Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-12
sourHERyERs m SEW YoaK-rHEIR NUNBERl
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Fros tie New York Commercial

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Il estimated that there are about IS 900 Southern
people sojournirg in tits city and u envrour, Book
Iyn Hobokon and jersey City. They are mostly rsfu-
gees and n.y DO divided into three cIssse., amey-
she sccessioniss the sders aud the Unouste. Trey
star AZ the hotel' they o6gs prvsie boarding house,
and they rent our haes. nlAnssns; Jet they kespso
quiet sRistng only with choice soksris ~ friends
aud sym pstbss that but fcg Of fSsF6 OF their
pressrcs II fact thei: sdFent smorg tEs | I'D an
sn,c. 70 m he rents high and houses scarce. Among
tasm srs some Ct the highest families OF the Sos1h,
whose names history loves 10 repes', and rntn sbo.
feg years ago we're fibuously YEA thy. Numbers OF
them onn valuable real estate in this city, or ara inter-
ssisd 20 considerable extent in raous luursnce con-
psbIes bsuks, ETC. Ga The ether hand. hundreds OF
Ihe are absolutely depot dent thei. Northern relA
t,s for lh.ir daily bread These cares are generally
widows. With ih.is little Ones whose fathers have been
killed Is he var tho widoS robbed Of tho little estate
her husb.nd had le her. and who az returned 10 the
nome OF hsi youth whcl abe ls years age, happy aud
proud, a. ths trids o. planters soc.
sncsssrosIsTs.
OF this class are tho rici those whose every n!srss
10 at fs,ks when the "p'cuiar inttu ion" 10 sopar-
dy. great mary OF these are Of .rthsrl bi.h
They cherish the doctrine OF secsfson with lyioss
zssl and bigos cd beyond all reason. Many Of Il "a
have sons in the Confsdsrats service, with WHOM Icy
have frequent intercourse. They also receive no
Southern papers regularly. Most Of tbs class cine
North bee ass they could live cheaper and better the
durlng tbs sar than they coald II ttsy stayed at 10
Souti while soie CONS with The double purpose Of es
Gaping the SosthsTn consoripton and TO save tL.r
Northern properly from corf eaton. They ara bh d
Ucr,bipper, OF ysR. Davis. When worse come to tHG
ucr.s and nothing can saw. he South fro. dsfsst,
thsy will fJ 70 Europe, where they inssns they wi.
be c.vsd like princes. They 6f.oi 10 nothing
about slavery, wbethtr il tKss or noi, she question
| nov beng, whether or Lot the North shall rule the
South TLis c!ass Is Ia abe minority OF cur Ssaihera
| vsors.
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This c.am IL In the majority Il eon.sts chiefly Of
Southsrns iDo udss Of the mast respectable asd
old families Of she South especially Of Virginia AID he
border Slater. Some CT item came on here before tie
war thLking that they could pass tire time pleaaanIly
and quisdJ until the difficulties were settled which, co
lncidt with Mr. Seward, they looked upon an az
fair OF few onths Taey then hoped to rstu!n to
Their hom.s but Ddrg th such not the case; they
concluded stsy here, ,ks Gu Living best thsy
could scns Ia business ard SONS In GJvernmsns en-
poy, The gentlemen wsre x1accsf.omed 10 the heavy
business which fell thsr .hsIs II they fou1d anything
to d., and many vera uH.tls to &C.. work The ony
resource In was The, III, ladies should do fancy woIk
for the stores or (sni these few, thsy had
NO fisnd, 10 give ,sslrty tor ths rent open pr-
vats sotfdr s-houso The suffering, Of sis class have
| been erribis. large family winch had lived in
ps,ss at .bs South passed The whoe Rintsr last year,
In ors small gsrres loon, in ter sment foE.s. Many
Of thoss ladies nave, sods sand obtained work
non the New York depository, BY which thsy have
managed 10 support family.
| rzs no sIBzas
Tbs class consists chiefly OF tie border State people,
SoutheIners WHO own property, AID Northern wives
Of dsossd Ilsnsers who HAYS grssI atsrsIs a. The
Norsh In the South. Others have arrived snss the
WAT began, having had ate Of ihi pfrs o. frontier
lfe This c,sis 10 by far he best cR T5ey lhnk tbey
will rot be materially Effected individuals, nat
ter uhich aid, Is viceFou. II the South, shay trust
.hey can make all right again vi h their old Comrades
/ h. Narth Il th.y all slr g,
.stch tss eorf Oh vi apathy, and 70 bsy Lad life
hat bss little ia /. TO redeem trom ths absolute
temp: Of ,hs loyal, OF shc,s Who have decided con
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