New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-01
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH.
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We had an interview Yesterday with gentleman
who left Savannah, Georgia Monday, the I'D inst,
from whom we learned some Interest ting facts IN Iela-
ton IL tie tate Of affairs ia the Soun AZ that time
only The rtt reports Of the battle OF Bull Run had
teen received there, and there no great dspoetln
10 rejoice the result. The general feeling was,
that It was a drawn battle and Georgia had lost
ono her generals In the persGn OF GfpcrgI BirOW
81 Savanai-Forda Rno,hcr IN the person OF General
Johnston tnot the General Johnston VINO commanded
~ llarpcrs Fery)-aud "a General Bee, Colonel
Wade Hampton, OF South rolios and Colonel Jack
son. 6oBid' large number a the Tnnk and le of TIE
Southern amy, were killed m d many wounded there
Was but little emulation over their victory. When he
arrived ~ Atlanta news Of the rapid retreat Of our
army had been received, and Cau.ed murh rejoicing;
and in Tennessee The same Fleefu spirt eynced.
In Kentucky the Union men bore up bravely aginst
the news Of orr disa-ter, and they proudly boosted
that tho United States Government was strong enough
90 stand dozen Fuo defeats, without being destroyed
or senEiblv weakened.
lie states that the news Of Gen. McClclans vic
tories IN Western Virginia bad caused much depression
among tho insurgents Of Gorgia; aud that they par
tcularly regretted the death Of Gen. Garrett and the
destruction OF his army, considerable body of the
crack troops OF that STATE, who had beeu considered
10y their friends uncoiqrolabe, had been under bis
command.
lie considers that tie great error Of The North has
been In undertaking the strength Of the Southern foroes
in Nirgina. tic has reliable statements showing
that previous TO be late battle they bad $4,000
"nssF ian that State, and since then further
enioreamcnts have been rent forward. Incy consider
Nirgipi the battle ground, aud Howell Cobb ex-
Ipssct the general conviction when he decgred, re-
Gently IN Atlanta thai II tho insurgents could not
ian pot session Of Virginia their whole lost.
There great ehuTts being made 10 recruit
soldiers, but they meet Oh comparatively little
Neatly oil TIC good available hehiing material
o the South has already been forward, aud those
whom they arc now trying 20 force Into the service
have but hLilc Sympathy with thin cause aud would
prefer either not 10 pht at ELL 10 sustain the Union.
here is also great difficulty in supplying with arms,
munitions, aud equipments their new troops.
There will be Pseat falling oil IL the cotton crop
Of the South this yesr-at least One.!ourth. The
planters are undecided a TO the bet pan OF dposiug
OF IL. Some advise them 20 prepare u as usual and de-
IOst lGre uuanies of II at heWOr, ans. Othefs IRE
Or osed To this scheme because, they alloge the
accumulation Of such stock Of that precious article
would prove an irresistible temptation 10 Northern en-
tidry ard that the Union army would probably cap
tore it, They therefore say that Tor the prUeent II
should not lie gnned, but simply deposited IN IT. raw
state on the plantations. Tho effort 20 secure cotton
subscriptions 10 the Confederate Loan meets with
moderlie success The large planters OF Georgia ap
rear 10 be willing 60 Subscribe freely they AMI
mated BY such an intense hatred OF the North that they
ready 10 sacrifice everything they possess 10 PRO
mote the success Of the insupom army. They soy
ley wOud much rather be SUBJECTS OF Great Britain
Than citizens OF the United States. But the small
rlanters have ltl, no fhiu the Confederate bonds
and many Of them refuse 10 pubscIbe single bale 10
he proposed loan
II is aid thai in The northern pant Of the State there
IL still strong Union sentiment. At Atlania 4 sol
dier, who had been Whiting that section GA Through,
declared when he heard man hurs,h for Jef Davis,
th4t be Lad lately seen good many Geofgiais who
wee ready 10 hurah for Lincoln.
In trnvoliug upon the cars, The pa'tneers are all
very reserved ard silent. Each man arntafs dis'rns-
f If his companion aud feuIful that ho nmy IN come
way expose or betmy HIN.
The negroes generally Gre sullcn and reserved.
Great psus have been taken TO dea-m them, and ero
II but little fear expressed Of Instruction. although
among pereons such apprehensions exist. Our
informant illustrated the cautious cDncoament Of their
real feelings by remark II slave Of whom he
asked. "Nhai do Won negroes think Of all these
military preparatonsf' abiding TO the formation of
companies and tho march Of troops which be had OBJ
served The snswor was, Cant say, mGssa, II we
do know anything, or the white people viii cut oil our
heads"
Previous 10 The attack on Fort Sumter the couvic-
ton WAS almost universal in Georgia that the Union
would be reconstructed. Tho Montgomery Govern
nent regarded az simply temporary affair." which
resorted 10 for The pupOse Of obtaining from the
North such concessions the ultra Southern politicians
demanded, and Is was this view Of it, more than any
thing else which led many men to favor the Secession
movement as only adrOit political moneuver, that
would result, not in final separation oil the Union,
but merely ia new guarantees 10 the South Since the
war has fairly commenced, however, many who Tor "a
long period defended the Union havo become the most
bitter and pIoscrptiye Scccssona the change beng
caused in some Instances Icy desire TO secure their
personal safety, and In othe, rernelS, 10y sincere
change of We've.