The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-01

sruct on the prescribed form. they will Be again re-
eeived. They expect exactions-new humiliations
Still they aocede TO the law In effect They so far
advanced as 10 feel that they cannot get by it. and the
best policy ia to to meet their fate But the law
IL not In this Unity. interesting consideration as
the threat Of oonhscaon They do view the military
bill affecting their material prosperity Immediately
while the fear OF conhscaton Is actual destroyer
OF condolences. People who have gold or money de-
posted abroad, some have, will not invest it here
and render IL liable to the provisions Of the pro-
lately reviving trade and fatally to those who
were struggling in embarrassed circumstances before,
and adds to the number OF the absolutely destitute.
which has been great since the close OF the The
peace too late in 1865 to admit Of proper culiva-
ton of the farms and plantations for that year Then
Meanwhile they who had expectations than antic-
pated them, and when they had realized their crops
were still in debt Now credit is harder than before on
account OF the conscat0n panic II seems Also that
the destruction OF the fruit prospects by the late foss
going 10 be sorsy felt Of subsistence gone,
consideration Particularly will this be the case with
Dereaysd families, women and children made widows
and orphans BY the late war; OF whom there are many
living this neighborhood and still farther back. away
from the routes OF travel Many Of these quite des
tute and depend upon charity alone, while Others had
LILLE TO expect but what their fruit might afford and
now the hope Of that is gone
The story told here has not been on the whole.
cheering one The conversation last night In the Office
OF the hotel struck doleful chord and the mseres OF
the past as well the present, back in bitter
memories They who Joined in n-and they were de-
cdedly Of the superior disposed TO
their particular recoectons Of trial and suffering,
and to give evers body fair chance II Is aside
from the purpose 70 relate what they had to say about
the defeat Of this and that general It is enough to
remark the fought thor battles DER again. What
made their conversation worth naming that they
dcrsonville prisoners One Of them, who was chief
speaker aud who seems to have been more than once
called upon 70 defend his people from the charge Of
cruelty admitted all the suffering alleged to have been
endured by these poor nortnnatcs not refcrable TO
design on the part OF Their Keepers Perhaps it would
be correct to the part Of the onederate
government; noticed he silent in regard the
prison Keepers. He pointed destitute of the
Southto the condition Of their soldiers, ii-fed and
barely clothed and asked how they to help the
suffering OF their prisoners iut fearful crime" he
SAID, lies ones door freely admit and be.
OF prisoners Whoever stood in tho way OF that
Tor the crime giving 1t to be pretty well under
stood who he Thought was to blame By way Of sea-
sonng these black and bitter memories praise
bestowed upon the federal government Tor the good
treatment received by the prisoners who fell into the
hands OF army, ana pleasant story two told
those bright little episodes the midst CT war OF
cessation OF hosliIties where everything most hos
tile IN the trenches and the picket lne whore little
treaties, made by sign but perfect for all that and sci
dom brok IN, brought about exchange OF ciyiltes
and all the joys OF peace for the space OF hour
the extent OF hundr d square yards For those SOL
ders with WHOM tnsy had thus in contact they
entertain, ID lively reeard and could readily believe
that they would meet them again with peasurable emo
ton
IL OF this temper that appeared to have
our chiei dependence at the cosa o! the war: but
another time usurpcd their places Indeed
We are expressly told that the who submitted to
the arbstramcnt OF arms and finally at the decision
against them laid their arms aside. have not mingled
much ia public affairs. Again they coming from
their retirement, and, is 10 be hoped the reappear
Is good omcn they the least prejudced Of
the Southern people Little 10 be expected OF merely
provinciaiy educated men, who alive but
local needs Neither in the North nor the South
they do anything reconcile the differences that dis
tract the land II is the former class alone that show
themselves capable OF considering the national life as
thing apart from the existence Of its members aud 1t is
chiefly they who the necessity OF needing the dc.
lbcraions OF its councils by such you hear it adj
mttcd that the abolition OF slavery is advantageous in
respect to labor, although al the time they
adverse to all the innovations that in its train;
but accepting the one, they willing calmly to
slider feasibility OF the others One feels
ground with such people, and 1t does not appear vain
nope that with the aid Of their counsel all may be WELL