New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-25
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.,,,,. Of Eefage-C Of Rebel C"r'
..ey- business Now snd Hereafter.

-. have cent them througIg oVei the ran fcads
. ,..ostsr numbers than over. As blow after blow
- s,t7,cI ,t tns Rebellion IN its remote slrong-
Ii. ,eb,re Union men were hemmed in by mill
-, GORDON. or fearful under The reign Of terror to
-, e,csring, the barriers which shut them in
60 baeD broken down, the avepuee for escape have
80 ooened and 70 the peaceful, nndesoated North
l,.c,os suualid and desolate, but even in their
3..,,,;cu pr,ising God at being thus liberated by
vToi bevone's frOm The scene Of their intoerabie
ta,dsee. Fuedves Of this description are dsily
.oatipy this city, s0mo in destitute condition as
% male ono's heart ache g. witness il. Many OF
.bs- bring fami ies of children, thin snd gauDt from
6.rino. and clothed ia aud ragged garUenie
vsor 500 they were in comfortable circomsIsnees-
,nsr tbsy arc dependent On charity. They bring
,oljpg bst tho co,hes on their backs--iarms and
bouaes have been a. Aoandored-rebellion htc strip
,e5 than Of live stock, provisions, crors and every
th,g hy which life WA 10 be sussined Some Of the
,bers and dsughrers Of these fauiiise oiets OF
,,os,ssd sympathy. W5ole households have found
ehs;r hgnrry wav 70 our So ders Reireshment So
,oon to he there pabcly fed hy charity. They give
me pabe pictures of the robbery, the ou'reges the
,errorisn under which they have suffered flT nearly
ayeag past, and now, thanking God for their eoape,
,boy Icol. round from one meal 20 another doubling
where Z Ia to come from. Such az have fitnds sre
.skeu home sud cared TOR; bu. many among totai
a1nqers. This new phase Of oetr4cism Imposes q
new ,ss on the public sympaties us well as on pri-
vats pursss. Bus IL promptly snd generously net.
II Low victories are y iibsrse ctLeT crowds 10 seek
sfuqs hfher. the North " i'll have large demands
made 90 i;s libersiity.
Bpt there are fagtyes Of darker complexion,
such as instead Of having endured eSrurs GIG for but
single year have Co" cred uoder it for lifetime.
yhese roach oor cy s,ngly, 'ometimes in pairs and
snall squads and oecssoua y in what may be called
Groves. As msuy as hundred have arrived IN a
1ngc week. TAX Of tbe destitutiJp Of tue white
frpitivesl Some Of ,hoss black ones reach cur
border without shoes, their feet ,otU and bloody By
srauriug over frozen rosde-nO bats for some DO
shirts for Others; and az lor food enucisied irom
saxiety and famine, for they bad travelled by
NIGHT. sud had no money with whi.h 70
purobaae feed. Among these sGw and cor.
rerssd with the ehattels of Ma.oD, rhe author oi
the Fugitive Slave Law. The capture OF WiDchss-
Ter broac down their prison 6oors ara let them 50
hoo. never TO DC reGusuyed. They were part Of
lsrge BODY Of fug!yes lbenied 10y the extension Of
oar lines beyond Manassas But these destitute csea-
tures End quite az many hieuds rs tie whites When
they reach the city they received into the teni-
lies Of The coIored residents whence they speedy
.sleR, notty into the country, by farmera who need
sslp Bcre, for tie frg, ,iDe in their hyeg, they
eeive wUges. II families are thus separated, 1t Il
Eo'urtafy. Bat privation is submitted TO with be-
eoc forttude by these poor victims Of oppression
vOtuitq being counted such when beyond reach Of
hs planysti0n Lash. All clssses coiors, ana ages
ssus eotas sad 20. one woman Of nesr luI-
dred yesrs old wac amoug them. Women bring
with them mere babies At tbe besst. Il IL q ,iyn
ai 6set ibat as our srn;e, penetHie further SJuth
do tbs fug.,iSes arrive from greater distances.
nus without procleimiIg themselves TO be hbera-
iF srroies. they must be practically such.
rraGf il evidently opening with toe liberated po7-
,ons NJ the inferior South. Ou. hotel registers
Tain o,ues from regions heretofore tsbcoed, while
1schsuts Lsve actually handled gold from very un-
,1rsc.ad quarters. convened the other day with
Union nan lrom Nashville who came here 70 re-
plsnish bis stock. His operations az trader aud
spancier were curious, and explained to me tho
,nisras Of the exorbIiant prices We have seen re-
ported as prevailing throughout, Reboidou. AZ
storekeepey, no sold even thing for Rebel paper
needle for Eve certs, spool Of cotton FOR twenty
Eve. s1d mean o4bco for one to two dollars yard.
Every morning 10 sold his previous days receipts Of
papsr % the troers ct shave Of from so TO 90 per
cent making the beot bargain he could, but selling
anyhow, and always getting gold in return. There
were brokers or shaver who continued % buy even
when the scrp was horribly oeprsoiated. As i fell
no raised the prices Of bis in proportion, until
At lss. he 90. ten cent? ~ single needle and halt
collar for spool Of cotton Bat when the Rebel.
vent down ct Fort Donelson, the scrip 1en. down
wit them, aud nobocy wsnie3 TO touch il, while the
shsyss thought they had enough On hand. When
Grant entered Nashville j, fell de.d so utter total,
rurous loes 10 the hands Of all who held il iu sny
quantity. Bat "a soUrd currency in the slaIe oi
Federal paper came IN prices Of everything fell to
something the old level. Ia the nesu lime, Or
up 20 this time, the merclgn, bad sold of Anost his
snre siock' end though getting rid ofhls Rebel scrip
al hall its lsce, more than doubted his money.
Business moves aluggishly beTe ia almost every DE-
psruentexcept iba, of shipbuildug and tho sapuf.c
Iore Of maroe sugino, ia both branch., Of which
lhsrois promise Of great activity for yeArs There
Las been very fer Spring trade to tho country.
though buyers take bold spsrngly, evidently
Keeping small stocks on hand. Money is abundsn,
3. low 6gvres, there being none bu. nov
railroad enterprises on hand, uDlcss i, bo
10 connection with gea. building operations
N oar suburls, or TIE development o. our
law Western staple, petroleum. Per consequence,
ynces al Tie Stock Board are maintained with sur
Prising stianes. few being dssroas Of selling, and
fewer stili compelled to. Confidence IN the Govern
meni uaabsted, ID vel es in tbs speedy crasbiGg
.a g HN.t Il