The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-08

INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH.
The Rebel Programme OF Divide ana
WHAT THEY DESIRE OF "AIsEaABLE wssTERN YAM.
KEEsH"vERxIN, uNcoUrH, UNNATURAL AND DE-.
PRAvED"-A NUT FOn WESTERN CoPPRRHgADS.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.]
REAR or vIWssURG, May rs, 1853.
During the occupation Of the city jackson by
the Union army, Gen. J. N. Tutt commanding division
So n ooss %aas MS o tor a. sns
AisssifpiGn. Among the papers which tho fugacicus
editor leit behind HIN wss the following letter from
ana and his reply thereto you copies They con-
TAIN Interesting chaer in the secret history Of the
rebellion. The originals In the hands Of Ger Tut&le
subject TO tho inspection Of the curious.
THE EDITORS or MIssEsaFFTAN.
NEW LAURxL Hill Posr OFFICE. I
WEST FuIc1ANA, La, Feb. 81, 1858.
ssIn your paor Of the Sth inst " an editorial sti
Gle to which desire to call your attention. 1t ia headed
THE future OF the Confederate Statcs" This paper for
reason faiied to by esat in due season and
arrived at the time Of the following week.
that date you have inserted article intsnded for
De BoW's Reyie'o by "Pynon" ana Detice the
article art Ss0sav ,y with ms~ BE pleased TO inform
proposing that any Of the free States Of old Union
should be admitted into the coniederacy can hardly
realize that yen can be wi to any such proposition,
but put forth these propositions fee'ers among our
own people, and to stimulate the miserable Western
Yankees persevere their opposition to Lincoln and
his abolition admins traon and by prod ueing dssension
quArres and perhaps blows and blootshed among our
common enemy, relieve as in measure OF the tremen.
dous power they are preparing TO bring against
There lie doubt that Is greatly crippled
already by the want Of unanimy Of sentiment and feel.
ing between the people and the army the SIDE
the administration on the other. And By this psi0ts
quarre0 among theselres profted great DEAL
rsmdsnce BY faeri and esoouragsngt But Can we NOT
accomplish all that Is necessary and proper and at the
hesitate to fulfill i think we cam We can offer 10 JON
them, necessary, en- Wdr dgdtna Lincoln abo ION aad
Neg En0and Ya'ees, and after catching and pt!ing 10
councillor or adcser Of Lincoln, make treaty Of
peace and commerce with them granting them the free
navigation OF tue Mississippi 70 Its mouth "a right
never denied then however and moderate privileges OF
trade with But farther than this would CO. and
! hope you would not other.
Your paper ter reason An organ Of the
President and those views Of yours may be taken his
Perhaps they are. though trust not. was born In VIII
hanson County Mss, where JEFF Davis was raised
and my family schoolmates and friends OF his l.
the begnnsg Of this revolution have looked upon him az
asecond wasAsngson to lead our people through 70
But il he fsvors reconstruction Of Unos OF FREE and
slave States, after the experience we have had, have
given him credit for too much penetration and sagacity
In several public addresses and messages very lately
he has taken occasion TO declare most positively
tinctly that be would agree under any crcum.
never declared that he would favor Q Union Of
slave and free states He Is man who keeps his own
s IL ,Io s or Mnen ne psssss Keeps silent
fitting time for public expression.
am by nature, education and religion Yankee hater
oathed the old Union and no act OF any people
afforded half the delight that the secession or the
slave States from the old Union did You may imagine
therefore, my chagrin and surprise whom notice In the
columns Of leading paper OF the leading secession
States articles advocating reconscom OF the Union
pendence, which We have suffered SO much for Snd
fought SO glorously for within grasp, and foreign
nations as well as Yankeodom, are on the point Of
knowledging il.
My dear sirs write TO reply and cay thai YOU are
not N ea'r.sa, ~, are bang 'rars % catch green ,usn
these rsin. uneouh, tanafeal aud dtprared a. iAey
hare pored henselres to be, 70 enter again lecaiire
take freely a,'t on po S' o ana o "s" e s@ a or
poong, ocm'ne properly, &C., &c You must have
earned by the experience Of tho political ag,a.
by hatred abuse and jealousy followed by charac.
terized by more outrases punderngs burnings cruel
our civilization s too distinct, instincts too diverse
our manners, habits thoughts occupations interests
too widely different ever 10 permit TO live together
again under the same government with the same laws
and law makers, and the TO share In making
and executing their laws and administering this govern
sat down to write you six lines and nnd myself enter.
ing into an argument with you. Now never intended
argue that about which they hold dissimar opinions
Should you continue TO write similar editorials the
ono alluded TO- however shail conclude TINT enter
tain opinions which separated ~ Gar as the poles
win not let any Of your secrets out Of the bag you
conhde them TO me- and request not 10 dvuee them
but allow me TO proceed In your batting for the Hoostsrs
and not Interfere though may not entertain the same
notions as to the strict morality OF the But
You write to me and say canddy that you perfectly
willing 70 Join them again and live under the same gov
eminent and laws must take grounds against you and
will spend the balance Of my days In fighting against
any union with them just have fought ali my past
lie In trying to get rid OF them.
! will Ugh, you honorably, and when know how
are not, will myself for frst public man who
breaches this 70 me obnoxious doctrine Let me boar
from you In reply nj earliest convenience. Respect
DOUGLAS NJ HAMILTON.