Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-05-08
TIL FEELING INTHE NORTH.

| THE FEELING IN TIE NORTH. 500
Inc Memphis Appeal has had quite long
and interesting conversation with very intel
llgent gentleman who has recently passed the
teoeral lines. The following are given as
some OF his observations
lie Rad mingled ard conversed freely with
the leading Democratic politicians both of the
Nortf and the West and Is fully satisfied that
the peace Or anti.war feeling in the North is
much stronger than won!d appear from the Pc
rusal OF the Northern conservative papers,
these papers, he says, do not dare to give a :u |
ard coFree statement of facts as they exist
which would seem to be corroborated by the
late order OF Geh. Burnside PROHIBITING private
letters from coming South.
The feeling i'll New York City is particular
ly intense. As ar instance an order had come
from Washington for the arrest of Hon. Ben
Wood. The marshal was defied, and told by
Fernando Wood that if such was the game the
Administf alton OF Lincoln intended to piay
they would meet jeff DAVIS on half way grouod.
MI Seward was telegraphed the facts and the
arrest was not attempted. This gentleman,
moreover, states tkat a feeling of sadness and
sorrow settled upon large mass of the people
OF New York when the news OF the downfall of
Charleston reached them. He was fully satis>
he'd that the hands Of the peace party would be
greatly strengthened by IT,
Extensive preparations are making in the
North tn resist the enforcement of the conscrip:
law. The only thing that will enable Lincoln
20 enforce it at all, will be decided success
on some battle field, either at Vlcksburg, Mid.
die tennessee, Virgnia or North Carolina.
Should he be toied aud defeated at any of these
points, its enforcement would be impossible,
and the prospects of peace greatly enhanced
1t would, he thinks, be unwise, impoltic aud
unfortunate for the Southern press Southern
statesmen tu do amy act or conduct the ms elves
III such manner as to cast con:unely or
proach upon this growing peace party of the
North, such, for instance, as has found utter
ance in some of the Richmond papers. Their
position at present is delicate one, having the
powers of The Government and the Abolition
lists to contend against, com bined with q small
fr action OF their party, who have gone off
with such men as John Van Buren, and Brady,
of New York, designated TIE Uniun or War
Democrats. If lett urassaed by reproaches
and hard words from us, the feeling OF hostili'
ty between the Democrats and Abolitionists
will soon become more intense than that which
exists against the rebels. The administration
of Lincoln is denounced freely and literally IN
unmeasured terms, ard it is believed that OUT
side pressure will force him to convene ex
ira session of Congress, more especially if he
shall fad the enforcement of the conscript law
'mpracticable.
Ia ad dision to the foregoing, the gentleman
alluded to, narrated to US great many incl
dents going to prove the growth of the anti
war spirit in the North which is unnecessary
to reca pitulate here suffice it to say that he is
thoroughly satisfied himself that the Southern
people are not fully advise as to the extent.
prevalence and intensity of this feeling among
the neoDie Of that Sectiun.