New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-07
under no control and in their daily journeys 10 and
from Jonesboro they insllted Union men whenever

under no conto ano ID tneir daily journeys 10 ana
from Jonesboro they insulted Union men whenever
they came TO their houses. The mildest thing they
did was to hurrah for JEFF Davis. To tear down
fences and TO dock borses was a common incident
For one night aud 10 one settlement the fences Of
as much as 100 acres Of corn were thrown down.
Six Of them stopped before my place little after
dash. They sat down on the ground and talked
with them in the most friendly manner All at once
they rose and with immense spitef9iness threw q
me more than 20 stcnes, come of them weighed two
pounds. I, was fortunate for them that my guns
were not handler.
Bot several were brought me in lessthsn aminute.
The towards had fed. They hit only once.
was lucky. Bu, they were SO frightened with
the discharge that they ran more thar nile with
out stopping.
| These attacks were not confined 10 Northern men.
know Of case where children told their grand
mother she ought to so TO he'll Tor being Repubi'
CAD. Tho way this came about was, an intelligent
North Carolnsn, who took care Of bis aged mother,
was tue only Of the boys who was for the Union,
hive 10 hard feelings against these men. A
grea: many Of them are quiet aud inoIensiye, they
own FARMS and they have left every thing to 60 into
the army. Their press position on which they are
strictly guarded allowed to send no letters or word
home, and unable to hear from their families Is BAD
enough. Their wives know MOI what has, or what
is, to become Of them, and they fear they may u?t
always possess their little farms acquired with paina
ful Industry.
Ifthose soldiers have any enemies, they are the
BURNERS men Of Jonesboro, who, knowing better,
have led them to this calamity. IL was the easiest
thing in the world for them TO have made the people
Loyal. This course was pursued in oil the adjoining
counties. Jobbeon County cast only one vote for
Fremont. 1t has cent 500 loyal men to the war
&c csn be found. a
There was one man in Union County who did lis
duty. This wss John DOu2hery, who for several
years rerresented this district in Congress. From
the frs, lie took strong grounds for the Unoa, and
te d.a soTnethirgi but hs was too much alone, and
tie crowd went against bin.
These business men, seeing that there were Re.
publicaus in The county, suspected that they would
have fonc influence If the people should support the
Union, used ell their inll nee 10 Gil toe peoples
minds with suspicion uni hatred Of the Administra-
ten. To preserve their power, they were willing
70 help to ruin their country. They have only sue.
CSfCcu 70 III ulOu ZIG PeOlio
AID UPON Themselves iofamy. Astonishing audswift
retrbulion One Of the must wealthy Of these, for.
merry respected everywhere, AID man Of refne-
rens ard good Intelligence. sinks beneath these
troubles and already is partly deranged. Another 10
on tie verge Of u.adoess.
TIE curtain is raised. We see politicians and
others seeting power working upon the fears OF lie
imid and the ignorant by opposing tie war. Instead
II appealing to the Intelligence of this age, they ap'
zeal to tie darkest and oasest passions Ct our nature:
When tie people unfortunate os to te deprived
Of knowledge, or when they are coward'y or weak,
or when they have given away TO tenfta'ion and
become criminal they sacceed. IL ia a mistake 70
Suppose that We are civilized. We are only civil:
lied enough to protest against making Slavery
cornerstone Of cur Republic
Let tbs war end as il may, and SO far "a the con-
tl)n of tie Northern a.es slore ia concerned, !, II
Of tie least consequence which way it ends, it is a.
certain as any other human event, that tie Free
States will become more and moro Abolitionzed
with each year. and in the next generation, and IN
oil literature, all history, all poems end heroic story,
thes, Northern Secessonisls-uerchants, lawyers,
LEGISLATORS and GOyernors--wiiI have such reputa.
ion tlet their postery win be ashamed to hoartheif
names