The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-25
fHo,nn,.lnicnted.
boston. March 18th, 1861.


MEssRs. EDITORS Being Unexpectedly
detained here from indisposition, I have
few things to say. must give you my hon
est convictions relative to our political
troubles First, the masses of the people
North and South are strangers to each other
in every sense. They array themselves
against each other as enemies without suf-
fcient cause. | speak knowingly, for had
my early training in the South or Slave
States, and have seen and conversed with
many from the South, touching the dis
tracted condition of our common country
and they almost without exception are for
the Union if their darling institution of
Slavery can be let alone. have been here
about three weeks and have met great
number of merchants from all parts of the
| seeded States, and they talk Union to n
man, and on the other hand, have seen
and heard hundreds yes | might add thou
sands express loyalty and love for the I'm
/ ion. Now and then you will find a wild
! frantic that is boisterous, and that would
/ make no concession TO the South. They
contend, if the Union could be preserved at
| the sacrifice only of their cardinal principle,
/ let it slide. These are but few.
The fact of tue business is, find another
element or principle in the Republican par
/ ty .equally cardinal, 4. e., the loaves and
/ fishes. The ultras here are represented in
/ the person of Charles Sumner of the q. S.
/ Senate. Sumner occupying high position as
/ he does in the affitirs of Government, issup-
| posed to reflect the will of majority of
/ his constituency, but such is not the case,
Z ~ I
the citizens of Massachusetts been permitted
to have voted for Corwin's Compromise
Measures, they would have given an over
whelming majority for them. Sumner
voted against them. All accord to him
| learning and pronounce him a good HnguiSt,
but devoid of good sound sense. Men change
| their opinions here, touching the ultimatum
of our difficulties twice per day. After
reading the n0rgaillg dispatches their minds
are made up, they go about their business
| with buoyant spirits spouting peace, peace,
all will be peace and no mistake. Goods are
/ going up, better buy now-already paying
50 per case more for making boots than we
| did a month ago. Evening dispatches
come in. l tell you the thing looks
| squally; we are going to have a fight
| there is no Disgusting it any longer
and the cream of the joke is, they
don't talk about fighting themselves. The
West is going to do it. O what brave fell
lows those Western men are. We can't for
the life of US refrain from a comparison
| with Leonidas of old.
The Presidents Inaugural as whole
meets with almost universal approval in
this section. 1t proves, according TO tax
Eastern Interpretation, more conciliatory
than was anticipated by his friends. TIL,
evacuation of Fort Sumter 1t is thought vii
have good effect in allaying Southern AMI
mostly and conciliatiug the Border States
think the good effects will fall to thu
ground when they see it was a stroke 0
policy aud not of choice of the administra
ton; for why would Fort Pickens, For
Taylor and others, be reinforced? Prepa
ratious upon a grand scale are being mad
in New York harbor, not only to reinforc
the Southern Forts, but to collect the reve
nue. and cut of all foreign intercourse ant
commerce.
4 The threat on the part of the South tina
she viii march an army of from $4,000 t,
100000 men to Washington city and res
cue it from the hands of government, i
looked upon and hooted at as a game 0
Drag.
No more at present. Weather col,
and showing. Tomorrow, perhaps, will b
a perfect May day, so rapidly does chang
follow change Hoping soon to see on
country at rest, am, as ever, Il.