Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-13
Vivid Picture of Affairs in the sOuth-l
Trip throush SIayeunioa.


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Vivid Picture of Affairs in the sOuth-A
Trip throush sIaveuniOa.
The following interesting letter is from
gentleman who has just returned from trip
to the South. 1t gives vivid picture Of the
state of affairs in that section, as seen from a
railroad car
NEW YORK, April 30, 1861.
/ have forwarded to you by this mail
few Southern papers, picked up during a
trip from Savannah to New York Via Macon,
Atlanta and Nashville. sent them, think
ing your exchange list in that section must
be small, and that you might find some items
that would entertain your readers. left
Savannah on Monday OF this week; the city
was then very quiet. The news then cur
rent there was, that the Massachusetts, Repi-
ment and the New York Seventh, while
passing through Baltimore en- route to Wash
iDgton City, were surrounded by the Balti-
more mob, and were finally obliged to sur
render; that the loss was in killed one
hundred and thirty. Pleasant information
for Northern man to reflect upon daring
long railroad ride through an enemy's couu-
try, where the least expression of sympathy,
even, would most likely cost him his life, or
certainly some dastardly and humiliating
punishment.
At Macon, JEFF. Davis had been expected
that afternoon en- route for Richmond, but he
had not arrived when passed through.
AT Atlanta the train stopped three hours,
waiting for trains from Charleston and other
points. This, to me, seemed the most un-
comfortable place for any s0htte man to stop
in. While seated in the cars, with a single
passenger only in the car beside myself that
one lady, quite pleasant episode occurred
TO me; it really made me feel as though |
was among friends. Two roughs entered
the cars; one stalked up to the seat forward
of mine, and looked intently at me for few
seconds; then be went behind me- and stood
as long as twas pleasant for me- his friend
standing about the middle of the car all this
time. After looking me over, they started
for the door; one says to the other, Who
are you looking for, Bill" "For a teIEer 1
expected in this train, who is live Yankee;
| yes Yankee from New York. But reckon
be is on the other train; let's go watch it."
"Wbat you going to do with him 2" Hang
him, by -" l have seen places where
would prefer to spend three hours to At
laDta, Ga, but we left in good time.
The reports there were that Beauregard
and Davis were either at Richmond or en-
route there. Five hundred troops passed
through Atlanta for Richmond the morning
previous to my arrival. At Atlanta l OBJ
tanned the news of the general uprising
through the North, and the effect upon the
Seeessionists in the cars was very pleasant
to me. They were surprised; they expected
different things, from New York especially;
and all through the country they expected
to find at least sympathiZers. / can not but
think the effect will be that of the wet
blanket.
l confess to great anxiety lest Washington
should TALL into the hands of Davis; it was
the boast and opinion expressed all along
the route, in which event Scott and Lincoln
were sure to be hung, and troops were re-
ported at all points as having been for
warded that way. The blasphemous boast
ing, bloody threats of what they could and
would do to the id Yankees which
greeted my ears, could not repeat, and
would not use up my paper if could but
no one can have suitable idea of their
talk, unless they hear it. They appear to
be bent on fighting. Will our Yankee boys
allow themselves to come off second bestl
Will not Boston and New York revenge the
blood split in Baltimore, were my constant
thoughts2 At many points recruits were
being drilled, but in soldierly aspect they
were far behind those | saw after crossing
the Ohio.
At Nashville and all through Tennessee,
Secession has full sway. John Bell 1.-THE
man | voted for, made a strong Secession
speech the day l was in NashVille-and in
the cars the talk was that Andy johnson
and Parson Brownlow must be hung sure
After getting into Kentucky lost sight Of
the hated Secession flag. Kentucky, al
least, is strongly for the Union, but the Gin.
cinnati people have no confidence in heI
now, and will not permit any commercial
intercourse. They say she must be eithei
for or against us. Some noble speeches
have been made by Kentucky's best meu fol
the Union, but many of the citizens fear the
mob will finally close their mouths. No
where have seen SO much earnestnes
among all classes so numerous display o
flags. as in Cincinnati, Old Ohio will surely
do her full duty. / write this very hur
If any parts are at all new to you, shal
be gratihed. Two things want to see th'
first is the United States troops marching
through Baltimore, and those valiant glo
Fiops conqperoTs Of Fort Sumter most aW
fully "liekedn oh, they do need it. Their
wonld be great rejoicing in the hearts 0
many Union men South. Excuse this scrawl
and believe me, truly yours. .I
DEPLoRGBLk EFFEeT OF SYMPArHY wIrl
THE NKaRo. = The Richmond (Ya.) Whi
. expresses itself thus: g.r.
: The Northern people have so imbued thei
souls with sympathy for the negro, that the
. have become negroized themselves. Tn
theory Of abolitionism is false, impracticabl
, and contrary TO natcre. False theorie
certainly lead those who reject the truth an
; believe lies to false practices. The theory I
abolitionism Is q horrible lie. 1t corrupt
and debases those who embrace it. By a
| tempting TO raise the negro to equality wit
/, the white-by making the negro their equa
politically and socially-the Northern peopl
: have debased themselves to the level Of th
y negro without elevating him in fact and
1 nature, and thus Northern abolitionize
society is fast descending to the miserab
: condition Of the mongrel races Of Mexico 40
D Central America, and their Government wi
ultimately fall into mobocracy aud anArch
: as ever has and ever win be ahe case whe
J. inferior races have been put upon. polite
and social equality, and have mixed with Il
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