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The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
n their sleeves at what they consider the siltiness of their dupes, not comprehending that the cause of this credulity is that men who are themselves honorable and truthful find it difficult to realize that anybody can be false and deceitful. But one of the worst moral features of our adversaries is their perfect unscrupulousness as to the truth. From Gen. McClellan, whose social position and religious profession should place him above the possibility of falsehood, down to the lowest of Billy Wilson's men, there is one whole pyramid of liars. On this subject, our enemies seem to have lost all moral sense, and to regard a lie well stuck to as rather a better and altogether a smarter thing than the truth. We lately conversed with a young gentleman of intelligence and high character, who has resided for some months near Washington, and had frequent and excellent opportunities of observation and intercourse with the volunteer army, and who has recently been able to complete the arr
The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Another Deserter. (search)
Another Deserter. --The Pensacola Observer, of the 29th ult., says: One of Billy Wilson's live Yankee Zou Zous, a deserter from Pickens, is at the Navy-Yard, and is the object of great attraction and quite a curiosity. He came over on a raft, which he avows he built himself while standing duty, for no other purpose than that of desertion. We have not seen him as yet, but those who have conversed with him say he represents that a great many others of his regiment are anxious to deseth him say he represents that a great many others of his regiment are anxious to desert — anything to leave the Island, where so much sickness prevails, and where the sick soon die for want of attention. He says they get no pay, and what's still worse, not half enough to eat. We should not regard deserters from Billy Wilson's Zou Zous as a very desirable acquisition to Pensacola society. They are not to be trusted. We doubt if there is one honest man among them, from the Colonel down.