The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-11-15
a VYsET' TO TEIE BEGELs Al
COLUMRUS.
Gu1cFcsttHg Enicrvicw with
CCneruis Polk and Pillow.

Mr.. F. W. Hurtt, of the Ohio
State journal, who rs now at Cal
ro, was recently cntruetcd with the
dolicste duty Of forwarding from
that point young lady from Mis-.
sissippi to some point where she
could obtain conveyance home.- -
He found itlmpossible to get a car
riage TO ride over the twenty miles
Of Kentucky soil between Caire and
Columbus, SO disorganized is that
portion Of the country. lie accord
Iingly bought a skin, paying a mar
twenty dollars to 60 with him, ant
with the requisite passos, starteG
on his trip.
He reached Columbus in safety,
and Immediately on landing the
boat and baggage were placed un.
der guard, while Mr.. HURT and
charge were taken TO Gen. Pillows
headquarters. Mr.. HURT was soon
given the liberty Of the town, on
condition ofnot inquiring into mil.
itary secrets. The soldiers were
mostly young men, and looked
rough and dirty, as il just from
camp. They had the appearance
Iotsoldicra without the uniform -
lNotmuch display of rank was seen
!iu any part Of the camp. Every.
thing looked emphatieally dcmo-
cratic, and whiieii io2kcd less sub.
lstantial and comfortable than like
places in our army, it looked more
as it these persons folt that they
were engaged ina sympathetic fam
ily affair.
Gen. Plllow was very anxious to
give his visitor the Secession view
ofthe present crisis, and according.
ly lectured him and an audience OF
Officers for nearly two hours on this
subject. lie spoke in warm t6rms
Of the sold Government''-said the
North and South were mutually
necessary, and that none but the
most urgent reasons could haYeiH-
duced him TO fake up arms againat
the Union. The whole cause Of
the trouble was the selfshness of
the North. Il imposed heavy tar
it's, monopolizod commerce, pass
ed personal liberty bills. Not sat,
isiicd with the excitement caused
by the nomination of Fremont, it
elected Lincoln. Even this would
not have caused a separation had
not Lincoln commenced "mad ca
rcorN lie could have avoided this
war by Withdrawing bis forces from
Sumter. This would have disaim-
ed the South. They could not sue.
cessiully have pleaded that Lincoln
was ight.ng the South. lie should
have issued q proclamation to
South Carolina, saying that as she
had believed that he would not pro-
tect her in her rights, he would bee
to assure her ir was his purpose to
administer the Government with
ont any partiality-that he would
DO a just and considcrate President
and as on evidence Of his good faith
toward tho South, he would with
drawhis garrison from the fort built
70 protect South Carolina, and not
TO be turned against heh
The proclamation, after the cap
tHre Of Sumter and acknowledgement
unconstitutional" acts of the Pres
iaent, had made tie South lose ali
confidence in the Northern people
"AVe are desperate, " continued the
Goneral, "We can never live with
you again. Iou will not conquer
ms. Yen may whip us, but
we Will fight you wien wa are
aye, while we are dying.
Cur Young men who have Joined
ourarmy, havo come here ready to
die, they expeott0 die, and die for
ihoir loms, their iiresidos, their
hlertics, tlieirriQlis. Their moth
e2s and sistefs are AZ homo work
ing ior them. aad ready 70 suheras
home as theY nllr in the field.