, 1865-08-25
re of the Chicago T1bune.]


around them those who would MD In Willing
away the tedious hours al idlcuess, and to
eTutifr the principle ofappro1>atlycness, which
is rs deeply seated In tic consultation ofcvery
Southern aristocrat, ns ever was the religious
feeling in the breast Of the Puritan Of thesev-
entccuth century.
But, however selfish the motive, there was
something really genial in the entertainment
one received at the house Of the owner of
hundred negroes, md the social pleasures Of
IN evening Wcrr almost sufficient TO oDlitcratc
even the horrors Of the whipping post, and
the degradation Of the poor white-sfsbts
that daily met the eye If one but ycnturcd be-
yond the Threshold of lis entertainer.
But where now aFe the social joys Of South
cru liIe: Like those who, during ny visit ten
years since, partook OF them, they arc gone
ihougb It Is 10 bc hoped not forever and only
misery and wretchcdncss prevail frum these
there is 20 direction in which to tWsA for re.
lief. sought out former acqnaintances, but
they were gone. Here aud there an old man
still lived, and even occupied ILLS former rlar-
Sion; but in place Of the feast there was
famine; in PLACE Of enjoyment, there presail-
age were also 10 bc found, hut only malnc1
OF rapidly iuirelsed to the grave by diseases
contracted wAi.e III the service Of their lead
ers while the coy damscts and smiling ma
trons Of 1855, are known on1v as tho utterly
disconso}ntc wives and mothers Of the pass
ing year.
Mt ENTRY INTO THE STATE
Having rsiaed several years in Tennessee,
and carefully noted the progress Of events IL
that State, / determined to extend the field
OF my observations, to crafty curiosity TO
witness the workings Of reconstruction and
as was somcw hat acquninted in Mississippi,
chosc that State as the first through whlcl!to
make tour, and accordingly left Memphis
Tor Corinth on the first day 1t July, q distance
roir Lis r,,i1As anil fr@,Tntn1 fpIaurlC
on horseback, did not reach the latter place
Till the morning Of the 9TH, ut about O'Clock.
coH1STu-AS OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
had been in Corinth three years before,
having performed the extraordinary feat of
| travelling from Pittsburg Landing 10 that
| place In tWcuty-nine days, md while there
made the acquaintance Of m old citizen-a
Mr. Thomas Hanson; and On my late arrival,
I at ouce sought him out. It was by no means
necessary TO ask him if any great elapges had
| come over the Town since Last visited it tile
| ruined mansions, once the nbodc Of at]uenec,
told moro plainly than words of tue fearful
ravngts Of war. Not five hundred Of tue
| original Inhabitants were left and these were
Chiefly women and children, or old men. Tie
! tlowcr Of the youth had been crushed by four
| years Of dlcadft,l hostilitics, and three years
| Of the almost continued presence Of contend.
Cnlr lorr lines Of Notifications rose up 10
| VIII, Srain Of every description, only small
eud sicklv patches Of corn, the property Of
some Of the freedmen, who had "s4uatted !"
l On hedcsc1ted plantations Of their masters,
l,oke in on the uniformity of the desert scene
before me. had expected to see desolation
reign supreme ;and saw 1t, and was not dis
appointed. ...
at once entered into conversation with
Mr.. Hanson, for Ae was naturally social and
communicative, and rccollected' our former
! t,F1 an Yaarfart1r 13n hrti
rebel from the bcEinaiugs had eaten u1ose
fire than the most GREEDY Of tie local fire.
| caters Of .Corintl; had for years painted fol
Southern Independence, and been predicting
tie greatness OF q slaveho!dicg con1ederacy
\ and to show that lc was not unwilling to
serve The country he go ardeutlv loved, in a
| tirJ capacity, he had several times been q
member Of the Common Council OF the village.
| His voice, for score Of renrs ut least, had
l,cen for war, and when the first gun was fired
| Mt Sumter be was among the most enthusias
| tic Of those who welcomed tue ordeal OF blood
4 which WAS to Try The spirit Of his counsfy.
meu and prove lhcm the noblest, brayest and
| most chfvulrie Of men. But however catlr
agcous he was when be s1nc1ed the battle MAJ
oT his pluck oozed when hostilities were car
was surrounded by Elistcning tayonets. II,
did not enter the rebel army voluntarily, bu
| on the other hand, managed to escape con
ecription, and when Beaufcgnrd evacuated th'
place In 1862, he scented himself in thlckc
near the town, and on the arrival of on
was Tar safer under " Yankee tyranny thai
under Southern conscrfption laws.
have been thus particular, in the de5cr3p
tion Of Hr. H., bccause ne was the represent
atIvc or class-a taif specimen Of tic thous
nnds Of orig inal disunfonists and violent wa
men Of the South, who always found it con
! vcnient to leave fighting to others who wcr
forever 70 engaged in taking care Of the 1eome
| end children, at home, that they could not 6
| out tu encounter mel OH the battlefield; au
as lad full, free, and explicit talk wit
! linn, ranging through screral hours, what p
| taid may be taken ns m index to the thoughts
Feelings, and designs Of d large and trouble
, somc class OF men . large clnss, eompaEa
: .jyely, because their rnnls alone were no
tAInne,l by the raragcs Of war they precip
: tatcd. They remained at home, when AZ
cculd, ard when they could not, almost il II
, tnilment, as clerks, in tue various depart
: neuts; and While it is q remarkable fact tia
well nigh lalf the able-bodfed men Of t1l
South row fill 1,naonored graves, not it'll
If the orieina1 seccssIonists are among th
number. Like q certain cutancons diseas<
which is supposed to have . seven year eS
f fsttncc, they ftil adhere to tie body polltit
: md will be Us troublesome and bo1nbastic
the future as in the past, save that they wi
net again involve the country in Tar; the
will say TO turmoil, stake any shape but thai
: and 7yc Ill greet You as welcome visitor
+ hut War il NOT thc sport we believed It to be
Yankees arc not tie cowuTds We lad suppose
, them"
l THE SOUTH CSsuuDrsD.
Iat once inquired Of Mr.. il. II any gre.
) change had conc over the public mind an
: / also, whether his own views had been mod
i fled?
. sAs to the publ;c,'' said he, cit il pro-
:,1,1c there is slight change, and particular
among The returned soldiers !; they arc wIl1it
o 10 give up slavery, If thai will secure pc
+ 1nanent peace; but Ney rere generally I,ot
& | mca :; thcrc arc very few Of the rich mi
/, ready sor that they all oppose esnancipatio
" though some Of them now thin! It fneyitab1
For my part, shall not cease to contest 4
e my rights, cven though we arc wAipped.'
t "Nhat rights 81 inquired.
l. -"Ibe rights OF the Soutl,' Was the r
!. sponsc, and the reade. may define the ansxc
rs lie is al liberty to coustrnc it just AZ ]
s plcases, and can do no more.
T. sWhat coursc,' inquired, lido you thin
l. Will le p,lrsucds" $"
n I've must bare peace,'' he answered, II.
NC must ali starre, Ecre;orc, wc must,
: present, submit but the lime will yet con
Wien cur cause will triumph-that is as SUI
S rs fate"
.'Wc win, at the approaching State Consi
tn!icra1 Convention, adopt an evasfre polio.
+ All portions Of the Constitution relating
slavery will he stricken out, hut no prohi
tory clause inserted. This will satisfy Il
f.. North for time, und as we hold that slav'
g Nc will gradually tighten our grasp upe
! them, till eventually We will hare them wlc
= they were before the war. In The mcantim
our Stute Governments will be reconstruct
0 and our Congressman admitted to seats, an
G then the North can take its choice-leaye l