New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-25
NE WAR FOR The UNION.
.n<rnHssTENG FRom MOBILE
From ou Special Correspondents.

curiosity IN regard to the Susinefs Oh y"'r
ont, succeeded in saSy ing ueui lot We u'e '''S,
bpt. day before yes,e-3ay, was oheeuy c"Ss'"
81, -, ,,,ocbcl, 70 TIN TRIBUNE stah: lhai a. |
nd scs,;con alse sllayed pre- semP0re and was az
a lc.s y, soruise it origin But, an hour a'tcr' /
aauvh a gInrse on She street Of son OF Abraham,
who had frequently heard ne, IN public addresses ID
X nsas utter serTmeuts not Absolutely Pro-SIaVery'
who knew tlatd he'd modest ooln'ifsioh III |
Lanes FreeStiso Amy, aad that l was "ilo'" |
,conespondcnt,0r tbs TRIsUNE. As he '1e iF''ei"o
aforesaid was Tuu ouy OF the Pixies Ieah rec "n ''
Summer f1r stealing from gentlemen VINO iau W.
frende, him IN sickness concluded thot ne wis n''
too good 70 play the iisormer, aud suddenly ie'aen
Der d ,hai rad On engagement IN the NoII'
Exc.,e,. ent runs high i'll Ne~OIietns' i"'eh'genVe
If tho ,acs mon Tort Sumter, received yesterday,
caused much fpelne aud intense anxiety 10 learn the
resn An The nevsr aIer Offices and spaces s5ent she
bupeti2 boards aro lhronged. Active MEASURES ae
being tkeu 10 dfsrd the city fiom the approach Of
war flee, no the river which IS approximate; ana
suopg many Of ee masses tie impression Is s'reug tha'
'the Yankees isn every man born in the Ncrth 10 now
termed mean O. suugato the South but thst they are
Arrant eowiuSo, and Will be easily frightened away
TIE leading wen in general co not eXpnHs this esu-
mate OF Northern character; ardyet Scent Il
day or two oince gave report that sou MasSachu-
,t ,roors mad lep called into the FIELD and said that
IL ,bey would come down TO Pensacola 1890 OF the
Confederate forces would easily whip them OUT
Ilef the Crescent City last evening by the Pont
rhartruin Railroad. In five minutes oGf tam pohkeu
into the great swamp which enNhons me commercial
vetropos of the Syu,h-West. In Po-e M OF 1t deep
broad bitches are cut for tie puposs OF draining, ana
ven viii sometimes zee alligator five or sS feet l"ps'
and AZ L.fpe as the body Of Taa lying l%zily upon
the edge Of the green water. LoES heeees Oh B'ay
Spanish mos Depend FROM the bougbs Of tie aAr,i ana
c,uress; he dtoGuous trees are ia sleir ui luAlaHl
ve'pa ycLure and the ma1shy ground is mottIed with
bright, gorgeous ho~ers. The psineto Is very sohi
Saut. Il does not here attain ,be dignity Of tree
seldom growing more than four feet high. His nag
sword shaped leaves grow in all directions, forming
thin. & m,circalar sheet somewhat resembling the
Ian rain. It's tough, brtCus root was ioroie.iy cat
into fine fragments by the IuGisns then bruised into II
pao and thrown into tie center Of the lake IL pc
anCei Temporary blindness among the feles, Which
eous,d them to lse to tie stfaCe, where they were
easily caught by hand. TIE palmetto ought TO be the
DC ice OF all Tie Seeding States as well OF South
Carolina. In fact, il il very good emblem OF Slavery
Itself for it is neither edible, beautiful, ror useful and
!, blinds the short-sghte fish which cone undes lie
influence. ltis
"Tte insane root
Which makes the Iee-on prisoner"
A ride of four miles brought 10 Lake PontehsT-
train where We took the propeller Alabsma ior the
city. The lake stretched Tar away in the fading SUI
Eight, swelling expaIse Of water stIeaked w2ti The
wbite, rugged borders that capped the weyes HaDd-
red of ducks were riding the surface, and wou d
frequently come within few yards OF ou- boat
Toward snndown the lake became very narrow aud
we passed Fort Pike which commands Sho entrance
TO it, and is 10 the hands OF Louisiana troops
little boat from the fort alongside, and TOOK N
se mails and rome provisions. Beyond IT, ent.l eC
psss twelve miles in length, Which connects Pont
ehartrain with Lake Bcrpne. In many places II j
less han a bundled yards wide The ores an
narsy and not susceptible Of cultivation, though u
points covered with forests Of pine and live oak
Here met several scbooLeIs, which carry produce
from New Orleans to Mobile, and getrFn laden viii
cotton ard pine lomber There is canal ieadpl
from Lake PoItehsrtrain iDto NewOneans, 50 thai
light vessels The city by this route, which il
much shorter than that by the Gull, and NJ the Mas
ksippi.
This morning, when awOke, oar boat WIS lying at
Tie landing in this city. Mobile contains many pleas
ant residences, embcweed in shade trees and SUI
rounded by ample grounds. One Of the public parks
lisa grove Of tall magnificent pines IA natural growth,
and tie streets lined with OF live oaks AMI
"ebiua-trees." The las-nsa.ed is in fell bloom
and It's blush white blossoms add much 10 the beauty
Of the scenery Two stee-riiroa0s are in OPERATION
snd afforded me q ride Of four miles through the
suburbs in cars of New York manufacture.
TIE war spirit runs HIGH Hand-bls headed " Sol
ders Wanted and "Ho for Voua,eers," meet tie
eye at every corner; uuo. ms and arms abound, aud
tie voice of the buge is heard in the streets. SIX
northern vessels lave cleared within the iast two day
on account Of The impending crisis, though some of
them were than half loaded. kObiie is very
radical on the Secession question one Ct the daily
papers recently urged the Montgomery Congress TO
iEp0fe of dollar per oPy upon every ncrtt-
ern newspaper other publication brought into the
Confeder cy! The Battle House tthe leading Hotel is
crowded with guests, including many soldiers en- Toate
for Pensacola.
IL was my own design TO 90 down TO Fort Pickensty
this evenings boat be continuing my Northern
journey but little incident suddenly changed my de-
Termination. was going up 10 my room IN What tie
Autocrat's Young man called John" would term the
eleventh" story of the Battle House, nst after
breakfast, when passed four young Southrons bound
fer Pensacola also ascending the broad stairs The
moment they ME, one Of them commenced the
most violent inyecse against TEE NEw-YoRR TRIB-
USE denouncing il as the viles journal in America
eept ParsJn BrownlOw's knozrHe Wig ", pro-
nouncirg every man connected with it thief and
scoundie asserting that if any of it's correspondents
could be caught here they would be hung upon the
nearest tree.
AL this was so clearly and Enthusiastically called out
by presence that left no room to Doubt ta sus