The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-05-17
A uthentic Information from the south.

IAuthehtic information from the SOuth
The Chicago Journa, Of Thurs
day afternoon, contains information,
brought by Captain II. ID. Thomp.
son, an old lake Captain, formerly
residing at Buffalo, who reached
Chicago on Thursday, direct from
Pensacola, Florida, via New Or.
leans. He hal been residing at
Ptnsacola for fifteen months, and
left there week ago last Friday,
having heen "warned" by the rebels,
because he was a Northern man,
and not deening 1t safe to remain
in their midst.
There were only about two thous
aud rebel troops at Pensacola when
he left, and many q these We're leav.
ing, being fully convinced OF the FOL
" OF attempting to capture Fort
Pickens, which, Captain Thomp'on
says, cannot be done. He was
there when the fort was re in forced
ard says when the rockets went up
from the fort, celebrating the event =,
the rebels on the shore ground their
teeth in rage, but couldn't help them
selves.
Tho prices OF provisions were 90
ing up rapidly, and the mills were
stopping, and all kinds OF trade and
business were at a stanl.still.
AT New Orleans there were great
fears OF negro insurrection, and
three or four military companies
were stationed in the arsenal, pre-
paratory for such an event. The
negroes had threatened and attempt.
el to fire the city, aud they are now
closely watched. The statement
that the slaves OF any portion of the
South would liLht against the North,
Ctptain Thompson says il hum.
bug. They are ready to take ad,
vantage of circumstances to strike
for liberty, a: the first opportunity.
lie was astonisEed, when conversing
with some slaves in the Guli States,
10 find how well posted they are as
to current events and politics. He
says the negroes are much more in
teIligcnt than the "poor whites" ="
who are very ignorant, and the stu
pid dupes and tools Of the politicians.
The negroes o tam their information
from, the hotels, where walters over
her the discussions at table, and
then communicate what they learn
to the other negroes. He says he
has heard more than one slave in
Mississippi express TIE hopo that
"de goo time am a.comin."
AT New Orleans a company of
negroes hal Offered their services to
the Cpuicderates," aud been &C
cep'cd, but were a'tcrwarl. rricct.
ed, the oIli:e being suspicious Of
them.
The as3 rtion1 of the New Orluans
anl other Southern papers about
Merchants being very liberal for the
war, and III ring To give their Clerks
advance pay and keep along their
salaries whiln absent. If they would
iDin the Confederate army. is total
iy false. On careful inquiry, Cap.
tain Thompson sty9 he ascrrtaincd
that not single offer of the kind
had been made: but that tho papers
make these statcment8 tor the pur.
pose Of putting "a good II face II.
possible upon their ai IL OF the pic
ture.
New Or'rans, and indeed the
whole South, is IN a state ol anarchy
and terror. Thous ,nds OF people
are leaving for the North, and thou
sands more would do 40 If they hat
tho means. The volnnt, er compa
nies are chiefly mida up of poor
men who have nothing else 10 do
and most Of whom would 60 Nortl
it they could. There were some
three thousand military in New Or
leans when he was there, and {
largo number Of these were about Il
depart for Virginia. Such Il hard
looking, dirty, ulIitnly. and be-sot
ted lot OF men Captain Thompson
says he never saw in his life as ar,
these Southern S ,lIier", not only il
New Orleans, but wherever he saw
any OF them. The dec mt paOpl,
are ashamed as well As afraid o
these military desperadoes. com
posed, IA they gem rally are, Of tn
very worst clnss oI society.
Captlin Thompson confirms III
reports OF the military preparation
in progress all along the Miss ssipp
between cairo and New Orleans
and the general lawlessness and rui
ilnism that rule the hour. Stimu
lated by the false prcicusrs Of thei
leaders and by bad whisky, the sol
diery all have unshakrn faith fla
they can "whip the North" YER
easily.
lle says there are many intclli
gent people at the South who are fo
the Union. but they dare not expires
; their sentiments, fearing vioIenc
from the drunken rabble. AT Ba
St. Louis, a fashionable summer RI
> sort in Ms 'issippi,a Clergyman wa
recently tarred tcalheroi and rod
, out Of town FOR expressing sentiment
D that were deemed Objectionable.
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