New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-09
RROyI SAVANNAH.
Spirit Of Savannah Women-Ceod Faith
Of the Ciiizcns-GracefuI Acquicsceuce
the Ruic-Govcrnmept Of the City
Evening Amusemcnts Resuned-Delay
OF the NniIs 10 shcrmnu's Army-Sup-
piicx Abundant Except Pornge.

! piiex Abundant Except Pornge.
From Our Special Correspondent
After spending some daysin this city / have mr.
reyed at the conclusion that the people Savannah hare
shown II not more devotion TO the Union. certainly
more common sense than the people Of any other
quered city in the South. The ladies Of respectable
families with whom we have conscrsed do not attempt
10 disguise their attachment to the Conieiereoy. They
peristently maintain what they call the fright OF Sc
ccssion." although not few express as candidly a
doubt as TO the policy Of attempting TO secede They
say they have Yielded 10 Tie force Of superior numbers
and being military necessity they gracefully submit
TO the fortunes Of war.
The best educated portion OF tho ladies' Of Savannah
received their finishing ct Northern schco, and al.
though they do not acknowledge any stronger
attachment, TO the old Union. they evidently have a
b,t,er appreciation Of Northern society and
curate judgment OF the power and resources OF the
North. than those whose education il wholly Southern
These ladies NANTES, chaIactcristcs common 10 the
Anglosaron race everywhere. They have Ligh esii'
mate OF their character and abilities. both OF udg'
mcnt and execution they profess Of least even now TO
have hope FOR the Confederate they profess that
It Is the Of Justice that God ID on their side and
that In His good time he will give them the victory
that the present ohnstscmen aud suffering is no eyi.
dence against this view. the Lord lo'eth whom be
chnsteneth." But who ever saw Anglo-SaIon woman
ack nowcdge herself In the wrorgi Of this race.
when be sees hope. may give up. he may even ao-
knowledge his error but n woman never.
II 10 right the cfofc that the North should not mis-
apprehend the so-crl,d Union sentiment OF Sa,an-
nah" There mey be rome cases Of genuine loyalty
but II you except the coood inhabitants the 10y rc
Of mi ct.x he a vel u
sized dwelling house. Still regard even the dslcyal
a, far more worthy OF respect than people OF other cities
who under similar crcumltances have acted with less
good faith when the oath Of ale glance Is administered
it will be taken duty rather than privilege but 30
long ns Federal authority maintained In the CITY, II
will be scrupalousy and rcgiousy kept, which cannot
be said with regard to many other cities. For this
reason and not OF the strength Of the Union
sentiment we may regard Savannah q valuable nc
quisition 10 Federal cities The Union sentiment Of
Savannah cannot, be developed by controversy bu, 10y
steady persistence in good government. Let tho city
be wei regulated under Federal authority the streets
and alleys well cleaned gas fue, md water well sup
Piled good trade regulations and ample supplies for
wsrded. and the pohey Of adherence to the United
States Government AZ q matter OF selfinteres will be
quietly acquesccd In. the oath OF allegiance will be
taken by hundreds who even would refuse 10 take
/
| it, and believe they never will.
| Measures are being taken 10 this end The city Is
about to be thoroughly poced. and the health aud
oyment thereby secured TO the czons viii contrast 10
a marked manner with the discomfort caused BY Con
fcderae soyclnoss and neglect. As Spring opens. the
parks will be put order the shrubbcry trimmed. the
grass renovated and all rubbish removed. and Sayan
nah will begin TO assume it's wontcd beauty
and refinement a city Of taste and cultivation There
il already strong desire for peace and II II is under
stood that business cannot be resumed until peace is
restored Savannah viii strongly favor such restoration
even with submission.
After the great fire at Savannah no person al
lowed in the streets after O'Clock p. IA. That resirc-
ton has recently been r,scndcd. and evening amuse-
ments lectures &c. are about to be resumed
Savannah Is not vet opened a port Of entry. and
only Government vessels those in Government ser.
ice arrive at port. Hilton Iend s. c. is the nearest
open port and TO that port all vessels and steamers
from distant ports arrive and discharge their passcn.
gers and freight The distance from Hilton Head To
Savannah is performed BY smaller class Of steamers.
when the news Of The fail OF Charleston and Columbia
arrived the mails for SherInans army which had
INFLATED prodigiousy Mt the Savannah PostOGoe were
dispatched for Charleston. but safe communication
Il open between Charleston and either wing of Shor
mans army and the mails cannot be forwarded to their
destination This will account for replies to letters
being received nc the North.
Special carriers however bring the gratifying intel.
lgence that shefmans army find abundance of subs.t
encc the only article Of scarcity being forage iof mules
aud horses The advice OF the Governors Of south Caro-
lima and Georgia to destroy everything that can subst
an army Is not taken by the citizen The army since
leaving Atlanta has s1j0yed M abundance 81 every
thing that requires. It's march has been infongh
u country hitherto exempted from tho devastation oi
war w. n L