The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-31
u05sh and SOatA-L-tter from Gen. String
fellow.
WEsroS Dec. g. 1853,

WhShVry b0Vr -, Aoeo'
N. B WHrK Esq East Corin'h, Va
L., SIR gives u much pleasure to respond TO let
ter. sush yours he 10Th inst the so coming
as yours does, from = Northern man who has had
opTorrrni fir personal observ ston not only to bear
witness 10 the ssebooes published By abohtions con-
cernirg rs, but 10 compare with them. In This con
Lection permit to n0ce the latter part Of eter
You cay: You southsraers Mtse too apt - think
ell Nortr hostile - the SOUTH This is not the
fact, though am frank 70 CONFESS that many led
astss. BY the maciou, !siAcatons Of such papers
ne New York Trbare'-
am aware that IN impression exists that southern
regard Ill .rtsero abohrionsts, rather,
you express IT, st,ls the SOUTH" end admit
skat the La gusge II horn often calculated
W rrycucs iu,exs-.ioa- Yet ehinh- upon
asc,ior you ednit tba', practically, most edsc
OVID erieros to witness that whatever harsh
pre- escape IN the of irritation. you
have not fcurd Us TOO oo.hoiDs too little sasgt'ous A
evieenee Of my dtD nee In Northern aen, refer
you to puDncati.p nne, which take the liberty 10
y.u. All, confidence was somewhat shaken
~h.n se saw ssoit,sn sseGrgJ carrying every North
State yet in tLs words proved traitor to
bore The South) VINO adhered to him when mis-
very re ehbou1s sbaueOned him. stitf relied ON the
s,ber thought {. the pen In Kansas although
any from the North kAse ccIne-been welcowed-cor-
daily taken by TIT hand, and 40 Soon they found
southern unwilling make demt gods OF them, have
turned thrown she nseves into the ranks Of the
sholi iensts, had peei OF "smallmen," yet
u SAls iphtkLc0 81 gke ALMOST DncQ con
fceIc- OF the Southern A srsnger, as you have
eer hss tut b. put the gsrb OF gentleman to have
their fullest isst. Such must when they find their
r betrayed he expected to give ute TO
marks oftep TOO ba-sn, TOO general. To-day they Will
CT every Yoniee; TO morrow they wM trust their Me-
tttif torture to their keeping This la, doubtless
fsur In southern character put 1t u generous, noble
fault.
Whsn not under q Outraged feelings We are
rtary 20 at ibute tina existing o. the
North 70 the miserable alsehocds OF Greeley aud
others; ara l :m free to admit tnat we are not
hoed to 60 unccnasictec This Is another trait o.
sou'hern character which you hsvs doubt not, OBJ
served. L. Is Int ifeTence to newspaper slandsr;
ueht say an Independence Of the worlds opinion when
cobsc US Of tight.
must tat smorg other false impressions which
sboii nis's s.udorsiy eucats is tbs. We With cut
exception, regard all Northern men as aoo,itioniss
Their OBJECT is TO prejudice with the good OF the
North and incuce them 20 AXE part sgsnst u.s. TO pre-
vent tbsr mirg to The Territory at Least 10 remain
neutral tesve PR pared to express real ZEN
linens; en-, iteecd even y my friends, sometimes
barely doir justss 10 North Hence my statement
ehoud have weight For myself, then, I will say
not ory thst have such pre1uci but that many Of
fearful Of the iifuer Of positive pref sdce, am
to nuch eisposed to cpnste in Northern men Con-
sci # IT, misre ntstons Of character daily
from Influences p1esep,ed Northern msn am the
afui fer the Iepes ed instances Of their manly con
duct In doing US Justice can but wicore them cordial
always excep irg the avowed asoonit the detestabt
Dire ing Of tina "Ao Soc ctiesn am not prisei that
| uuWiIibB css' Jout ob IA neHSAi .n0J @ts
To rule As others from the North have ofen said "
me, Known them better you must cespise them even
more than ~
lou Lsed oct fear that they {, rule the destiniss
cf Rar Kansas pace for thieves. II Will b
home TO b desired BY honest It's climate and
sei nske 4. ri all the Territories the ost des,rab
must he attted by wealthy population It must b
exclusively agricultural has DO facilities for manufa:
| suIee or otnIoerce-s not suited for towrmskipg
ought 70 spoil else for the lerg OF this letter. de-
81 90 ASsct ourselves rehtn ard have received frou
the abolitioriss enough abuse TO justify might
birg the tny letter have written Of even .eemng
jusiGcaN This do 10. write with the nope Of induc
ing any acoi'ionst IN do justice "border rufAn
but to plae properly before those whose good OPT
rions We would bave- B. 4. STnINGFFIIoW.