New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SENTIMENTS or A POOR SOUTHERN
MAN
To he Editor Of The v. Y. Tribrns.

To the Editor Of The " Y. Tribrns
Blue Wing n c., January, g., 1861
Sir as your paper is the leading organ Of the Black
Republican party Of the North have concluded to let
You know something about the condition Of NJ c., as
regard Secession You aware that South Carolina
with Florida and the other cotton States will soon be
| out Of the uneion & what next Maryland & Del.
| will also go of & can the South be coerce.. nor.
| neyee.. The South can take care Of the North 81
| france will take care Of Jonny Bull. You people Of
the north think that poor people OF the South will
fight agne the country that gives birth. you, are
| mighty mistaken am poor man q am Reddy now
TO fight rather than the South subugated 10 the
North. is rumord here in Person County that Bu-
charan has cent vessels, Of war to South Carolina to
Coeice her, & North Carolinisn is going 10 South
Carolina every day ths is joke. 1t will take two
! niors Of men TO Subduc South Carolina Volunteer
oompanys is forming all over the South. saw an old
nan TO day seventy years olde that going TO South
Carolina TO fight. You Northern men knows nothing
about the condition Of the slave. he s well fed has
plenty Of time 10 cat and sleep & is not worked hard
| we pOor mtn Of the South has the whole management
Of the slave being oyciseers for tLcr masters and
ought 10 be Judge OF their treatment and condition.
the negro il satisfied with his condition., large
iolity are fnd can tel you that if ciyil ware take
place with the North & South you need not count upon
the Negro, for there is no fight in him. for ten
white men wei armed viii whip thousand
Ncgres for Of all things in the void the Negro il the
Scarrtst creture could take an old Gum Barrel &
Scar ten Negres diah If they knowned there were
10 Lead in it,, can tel you that the Ladyes Of the
South arr taught to Shoot the rife and pstole they
nee them with deadly aiin they take Of the
Ncgres & we men will take care Of You Yankees,
take care when the war DO not end in the
whole sulugaton Of the North, who fought the great
Battle Of 1922 who was il that whip the Sogen tha,
took Napoion Bonaparte at Waterloo was il not the
South & raw MALTA at that, But you Nortbemers
think you have Gen Scott to lead you do not be too
Sure Of that & even il lie should be loSte to all
human feeling as to sde with the north you never
could Subde US you would find Gen Scott all the
South
Now rs You are one OF Tire Leading men Of, the,
North, warn your people Of the danger night 4 day
& generation to the Latest day will rise up and call
You Blessed, Say to you Lincoln if lie have one
spark Of chiyary in him or moments Of love for
this uneion Resigned for he never be naugrated IN
Washington lie will find brutus.. lie not be in
auguIatd unless he has a million Of men at his
Back, You republicans has fell of in your own by
talking what YOU intended TO do when Lincoln was
elected now write th in the kindest Of feeling take
warning, / expect TO meet your countrymen on the
Battlefield in deadly combat. j intend TO do my duty
& If die will die face formast TO my enemies but
bad rather Live in peace with my Brethren Of the
North, this is the sentiments Of a poor man though
true one to the South. {. a. SMITH.