Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-11
The Effect OF the War on New FOrk..Re-
a tion of Public Sentiment

a ZION OF PUBLIC sentiment.
A correspondent who is a native of New Yorl
city, writing from that city to the Baltimore E
change, gives the following facts:
There is much labOrcd effort made by our editors
to conceal the truth as 10 the very many things con-
nected with this destructive civil war. They en-
deavOr to undeTrate and under estimate the rasour-
ces power and valor Of the rebels to Overrate
the enthusiasm, resources and power of the North.
and plaster over the blunders of the administration:
to gorify Gen. BObadil + Butler. and explaiu away
his disastrous defeat at Great Bethel TO prove that
/ the government has Tot Numbered and lost prestige
| in almost every military movement since the war
begun; to prove that this will inevitably result
/ in crushing the rebellion and restoring the
/ CniOn etc, etc, etc.
! Now without attempting to show the absurdity
of their arguments, will take the liberty to inform
you that only three months of war has suiiced TO
utterly PROSTATE business here, and to disgust
thousands who, a few weeks ago were enthusiasts
caly in favor Of subduing the rebels Iexpec-
/ ted such change of feeling, but not so soon
did not so soon expect to hear men grumbling
against the war, who. eight weeks ago, were clam
OrOus for mObbing and lynching all who ventured
to question Mr. LincOlns policy. But, nevertheless
it IS true that many of such are grumb.ing quite
audily, and looking very much down in the
mouth" The Duly Ae1cs speaks out ag4iLst the
war with impunity. So, also, does the Dqy EeO-
and even the stAid and sober Journal Of Commerce
is now ranked among secession and reasonable
journals by the Tribune. Times and Herald These
papers would not all speak so plainly against the
war if there were not many substantial people OD-
posed to it. They but reflect the sentiments of a
large number of our citizens and the number Of
this sort Of thinkers is rapidly increasing
As to the effect of the war upon the trade and
business here, already manifesto is simply ter
rife. The crash Of 81 was not a circumstance -
Such an array of ITO LETT and "For sale pIacards
never before seen. either IN this or any other
city on the continent There are at least five hu1~
dred of these on Broadway alone. and many of
trem are on first class stores and whole blocks Of
etores, while streets in the business quarters
OF the city and in the dwelling part Of it-eyen in
the mOgt fashionable and palstal regions these
commercial epitaphs" las the Nelos terms thsm)
stare you 10 the face from every third door post
The wholesale part Of the city is almost quiet es
a country church yard. and some modern GRAY
might sit him down there, upon deserted door
step, and find mental material for an "Elegy .
more mOurnful than even that touching composition
With which the world is familiar DOsOladon
reigns where a few months since, thousands of
men were busy as bees, and cheerful az high hopes
of prosperity could make them.
A few weeks ago, whenever a regiment marched
along Broadway, the air was rent with deaiening
cheers now, when regiment passes the crowd
look thoughtfuliy in silence, it no. in sadness
q I'd sorrow. great change has come over the
people, and the end IL not yet Their faith in the
Of this war, lately high and full is evil
IDENTIFY falling fast. They are beginning seriously /
to doubt the wisdom OF policy which has rem /
dered secess on so much more extended and i'm /
pOrtant than it would have been under a peace
policy, and is loading people with an enormous
lebt, destroying their present business and even
the prospect Of future prosperity, and inperiling
the lives Of SO many thousands OF our people
They are beginning 10 believe that there Kill b.
, Southern C0GfeGeTacy in spite Of the war, ard
much larger and more powerful coniederacy than
lere would have beea had the original seven /
states been allowed 10 go in peace; and that the
Dayonet is not exactly the thing to induce South
I'm merchants to trade again with Northern cities