw out ju
our sable witness. n<
"Well sab, if I hab'n' nuffin'to injure
'em wid I'sgwine away."
" Would you shoot 'em if you had a m
chance ?" I asked. I ]
" 'Fore God I would dat." st
" What have they ever done to you a
that you should feel so, Jiinmie."' w
" Sah ? What dey eber done to me ? tii
Good Chrise iu Heaben ! Stop off such th
v.'ords as dcm, boss! What dey eber n<
<lone to me ? Why, sail, dey suck ray qi
blood eber since lse been bom into de in
worlc." d(
" Didn't you have a good master?" w
Well, sab, when de war come we ec
was in de estate, sail. We hab'n' no mas- m
ter, den, but dey was gemman what he fo
hab a sort of commission ober we, sah, or
.ui' he come down two or tree months in w
u while to look after we an' see how the fei
Crops was comin' in, sah; an' he was a cr
jfcood Christian man. He neber strike de ar
/cilored man, sah, an' dey do for him in
eberyting he can say. But my master se
. what is dead an' gone bcfo' de war, st
he was a cruel?he was a bery unjuss se
s. man. When we Is sick an' we go (o him fk
lie gib us a liunnerd lash afore he gib us
dat physic. Yes, sah; a liunnerd lash!
What good dat physic do you den ? If
we don't lay him knife an' fork jess so
by ills, plate he pick 'em up an' stick ?em
In de colored man's head like it was a
yam, sah. I's pray?ofen 'fo' de war
I s pray, sah?dat when de war cum it
catch him?dat de Yankees catch him;
but Chrisc cariy him off afo' de war."
" Then you're not sorry for the war,
after all. arc you, Jimniie ?"
" Sorry for de war, sah ? No sah.
Is got a good massa now. Maybe
dcre's better men dan Cap'n Moore ; but
I ain't see it yet, sah?I ain't see it yet."
LETTER FROM THE 333D DELAWARE
REGIME NT.
[From oar Special Correspondent.]
Camp Blank, March 14, 18G4.
soft soap to please the editohs.
Having been elevated to the exalted
position of Special Correspondent of your
truly magnificent, highly popular and
really inestimable paper, I assure you
tliat words are inadequate to express the
sentiments which now agitate my bosom,
which start to flow from the point of my
pen, and then creep back abashed as
they contemplate the .prominence they
are approaching. I assume my task with
distrust in my ability to maintain thathigh
tone which is characteristic of your
other departments, and I shaft endeavor
to wear my honors with meekness.
i " ~ r~i
K1GIIT. I
You have no idea, readers, of the im- E
ense circulation of the paper with n
hieh I have the honor to be connected. f<
liat it is enormous, you would infer ri
om the meritorious character of the 'a
leet. But when I tell you that the si
isiness agent of the paper here has got
ch off of two numbers, and has given
te business up, with a view to purchasing tl
1 estate at Beaufort with his two weeks' d
rofit, you can base your idea on some- ti
ting more tangible. The publishers de- q
rve great credit for their enterprise, si
id for the .exercise of that integrity j
hicb is as truly an element of success e:
: business as are industry and shrewd- a
?ss.
A MOl>EST wonn FOli MYSELF.
I do not claim any merit whatever for is
yself, but in justice to the paper which t(
represent, I feel it to be my duty to tc
ate that I am not without reputation as w
writer, a reputation which I may say, h
ith honorable pride but without a parrie
of silly egotism, is not eclipsed by
iat of any newspaper correspondent, j1(
>t even Bull Run Russsll. I have fre- fc
lently given my advice to officers high g,
command, and I think if the Presi-,
nt's opinion could Ik; obtained he sj
ould freely say that had it been follow- ft
1, many of the disasters to our army c<
ight have been averted. As I said here,
I claim no merit for myself hut tl;
ic thing I can say, and that is that v<
hatever faults I may have I never knew 11(
ar, and so, without any particular n<
edit to me, I am always at the front, ft
id thus get all the news. That I am C(
dustrioua, I think no one who has obrved
me will deny, and I know that I
and well with the Colonel. I shall
nd no news that is not officially veri- di
'd st
A LITTLE LATHER FOR THE COMMANDING
OFFICER.
I should be totally an^f entirely untrue
to every principle of justice and humanity,
did I omit to make honorable mention
oiTffb noble and heroic conumuuLr.
Colonel Gotorear does nol need any introduction
to your readers, most of whom
have had occasion to esteem the man, and?
admir? .the officer. In. the camp he ista
father to life men?in the field he is a
lion in strength, a tiger in agility, a
str&tegkt unexcelled, raanoeiivering his
men with all the subtle ability of a Napoleon
or a Wellington, and holding them
by the power of his will as successfully as
^Eolusdid his subjects. On the battlefield
fierce as a bull, he relaxes his
sternness the moment the engagement is
through, and weeps like an infant over
life dead and wounded children. We
all love him, and he deserves our adoration.
J have these facts from Col. Gotorear's
own: mouth, and you can rely on
them. '
THE THE BEST REGIMENT IX TFIE COMMAXD.
I do not wish to make any invidious
eooigrisous, but I think my statement
will he undisputed when I say that the
333djis tlie l?est regiment in the Department
Our Brigade commander, as I
haves learned from very good authority,
says that it is the best regiment in his
brigade, by all odds. The statement
that lie made any such remark about the
111\' r the 222(1, or any other regiment,
stamp as a falsehood, tor i RnowoOTT**
rigadier well, and'am sure he would
ot deliberately tell a lie. Tliis brigade
)rmerly consisted of three regiments;
wo have been sent away, but the iener- fit
I says if the 333d is taken from him he tl:
liall resign his commission. m
IMPORTANCE OF THIS POST. y(
iTimtruly honored in being placed in :lt
le important position of sole correspon- w
ent at this post. Its strategic impor- a*
inee is great, and it is a position re- tv
uiring a constant watchfulness and Pl
pist rUapin1in<? for if Hilton Head and P'
'lorida should be recaptured, the eniny
are liable to come down on us at
ny time.
so xf.ws at phi:sent. lu
I cannot send you any news for this to
sue. not that there is nothing of an in- ci
:resting?I might say startling?cliarac- n<
T; but I should be an ungrateful yc
retch did I violate the confidence which la:
as been reposed in me. pi
BRILLIANT PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE. ail
It is not improper for me to remark,* ne
owever, that you may be on the watch re
>r news very soon, ana it win be mteinence
of a movement which will strike ?:
blow at the very heart of the rebellion.
liall I say that Rich no, I will not, T1
ir7he sentence might be construed as fo:
intraband, and I will not finish it. Is!
I shall send you the full particulars of an
ie movement as soon as tliey are de- of
fiojicd. They will probably appear in M
jxt week's paper, ami certainly by the tu
?xt one, but everybody had better buy lkj
ir lK)th weeks, so as to make sure of it. foi
)MK OK MARKS ABOFT THK WEATIIER, TO m
KXTKSI) MY hETly.ll AND ISTBODLCK A ill
SI'KCIXKN OF MV FINE WRITING. an
Like a superseded General has Winter lie
sappeared, with old Boreas and all his wl
sfF, and we are now under the mild rule | is
I
of Spring?Spring, gladsome, joyous,
lovely Spring, with her balmy air, her
soft breezes to heighten pleasure. and
lighten toil, her budding flowers, her expanding
foliage, and her sweet melodies,
cnirped by a thousand little songsters.
Welcome to Spring and the happiness .
and comfort she always brings us. And
rnotf trn iyiqIta tYio mnct nf llPP llpfrtTA
maj uu uiuav iuv wwv v* uv? mv*v*v
Summer comes to breathe her hot breath
upon us, and parch our lips, and wilt our
flowers, and make us sigh for the cool- .
ness of"our Northern homes.
having rode my pegasus as niGH as i
dare, and being doubtpul about his
performance, i end bt sating
I am obliged to close this letter in great
haste, for the Colonel's orderly is waiting
to take it to the mail, which is nbw held
open only for me. Paregoric,
[private note enclosed to the editors.]
Messrs. EditorsI hope you will be
able to print the whole of this. The
paper takes first rate, and the editorials .
are much praised. Please send me a
classical dictionary and poetical dictionary
to <rpt, illustrations and Quotations out
of. If you can call attention to my letter,
and speak of me as a well-known
literaiy man, I think it would be a good
thing for the paper. My full name is
W. Shakespeare Sapped. Please be sure
and not get it W. S. Sapped. Insert
sub-heads in my letter to suit yourselves.
The paper takes first-rate, and the editorials
are splendid. Remember the mid_n?.
V,.gT^W Tr^llftM?g|
[private note to publishers.]
Messrs. PublishersThe paper takes
rst-ratc. The Colonel likes it, and I
link he will subscribe, when the Payaster
gets around. I shall only charge
)u $10 per letter. I can get $20 from
lot her quarter, but somehow like to
ork for you. I think the paragraph
x>ut important news will make the next
ro numbers sell well. You may send
ly for ten letters if yon see fit. Tho
iper takes first-rate.
W. Shakespeare Sapped.
[response of the firm.]
W. Shakespeare Sapped?SirWe
ive published your letter, with sub-heads
?suit ourselves, as you suggested, as a
iriosity, and enclose $10 for it. We do
)t care for any more. In our reply to
>ur application for the position of regur
correspondent at Camp Blank, we
omised to remunerate you liberally for
ly interesting and well-authenticated
iws you might send us, and we sliall be
ady to do so at all times.
Respectfully yours, &e.
Capture of the Scuooner Mattie.?
le rebel schooner Mattie, from Nassau
r Savannah, ran aground on Tybee
land nn the mornin? of the 4th instant.
d was made a prize by Capt. Churchill,
the 3d Rhode Island Artillery. The . ,
attie is a small vessel of only forty
ns, and was laden with a eargo of
[uors and spices. Her captain was ' < rmerly
in the Quartermaster's employ I
this Department, and is now confined
the Provost-Guard House, with a ball
d Chain attached to his leg. Jle
tried for his offence, the penalty for
lich, according to the articles of war. j-.,
death. His name is John Wicks. ? ?1 V
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