The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-17


o,r city is crowded with Southern people, male and
sema,e the former most of them without pardons, tho
latter not seeking any Some Of the principal hotels are
entertaining them each the charge OF seven dol
lara per day. Their department is curious study.
Generally the women Of tho most respectable classes In
the Southern States very sparng Of their opinions
Their principal outcry Is against the sudden emancpa
ton of their slaves and the loss OF their silver wncn
though generally buried for safety was pointed OUT Wy
their most confidential slaves TO the Union troops ana
suddenly d,sanneared The slaves also helped them
selves when they could They admit, however, that
the Union officers were very polite, and interiered
for thor protection whenever they supposed themselves
in danger They generally profess to have been enseS
ruined by the rebellion; yet strange TO say they nav.
plenty Of money for their expenses chiefly In goio anu
are among the best customers just now OF our
able dry goods shops the jewellers manufacturers OF
sverware and dressmakers For all the artcesor luxury
they continue show marked desire and to be quite
Indifferent as TO price, II would appear from this that
the wealthy among the Southern families took care 70
provide for the coming bad weather. in usual parance
for rainy day. D5 ifoi so ali 3.
With regard to the merits Of the contest they seem TO
be or with its history Most Of them
assert that jefferson Davis Is highoned gentleman,
and they heard of of the atrocities OF
AndersonviIs. few affirm that they always Thought
the North would be strong for them and others
that from the first they confident Of success and
were astonded by the sudden collapse OF the rebellion
They do not to submit with good grace TO the re
Suits and even declare they would prefer being
subjects Of crowned head 10 living any longer In the
Union The husbands Of these women are more dis
Greet they generally accept the condition in which they
find themselves and IL not from conviction yet from
interest as most of them North in search OF
baviO
and factories which they wish to put again in produc
tive shape Nothing astonishcs them moro than th'
evident prosperity of the North, which is in striking
contrast with that of the South They still uphold TN
absurd doctrine Of State rights the right of any nom
Der OF the Union break up whenever II thinks pro
per On this topic they quito unanimous ana YER,
| badly informed
Tho Southern women are responsible for much OF tn
misery occasioped by the They scofed at the mel
who did not take part in their struggle, and young mel
had no chance as unless they went to tho 'front.'
Throughout the Southern States, however, 1t Is now ap
parent there was large body OF Intelligent people wh
remained strong in their attachment to the Union an
their recusance was the result OF and force rahe
than feong SO also il is admitted that all the num-
| tons and implements Of war were the work of North
| ern mechanics and the effect of compulsory labor
! Many excellent men died OF grief through the raef
contamination of the war; but the held out TO th
last What gave them the greatest blow was the dese'
ton of their favore servantsihosc who pulled on thc
stockings and dressed their hair This drove the iro
into their souls II Is observable that the specimens
the class VIC have alluded to are not highly educated
| Their pronunciation Is quaint. and not according
Walker while their grammar appears to nave been COZ
sidcraby neglected They do not on The Whole compa'
| we'll with our Northern women vino are more s"dv
more conversational better read and posted and bette