The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-07

longer, for no was silly overlooking the
manuscript and burst out:
"Oolonel, surely you don't mean 10
confiscatc my property: l op z, '""''
lif3cation-in eighteen thirty :"
The Colonel tells this story WIN s1Sat
zest "A the nearest approach TO loyalty
in Charleston that he has metamong the
whito people yet. ,,.,,o,,
rh.rc arc few white Unionists here,
Int they arc chiefly Of foreign birth. or
NOR aud many Of these arc of the
EITn;on-as.it.was" sort. \ number arc
bcrinninC to claim that they have been
Union sill along, but wero compelled to
talk secession to save themselves.
"Why, you people here who claim to
be Union" I said to one Of the promi
nent citizens, "scem to have been greater
slaves than the negroes. You say you
were compelled to say what you did not
believer
He WINGED little, but replied: eyes,
it's fact, sir; you have no idea of what
neople had to submit to here who were
not fire eaters"
NEGRO AND WHITE LOYALTY.
There arc white loyaliSts in Charles
ton. but thus far they have shown them
selves, with but two exceptions, to bc
infinitely inferior to the negroes in cour-
age. They take you by the button-hole,
away in some corner, or where they are
certain that We arc all Northern men, and
tell how they have always been true to
tho Union. They are afraid to fling out
the flag; afraid to rejoice openly with
us; afraid to say that their soul is their
own-wbich, indeed, is doubtful. But
the negroes cheer us, bless US, dance for
10Y when they see our glorious flag--pray
for us, fight for US, cant love us
enough" rs they beautifully express it.
The negroes may be an inferior race up
North, but not down here by good
doal.
THE REBEL FAMILIES.
The rebel families in Charleston arc
perfectly cowed. They live in terror of
us. Thus far they arc as we'll behaved
as spaniels. 1t will depend ON the ad-
ministration here whether this appropri
ate sentiment of subordination-w which
they have taught is proper and necessary
in an inferior race-shall continue until
they repent Of their iniquities, or whether
Gas at Huntsville, Alabama, and else
where,) they shall soon begin to assume
the old airs Of arrogant presumption
We shall sec.
YANKEE TEACHERS WANTED.
There is a stronghold here in Charles
ton, mental Fort Sumter, in which a
breach has been made that we should in
stantly man, and woman too-mount
with our monitors in broadcloth and cri-
noline-Ignorance The negro popula-
ton, here as everywhere, are eager to be
taught. Hitherto, the barbarous laws
of this heather State have forbidden any
one to teach the loyal population-that
class, at least, who are loyal without ifs
or butts, or any other form Or style of
qualiRcation-the colored people
Send along the teachers, Massachusetts
and New York, without an hours delay.
Preparations will be made at once to re-
ceive them, and to set them to work as
soon as they arrive. General Webster
Appreciates the Importance of this move
ment and will give it every aid in his
power. Doubtless General Gilmore will
do so, also; but as have not yet spoken
to him on the subject, l write only from
my general knowledge of his character.
Let the daughters Of New England,
who are living cherries and aimIcss
lives at homo, make dash for the city
Of Charleston, instantly!
WALKS IN CHARLESTON.
After passing beyond "Gillmorc's
Town." the appearance of Charleston
changes. There are now no indications
of ruins save closed-up stores and streets
comparatively deserted. And, as the
day advances, it is seen that there is a
fair proportion Of adult male white citi~
zens left-although they arc mostly old
men, deserteys and foreigners. Governor
Aiken estimates its present population
at from fifteen, to twenty thousand
There are largo numbers Of negroes, not
SO many, of course, as before the rebels
lion (for then they were as plentiful as
blackberries) but in view of the action OF
the insurgents in evacuating other cities.
The mulatto ladies are more numerous
here, and handsomcr, than in any South
ern city ever visited, (and l have seen
nearly all of thern) with the exception,
perhaps of New Orleans and there, al
though they are often beautiful, they do
not bear that relative proportion to the
white citizens that they do in Charleston.
Wherever we went we found the nc
grocs gathered in groups, especially the
women, their dusky faces beaming with
Joy. Any salutation to them was inya-
riably received with the livelicst satisfac-