The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-17
The Real Feeling I'm .h. south,

The AeaA FeelAnG In the south.
"A correspondent Of Boston commercial
house, who has been travelling recently in Ken.
lucky and Tennessee, writes home that his per.
sonal observations lead to the belief that the
people, not only Of the border states, but of the
cotton States, will return to their allegiance a.
soon as they see that the success of the Govern
ment is q sure thing. He says:
~ clearly find very much less serious damage
to the portions of Tennessee and Kentucky l
have visited than expected, owing to the fact
presume, that the armies Of the South have
occupied only few points, and been moved by
railroad long distances, and have never number.
ed anything like the men in one body, that We
were led to suppose. Union men may be found
with unacknowledged and unpaid claims for for
age and food, while as general thing in this re.
gion, they paid their friends. But such places
and cases are not numerous compared With the
extent. of the population Of the State, and will
therefore produce no great or general losses -
How strong the faith of the people of this sec.
tion was, and is, as to the success of the rebel
lion, you may Judge Of, when I tell you that
nearly oil who took the rebel money parted With
it at the best going rate, or else went South and
bought cotton. The result 10. that only q small
portion of such money remains in this region
and that the loss will eventually fall upon the
cotton States. The facts have named lead ms
to the conclusion that Tennessee and Kentucky
will be much less impoverished than had sup
posed, and that the cotton States will be muct
more 20. 4
81 now feel confident that the superior powsl
Of the North is realised by nearly al of the peo
pie who have come within the lines of our ar
my, and although there is an undeniable stronl
belief that the soathern army will prevail sgains
us, yet it ia equally undenisble that il arises
solely from blind infatuated hope that ths
south can never be conquered, and is not based
on any rssson or calculation whasevefa an
equally satisfied that 1 large majority desire
peace and are sick Of the war; that they would
like to conquer, bnt failing to do so, will be pre-
pared whenever the result becomes too clear te
doubt it, 70 withdraw from all active efYorts tc
continue shs war, and submit to necessity they
have not the power TO resist Beyond the mere
boasting of speech, cannot zee any evidence o,
aigns whatever of willingness to die in the last
ditch, or to transmit the war to their children
and never submit; all their own actions wherev,
er our army has gone gives the lie TO sl such
pretensioDs. Ask them, % have, alone, Why
they have submitted, and the reply Is, We had
not the power to resist, but the people further
South never Will; 70 which I replied they will
do precisely - you have done under like cfrcum.
stanoss. There 10 . humility Of manner and
moderation Of speech among then uner pscted
By msny. but not By me, and predict ike ~
suit wherever our army goes, II NOT defaated. =
have been kindly received 10 several rehe]
stsongholds 10 Tenneseee. and And thipa, betts,
than expected. ! have spoken openly M
freely. and been listened to kindly and atssntiv
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