New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-22
STORIES ROR SOUTHERN MARINES.


ncst miserably defective imagination in the
stories about the North which they invent fol
The encouragement Of their rebel countrymen
Ia publishing statements about President LIN
coins wbisby-driuking habits, aud the general
condition of afaiss at the White House. they
represent state Of society "llch Is much more
likely to fascinste than friebten the people down
South. A Presideut wLo liquors TO the extent
that SIR. Lincoln 10 represented as dong aIo
permits al sorts Of rufiians to WIKI into MS
presence with their hats on, aud sat IN his Pafiof
with their heels resting on tho maFoie tapieS
while they smoke long mines aud eFpec'o'aN upon
tbe tapestry carpets il rot the SORT "' person
AGAINST whom Arkansas and Attakapas can be
,ypected TO ent, rtain any very great repug-
nance. The Secession papers are quite as much
A. fault in picturiog the terrible ELECTS Of their
rebellion in this city, Boston, and Philadelphia.
Their inventions arc no. at al cIeditable to their
Ingenuity. The stories they tell are not half so
thrilling rs they might be. We viii help them
to few examples of what might be done, and
furnish them some hints for stories for the Seces
sion appetite. They may quote the following if
tat. (uuUbt, WIKI vi NiNn'lltl
credit them to Tux TRIBUNE:
a terrible sate of things now exists in NewYOrk,
owing TO the Secession Of tie Cotton States, and Old
Abe only knows when there viii be a change for the
better.
"Tbe suffering in many families is almost indoscrib-
able. We have been credibly informed Of a family
living in Fifth avenue, near Madison square, formerly
il aflucnt circumstances, consisting If gentleman,
his wife, nother-in-law, and one child, who yes
terday morning reduced TO the extremity of making
their breakfast Of Spanish mackerel, rolls, and
an oaeehe aaI fines herbtS. Another case hrs come
10 our knowledge, of q family in Wayohcy place,
whose name We suppress for obvious reasons The head
Of which, formerly a wealthy ship-broker, met by
his wife on his coming home from his office, with tins
narrowing exclamation: l am absolutely starved
have Lad nothing on earth 10 eat since morning but
some crackers and Parmesan cheese and Il glass Of
Chateau Margeaux. an dying for my dinner! Our
informant did not wait TO hear The reply OF the afflicted
husband and father.
The mud sills and lower orders generally are re-
voting and committing the most iightiul rayages.
The servants in tho family Of drygoods jobber re-
siding in First place. Brooklyn threatened to leave if
they were compelled to eat Pae dc 0e gras for break
fast any longer.
1--WE have heard Of a well-known boz rigaE who
has heretofore been accustomed eat green peas from
the South at this time Of the year, being At Del
monicos eating toadstools, something that looked
very much like them, with his flst for dinner yes
terday.
"a family Of most respectable people had TO pay ria
shilings basket for strawberries, in consequence Of
the non-auival Of that luxury from Charleston.
"Great confusion has been experienced at the
wbaryes in consequence of tie crowd Of shipping
which has been caused by so many vessels arriving
here that would but for tie blockade, have gone 70
Charleston, Mobile, Savannah aud New 0resus
Where if this thing to end
"Owing 10 the stagnaton Of business consequent
upon the secession Of the Gull States 50 great guam.
THY Of specie has been damned up in Wall street that
the flood OF precious metals has overlowed the banks
of that great commercial thoougLfsEe aud caused ire
mendous damage.
There are terrible times among the omnibus horses.
The brute creation cutters as well az merchants and
mudsills. 1t had been confidently expected that as
Don as the Cotton States seeded there would he
large crop Of grass in Broadway; but owing 10 the
constant marching of troops down that once nagnif
cent street. not blade Of grass las yet been grown
there and horses every day 10 fall from sheer
cAhhubliOn On I'VE nu tilet W i-St 10 " Dt'viA0
of usl
In consequence Of the great scarcity Of cotton.
women are engaged in soapng lint from the linen
shirts Of their husbands and they tearing up Pill
low-csses and Ehees for bandages to send TO the Fed
ersl army.
"The greatest conformation exits in all parts Of the
North aud they marching all the abe-bodied men
of to Washington 10 prevent them from IobbiDg the
stores and dwelling houses.
"The Great Eastern, which came out heie for a
show has been sent back England full OF passengers
and breadstus, and several gentlemen unable 10 bear
the sight Of things, have gone TO Europe to remain
until he present unpleasant state VI Affairs shall be at
an end When that viii be no one can tell.
"Tbe reign OF terror has now fairly commenced
and committees Of merchants are constantly going to
Washington 10 get the Secretary OF the Treasury 10
accept loans, as large capitalists fear they will not be
able to nves. their money in any more profitable man
ner there is 30 much Of lying IDLE in Wall street"
Frehtful as these stories are, we can assure
our Secession brethren al the south that they are
much nearer the truth than any Of the tales they
have been telling TO their credulous countHmen
about the condition Of things in the North.
THE RESOLUTIONS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA.
TIE resolutions adopted al the Wheeling Convention
LAST week were as follows:
l. R..osed Ihs. in our deliberate judgment, tie ordinance
psssed ty Tie Convention Of Virginia the IT'D dy 81 Api
yeuon undeooi IN he o. the state q Virgins to re-
peal the ratification Of the toAsluon q the Onie1 Stts "