, 1862-06-11

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Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
PrTrsBCHG LANDING, June 4, 1862.
This will be my last letter from this place,
and Will be devoted to few reflections upon
the country, its rcsourres, inhabitants, slavery
ETC., rather than to news, which latter, how
ever, is about "played out'' in this region, !
having given place to speculations respecting
the whereabouts Of Beauregard, lis army, its |
condition etc Many think his army is broken |
up and dispersed into small bands, and some |
place the number OF deserter5 from it at tabu-
lous figures. still continue to adhere to my |
original opinion, and that is tAat the rebel |
army has retired in good order, and is now |
stationed at various points along the lines Of
the railroads leading to the South. Beaurc- |
gar1's 'last di!cb,' is the Vicksburg and Mont
gomery (A1a.) railroad, and be will attempt to
make a stand there with Mobile IS the base Of
his line Of operations, and he will endeayor to
render the railroads leading to this
line useless, 50 as to impede our progress.
His last hope is that the climate at the South
will decimate our army, and that he may tire
us ont by i prolonged contest in the cotton
States. How he will succeed it is for time
alone to tell. As matters nov look, however,
asiss are vsry g,9oa,y indeed TOR the cause Of
Several Of our general officers talk OF placing
the army III sumnae7 quarters, loE g month or
two Ut the hot weather, and Indicate the
mountains Of northern Alabama as being an
excellent situation, which would also COM
mand the entirc cotton States. Whether this
will be done I cannot say; nevertheless it is
freely discussed in high quarters. The ques.
tIon is, would it not be better to follow up the
enemy by means Of the lines Of railroad as
rapidly as possible, and in this way not give
to recover from tho decentralization, more or
less. consequent upon retreat,
There is report that Tennessee regiment
lad voluntarily laid down its arms to Gen.
Pope, and had been sent home; but do not
bclicye it, as I shculd have heard Of some
preparations at this place or Hamburg, to re-
cciye the men; whereas none such have been
made.
This ragfon Of country is naturally very
| fine, abouuding in agricultural TeEour.es OF
| all kinds Cotton, corn ard wheat are tnc
| staple products. The last appears to be ready
| 'or the sickle, and after the crop has been
| harvested, there is sufficient time to plow up
| tie stuaI3se aud plaut corn, Which grows here
ysry luxuriant>y: On the bottom lands I
have seen it already four or i've feet
Wit vii se inc n car. But comparati7s1y M little @ agr
| cultural labor has been performed in this
| region this season, on account of the presence
Of the army, and the fact that the males clpa-
bic OF bearing arms arc nearly all with the ar
| my. Grass widows AID children arc Very nu-
| n4rruus, but n,en are scarce. I have s5cn Uut
| very few boys over twelve or fourteen years
| Of sge in my travels. These facts show to
what an extcut the war has cleared the coun-
| Try OF its ]aboring population.
Water can be lad uf d most excellent quail
If all over this region. Springs are to be met
with in all directions through the little r1-
viDes. The water is soft, the rocss from
which it springs being generally red sand
stone. Sometimes it flows in quite large
stream from out Of y grayclly knoll. I have
seen the soldiers run a couple Of lengths o'
camp stove pipe into one Of these knobs,
and 1lsng q half barrel as 4 receptacle, in TIL:
way furnish perpctually flowing stream Of
water, sufficient to supply two or three regi
! minis for bathing rs well as cooking pur:
pcst6. A short distance from such a spriuG
is another which flows into . natural rock
basin, and which is used IS bath-tuh on
large scale by the soldiers, who may here bt
found ~usbipg of the Impurities OF the Ten
nes=ce soil from their peT5ons, any time dur
ing the DAY.
Yet, with all these natural advantages, will
healthy c1iulate and a magnificent soil. aftc
over fifty years Of settlement, this req ion Q
country is a5 yet almost in q state of nature
Iou ride along through the forest, and only
It the distance Of two or three miles ap,rt
| CONE upon clcariEgs, or rather fields in Hht:t
, ! the gigantic trees arc left standing, iavin!
! been merely girdied years before. The hous
r If the settler is generally log hut, but ia'
{ perfectly ''chinEed" up Tith mud. soma
hearen is aliu "ed TO stream in il au directions
{ | OF course, in this case IN windows arc needed
/. Indeed cav nut few gi1zed wiadovs- Mos
t Of the houses bad no glass whatever.
l. wooden Ehntter, closed ut night aud open b
: Gay. 6rrYes all the purposes Of air and light
OF cuufee. into eucn catin5 IS these, the bugs
2 ticks aud itntneuse poisonous spiders have ire
t ! neccss, and doubtless improve the opportl
j. nity. In many instances found the occupant
b had no beds Or betldiug, never took of the
It clo'hes or at least only periodically, aud whg
Il they retired foF tue night. slept in q sem
Il circle around the hearth with their feet to tt
fire, like so many savages. It Was not III
], common for the nj grocs to occupy the satu
< sleeping apartments with the whites. In trut
I'd as to intelligence, the negro appears to
O. every Whit as well informed IS lis or her ma
n ter aud mistress. They are generally muc
1e more lively in their speech and motions, an
re far more h'':slthy looking. TurG your bac
&c to 1hc family and yuu could not tell the di
Il and the man And ia thi. ";
Of is slavery fast pl1cing the once African slYas
upon dead level wi1h the white mau. B.
is j, il rot only doing so in this manner, hus
T. another and more Intimate one. attu1e
ns the columiugling Of the blood OF the tv
Il races into common stock, whether deg:
he s,atc onc or not time alone can det, rmin
u But that ama!gamation is going on IT
st extremely RAPID rate no one will havc t;lc III
lie diheod to deny. viii give IN Instance as
a distinguished division surgeon
e- the army, q native southeruer. bo
L. ard r:siss d III Kentucky. Hc was riding 0
n to the front a few days since in compauv wi
10 Gen. - aud stall They stopped at a L
in Int by the waysi1e and were struck With t
! f-tf. o1-s oF, m
ut as'out four or five years Of age. She had ey
ye Of tie 1uost brilliant black, straight VA
ng lair, and while skin. Upon inquiry th
Ii learned that She was the daughter Of q muls
~ to woman by q colored man: This wouaa
OF they also learned, was the daughter of b
IN own master, or owner. She uad had 1hr
a2t husbauds-ncEro men also owned By her Q,
rry fltlnr or bis rciahbors. Two of them b
y, been ecnt South aud sold; the third was nj
tn living with her: b her present hssba
nd she llai several black Children and &
.he white child. Some Of the uciy:.bo-s {p
lad hays maliciously) it Was afterwards found u
>ut reported thut this child was the daughter
ish the woman's own father and osner!
the an1ican}Y together The white owner
the several children by II white woul7n, aud
ere WAS reported to be kind 1nastor to
lch slaves. Now, here is specimen Of the Pc
OF liar institution SO revolving as to shock
ing senslb''itics, to say nothing Of the religi'
ks for slavery talk no more
lolc abolitioDists and a1nalsamationists at
aud North. II they want 10 set analssmation
mp cTn:oEiem Of the mas; degrading, kind, j
7ea- let tbr1n visit q slave State: and whuu theI
the 1t n: I'll axe care to 70 among the 1niddl
ci:s- OF whites. eHu-:s Of 4 few slaves, au
,dcl t:.ey 10 lot tis.d population sunk in the N
'ose htie h. 5alitE aud ignorance, it is bees
'bli- | t}.e> will nut- Here is il couurry over ut
gts. ,ie famous Dayy Crockett hunted ,asld stun,
Of f.T toogsrss, over thirty years ago, Jet
!cal | e'i3l cs much of . wildLrnrss As it was r
and the "haIs" and the catarnounts reignrd
tho most supreme in its soltudcs. And what
that bt en- the drawback to lts progress aud ci
issht z.tions Simply the Institution OF slavery
,cial u,orc and no less-
pic, i ianghable instance OF southern ignor:
hey was related to me By the commandant at
wcr, 1Itinaan. This gentleman, who is q Maj
the tho Curtis Horse, 4 lev days since went
not a store to mike some purchases. for ~hic:
h t. }.aia i've duliar Canada bill The 5;
con- keeper passed it to the wise man OF the
hem :s4c, who scTutiuized 1t for some time
The closely with the aid Of an enormous p
has b1ass-bowed epectacles. He finally reiu
: the il to the store keeper, but could make not
rous Of it. He thought it might be counter
the but was not sure. Thc store-keeper
shed another equint at it Montreal,
10 Of ada" read the merchant in small II;
onsc s'What State is that in2'' Finding i nj
oil the Major handed him one Of "Linc
have green backs," rs the semi-secess1onists
their thcua, with which the Intelligent sout
the gentleman WAS perfectly satisfied. Yet t
this arc the States, and these the people that
1t en- furnishing the Democratic party Of
,sdaY ccubtry it's staple mR]oritics for years.
,AScs Wopder the result has been the breakiu
N. at nf the Union. No Republic can ever s
/ UnutA Afo nf