Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-09

arisen as one man against them, exhibiting
degree of iendish magnity unheard-of in
in history. That Dickinson, the hero par
Xcellence of Southern rights in the North
had expressed the desire TO see them swept
from the face of the earth that Douglas had
advised the sword to be drawn and scabbard
thrown away, that Pierce and Cass, Brady
and Everett, and even the seeding Gushing
had expressed a determination to stand by
Republican administration in waging war
of determination or conquest against them
and, therefore, that the war was Il sectional
one, the North gainst the South that they
were hated am eontemned as a set of un-
christian heathens, and there was no choice
left them; that their only escape from utter
ruin and degradation was in uniting among
themselves, and opposing solid front against
a common foe.
AT the time of which | am now writing
about the lst of May, | found the eloquent
Baldwin, whom six weeks previously l had
heard SO ably and nobly fighting for the Union
cause vigorously acting as Inspector Gene
raj of the Virginia forces and many of those
who had stood untlinchingly by him in con-
vention, l sa W acting as army officers, or cast
ing their lots in the ranks as private soldiers
and all in every station of life, expressing
their firm and unalterable determination to
sacrifice everything, even life itself, rather
than be conquered and held in subjugation
by those whom they regarded as their most
bitter ana implacable enemies | saw, too,
that this feeling had taken hold on all classes
of society; that wives, mothers and sisters
were giving up husbands, sons and brothers
without murmur, but encouraging them
with their hopeful smiles, and bidding them
God speed. | saw ministers of the gospel
mingling freely with the soldiers and heard
them uttering deyout prayers for their sue
cess, and asseverate before Almighty God
that their cause was just and holy.
When | witness these scenes, aud saw the
determined look with which every expression
was accompanied, the conclusion upon my
mind was incstible that no such people could
be conquered, and from then till now, and
from this day henceiorward and forever, with
such convictions upon my mind, | have been
opposed to any invasion of the soil Of that
people, or any attempt to conquer or subdue
them and in such opposition | believe as
firmly as | believe in the existence of my Ma
ker, that | am doing my own country the
best service that ! can possibly render her.
With reference to the resources of the
Southern States have this to say: That |
was informed by those who have the best op-
portunities of knowing that they have arms
and ammunitons enough to equip all the
men that would be required u meet any
emergency that would probably arise by
those in authority in Louisiana, that she had
1000 stand of small arms, With vast guam
titles Of heavy guns, anmunitiOns, dc. ; by
prominent citizens of North Carolina, that
She had taken at Fayetteyill 5000 stand Of
arms with ammunition in proportiou leaides
several thousand stand Of arms belonging to
hesitate; by citizens of Arkansas, that she
had taken at Fort Smith and elsewhere 30,-
600 bv residents of Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and Florida, that they had as many
as they wanted. In Tennessee, arms were
scarce, and hence was being supplied by Lou
i>ana and Virginia, in which cotton State
was informed 10y Lieut.. Governor Montague
and others that when the Gosport Navy
Yard at Norfolk was abandoned 10y our Gov
eminent, that they had obtained 1878 Dalgh
reeu guns and 2GOU old cannon thar had been
superseded by those of more modern date
and superior quality together with 1000
kegs OF powder, with large quantities of shell
and balls; that besides their own large sup
ply of small arms the Government had left
them at IIarpcr's Ferry 5000 complete and
many thousand incomplete Minnie muskets In
Tennessee, was told that they had two pow
der mills in complete operations that there
was also one at Wilmington, n. c. At Rich
moud, Va, that they were establishing a cap
factory that would soon be ready to 20 into
operation. This, when tshshed, will be the
only one in the South, and moreover, that
caps were the only things that they had hot
in desirable quantities.
la the original seeding States the usual
supplies Of provisions had been laid in at an
early day, in anticipation of the impending
crisis. Large quantities Of corn, potatoes,
wheat and other articles OF sustenauce had
been aHd we're being planted, in addition to
usual supplies, in order to place Themselves
on a sell-sustaiuiug Uasis, and it is useless TO
say to those of your readers who have visited
that region of country that the vast quaint
tics of fertile lands with which it abounds /
could easily produce food enough to supply |
five time the population of the United ates |
il necessary.
There is yet another subject of deeper in
terest and more Importance than any that has |
yet passed under our review. OF it | am
glad of an opportunity speak, and do so
with the greater pleasure, because ] can give
assurances that will be CRAFTY ing to the most,
and would like to say, to all Of your read
ers. | allude to the apprehension of the
southern people on the sui iect Of servile in-
surrection, and | am happy to Oe able to say
that no fears whatever are entertained on
this account On the borders there will
doubtless be escapes, and perhaps, some dis
position in the slave TO rise against his mas
ter, but from the very nature of the institu-
tiou itself these rising must be limitcdin eN-
tent and easily quelled' The truth otthis as
sertiun requires no proof to these who have
resided in that country, ard to those
who know nothing except its abuses, as
detailed by Mrs. Stowe and other kindred
spirits, | will say that they have even in
times of peace, but poor opportunities of
communicating with each other beyond the
ordinary personal intercourse with neighUor
ing families, and hence the great difficulty OF
concert of action, so important TO the success
OF any lnsurrcctionary movement. In times
like these they are of course more closely
watched, that no suspicious white person
shall be permitted to lay plans and carry in
teligcnce from one plantation to another.
But there arc other reasons Of a different ma
ture entirely, why no fears are entertained by
the South on this account. Since my last
visit to the South in '53, they have prospered
far beyond anything in their previous histo-
ry, fine crops have been made, and high pri
ces obtained for all the products Of the slave
States, aud the negro has partallcn literally
of the general prosperity. | noticed with
much satisfaction and great pleasure that his
house was better, his food abundant and of
the best quality, his person and clothes clean
and comiortahle, his countenance cheerful and
hapDv all in1icatinu the anpGnrn4i inn af his