New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-18
FRoM PORTLAND.
The Scare In Mnine-stery or o Georgia
RcGsGee-The Savannah Bread Riot
Southern Starvation.
Prem Our. Special Correspondent.

| fORILA NJ, July 10, lcprs
Why should mt Portland have a scare Of its
owni It participated largely in the recent fright
about Attack on Washington" REBELS near Balti'
more, (there are lots OF them in IT, Raid into Mary
land and Pennsyvana" ETC.. and TAe COrriey enter
prsing paper issued FIVE editions daily. each more
startling than the previous one which the good citizens
stupidity purchased soemnly sverring all the while that
they " did Mt believe a word in IT," Now. the wolf is
at their door, ct least they think co. ard voc is or is
about 10 be, upon them. The wolf and the woe come
/ thus:
Last night when everybody slept sOunder than usual
because even The Courier aforementioned SAID the
Rebels were retreating the Potomac good and
worthy citizen awakened from his slumbers at the
dead OF night by violent ringing at his oe! Csasei
boy from the telegraph OF &c bearing mlssite "hat
Dispatch from United States Consul At St johns Sui
stance; Rebels and Rebel syInpsthizers 1T t1nt place
had fitted expedition which was about to depart
said ma-auders were to seize one III TIE 81 o1ns steam
ers convert her into privafeer and the two were 10
Water-Faid along the coast Of Maine. Horrible An
then there was Lurrying to and no Portland 10 De IN
yaded by pirates Something must be cone SoIne-
| thing was done. The Governor was sent Tor. Inc
good man up to-day, and has been In consultation
with the Mayor and grandees meeting II merchants
citizens and others was proposed IL was not neid De-
cause the Governor and Mayor not much scared
as the rest. The Governor Photographed FOR gunooats
The President directed they be sent at once om New
York and they have been completed there IS no doubt
they will be here t. morrow. Meanwhile the citizens
have been asked TO hold themselves In readiness for any
emergency, and Tie Argus says they are ready 20 vel
come the invaders with bloody hands to hospitaDle
graves"
Every preparation is being made. There is to be no
great uprising Of the people, but those who DO rise
mean 10, and viii hurt somebody II opportunity offers.
Enge Wouldn't an attack upon Portland be
God send to special pendent quietly resting him
self from tie toll and hustle Of war In It's hosptable
bosom II
YESTERDAY met refugee from Georgia and while
listening the OLD story for the hundreth time CLEANED
from him some iae.s respecting the way Georgia was
carried out Of the Union which though old as to time
may be 70 yonr readers. and important US mat
ter Of history on that point
Ny informant. a Northern man, but FOR % years
resident at the South lived Valdosta. Loundes
County. Ga. He was a BelEverett man and was not
alone in his belief When the issue came, irue TO bis
Northern principles lie determined to stand by the Old
Flag and the Union. Carefully avoiding any violent
demonstration be always expressed his opinion freely
ard openly The fre-eaters Of YadOsta didn't Ike
this. They saw that he and other men OF influence
likely to make trouble as they called IT. and so
they determined TO make trouble for him. The editor OF
the paper to bis shame b. It said. to PICK quarrel
with him. lie did 80 at the hotel calling him traitor"
This accusation Mr. O. Indignantly threw back into
the teeth of the editor Editor retired in vowng
vengeance. According to the code of the chivalry;
IN days by-gOne this meant duel Bet TIE race had
degeAorated and vengeance meant an application OF
the law under the code Of Judge Lynch. dozen or
fifteen rufiians headed by the editor and al armed to
TIE teeth, sought Mr. o. at his house. lie fortunately
CHANGED 10 be out and hearing Of the intended attacs
remained at neighbors. He was urged by his friends
TO leave the place. lie said: mol Inns Is an Issue
be met here and now" That was good. sound New
England talk and they did nj understand 1t. The
Bell Everett rallied around him. and tight seemed
Imminent. The leading conservative citizens waited
upon him. said it likely to be made simply q party
fight and urged him to prevent it by lying He went
among his friends, counseed no violence unless az
tackled and restrained them from opening the light.
The day Of voting He notified that he could
not vote Others told the To avoid the dis
baEco which would ensue be waited upon the Sheriff.
asked his protection. aud desired TO DO hoard at the
Court House. All this was OF no avail The Sheriff
sided with the others and under plea OF the
peace prevailed upon him to abandon the attempt OF
speaking in bis own justification. His friends also to
prevent bloody fehi kept him from the polls: In
keeping him they stayed away themselves, and so
Georgia went out Of tie Union. The Rebellion com
menced. Those Of the citizens who had sons In the
army that his life should b. forfeited the moment
ono Of their sons killed IVerson. the notorious,
came to valdosta. He addressed tho Vado-tinians: |
" here to FIRE up the southern heart But find
that my mission not needed. Instead Of rousna
you have fired me- and shall tell Of the zeal vi the
men Of valdosts in the Southern cause
The firing up continued, and Valdosta began TO be
uncomortably hot foe Mr. o. People were being killed
in the armies and OF the erocious Valdosnians
sons might be the IL fs He ordered to leave
town In twenty four hours To save his family rom
trouble and az the earnest prayer OF his wife ana the
solicitations Of his friends he shook the dust OF Vaidosta
from his feet and went to Savannah. Here matters |
bad. but in the midst Of large city one man is
not soon discovered. Mr. o. found there Union
men in Savannah He says there good. tfue Union
all through the South IL is justice TO state how
ever that these Unionsis are all for the Union IL
a
Secessonsts out OF many OF them. In parenthesis II
is curious that while Southerners owning slaves sc'
knowledged that the Proclamation struck the death
blow at Slavery Northsrners who owned slaves Vo-
lenty denounced it, and were disposed TO dispute Its
authory-so tenacious is the Yankee Of the right oil
property.
themselves Kangaroo Rattiesnakes." and other
equally cheerful names The Kangaroo were armed
TO the teeth and the "Rsttlesnskes naturally carried
deadly weapons They adopted such happy motos as.
Secession Ia Peace
Submission l. War"
And the like TO be at peace long IN suen an asreesoe
enthusiast from any happy family. Mr. o. was soon
summoned before the Provost Marshd. The eIamins-
war cautioned the Union citizen to Beware Of treason
TO the SOUTH" Affairs finally eliminated on the escape
Of two through the lines to the bcekadng eet on
Savannah. They were traced to bis brother ln'iaw
house from whence they started and his brother was
arrngned and lie summoned witness His testimony.
inssmuoh he really knew nothing about the matter,
was SoastsSed as an a'Is. 40 and ar roed maSuS
his way Jacksonville. Florida 1t may be asked now
he escaped through eli these adventures 80 harniess
Because he well known nom h1 long RESIDENCE
South and Of some influence with bis towns
men beg leave 70 suggest, also. because be was
and dared to speak his uaind openly and nrnly
His wife y Southern lady with Northern sentiments,
remained some months longer tn Savannah. leaving
that city In May last and then upon pass trom Gen
Beaure gard sent by him while before Richmond Be-
fore she e they daily Ia receipt of he news "
Lees victories Grant, which everybody INDUCED
in ndiscrininaie reoio.ngs From careful questioning
am satisfied that the story OF bread not by women
and children which was said TO have taken place In
Sayaunsh was greatly exaggerated and sToss Son The
desire Of come Savannah reporter 70 make sensation
item out OF attack by dozen fifteen Irish women
uoon single store agsins, the proprietor OF which
they entertained some grudge The starvation story
too dwindles 10 nothing and il Is time tina, the people
Of the North ceased TO believe such idle tales sno
measured this Rebellion IN is length and breadth
The Repsrsed Raid en- the Maine Frontier.