The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-22
TIE NEW YORK SUN.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH % 1897


The mission Of Andrew johnson to Tennessee
is regarded by the TIMES as the first essay to-
ward reconstruction, and as indicating that the
Government intends TO hold the seeded states A,
first in military subsection, which shall gradu-
ally give way TO tho civil authority, as soon az
the population consent to exercise the functions
Of loyal citizens.
The JorFNAL or COMMERCE. urges immediate
appropriations for tho building Of an iron clad
navy, as absolutely essential to the safety Of the
Republic.
The TRiRrSK says that the foreiblo colonial
ton Of liberated slaves would be a great inius-
ice,in as much as they have proved their capac-
iiy 10 take care Of themselves without forcing
that costly loon on them.
A Nashville correspondent writes.
The hest illustration Of the uniform mental
and moral lowness to which those seized with
the secession epidemic are reduced Is furnished
by the change uI even wOmau's natural gcutle-
ness snl refinement into vulgar pa, son and viz
ulcut hatred. While the men mostly recognize
the force Of circumstances the women bear
such not only In their hearts but also upon their
TONGUES. Since they recovered from their hrst
tright, they Improve oyory possible opportunity
To insult whatever blue-coats come within range
Of their spitclulnCss. Some incidents have
come under my own o. seryatiCn that make me
believe these female dastards 10 hc capable ofal-
most any ytning. have soon full-srown girls
stuck out their tongues at passing soldiers |
have seen women droSsod In the hi ,lt Of fashion
deliberately wheel about on tho sidewalks,
when happening 10 meet troops marching
through the city, AMI keep thHir backs turned
until they had moved past. On one occasion.
oven saw al ininated matron LIT up Young
boy in her arms, and tell him TO spit at the
" Yankee and hurrah for Jefferson Davis
Another loully called soldiers SIN, ng Aho-
htiom'ts' within my hearing. What can he
expected oi people whose women have sunk
rO do,pl
|. IL impossible that the women commit these
outrH4es upon piOpricty without the APPRECIATION
AMI mitigation Oi fathers AMI husbands.
A correspondent from Winchester, Va, saws
TIE longer remlin here the more am con-
WINGED that majority ol the people are loyal
beyond n prrWlycnturc.' They welcome the
trooI with unmi'takcahlc thauklulucss for tic
protection accorded them, aud arc conlidvnt that
Il is forever Another evidence is the dcvas,a-
ton visited bv rebel sollicrv upon nearly every
farmhouse on the roads have Travelled. Fcuces
ARE burned, provision aud fUrll,c appropriated,
ami pad for iu Confederate moncv, 1ul TO sus-
pc'i d M u ia CurI"r-thc ono v,lU'l,ss as the
oth The country Is almost complete, y
" cleaned out oi siI ,slcncc for man and beast
lu the Medical College, h,rc, is preserved the
body Of Juln Browne s0n, kil"i ut llurcrs
Ferry, rrst skinned, and only n" frame and
mu'clcg retained Il stands at full Length in
one corner Of the muscum, labeled "John
Browns son--ihus always with Aholitionisig."
The mali;nity that dictated the monument sur
passes language.
Tie WoHLD says that tho exemption Of slaves
from ia nation as property, would impose addi-
tional bur lens on some portions Of the slave
states, though it would not alter the taxation
Of any state in the Union. In case Of non-pay-
'' ". -""ver the ma 1ity In Congress would
scarcely agree 10 the -.
upon tho samc as other property and the Gov
eminent would have to pocket the loss.