, 1865-02-17
Rebels SkulkfnE In tho NORTH.


Polla1d, Of the Richmond E1n'nlser, makes
havoc Of those southern traitors who arc
mean enough to sponge upon northern hos
pitality, and too co~a1dlJ to tight for the
treason they ayow. He says: "Whifc re-
ferring to party opinion II, the North, the
writer may extend allus.on to q certain H.
denied collection found tn the bulk Of south-
ctn refugees and residents in the North
These derelfct confederates arc the most con-
temptIble Of creatures There a1 exceptions
some few md honorable men detained in
the North By the confines Of their domestic
life, doing good work, contributing to our
prisoners; not noisy IN their demoustra-
lions, but holding their opinions lccosously
within the sancukJ Of their homes: or within
tla pale, of the cioae society of thoss who
think With them.. But there arc hundreds
and thousends Of these sympathetic absentces
who, in the spirit of sheerest cowardfce and
greesest se1lshues5, exptoi! their sou!heTn
patriotism in tho garuiih hotels Of New
York, and arc trying to pass their
time pleasantly among the creature comforts
Of Iankeedom, While the beloved people Of
the South are left to take for themselves all
tic .isk and priyation Of war. Many Of them
rooms, ard these refugees, d'ughtaced ad-
yentufers, fugitiyes from conscription, and
towards Of every stripe, who ara b1oatins
and pampcripg themselves in Gankeedom
talk 'sccesh" In the New York hotel loud,
ly and brayr1y as In the Spottswood House at
Richmond, despite the civiltsies the writer
met in this former house. and its singular
freedom from the pinchback Of Yankee-dotel
life. He must remember occasions Of disgust
IN seeing SO many spruce refugees fea5tiuE
and winning and guzzling In delicate sops Of
New York luxury, talking Southern patriot
ism as fierce as baited bears, and IN the next
breath comparing their gains in cotton and
the profits OF their last Mysterious trlps to
Nashville and New Orleans.
It is singular that this class arc always the
trumpeteFs OF President Davis. They arc SO
excessively patriotic that they worship him
morning, day and night; they resent every
thing that does not represent the confeder
preston OF Southern opinion, no mltter
what it's manly aud tucontcstable proofs Of
attachment to The Confederate cause, that
implies mistake on tho part Of President
Davis, is fercely denounced and forthwith
tomnhawkcd By these sagabond knights of
secessia. The writer was informed that this
peculiar Davis mania, at the expense Of every
body else and every interest else in the Con
fcderacy, prevails a. much among the Con-
Gdcrate ohsentees and sympathfzers IN Lon
don and Paris, as well as in New York. This
is not unaccountable, at least In good patt,
1ulDJ u tNebG CEElkules afG tat a9euL3
and cmissaries of President Davis, and
through his partiality are reaptng rich
pecuniary reward in pretending to be
political adventurers IN the North and
in Europe, and in flying certain financial kites
for their own benefit: Thus the writer feeo1-
lccts to have met in New York little ruddy
gentlc1nan-ruddy with good nvtns-who
could not be persuaded that Mr.. Davis WAS
not the Moses Of Confederate deliycrance-
At parting, he hoped that the writer would
recommend q certain financial scheme that q
certain friend Of his had gone to Richmond to
lay before the authorities. By which millions
Of dollars were to be raised in Europe after
the approved fashion Of extracting sunbeams
from cucunbc1s. The symparhizers the
writer has described may well dread the party
South sworn to uphold the standard Of ci!i-
zenship and society; Tho Confsderacy Is
pledged to dfsown those when their tardy
steps shall be turned toward their liberated
country, and jca1ously resolved to preserve
the fruits Of our Independence for those who
hayo watered them with their blood, or
brought them to their perfection by their un-
wea'ied labor and sAcere solicitude."