The New York herald., 1862-01-26
INTERESTING FROM THE NORTH.

IRON the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. %
We have interesting advicss from the North with
reference to war matters and the popular sentiment
there through the statements Of Captain Robert Tans
Of Virginia. who arrived in Richmond day or two ago
after Imprisonment in Forts Lafayette and Warren
dating since August last Captain Tans belonged TO the
United states Marine Corps and was one Of the officers
arrested IN Boston last August from the deck Of the
frlgate Congress her return from the Brazil station
He lately released being exchanged for Captain Nun
son, Of New York, federal prisoner in our hands
Captain Tansi gives us some interesting "reminiscences
OF his prison experience and especially the hardshps
and atrocities attending his confinement at Fort Lalay-
ette where the prisoners allowed only the
ratons and locked up in cells during the night. He ex-
perienced better treatment at Fort Warren, where hs
transferred. He ef four hundred prisoners
In the fort had been prepared for the copfns.
Of Mrs. Greenhow and other lady prisoners
but they had not reached their destination IT the
Of Captain Tansill's release.
The statements which Captain Tansili makes Of the
state Of feeling in the North observed within few
days past both intelligent aud Interesting The most
remarkable aspect OF the public sentiment was that OF
extreme disappointment at the results OF the far
had progressed. The most candid OF the Northern
people confessed their disappointment, especially with
reference 70 two opcshe integrity Of the slave popu.
a,on and the tremendous OF resistance that the
South had onered the resources best exerons of
the North Express opposing the prosecution Of the
were every day becoming open and more care
less OF restraint IL WAS commonly said that the demo
cratic party would soon be In power again in the North
and that is programme would be TO upset the whole
present system Of YANKEE government deal terri.
bio vengeance upon those responsible for the conse-
quences OF the We told that public expressions
more than once heard that Cameron aud welles
should be hung, and that the work Of retribution
should go until every who had loaned money to
the government hai been treated TO haern Regrets
at once ptiul and ridiculous lavishcd on the de
structon Of the Union When Captain Tansi lett he was
mpoed by many Of the people ne TO tell his friends
in the South that the Yankees only wanted the Union
"prsyed for the Unon,n and woud be sat Sized 10 get
the Union back on any terms"
The resignation Of Cameron Lncons Secretary of War
treated with congratulations by the less ultra people
OF the North and said that Welles resignation
would follow. "The omancipationists were exces
sively annoyed and were showing the infamous ex
asperaton Of feeling The pages of Hdpers W>ey were
adorned with scurrous cuts and illustrations given Of an
exssperatcd policy Of conquest in pictures OF Southern
ladies' "of the frst families" delvng at the washtubs
under Massachusetts, taskmasters
There general feeling Of despair at the financial
aspects Of the II stated authority, that no
specie would be paid out Of the federal treasury
except for interest the old public debt The financial
programme at Washington was understood 10 be ad
donal issue OF demand notes TO the amount of a hun
dred and fifty 20 two hundred millions Of dollars, and
war tax TO tue amount OF hundred and fifty millions
although Il was estimated, In well informed quarters
that increased expenses of the wou up 70
q tno sand mil oas Of dollars year. Az private loans
hal cease and The full coming vi thq crs.s was awaited