Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-23
Letter from L.yal Southern Gentleman.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
recent visit to and constant correspondence with the
South has convinced the writer Of this article of the cor
recness Of the views advanced in his communication to
your valuable paper months since The fanatics on
both sides have asserted that the people of South
have been and unit in their anagonsm the United
States Government in the wrong and the fasy Of
their assertions is every day becoming apparent.
Every Souherner knows that majority of the white po-
puaion Of his particular section in favor of estab
fishing any stronger form of than that up
by fathers. and that they interest in but on
the contrary have interest against the maintenance of
slavery which ony operates in competition with their la
bo Every Southerner knows that there
hundred thousand all told in that portion of the
United States in rebellion who directly interested
as slave owners in upholdng slavery and that majority
of them not disposed abandon republican form of
government failure. 1t is true that the politicians of
the South who fomented and still control the rebel
lion do regard monarchy the best form of govern
ment and have been and aboring nsdiousy to get
their opinion adopted by the people who put them in
power They have already established rigid military
desposm, which, go long the continues will an
their purposes well enough but in the event their re-
bsllion to prove success which more impro-
babe than what would become of them case their
armies dsbanded before stronger form of GO
vernment were adopted and organized They have pom
dered well upon this question They know what in that
event would be their fate
The writer of This article having been born in the South
having always resided there and having been in FIVE of the
Seeded States within the last six months is perhaps bet
ter qualified judge Of public sentiment in the South than
those who have been there. Those residing else
where who known sympathzers with the South"
are not entitled t, be designated They do not sympa-
thzs with the majority Of the white population of the
South, but with the politicians that riding them to
their rus.
The question often asked Why if such be the state of
the case do not the in the South rise up and after
deposng their rulers, return to their allegiance? 1t is
easily answered They lack arms munitions of war and
organization all of which in the dessotic control of
Mr. Jefferson Davis and his confedeates After having
been abandoned TO their fate 10 portions of Tennessee
Kentucky, and Virginia and Texas BY our Government il
is not to be expected that the people of any portion of the
Seeded States will declare themselves for the Union
until they see clearly that they will receive permanent
protection.
1t is not at all strange that Mr. Jefferson Dayiss health
seems to be giving way under the pressure to which he
has been s and must continue to be, subje cted What
has become of the aerng inducements held out by him
and as associates in the conspiracy to u.s. the people Of the
export duty on cotton filled the treasury Of the socaed
Southern Conederacy by paying the the bonds
issued by Mr. Msmmnger Have tire great Powers of Eu-
rope interviewed and opened ports Have the Demo-
Gratis OF the North held their party tie stronger than their
to their Government and consented to help out
the treason of those who regard republican form of 90
faure2 Thus far what have the leaders OF
the South gained by the they nauguraed stay
OF execution They know that their doom is fixed and
they only fighting fr delay If such not the case
why many Of the knowing among them occu-
pied in at ruinous sacrifice their assets into
gold sterling nge1 Where has Gen Sterling Price
sent his pers nal effects, and wby7 Where have Foyd
Sae host Of the contractors Of the so.caed Con
& deracy; put their available means7 Why are millions
worth Of exchange and gold not to speak of Government
cotton quietly escaping cut Of the limits of by
the only safe route left open by the neglect Of President
Linc.ln's AdMiDisration--by way Of Matamoros
The Northern men with Southern principles" who,
like Sde have ridden the South for years past and vet
ride it, have prudent consideration for the future
Though like rats they may nstnctvey desert their sink
ing ship they have their boards for future places Of
safety abroad.