Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-23
Tbe CondI,,on of the North,

A shrewd and ebservant gentleman of Charleston
who has Just returned from somewhat extended
trip through the North; gives US some interesting
and reliable accounts of the state of affairs in that
section When he left New York ION the 1lth inst:)
the war feeling had not abated whit in bitterness.
and the sentiment general among the masses was,
that the South must be brought into submission to
the Lincoln Government at whatever cost Of men
or money There was but little talk Of politics,
and the universal topic Of conversation was the
tesribe condition Of the United States. The pros
tration of Northern commerce was complete. The
flow of money from the South has ceased. The
grain markets Of New England and Europe are al
ready gutted and the West, cut of from the South
ern market and unable to dispose of its immense
surplus stock of grain and provisions. is, in turn
unable to buy goods in New York Failures all
over the North and West ara multiplying to fright
ful extent and dark as is the present, the future
seems even more dismal Il has come to be an ad-
mitted fact that the commercial crash will soon be
universal.
The depreciation of real estate in New York is
appalling. Leading firms, which have heretofore
paid many thousands annually as rent for their OF
fees now occupy the buildings free of charge
the landlords being anxious to keep up appear
ances and unable to retain their tenants upon any
other terms. The state of affairs Il even worse IN
PHILADELPHIA where. in the most fashionable quar-
ters whole blocks of elegant residences are tenant
less and go abeggIDg at less than third OF the rents
they readily drew a twelvemonth ago.
In the midst of this widespread ruin OF the
Northis commercial grandeur, the war spirit seems
to gather new strength and ferocity. At the bid
ding of the Lincoln Government, the starving scum
of the great cities are enlisting by tens Of thou
sands, and are armed, equipped and despatched to
the border with surprising rapidity The nGterd!
of these city battaons is tho poorest that can De
imagined. Not so, however, with the regiments and
brigades from the interior, which. IN many instan-
ces, are composed of men who would do credit to
any army. The Rhode Island Regiment particular
ly are noticeable for their stalwart appearance, and
for the excellence and completeness of their organ
izatiOn. On the whole, our informant IS OF the
opinion that our enemies are, TO certain extent,
underrated by public opinion throughout the South
There are signs of discomfort among the foreign
elements in New York. especially the Germans. A
leading German paper has roundly declared that
the military power of the North rests upon the arms
of the adopted citizens dthat the pulling boys OF
the famous 7th Regiment are "ft only TO wsit up
on the hysterical women of.New York"
Everything in the march of events at the North
betokens the early recognions Of the fact thst the
non slavehoIdng States can cohere, only by estaD-
llshing de jge, that which already exists among
them de fdct0-a consolidated, centralized, strong
government, differing from the military despotism
(if it differ at ALI only in the name-CidTseston
Aerc1ay Jlaas 10.