The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-01
INTERESTING FROM CAIRO.

INTERESTING FROM CAIRO.
OUR CAIRO CORRESPONDENCE.
CAIRO, Jupe 20, 1851.
Statement Of Unionis. Who Wa Ayrssted and Imprisoned
in NempAis- The Hasred OF ne North At Nen,phis-O~
raoes Committed on Manufactured, Eramina:ion and
imprisonment Of rirpasan- His Treatment in Prison.
The Remarks Of Chiea,yy Jwi9e-somtheyn CAi,usry a.
il at Home-Ecape from jail and Jowf:y 10 Cairo
Cen <r,sotioa of the Rtbet General, dc.
There no other section Of the south In which mso
rty OF the people entertain feelings Of such bitter hoet
ty to'he North as 10 Memphis Tsnn This has been ma
neeted in nnumerabe instances and has breathed forth
in the countless outnges and indgnes that have been
heaped upon those known or supposed to be from the
North Many Of these have found their way Into the
journals Of the land and served to Stir still deeper the
indignation snd the vengeance Of the true men Of
tie nation 10 record oAh instance Of outrage and abuse
received at the hands Of the MemphiAnA BY Northern
men would f the largest Of d&nes, and hsnoe only
the most fAgrant have met the eye the general public
OF such 10 she one am about TO record.
On the Goth day Of March last young man, native
Of Virginia. and for many years resident Of Washington
n Baltimore the Of Of the most eminent clergy
men in the country, arrived in Memphis. The day ,s
memorable a. having been tho one upon which the mill
tary OF that city received body Of Mssssipp troops
~ route for Pensacola to reinforce tho rebels a.
that point. Being but q few days subsequent
to the vote for Convention, when Memphis gave
a majority Of hundred against that proposition IL
occasOned come surprise that In city and State still 10
the Union by their own election, body OF with the
av0wed intention Of fighting against the s.sls and
Stripes should be received with military h0nors the flag
Of tho Union iuried, and the emblem Of treason alone
floating the breeze. Being the time the flag Of the
socailed Confederate States" had been seen By the
young man, and all bis feelings being enlisted In behalf
of the government, he naturally became Indignant at
ths honorable reception accorded to traitors city On
oyrg the protection and blessings OF the Unionan In
dgnaton which not essened by the vaporngs of tho
imported traitors. Under such feelings he returned to
the hotel End addressed letter. giving account Of the
whole thrg, 10 the Now York 2r6u7e, and signed II
FJginian.'
IN Few weeks the letter copied from the Tribune
into the Memphis Aga,anshs, Under the heading Ira,
tor Among Us-Wbo is Hep deBounoins the author IN
unmeasured terms, and threatening him with the mos.
ccpdgn punishment II discovered. Upon the appear.
Of the letter in the Acalanthe, the ycung man,
whose sentiments known TO be IN or Of the Union
charged By some South Carolinians at tho house
with being its author. Unabie, however, 70 get an ad-
mission Of this fact from him, and being firmly OF the
manner OF abuse of Virginia and vrginians, General
Scott particularly, with a view OF involving him in
personal difficulty, which succeeded only so far as TO
compel him to knock cue OF the chvary down 1t was
evident they did not intend to the matter rest
here and lacking the manlinees TO resent personally
they had resort to most convenient institution the
qualification OF their enmity, known the "Vgiance
Committee" Their aid was invoked, and the intmation
shat an aboionist Was the offender was sufficient TO
aSouee all their vigilance, and impress upon them tho
enormity Of the offence committed The safety Of the
community demanded his immediate arrest The bshests
Of justice required his speedy execution warning to
al others who dared express honest opinion In oppo
sition TO the sentiments Of the good people Of Memphis
There was security long such dangerous and
Suspicious character was at large. Incaiculabc evils
would follow In the train Of his movements Hence he
must be deprived Of his liberty and the limits prescribed
beyond which he could not 20.
This was matter about which there was but little
difficulty all law had long since been trampled under
foot and the city been given up TO this mscaed "saety
Accordingly, al eleven O'Clock P. NJ April Is, body
OF men, composed In part Of police and members Of the
bis effects. No objection was offered, and minute on
animation was entered into. Everything was overhaul
were to he srictes but no,ona
was brought to lghtnothing contraband" was foun6
Then came the Questioning Where are you froms
propose going from this pon who are your
pertipacouly asket was, care you correspondent
OF the 2y,bue' To all these queatons
replies were given but to no purpose "we believe you
tai opinion which he informed these gentlemen on
teria,ned OF him "You ought to be hung to the nrst
hmppost the unanimous conclusion TO which they
had arrived and damn you !" said one I'VE will hang
you in the morning, was the ocnsoing remark they
left, after locking him up In the station house
ma "a thepc aiff
held before the committee sole mn concsye one yea
ure OF which that The wtnesses or accu.ers went
before the committee, while he kept adjoining
room and only admitted 70 har the conclusion to which
they had come, Sin view of all the facts" Notwith.
standing, however this conclusion had been already
reached, they INDUCED in promises threats to ex
tort from him an acknowledgment that he was CORES
pondent Of the 7,t,tln.-n one breath informing him
followed by hanging, and In another thr eAenng, II con
WINGED Of his being guilty Of this great crime hang
him at once Not having the least for
TO such extemes land they require very Sigh
they concluded TO retain him unit, as TO his o.
ect in visiting the South although they pretended TO
De perfectly satisfied that TO play the spy upon
He accordingly thrown into prison And such a
prison In all civilized countries the criminals ,nfned
Tor the highest crimes known TO the laws treated
with some degree of humanity. But 10 Memphis the
mere suspicion Of being Northern man. Of enter ainng
feeling Of regard for The Union Is sufficient 70 deprive
Inn Of all claim TO the sympathy Of that people, and
doom him to fate as horrible as the mind Of man can
coaceve or he is thrown into dark, damp, loathsome
dungeon aboundipg in nth, filed with verin destitute
OF every necessary convenience and almost deprived
l,gbt. The poisonous atmosphere they inhaie comes
through an aperture, eighteen by twenty inches In an
outside door AID the stencil arising from the aceuu.
lated Nth OF years Of Itself sufficient 70 shorter TIE life
Of the most robust Here they remain With snall
allowance o. corn bread and the smallest quantity Of Hter
Tor their daily sustensnce When to this added the
heat with the thermometer at 90 degrees the horror OF
sn for the crime Of being lover OF the
Union, IN Memphis, may be imagined, but not described
lie miseies OF his imprisonment were not ,eesened
by the daily sccessiors made to the numbers already
thels-a all committed upon equally frivolous pretences
About one week after his connen ent the Recorder OF
the cit, Dickepsop, sent for him. for the purpose
ss he ssiee Of expressing bis proocnd regret that
ia his power TO barg him. And fro hs seat IN
open court he denounced him as damned aboitionie
who ehould cos he allowed 10 live an hour Had the
power said iES canned jurist az would cut your ears
Of and nail yen to he doors OF nay court room and
probably shAA haze Ibis p!sasnre yetD This 10 man