The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-30
OUR SPECIAL CINCINNATI CORES pON.
DENCE.

CINCINNATI, April 26, 1861.
Flying Trip through Ala1ama, Georgia and Omer
Southern 81 tes-Poiccl Feeling of the Peorle-Se,.-
tinsnf 1o,coyds he Hsrald-As;emsia Of vorunte~s-
What 7hey Say and Think-Pians of .1g Dacis-
Bydos's army at Fort Pic1e~s-Propositson Of the A
@. Cs-O6ys Of Men from 7ennese. ami Nj souri,
Speech of Col 7cdd, of Assowi-7 Travellers from n.
North, de-, dc dc
The last time wrote TO the HERALD from the South
was about week ago, since which time have been
constantly travelling through the States Of Geo-ga Ala
boma Florida Tennessee and Kentucky but az all tcs
graphic and postal facilities have been positively pro
hibed Northern newspaper correspondents by the Con-
federate States government have been unable to
chronicle events they have ransplred In my letter
dated Savannah Ga the 10th inst, in which warmly
and briefly alluded TO what seemed to me the a-per
vadDg sentiment OF The people Of the South in the
political crisis the principle upon which it stands AMI
its determination resist what may be termed viola
ton Of those principles Of the Southern
my opinion then based upon conversations wito ei,
nent Of Savannah, who assured me thu the senti
therein contained shared by the entire State
Of Georgia, and, indeed throughout new Southern
confederaoy.
Proceeding systematically IA my narrative OF
events, would say that IL was after I arrived
South that the HERALD lent It's whole aid
to the present national administration in its Efforts 10
crush out bold anarchy ard rebellion Tho news of this
fact came upon the Southern people Ike handerbolt,
and ts leading men appeared more Ike doomed to
be hanged by their elongated At what they
chose call Abandonment OF its Southern principles
The OF the fact referred TO not only comnuni
Gated through the ordinary channels Of information
wss telegraphsd every important city ami leading
politician in the South The latter seemed though they
had lest their friend with this exception bitter
and opprobrious ephets fell from their lips with
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Proceeding from Savannah through the central part OF
the State Of Georgia, passing through Macon, Columbus
and other large cities and towns towards Montgomery,
carefully examined into the political sentiments OF tho
people ] progressed. | found my tour, and
shortly after left Savannah, that the sentiment Of the
people OF the latter city and which seemed aud
be sng was entirely OF another type the interior OF
Georgia Crowds of people al every station the
route assembled each train arrived TO hear the
latest pews but their whole and entire principle was
to snnhilaie the damned Yankees forthwith at all ba-
Yards order 10 put Gown what they intcrfe-
renee wnh their local rights and Institutions They
spoke cf hanging the MOI tbern people with much CONT
dence as though u were feat easy Of accomplishment.
and that the North merely living suierance To
attempt TO combst any OF thee erroneous Impressions
would have been like throwing irebrand into powder
mago zre, as would not have been permitted TO have
s,st.d proposition without incarrng the hot displea-
OF who seemed TO look upon Northerners, Of
tionss, not 10 be tolerated permitted TO live. My
journcy frcm Savannah to Montgomery, distance OF
nearly -four hundred miles, was eventual and one which
shall never forget Every passing train Of cars seemed
have lesser greater number OF newly raised volun-
teer troops Who acting under orders OF President Davis
vending their way towards Washington Rich
mond, to take part IN the combat, which, / am
afsured, win positively within n few weeks.
refer to President Davis decent upon Washington city
these seemed 10 me to have come principally from
the eomsnry Of the country whoee athlete frames home
sJup uniforms, language and nveterate love Of
vhlskey combined TO impress stranger with astonsh
ment and dsgust The Whoe tendency OF their conver
sstion turned upon q loudly expressed hatred OF
everything and every body from the North President
Lincoln and his administration were particularly spoken
Of In complimentary terms aud promise was given
and then frcm stentorian voice that be would
stsp them before the Fourth OF July, in the city Of
Warrington They spoke Of Northerners as II they
pur pee who TO be as readily put out OF exist
cree squirrel from the rife Of good marhsmau.
They bossted OF their superiority and prow In marks
manship and perfect confidence 70 walk into Wash
pgon city when the appointed time will have come with
hunt. The drt Of the Conversation Of thest President
sayers seemed TO 10 be the Inspiration or Impulse Of
tho whskey jug, devoid Of that cooness and 0ebera-
fcn which itsure success.
On reachipg Montgomery found the hotels 6led with
strangers, subdivdei into Office seekers and military as
pirante from The grade Of nbusters 70 the more accom-
plshed in the art Of arms. Everybody seemed 70 have
ame military title from high private 70 Major Gen.ra
principally Of the higher grades. found Presdent Days
Cabinet N profound study the future course Of
ton or course, their proceedings them strictly
secret but enough would franepre now and 10 gre
the knowing ones sufficient information that great
movement was on foot, and that nothing nor less
than the capture cf the city Of Washington. The plan
has been decided and viii be attempted. This step
may se rash on the part Of President Davis 70 Northern
readers yet they could but understand the precise
the south they would nj realize the necessity of
tho ueneurc aud with fun confidence OF success,