New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-24
THE SPIRIT or THE SOUTH.
Correspondence Of Tho y. Y. Tribune.
Nrv OntrAra March r 1866.

Correspondence OF lLC ~ l. lIibuhts
NEW ORLEANS, March s. 1866.
A Scotch laird, in days of yore had ieud
with another laird. When he came to his deGtl.bed,
the minister in attendance told him that ne could not
die in peace and be safe unless he forgaye his enemy
lie thought awhile and then cent for his adversary to
whom he said: 81 feel that dying, and going into
eternity Ny minister tells me must forgive you If
would hope for mercy. 1 therefore forgive you-but
mind Won If get pe GHhi goes for nothing" Does
this represent the character Of Southern loyalty DO
the protestatons Of Union sentiment OF regard for the
President and the Constitution By the late Rebel States
amount to more than this-We submit to necessity
but when We get our legs again. when we Sc
cure our old place in the Unon all that we have said
and sworn to goes for nOthiHgl We fear that this Is
but too true with many. What we overheard South
ern boy say to Of group OF boys. Sometime when
I'm fresh LII try you; I'm played cut to-day expresses
too exactly the feeling Of very many Southern men TO-
ward tie General Government Their intention is not
by any means to abandon all hope of realizing by diplo
macy ana intrigue what they failed to secure by arms
Ihey are "played out" now, but they are watch
ing for their favorable time There men OF
broad philosophical views OF real patriotic senti'
ment like Mr.. Stephens Of Georgia, but they
arc few in number, and do not represent
the general feeling of the people of the South
Some one has written: "YOu read Of comets of which
il is said that thousand square miles OF their tals
might be compressed into solid inch This is about
the measure and quality Of Southern loyalty There
is very little love to the Union Union men are not in
.,.,s but rather those who fought most violently
ois, tho Union Such IS the result of several months
Torioroo T.; ,,ice;ag with Sou. bern people and with
reatuumbers of Northern uea who have ;!aversed al
parts Of the Southern country The testimony Is fear
fully uniform and is supported by facts often oil start
ling character. There is scarcely decided Union pa
per the South; there Union gatherings except
here and there a few hated Republicans and indeed,
such meetings only possible under military protee'
ton Union men are not elected TO office. socially
prescribed and often subjected to annoyances and per-
secutions and not few have been murdered In Baton
Rouge in the presence OF Federal troops no less
than eight Union men have been asSassinated within
few months; in one case Federal officer shot down
by a third party who deliberately walked to him and
made deadly shot. A highly respectable gentle
man. who held Office under Gov. Hahn, has
been prosecuted on the charge Of MEETING the
negroes TO instruction, when be was simply
acting as their friend. gentleman who attempted to
establish colored school in town in Louisiana from
" hich the Federal force had been withdrawn, was
threatened with and feathers if he persisted IN his
purpose. A few days ago, In Tampa Fla, DR..
Dushon en- old resident who for his Union sentiments
had been compelled go North during the war having
suffered meanwhile heavy peeuniary losses, lately re-
turned with his family. That very night bis house was
assaulted by "loyal" men with brickba;s aud other
missiles and he has had to call for q Federal guard.
Another Union gentleman told my informant, who was
recently there that as the Union troops were
withdrawn he should leave the place not saring to re-
main caring TO endure WHIST would be sure 10 follow.
Not long SINCE United States collector in Louisiana
district barely escaped with his life plot having been
laid to murder him. timely discovery Of the con.
spiaoy say ed his neck. He fed to New Orleans and
has since returned 10 his district with military force.
Another collector is missing and is supposed 20 have
been killed.
A Southern gentleman of high standing and holding
an important Office under the Government said recently
TO friend Of mine, that If the State had its
former status granted to it ard the Federal forces
were withdrawn, lie could not live in his
Southern home. He would, at any rate, be So
ciay ostraoizcd and his situation made very uneom-
Portable might mention great number OF incidents
going to show what Southern loyalty amounts TO- and
what might be expected in the event Of removal OF
the Government troops. A Trustworthy friend Just
from Florida informs that in certain town il that
State Lieutenant having mustered out his troops and
remaining behind unprotected, was set upon while IN
armed by some Of the Loyal citizens. who fred upon
him several times though fortunately without injurng
him. He was then seized by one OF the ruftans and
thrown down. He succeeded however. In getting the
better Of his adversary when the crowd cried out for
fair play and separated them. Reporting the case to
Gen. Foster. he vas sent back to the loyal" town
With body Of troops TO arrest the eRprits Who vel