New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-06

live 70 see that great country once in the ENJOY
ment Of the prosperity and Tenown among nations W
which your wisdom in council and your sworn III Od'
tie have 90 largely contributed the anxious eafes
hone Of those who here unite III rendering 10 you %
only the # their oou1d respect put
we believe you will value az highly the spontaneous
tribute Of LOYAL American hearts. go. oo,
We have the honor to remain, with the hlenes' con-
Alteration. dear Sir your friends aud fellow cltilehs'
ALExAlNDER III BENRY' " WCS NJ PSiifF-RHFhbITH,
T TinAI cpJYLER C. MACALEsTEh,
Ard others.
ANOTHER GROSS OUTRAGE IN GEORGIA
Union MEN ROBBED AND IMPRISONED
Daniel e. Merrick of Buffalo, formerly an engineer
nm the Western division Of the NewlOrk Central RaI
road and for the last three years employed on the
Savannah and Macon Railroad, arrived IN hls cry iS'
evening en- route for Buffalo. where ms family ieiue
He reTQrts that on Tuesday, April >, he was taken
foIciblv from his engine 10 the city Of Macon, Ca
IN armed and excited mob, and he, IN company N!'
several Others slso Northern men ana enpioy es vi
the same road, were thrust into JAIL where Ihe! vi
kept for fifteen days, part OF the TIME hhilus ;
quantity of food and the remainder Of the time WITHOUT
ANYTHING to eat During this imprisonment .n'l WE
visited by their captors, who insisted on t'e. ,e
m agreement to fight for the Souihein y,
which thew declined 20 do. Mr. Meirck theh SEM loI
the Mayof of Macon AID told him that he Only desired
his liberty and that was granted he W0uld leaNe ,e
State nj once. To tnis the Mayor rephed, Leave tue
STATE he Cd d-dl You'll fight or take the roGe :!
A. the exriration of tie fifteen days, the jail was
broken into at night 10y party of fellow employees on
fhe road and Mr.. MeTrick and lis associates earned
out pu, into carriages which were secretly FURNISHED
bv a GOOD Union ulsn, aud driven sixty miles that
Night when they abandoned the carriages and tied The
horse TO fence TO make appear that they had
solen ,hem, thus ayertng suspicion FROM the noble
hearted friend who furnished them. They then to0k
70 tho woods and by travelling foot and by night
only succeeded in reaching the New-Jersey Central
Road Tuesday last, at some station near the Sla'e
line-hayng walked nearly the whole distance, some.
times getting lit from Union man, and cros;lrg all
.fr They reached JERSEY CIV
Tuesday night nearly naked, and were KINDLY cared
for. Nc Merck started at once Tor bls home IN but-
fsl0 only TO get his two Sons however win Wuom,
he save he is cOiug back settle accounts with Lis
piacon friends lie was stripped of everything ya>aa
bic at the time OF bis arrest even 10 the rings on ls
hands and his hat. He left BY the o'clock train last
night for Buffalo. ALBANY Express.
M Charles Whiting, for many years engineer
on the Georgia Railioad, was one of the imprisoned
party, and made his way with tue others to New
York He is a brother OF VIM. H. Whiting, ESQ, of
Geneseo Such Ourages a. the above are filling the
North with men who thirs' for vengeance.
FROM LADY FIRE.EATER IN NEW
ORLEANS.
Tie letter given below has been Ieceiy cd in Newark
The writer is described a. ga dame of high degree
q native Of Louisiana who has also resided at the
North:
NV ORLEANS, April 81, 1861.
Ny DEAR FRIEND: / take the advantage Of my
friend, Mrs. IS kindness, who leaves us tomorrow
for Philadelphia, TO write you few lines. WHAT las
him since be left us. hOpe he las not joined tie old
yiliaa Lincoln presume you get all the news from
the South. We are far getting on 9loriousy. God
is or our side and with his help we sball be victorious
Your Northern Black Republicans VIII find, when too
late that their hopes Of cOnquerng tie South VIII not
be 80 easy matter. We have put mp long enough
with 1ascally thieves. Ttey have tried US beyond
endurance and we will have more of IT, and we are
now ready for them. Let them come by thousands If
they dare their carcasse5 will serve 10 I'LL our swamps
Let them come @i,h their old RafSDl,tter at their
head aud the Beechers AZ q cir tail Oh, wish had
old Abr ham in corner, would, woman as am, cut
his cans so close 10 one could where they grew
the Eouid old wretch! bOpe your father VIII not
NEEDLE himself with the quarrel hope his will
never be identified with Northern tanaticism. Our
city is healthy now and crowded with people more
than have ever before We arc for one and
al Gid arc prepared meet the worst that may come.
feel e,tisf,d we shall have no fight here, as the
cowardy horde dare not come, but ii they do We will
perbaps re content TO leave them 10 the afectOnAte
care Of lcti0U jack, who will socn lay the Yankee
ow.
We have fortified our city in astonishing manner
since vOur father left here Let the Aboiit ots come
IL hey dare; the Nor call us triGing, inso
lent siyages without education Who say this Of us
-bigO.s fanatics, ACgrO-!OTcJS and q ieyes; people
covetous O. the South, and whose envy has aroused
their feelings Of ill-wi 10 iniure What have we
done 10 tie North 10 injgre them Nothing; but on
The contrary We have built up the North; we have
made them rich but now we shall lei them starye
We will 20 ahead, ard can defend ourselves and IRE
in se Of them. Let them DO what they Will, certain
10 one South viii q" DC hH1.'