, 1864-03-13

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune,
srxAaKR G. ". GnAHAN, March j, 1864,
On tho recent expedition info Mississippi
We had good opportunity to observe tht
sentiments Of the people In the interior of thu
Confedcracy. Much Of 1t is in accordance
with what has been written Of the sentiments
Of the people In other parts OF the South, and
adds but another confirmation to the great
amount Of proof Of the rottenncss Of the
rebel policy. The following is copy Of q
p1iynte letter written by Confederate mem,
ber Of Congress to one Of his friends, and
shows the sort Of feeling TINT peryades the
hearts Of the 1aw-givers Of the South The
letter was written by o. Z. Singleton of Can,
ton, Miss.,. who has 8 brother, We believe, oi
some notoriety, in Quincy, Illinois. The
letter, was kindly loaned to us by tic
officer having it in his possession:
-. .-..- RtcnMosD, Jan. aG, 1854.
Hon. j. B. Hancock:
DEAR 6u.-I wish I had today glass Of your
excellent wine, as feel somewhat la1guid and II.
herc.I hope some day to drink tho health Of our
young nation and talk orer our "hair-breadth e.
eapcs'' and great tribulatlons. The present hour
iieTc ii ultimate success 70 giye u this success,
we Wnnt to strike IN elective blow early In the
spring. This will set us on our legs again. Doubt
Ing heary column upon At1anta. Ga, and at the
eame time. heavy one from. Knoxville, In
Nshsfn ss %o1 esoHs P yas er an
tie necessity Of falling hack from bis prs- ss
sent position, It may be from Richmond, and al
nom Seas nrSed aaa liz army n Rhsnani rom oelng % en.
once Il this movement b allowed e succeed, that
Virginia Is now pretty wen eaten oul aud il Leo's
army were cut oil from the South 1t could not be
proTisioned for three months. Pressed in front,
DISARMAMENT and destruction must follow,
guaFd the Eear .e Of The army Of the Potomac.
oae so w aa PWss Aas snd ess
source {at presently Of provisions be cnt Of. No
man can look forward to Spring without great aI9.
m a. or segeFe5t trials VII
soon a1ieE tho opehing Of he ssnpaisn, M T wo % may
@ 10 eombinp and bent Lincoln for Prcsiaent. Fl Tais
t9es @ al 70 ~ aeH day isce e'g 10 eRance 4 @ fSr
ese Il the meantime h filings ar s assumine dne
more unfavorable aspset in North Casolina. Her
eoursc y deeply h1nilating to eyey patriotic
en- our army and Improve our cafieney. hope We
ahan sueseed n maternity IN accomplishing both OF
thsss sne The remedy Is A., sevese one bnt the
ssEcr The ssrse Is the peop1c's and they must aus
tain II at ~ hazards, and the representative who
denca. would tell you what measETes We aIo
our proceedings a1o in secret session. ="
As c'eF' sonF friend most + ntFR'ys Y s,.o, ,x,ox
This letter shows the sentiments Of the Con-
fcderatc leaders, OF rather perhaps the eenti-
ments which they profess to outsiders, to
feel: But 1t is despondcnt enough, hoping
they seem TO have is that the Republican par
t. may be beaten at the next election. Our
Conversations were chiefly with tho common
people, aud we found hardly man who did
not wish the war to close at once. They
seemed to hare lost all heart in the rebellion.
Many of the soldiers have hardly interest
army met with hardly IN instance where they
stood up to the work and fought as II they
meant fight. The reason In many cases is that
they arcsronyfnccd TINT the cause is hopeless,
and they are not willing to risk their lives
where it will do no good. This feeling is
ginning ground every day. Especially did the
expedition of Sherman convince them OF the
fact. Living so far in the interior, they
had imagined themselves perfectly secure
from intrusion, but that golden illusion has
been suddenly dispelleu, and now they be-
lfcye that the Fcderals can raise force
enough to 20 where, and do as they please
= Vii n l,aro ,-e, .ng uu.a' ~ e.t
derates All ri thc cnsfserato ra;as tas ~
III Nortf haTa hee1 dees4rona finroa ,us 1Hso ~
people have risen with neaccord and driven
ont the Invaders; but there were no people |
to- hand together to resist our progress
an ~ that nrnr iolse ststnnaS y aauy
ztsnS ~ h,'u ,rant .a,a1 @ "r ssat.onea 4. otnes
spared to ro elsewhere
as3Sx III nhaR,tad toqgn t Wcn We passea vas
enn1 WIN n1n ~ ~ ~ INC ,a poorer claSs Ts,o o.
fre1e o,;nino'1v a. t,,o. 1i,,,a,, s,tn iaS
s,.aT raS u H. br,3;.nt nj ~. s, un 1 castta
1m3 fhaT ~ nn1;+ioai r1 iaaap posRtet nean nna 70
nv how bitteriv thew now c,,rse o1s 4Sose 1sad -
srs, ~ when = NJ It is @ too iate; ,t 49,.
eor"..a t. '4ba a e oi1 4a' 9c., ona w.. tne sely
vho hare fc,r III m; agoh }oat hhS Thor sn9sc
,lmost without exception, Wish themselves
oaeh a MnGse r. t5ey % Mete os!orG tae Wat CON.
'n and ,o;n9 uni h.ct her Mnn5 ~ pnE
u Ill ~ tniinge ig 70 nase son, some corner M Of the
So1ta 21 "nete me tney can livc and be let alone;
inoy alG kePt ~ great ignorance OF the |
'taIe o. analfs NJ the North. ! did not SEQ
}au moislaaa4 W tae route tnat nGa read
.meoms .naeooa Ian amnes5y proetamation: Tbs ig
~
;oulae, oul mnst nave been intentional on
ne PAT q INC leadels' 1he real strength Of
+no Nol1a, aug tne comparatively small
lmoont OF suffering caused py the war Is IN
lnoWn Except WheTc they mare had inter-
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act tnat snG VIZ lneaas no nAllu
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20 pc!huaue tneal oincsent1y:
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