The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-24
Nav YORK Juns
A SauthsisIe View.

The following are exTsst, from NJ. Rus-
sRLL's lstter TO the London Times, dated Mo
bile, Alabama, May IL. After describing his
voyage dosn the river from Montgomery he
says:-
For out-snd.cut southern no ions there Is
nothing In Dixie's Land like tbs ssc eessful emf.
grant from the north and east. Capt. ME.au-
ER had at his fingers ends all the pohtico.
economical facts and figures OF the southern
side Of the QUESTION, AID rested his reasoning
solely upon the more sordid and material ,cA
culaiions Of the sscsssio,is s.
there are several native Africans, OF as they
are called in Caba bones on board. They are
the property Of the argumentative captain,
and were acquired by a cup de main, At which
have already limited in this letter. II sssms
that club of planters in this state anal one
or two others resolved, little more than year
ago, 70 import . cargo OF Africans. Toe job
was accepted by an eastern house, which en-.
gaeed 70 deliver the cargo at 9 certain point
On the coast within certain limits OF Tina
Capt. MEAGHRR, on . certain Sunday In last
July took q little cossing trip In his steamer
Gar, and appeared at Mobile on the following
morning In ssason 10 make bis regular voyage up
river. He ran the dusky strangers In at night by
an uni, ca sented pas, and lssd. d them among
sufficient celebrity 70 b hack at the moorings of
he Car without his absence having bsen no.
ic,d. The vessel from which the 6onses were
rehyersd WAS ssuttlod and sunk, and hsr mas
and crew found th,ir way North by rail.
Bat tie parii,s in interest soon claimed to di.
30 the sPoil', when to their infinite disgust,
t.s snterPrising captain very co,lly profsssed TO
,snote the whole businssL and dsdsd them TO
.k TO recover by suit at law property tho In
Ior alton Of ~hich was regarded and would 10
punished % fslony II not a. piracy by tho ju-
dicial tribunals. A case was made and issue
Joined, whsn the captain proved q circumstan.
tial alibi; and, having cast the claimants dolsd
them out few bonses, prhsps 10 sscap, assas-
snation, - shells while he kept the oyster Ia
the shape Of the pick of the i'm portation which
he still holds. rsco nc ling his conscience to the
transaction by Interpreting Il as sairdge.
Let there 10 no mistake Whatever as TO tho
unanimity which exists at present In the
south to hght for what II calls its iadepend.
snce and 70 carry on war to rhs knife with
the Government Of the United States. An
exau inatien Of the institutions OF the country
as they sctuslly exist leads to the inserencs
that, whore the tyranny Of the majority Is at
once irresponsible and cruel, II Is impo,ibls
for any an whore the doctrine prevails to ~
sist II with safety or success. II Is the iasvit-
able result Of the action Of this majority, as Il
opsratss In America, first to dsmorslzs and
who have maintained what arc called Union
doctrines" and who are opposed 10 secession
| orrevolution, have bowed their heads before
the majority Of the MAS, and have hastsnsd
| TO signify thsir acquisscence in the decision
which they hsvs heretofore opposed. Tho
| minority, cowardly in consequence Of the ar.
bit.ry and vindictve character Of ths over.
| whelmiDg power against which II has strug-
| glsd, and dhhsartsned BY defeat, Of which the
| penalties srs Tremendous in such conflicts as
thsss, haste 10 to lick the feet OF the couqusrer
and rushcs VII frantic cheers after the chsriJ i
In the triumph which celebrates Its own hum'l-
iatou. II there he . minority at all on this
| great question OF secession In the southsrn
States, II hides In holss and corners, insccss-
slble TO the light OF day, aud sits there in
darkness and sorrow, silent and fearful, u not
dumb and hspsless.
Fort g Aines is an unfinished she'll OF fort,
| which was commenced by the United States
engineers some time ago, and which It would
not be easy TO finish without large outlay OF
money and labor. II Is not well placed TO re-
sist eithsf land attack or an assault by boats.
A high ssndbank In front Of one Of the faces
screens the fire, and . wood on another side,
II occupied by ri6emsn, would render 1t diff
cult TO work the barbette guns. From this
font 70 the other side OF the channel, where
Fort Morgan stands, the distance is ever thrss
milss, and the deep water channel Is close q
by . strong body OF Alabama troops stout,
sturdy men-srmsd with musksts Of the old
pattern, and THAR uniform 10 by no means uni
fo'm. The fort would take o garrison Of 5s(
mtn, If fully mounted, but the psrapets arr
mere partition walls Of brickwork crenellated
the bopb-proofs are unfinished, and, bu
for . few guns mounted on the sand.
hills, the place Is . defencel,ss shell trap
There are No guns In the cassmates, ant
there Is no position ready to bear III,
weight Of gun in bnbetts. The guns which
arc on the beach are protected by sandblp
travsrsss, and are more formidable than ths
whole fortress. The Steamer proceeded across
the channel To Fort Morgan, which ih wori
Of considerable Importance, and is assu nina
formidable character under the su psrIntsnd
snce Of Colonel HARDKx, formerly Of the Uni
ted Stats army. II has regular trace bag
III n, and curtain, with dry ditch and draw
bridge, well made classmates and bombproofs,
| ard a tolafabls arm ament N coiumhiadA 4,