Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-05
A Northern Tory and a Southern
Patriot.
Correspondence of the Philad. Press,

is., sEs-- SUFFOLK, May 80, 1863.
Yesterday, on the deck of the steamboat
which now plies between Old Point and
Norfolk, saw strangely excited group of
Individuals, and listened to a thrilling con-
yersatiop. ,Reposing against the railing of
the boat, one hand leaning on the carved
head of polished cane, the other thrust
IJauntingly into his pocket, was a GENTLE
man from New York. AS he lazily Whitfield
his Havana, and looked admiringly upon
his brilliantly polished boots, he appeared
the very impersonation of contentment !:
and, clad in suit of superfine broad.
cloth, covered with linen duster, he
needed no .cornucopia at his feet as a SYM
Dol of ms prosperity. With supercilious
ar OF condescension, he addressed himself
to a trio of care-Worn, harrassed- -looking
Hlrglnlans,i whose habillments were dingy
and threadbare. s5l i .=slr1sa. u4B =
"Oh, Virginia will be all right again.
She has suffered slightly, but her manu-
featuring powers will soon be employed.
and make up for thispuny loss. The Gov.
ernment mast fix up the institution of
slavery, and restore your slaves to you,
then you will prosper again.
"RestoFe our slaves, sir2 We don't
want them. am feeding thirty now, and
would gladly give them to any one who
could keep them. No, sir, let US now end
with this evil" s7faa az 10,
itWhy, I'll take one off your hands-IIl
buy one from you. Slaves are valuable
the institution worth preserving, and the
Government ought to protect it. The
South have been more sinned against than
SHINING Look at the treatment of poor
Nallendigham; can you find fault with the
emotions which prompted Governor Sew.
mour to write his letter of condolence2"
AT this reasonable speech the old. man
Of the party grew eloquent. Rising to his
rect, with tear starting in either eye, he
related IN language narrowing to the soul,
what he had endured for the Union.
s"You say our losses are petty. They
may appear so to you. Two years ago
had a acompetencY for life-a happy home
with troops of friends. Now, I'm a poor
hopseless, homeless, wandering wretch
refugee. Ihaye suffer in every conceiva.
BILE way, but have never flinched or faltered
IN my devotion to the land which bore me.
but proudly owned its allegiance when
epvlroned round about with 80 900 bayo j.
nets. Oh, men, look round upon the desc
lntion which has visited this country i'm.
ag!ne it to be yours if you can; think to
have lost what l once possessed, or to have
been imprisoned eleven months. like this
gentleman at my side-then, if you can say
onr suferings are slight, our losses imma-
terlaL slavery. blessing, and Vallandig-
ham an abused man, Pm nonplussed. The
loyal men of Virginia want the hands of
the Administration strengthened, that this
devastating war may be ended. Slavery
is nothing to US. But the traitors in the
North are growing rich, and bitterly in.
Weigh against every officer and plan of the
Government which would quickly termi-,
nate the war. Such men find their yav,
down here from New York in search Of
spoil. Dearly do love my country, but 1
dietest and abhor such coun trymeu..