New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-09
yME MELLOW HOOK"
The rrcuc5 Minss:cr's Visit q" H'chn'o""
WAsIINIToN, HPtII 20 r''-'
Mercer 10 IhovorgeL

count of tho results Of my excursion to h.c'N'o"'
7 went fou Washington on board me 'isSr''
directly ., Fortress Monroe, where S'opPeu o"!
,ono enough 70 pay a visit 90 Gen. wool ana |o'"'
r,oJo,s G. odshorough who command at this Foi''
~. F,d-ral forces on hand aud sea. from rof'
uo,r,p rle Cssaendi carried me TO Norfolk, "nrIo
aha arrived ot uiQhtf, so to prevent every h'"'
ofa,,,,,,,rsssi,, demonstration. The same evening
saw Geu. ilucer, who commahds 'n"' "'.''"'' w
paltlnenl. aud at my request De n"' Wv :,
forward 10 Richmond She following 'e'sf"PN'o u'''
patch: r., :. ,.,. Il. s,.;,.. "a
~ :, ,,J In a private capacity. II iii asreeabc toy'h'
1 favorable response having been gwen repaired
J.. .o,,pJ Nv frat visit was 10 Mr.. Denianln, sec
| =. Of e,ste. whom hid known wien lac rop1e.
'ad Iool .iaua IN the United States Senate. Said
/ -, t,u, that the purnosc Of my Journey was merely
10 assure myself for myself, OF toe true cyiu'loh %
tlucs: and that called 30 oeS ann 10 AID me III a.
tAiain" ii. He answered ina, ne WOMB 20 80 HnI
The l,r a,i pensure ana thal he would be ed
tn, should be able penetrate 10 t"etFul', N'ita,
odri,g IRON all that cane back 70 ann lToih tlc
NoT,b grrcareo 10 be little known there condense,
NJ lie Mini.ire what heard from the mouth OF mf'
Ben amin, aud III conversations "ltn oI.e'". On
ave have" they said 20 ire, " relied Too mIih on
F,r,ne nd the power OF con mercai interests, DIV
are determined to conquer orr Independence al All
hnzsrd- On ,h!s point Tie sentiments o our oeoso
are utnnimous They have already suffered much,
but the, VIII endure Tax more, II Necessary 70 ac'
cno,nIi.h lheir object. We 10 no disguise from our-
selves that the Federals Infinitely superior
resourc,s aud he command of the ocean; that ttey
may IN tAe long rufmake themselves masters o. our
uorts lu, IN capturing our ellie. they WI! ma
ouly Women old men aud children. Ihe whole pop
ulajjon calabe Of bearing arms VIII wlIhdTaw INTO
the interior beyond The reach OF gunbo.ss, and IN
pr,ssnce ot such resistance the North VIII DE
obiped to weld. We remember that, IN The war OF
Independence the EDglsh moineniariiy heil posses
sop of nearly al the cities on tho coast, Out sue
cumbed Notwithstanding The same result VIII now
Occult The present situation Ia exactly elmilgr 10
what II was then. Like the English, the North
fights TO retain Its power and wealth, aDd We, lse
the Americans, fight tor in1epe hdence. uuI pcoiio
are to-day animated by unmistakable sentiments
Look AZ tie women; they are foremost III urging
their hu stands their sons, their brothers, TO take
arms Bv their habIts our people better prepared
for a military life than those Of the Norm, ana on
eoual terms our troops have always had the adVan-
taye. Our measures are taken TO hold Richmond no
long ns posi- le and IT, at last, we should De forced
to abanoou Virginia, II would be, certainly hoaVy
loss TO us. but we should not despair Moreoyer,we
can If al rontelv necessary, dehond ourselves, but
the North cannot attack us without money. On the
other hand We viii not hesitate an instant TO bum
our cotton and tobacco, rather than permit them
40 ialI into the hands OF the euemy.
1 eofu mere I'LL luc UlDtt iDpDIlllN IfscVH'
ages. All have held the same language and bave
eSpres.ed tie same sentiments. Nevertheless,
amouQ IN sc peTsons several are known Tor the mod
GRAFTON oil their character and i0f TIE relbIanoe that
they opposed al tine ouiret TO the movement OF Seces
sion But IL the disposition winch il b unanimously
rs,if,sted of a nature 10 reris all trials This IL
what / DO not know, but rec many reasons for
not calling IN question their profound siueenty AZ
tlis moment. How otherwise can one explain the
c,Inllete sab mirsion with which the people accept
All inA IN series 20 which circumstances condemn
tn,,o ana in the mds, Of those miseres accept also
rigorous measures like thai just taken by TIE Admin
slrstun which, IN order to prevent new d.Oflefs
caused by Drunkenness has just forbidden ia INC oJ
O. Richmond and ia the army the manufacture a4id
the ,nle Oh al kinds VI fermcnied liquor shall
ro-rfI.de by saying 10 your Exccency how much
ra.,u have had 10 be sIii.iied Win TINS sep on
nv uott On the other hand, al tAo South have
met. together with much ehgernesS 70 onef n,o
lmcyenauce hospitality ana opportunity Tor pr
vate Discussion, true feSarn 70 the oenoao! u
nm post.un. did moi think II proper ak TO roe
presdent Davis. lie made IL tbs rerPect no sugges
lion 10 ne OF least effort u gave 10 my liesenct
any other significance than that which II really bad
Immediately upon the return OF the "ASsehei 70 y ASH
ington was informed by the Secretary oil the Navy
Hat All The resources Of the Navy ard were pui at
/ tie digp8si,iOn Of that vessel, ara the Was
uryed to reperi0h her cargo =. coal iom The
| Yards Of the Government Inc next Day Pfes-
id ant Lincoln hOuoled the weasel with VISIT,
I r.
"A 10 the results hat We might be able TO attain an
a short time from the simple raising 81 Tie block
ade we found ourselves iiaced between TWO con-
trsry aibimations. The Cabinet at W asDlugtOn
Kelvin. upon the cOgsIdc rdilOls which your Excel
c, VIII be abio 10 appreAend, declares mat cotton
will be ueiiycrCd 10 commerce. while ia INC SCUM
tins /, denied IN tie most categorical manner. What
h certain IL, that cotton has been burned IA New
Orleans aud at different points, which have fallen
into the power Of tue te1tTais
Your EAoeil,ncy directed 'ns 10 call the attention
Of the Secretary OF STATE 10 the Inconvenience
resultinu 10 our COMMERCE from tie proceed
iugp OF tie American vessels Of war IN the Gull OF
Mexico. Mr. Seward has given me assurances that
orders have been forwarded 10 the COMMANDER oi the
American forces in these WacTSi ana that repeli-
ton OF such abuses need not Dc feared.
Under date Of PaEis, May q, 1862, Mr.. Thouvc-
mel gave an account Of conversation with Minister
DAYTON, apropos of Mr.. Stewards dispatches in
which il was attempted TO establish the impossl-
Ility Of the South prolonging Tie CONTEXT had not
European Powers recognized 1t as a boigefent
Power. Thouvcnel states the reasons for the con
trary conclusion urged upon Mr.. Dayton
H. Mereier 10 TdopDene.
WAsHlSGTOy, May y. 1862
The ports recaptured by the Federals have been
Icopcned 10 commerce. and on the return OF the
President who has gone 10 visit the heet Of the
Army OF Virginia. an order for this measure viii be
issued. VIII have tho eject, as the Cabinet at
Washington has persuaded itself, to procure
cotton for tne European market Your Exceency
knows OF all the disquet Of which cannot rid my
eelf in this respect and what has passed lately at
Newt Orleans and upon the banks Of the Mississippi,
where rnatses Of cotton have been burned, wac OF
Of nature to dispel it. IL is easy TO see that the
planters suffer themrevos TO be punished by all the
projects Of coniscation and emancipation that have
been gu omitted TO Congress.
IH0uveaei 10 Nercicr.
PAEis Nav TO- lt6l.
SIR: have read with much interest the ac-