New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
u,pvr,o nowN JNTENNESSEE.

AZ, K;rhs waited the Southwest III the sprng
q 1863 with a view to make huSen aequ'''n'-
Al with the character Of popular sentiment ID
0,s, raeiop. and TO meet some OF DIS oid Sou'n'
-, t,;snds who had been made prisoners OF war;
In tina eourse of his tour be came in contact
With persons Of every shade Of political "pin'on'
and gathered not little Information Win re-
ssrd TO the actual state of Southern feeling, ana
the true purposes Of the leaders oil the reoeinon
The present volume records tho resui'S'' i''
experience during short residence near inc so"'
sf war. and contains several lively sAe'ehos o.
men ana manners, some Of which were ciiSi""i'
Nv published in the columns CT lhh AhiDo"A
They will he resd with interest by lheee whose
,revious ACQUAINTANCE with the writings Of MI
v;vss have made them familiar with the close
.,eervstion. ease of expression, aud dramatic
s.,,tnde which usually mark the productions o.
Ms pen. The following paragraphs afford a gooo
Aeal Of new and valuable information concerning
class of the Southern population, coneernine
whom we we hear much and know httie' sha
also present favorable specimen OF Al. AlrAe
Aowing style Of narrative:
1.-THE POOR WHITES.
Professor Cairpes In his very valuable asd Eeuei
syly accurate work on the Slave Power cages 'a'
HIn tbs Southern States no less than hve MI
Hons of human beings ale no" saiu 70 'AIst III q
condition httle removed from esvse DE, sklhe oul
svretched subsis.enCc br hunting, by hshlNS, .!
h,rny themselves out FOR occasional lobs, sh1 by
pluaaer Combining the restoS 'hess an contempt
r regular industry peculiar 70 the savage VIE the
vices of ths yr0leteiys OF sVillzed COMMUNITIES
Shese people make up class At once desfaaeu thu
S>ny.rous and constantly re-enforied, rs they ire
fr 81 that is idle, worthless and laWless among ths
r1up stion Of the negabOrine states form Al mex
ksastble preserve q Tshi..nitn ready q mana ier
All the worst purposoC OF ooutnefn AH'blLon.
Such ere the . mean whites or white trssh q
tbe southern States. This class oompnses,
"a hsye said, i've millone Of human bois ss--sooui
syen.tobths Of toe whcle white pcpulshon.'
This opinion Of Professor Csifnes is 40 dc05t held
nv fully ninotsel-t weptclhs OF the people OF ths
Northern States and Of EB g4ud. but tls great
avery great error. Having rcad Of, CT fesn, iAe
vretched specimens OF humanity WHO loitcrGioai zoe
rsla-sy gtatioUs Or hover GTDSnd the ilfse p'sAIa
tons on the great Southern they Law.
fu,nped to tho conclusion that they rtpIesh,
u save -tonths Of tho shOls waite population o.
ths south The veIy ides IS prcposieroes io5 II u
vere 80 one-halfof The Southern people would b.
paupe;s end no community coald exst which h'H
10 support that proportion OF non-prooleers bItl
II lhe EItdk uaSb "a ~. "A4SN' w.
snperior land say this with dve deiibeial,0n sn
sftsr sixteen wears acquaintance Win -lelnl Il
sysry other class of uhcidt 9ated nen' save on
Northern farmers, on the globe. lhey n" WEI
BON IN this country, and hare iuiblpeo ron Oh
Snstitutons-distoTtod and perverted 80 LEY are u
the South--a sturdy iDdepe ndenoe, ana an LVhSo
regard for each others rights, sbieh make helh
Enough Of Scotch, Scotch-lssh or EnS lsh "eSoS.'.
Setter soldiers better citizens end better men ma
taae oyer-workcd ignorant, hsli-stsryed, supuieh'
Al n lfnlgFA HDHlitn Npul
ths North 70 create rios rulo in our teceoDs, aA'
support such politicians - Fernando VEGA
Ther. IS Al the South such class es'Hr. CsiT2o
soeaks Of They appropriately Called ihe al
krash," and "eke out vIcteied subsis 'eAee .
hunting. by fshirg, by hiring themselves OUT IL
secasional iobs, ana Wy punder," but they are
somparatiyeiy sIasn class. The census SHOWS Tia
tAey cannot plumber above haf q nlihioa.
These people Do combine "the resuessheS an
contempt for regular industry pecuiisrio he savage
with tie vices Of the Prolef0iTe OF civilized con
punities" are cat once degraded and dangerous,
and form q preserve OF rdfiianlsIn, resey al nan
for all the worst purposes OF soHtieIA anpisoA
In fnct was about TO add that az tie rnnanism
che South is confined 20 them and to the " ehvalry'
but will soy II, fol IL would De strictly Tue.
To give the resder an idea Of what theee Inns
whites are l will glance for 3 moment ut tAei
hsbits and WAYS Of living. Often their houses az
the rude pole gigEanss Of ths Indian shaped Ike
sugsr-loGf-w:h merely bole - The top TO let tn
smoke out and--the rain in but, generally, the.
hive aut8 OF tioNiNS
Of which tie Wind IN Slpter, EhisIe~ nos
melancholy tune These hrts SIRE foC1ed with 10
thing but tie uound-haEened with mauis, al
followed Of the centfe as II 20 hold the r~In ina
eomos ia at the roOf-and their one apartment l
furnished With few rickety chairs piae log
hewn smooth on tie upper sido, and made 70 seiv
O. g SOFIA cracked skillet, dirty hliIg-pan, a
oI5-fashioned rine. two or three sleepy dogs and
bakers dozen of half-cjad children, with skins sS
hair colored like tallOw candle dipped ia tobacco
mi n be mud oven,
srumbled back to its original earth, and IN IN
Others two or three ow beds, with coTn-sl,sck mat
tresses and tattcrcl Furnishings; bat the vhOl
aspect OF the place reminds one strongly OF toicI
sbly-kept Swiue-siy OF dcg-zennel. The ehaTsete
of the inmates Of these novels Il suted 70 their s
roundings. They src indolent, shiitless and tbie'
ing; given TO whiskey-drnking. snuf-dipping, ella!
eating and al manner Of social wees. Brother
tntcrneIy with sisters, fathers cohabit With daugf
ters and husbands sol, or barter away, .ner vlFe'
Is freely Is they would their hounds, or "a III
planter would bis slaves I have myself met
hnmber OF these ~Aite women who had been rcl
Into prostitution by their natural protectors for
fcw dollars OF good nfe.
Their Incidence is almost past belief. They Or
literally /" too lazy " cone ia when it rains"
traveller tells of asking shelter at one Of thei
shsnties in storm. Ths rain was pouring in q
She roof, and the hmily were huddled about tn
only dry spot on the f6or.
"why don't you moHa ysor roofr' he tzavele
sAked.
stranger" replied the host, "ve cant do 1T
rims"
"But it doesn't always ran-shy not mend it IA
dry weather !"
hWhy wh--vhot's the nse o rnendin it when i
lcant leak r. was the very sensible reply.
Sall, they hare g nOrts1 sctipa;ky 70 vstAr
They never take IL outwardy, unless the roof leaks
or they are caught out in u raia-storm and neVs
inwardly, unless 1t is mixed with spple-jsck o.
whisky. Whisky is their staple beverage. Is,