New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-13
INSANITY IN NEW ORLEANS.


A gentleman OF Chicago, direct from New-Orleahs,
where he has been spending short time for CONNER
cal purposes tells that we OF the North can torn
no adequate idea of the blind unreasoning passion ana
insensate fury by which the people OF that cty ana
the extreme South are animated They are for instant
and unconditional dissolution of the Union, at any
price and at all hazards. They want no compromises,
concession, no bargains no amendments OF the Ooh
stitution. They are for Southern Conederacy-noth-
ing less. There is, he tells u.s. conservative class
but they are borne along with the crowd and dare not
vet lift voice in remonstance against the extreme
measures upon which the popuace are bent; nor
do they hope that anything like reason VIII
again rule the hour until some fatal act is committed
which will separate the Cotton States from the Unon
and perhaps plunge the country into civil war. W
course, in the midst of excitement like that which
reigns in New Orleans no Northern man, unless I'M
true to his principles under the protection power
full friends is safe To be suspected Of Republieanism
is the signal for warning; to be convicted OF 1t Is TO
be driven off. The movable police force is the mob,
under the name of vigilance committees, and these the
better class of citizens powerless to restrain.
There is in fact, throughout all the Cotton States an
undsguised Reign of Terror.
The ST. Charles Hotel is the center Of the excitement.
That house is the resort Of the most violent OF
the fanatics who between their cups and their
ings themselves with hunting up insulting, and
driving off Northern because they are Northern
men. When our friend left the city, the ruhans had
made clean sweep, and that caravansry was without
resident Of any OF the Free States within its walls.
They had all been compelled TO leayesome to quit the
city and their business, others to look up more decent
quarters, where violence and rufanism are not the
rule. One evening" in the readngroom OF that estao-
lishment, the crowd assembled az usual, and az
usual the Abolitioniss were the theme Becoming ex-
cited, one man, said to be wealthy and influential,
pulled out his pocketbook and said, Here $1,000
which will subscribe to fund TO procure the assas-
sination of Lincoln and Hamlin. Who ii swell the
pile?" In ten minutes less, than $40 900 had
been offered for this infamous purpose, and the name
of the subscribers taken down. The witness OF this
transaction is far from believing that this was mere
gasconade.
We are told further that masters of vessels and
steamboats, if suspected of Free-So proclvites, are
not safe. Only a few days ago. captain and the
clerk of a river steamer taken OF their boat and
forced by threats of hanging TO make their way North
by the most expeditions route 1t was sad they had
voted for Lincoln. Every day ship-captains sub
iected to wanon abuse and threats OF violence, not
because they known to be Republicans but because
they suspected of believing that buying and selling
men is not pure Democracy and the highest evidence
Of Christianity. New-Oreans Is certainly miniature
Pandemonium.
Our informant says that on his way through South
em Mississippi by coach the railroad track being
washed away for many mlles he saw the dead bodies
of two men suspended by the neck from trees by the
roadside. In answer to the inquiry, " For what were
these men hungl he was told, because they
were d-ned A6olitionists!" and the excuse for the
barbarity displayed in permitting them to remain rot
ting in the sun Was, that "Mississippans would not
pollute the State by having d-ned Aboitonists buried
in the soil" This fact, says our informant, displays
as forcibly as anything else, the temper by
which tie extremists of that section of the
country are impeled. In futher proof of the
insanity he relates the escape of Professor
Mitchell the well known astronomer of Cincinnati. He
was on the cars going South, and when Jackson,
Miss, somewhat iniiamed with liquor, but more
with Pro Slavery hate, entered into conversation with
him on political subjects. The Professor cautious
and reserved; but venuring to say that he thought
Mr. Lincoln was Conservative man, and would not
-, to- he Gnutt DroS
greatly incensed; and when the train halted at Jack
son. jumped to the platform and shouted to the crowd
about the station There's ID Aboitionist on
the train Lynch him Lynch him y Instantly, at
least fifty men jumped and commenced search for
the offensive specimen OF Northern opinion but before
the Professor could be pointed out the conductor,
ing the danger, pulled his belcord and the moved
off and with them the Professor with whole skin.
We have not told fourth that has been related to
of the state of opinion in the South but have given
enough to satisfy all parties that when Of the
North talk about concating such rufans by compro-
mise they are fooling their time away. They mean
revolution.