Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1869 — Rebel Malignity. [ARTICLE]

Rebel Malignity.

•', A correspondent of the Boston Trareller recently visited Andersonville, and after describing the horrible character of the water which the prisoners were compelled to <dritik, and otherwise confirming the acWihhtS of their cruel treatment heretofore published, says; gn open spot, a short distance to the northwest of the prison pen, the last remamsof the murdered ones lie sleeping their >sl sleep. Side by side the twelve thousand five hundred now rest, while over them vyave the stars and stripes of that nation far which they died. Simple graves! A little sandy mound, a white headboard bwiug the name—and the story of their resting place is told. When we neared the gate through which the visitor must pasa Die high board fence which sufronnds the cemetery, we were surprised to see.quite a large party of ladies and .genUffoen down in the northwest corner of the cenialefy , uadgr tjie shade, qf the trees, throvimg flowers' -upibn the graves. While we were standing by the fiagstafl’ arid contemplating their movements,’another party entered the gateway, and passfogßear us, walked on toward the othercom,pan|r, and as they passed us, a lady dressed in the richest attire, and possessing really handsome features, stepped a little way from her companions, and with gestures indicating the deepest disgust, scornfully spat upon the grave of a Michigan 'irfldier. ‘There,’ said she, ‘I said I would 4o it, and 1 have? Her companions laughed anprijpngly, “and the party passed on, leaving us ’in a state of humiliation and rage M Ruch as we never experienced before: What we might have done Jn- our anger we know not, had iwa at? that time been aware as to who the scoffers were. For when we found that th« leaves they came to decorate were those of the rebels, we could not control ourwlf, and walked out of the cemetery and down into the forest to regain our SeJfptissessiori. Down in the forest we found a large variety of wild flowers. From thejq ’we selected the varieties which pleased us most, and with an armful returned to the cemetery and laid them one by ope upon the graves. The little mound whiqtp had,’ been; spit upon we covered With wreaths and bouquets of our own Ranging long sprigs of roses and ttnrps over the headboard. Then taking opa«pat upon the grassy mound at the foot 1 of the flagstaff, we waited for the r return - After a while they came, and joking, unmindful of our preface; undone of them proposed to kkw over a Yankee headboard. We felt as if ,we should like to see him do it, just <»ice,‘ but when they came up, the lady St upon the grave uttered an exn of surprise, and pointed at the ecked head-board. ‘ Who did that?’ i-iclkifoed one, just as the company caught sight of us. As if tey one accord the whole parts? followed the of the lady, and stared at us as though we were somefhirtg supernatural. We said not a word ; but, slowly rising to our, feet, foiled our arms jfid stared at them hard in return. We were tinju, for Uw fiqo. time in-our lifef * Spoiling for a tight ? but They turned away at once, and, hanging their heads, out of the cemetery in silence.”