The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10
THE REFUGEE IN BAL TiMoRE.
Our Baltimore Correspondence,

Our Baltimore Correspondence.
BasnNoRs, rob. 6. 1864.
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refugee from tho Southwest INFORM, mo that sac,
Is tine most oncompromisag hostility throughout the
waoo OF tho South towards tho Davis olsgarchy aud
tho composing t. Tue mos, indusroGs efforts ats
made 10 blind tho people TO tho real character OF the mon
composing the Northern armies but without success
There are thousands OF men In the rebel asmics who,
whom they impressed iuto tho military service,
compelled TO their families IA want, They 70
sde those portions OF tho conederscy that nave since
been occupied by the Union armies. 1nsir families arc
supported by tstions furnished b generals com
msudog those armies They know this, and thsy know
that Il ao for this kindness the part or oue
soldiers their families would 10 death They asc
nen, aud they deeply moved al this. Tnsy
declare tia, they cannot and vii. moi lsht
against government which acts la this kad
aaoaef. aney embrace every opportunity 10 des,tt,
aud hundreds do desert and uto lines evory
week Wherever armies have advanced in tho South
the abe boded negroes have been rua on stu further IN
tho intc,s SO 10 preyen them from getting ato orr
limos. Tue oarm and useless for us 10 feca
The consequence OF this is however In the heart o.
tho oaih the uegrocs thick that there are serious
cpprchensoas OF faniuc; Tor thcy produce nothing
fhcy eat and that Is AIT" and there even enough
Cor tue whites TO eat
Some OF the actions OF the rebe leaders would seem 10
ind cate tia, they are almost insane when tho terms or
enlistment Of ter soldiers had nearly expired the rebe
Congress passed laws two different occasions the
operation Of which has bean 10 compel these veteran
troops 70 remain IN the service FOR two years longer aud
this without giving them any burroughs. This the
utmost d5acction among the troops, resulting
rs Ia open musiny. This feeling has been quesd
by force however and tho troops compelled 10 remain
ia the service; but they DO u onwiilngy, sad with
hatred OF their iyfsnis In their hearts.
Now that every IN the coo.ederacy 10 conscriDlci
ii IS impossible 60 obtain substitutes Formerly from
81 900 to SO 900 paid Cor them Ny informant had
named Peter Blunt, Peter served al vicksburg, was
captured there and psrosd lilo camo homo aud came
straigh, 20 the house Of my informant He related his
experience IN detail Du when he speak Of Gene
raj Grant, no called him. Mr.. Grant, he burs, out
into rapturos. "Mr Grant !" he exclaimed "Mr. Grant
why SIR. Grant is the greatest man the world ever saw,
ever vii Thcre 10 othor man that could take
vicksburg defended as wo had IL. And then he
Kind 10 aor the surrender. He sent things 20 cat
every day. He sent blankets. He sent us medicines
lie sent US clothes. lie gave these pantslcons and
this coat. lie down aud talked 70 u.s. and tbs neu
cried like children. Think Thorn will over fight
against Mr.. Grant agaias reckon not. What do you
thuk an nows am tho best Union man you over saw.
Aud Potter told the truth. Ito the lines. took
the oath entered the Union army, aud Is now 70 us In
tense delight, fighting under NJ Grant.
The military operations OF the confederscy "a tho
spring viii be directed 70 three obec,sFis the re-
coyery Of Knxvs Chattanooga and Eastern Tennessee
second On Invasion Of the North Third, tho defence
Richmond and Charleston and that part Of Virginia when
thcy nov hold Some machinery has boon removed from
tho rredesar Iroc works. al Richmond; but thcre no
intention on the part Of the Robot government Of aban
dou,sa virginia they are confident that Richmond can
bs defended By the line Of tactics that has hitherc
been successful; and that viii not be changed Al Tue
opening OF The spring campaign dsnora iee win have on
tho line or the RapidS fuNg ono hundred thousand
roops. without LoogssresA There will DO forty thou
SAND al Richmond on tne peninsula aud between VII
passas sas s.ssnsoS. "a gas 70 sassa yslaei psssl