The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-03-28
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Disaffection toward the South.
Charleston, March 2l, Il

Disaffection toward the South.
Charleston, March 2l, 1861.
The more pursue my voyages CT dis
covery along the highways and byways
Of ,bi. swaupy city, the more am | GER
tain that the evacuation Of Fort Sumter
is no military necessity, and ought not to
be ordered until the Goserum have ia
ken every means in their power to obtain
trustworthy Information OF the strength
I'd weakness OF the rebels here on the spot.
If an agent Of the Government will visit
me 10 Charleston, | will undertake to sat
isfy him beyond the SD adow of a douSl
that volunteer force of thousand men
sho are now resident in this city can be
found within twenty four hours to enrol
themselves on the side OF the Union. Be-
side this, | am 10 possession OF inform a
tiou. which is entirely satisfactory to ne,
that there are now upon the islands Ger
man companies of volunteers whose ag-
greg ate nuu Der is 600 meD, 600 Of HON
have not the -lis shtest sympathy with Sc
cession, but, on the cootrary, have warm
and enthusiastic love of the Union.
am assured by a lieutenant of Que Of
these companies tbattbe first SHOT at Fort
Sumter ould be their signal for revolt.
| cannot give better proof Of the posi-
bilfy OF these statements being true than
by assuring you that my informant, now
serving Morris Island, stumped the State
Of Wisconsin, four years ago on behalf OF
Carl Sshurz. Shortly afterward. bust
ness matters brought him to Charleston;
he assures ue that his views have under
gone change in only one respect, and that
is in reference to the Slare Ohgarchy. ion
which he has a great and growing con.
tempt. He says that although the or
gsuized militia regiments have ell oteyed
tie orders of the Governor in eutering
upon actise service, be. being men. ber
OF most of the German societies. and IN,
tiu ately acquainted with their feelings
and intentions. can positively assert that
tbe German companies will never fire q
gun uyon United States troops; that they
will never consent to perjure Themselves
Oh behalf of the slave power, but that, CD
the contrary, tho first gun fired against
the Government they have sworn aleai-
auce to, will be their signal for revolt.
and their bug lie call to muster under the
folds of the stars and stripes. This good
frieod OF mine, who is very intelligent
man. cane over from the island this
morning TO witt bis family, aud as h.
stood at his own door with me. in a street
not far behind the Charleston Hotel, be
pointed me to ten houses 10 his immedi
ate neighborbood, in which every cceu
pant is true to his country.
Passing from the Germans to the
Irish. am compelled to admit that
mang Of them are as false to their OATH
as Archbishop Hughes could desire them
to be, but there are, to speak within
bounds, hundreds who will not be in
duced By even the Archbishop logic and
loose morality to siolate the ssnctity Of
their vows. | am personally acquainted
with many who would enb brace the fret
favorable opportunity to 6yht Oh behalf
of the Union and human freedom, snd
who have no sympathy with the paltry
coPhap,, John Mitchell, or With any OF
the toadies of the slave power.
Having mentioned one Irish renesa ade,
| will take this opportunity of immortal
izng another famous. gouty. corpu-
lent Captain of the Fteamsbip Columbia,
the bosom friend Of Parson Yates, who,
some time since, in presenting testimo
nial TO the Captain. made that famous BIZ
BILE and Revolver speech which earned for
him the title of Fighting ParsoD. This
same Captain Berry is the very willing
aud submissive tool OF the Rebels; be en-.
cages in Duuborless small undertakings
for the purpose of keeping up the reputa-
tion here of having "a heart as big as a
bullock" At the mitigation of some
plotters here, be sent an invitation to Ma
jor Anderson and his regiment to accept
passage in the Columbia on Saturday to
New York. without any knowledge that
the Major bas yet received orders to e.
vacuate. Men who, like Mitchell and
Berry, pretend to have adopted this couu.
try on account Of its freedom, and then
prove false to it, are to my mind in the
same category With men who are false to
| Tia m othsr that hore them