New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-10
TIE SOUTHERN SOLDIER.

In the lOurD1ls OF the South we rtuh much
about the Southern soldier, the gallant hero who
gives his all to the State, and in its service i'm
perils his life. To be sure. his all is frequently
represented by indefinite number of zeros,
ard his life is as worthless anything which
breathes can be. Nevertheless, the southern
editor WAKES pOeticsl in his praise, aud The
Southern belle, reirainiDg for a time from her
snuff, presents TO him pretty flags, and like a
charming parrot repeats the speech she has been
taught. This hero and hs companions are fire.
quenty compared with the volunteers Of the
North, greatly to the disadvantage Of the latter,
who are denOminated. with the cutting sarcasm
of the frc.eaters, hirclings" and universally
scofIcd at south of Mason and Dixon as mean
spirited and cowardy wretches, not worthy to
polish the boots of the chiyalry, when the chy.
airy happen to have any boots.
We have had some experience Of the superior
character Of the Southern soldier in the regular
service of the army and navy, aud should feel
obliged to describe him a person too avari-
cous 10 resign, and too cowardly 10 fight;
person who acts as n Spy in his own camp; who
unochs tho gate Of his c0untry's fortresses TO
his country's toes, and then, having made all the
mifchef his little head can plan or his weak
hands execute, ,kuks away and hides among
his peers in meanness. This appears 20 be a
pretty fair sketch of the class so much laudcd in
ihe prints of the South, especially Of those mem.
beers oil the class who hold responsible positions
and are supposed 10 represent the flower of the
country.
Our Georgia correspondent in his letter this
moInibg published, gives an account Of recout
muster ard review OF troops at Macon, in that
STATE, and presents picture of the various com
paue5 from his point Of view as disinterested
spectator. We have recently had the opportunity
OF conyersinc with a man who left Charleston
about fortnight ago, having deserted FROM the
army OF South Carolina. Ills account of the
.tnte Of internal military affairs in the Palmetto
State, cOrroboratcd by the testimony OF every
honest and wenformed man, shows that this
GourishDg army has within it the seeds of a
very troublesome harvest.
We hear 81 much Of the rube aacrty shown
in the South with regard to enlistment, that We
Shall be interested in knowing how some OF this
business is carried on. The man to whom au.
sion has just been made, German 10y birth, and
engaged IN business ut Charleston, was accosted
early in the year by Recruiting Committee Of
solue sort and informed that he must join
company of volunteers. He had seen enough OF
the way in which they manage things in that
country 10 know that refusal OF reluctance would
cause his ruin; 80 he volunteered with
sorry cogutenance, aud heart not over light
He was promised for wages So month. TINS
the State of South Carolina still owes him, aud
he does not consider the debt good one. Ills
enlistment did not for a time interfere seriously
with bis business; for the army officers ol that
Republic do not think il necessary to drill their
commands, as general rule; but after a
littls while our German was sent with bis
company to Fort Moultre. They remained
there, however, only two days, tho food
they consumed being apparently OF more
| value than their services; when they were with