Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-16

THE REAL FEELING IN THE SouTH.-A
correspondent Of Boston commercial house,
who has been travelling recently in Kentucky
and Tennessee, writes home that his personal
observations lead to the belief that the peo-
pie, not only of the border states, but Of the
cotton states, will return to their allegiance
as soon as they see that the success OF the
government is sure thing. lie says:
e clearly end very much less serious damage to the
portions Of Tennessee and Kentucky have vised 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 num-
bered anything like the men in any one body, that we
were led 10 suppose. Uuion may be found with
acknowledged and unpaid claims for forage and food,
while as general thing In this region, they paid their
friends. But sgch places and not numerous
compared with the extent Of the population Of the state
and will therefore produce great general losses.
How strong the faith " the people Of his section was,
and is to the success Of the rebellion you may judge
Of when tell you that nearly all who took the rebel
money parted with it hastily possible at the best So
ing rate OF else went South and bought cotton The
suit s that only 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 me to
the conclusion that Tennessee and Kentucky will be
much less impoverished than had supposed and that
the cotton states will be much so
now feel confident that the superior power Of the
North is realized by nearly all OF the people who have
come within the lines Of our army and although there
will prevail against u.s. yet II is equally undenabe that
It arises solely from a blind infatuated hope that the
South be conquered, and is not based any
or calculation whatever. | equally satisfied
that large majority desire peace and sick Of the
that they would like conquer. but falling do
so, will he prepared, whenever the result becomes
eca TO doubt H. to withdraw from all active efforts to
continue the war and suoit necessity they have
the power resist beyond the hnasng of speech,
cannot any evidence signs whatever OF willing
die in the last ditch, TO transmit the
their children and submit all their actions
wherever army has gone gives the lie 10 all such
tensions Ask them, as have, alone, why they have
submitted and the reply il, had not the power
sst Dut the people further south never will to which
replied they viii do precisely you have done under like
circumstances. There Is humility Of manner and mod
Grafton Of speech among them unexpected by many but
not by and predict like result wherever our army
goes, il not defeated. have been kindly received in
several rebel stonghod in Tennessee, aud find things
better than expected hAye spoken openly and freely
and been listened kindly and attentvey. The
pspers Of New York Oneluding the Tnhune) Of Cnein
natl, Louisville. and 81 Louis, find ready sale and cir
c All i'm. Light Is coming in upon them they begin To
appreciate the fact that we have been lied about that they
committed gfeyi1us in going and should
have relied bal0s instead of bullets that they
kindly treated and that sole object Is the restoration
" the Union as It Strange TO say have not heard
man speak uukindly Of Mr.. Liucoln.