Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-01


White river country by Jim Lane and his followers,
over fifty women, many of them with children, had
arrived here by the Little Rock railroad from st.
Francis county The intelligence we published,
stating that the editor of the Des Arc Citizen had
teegraphed that the steamboat Mary Patterson had
arrived that place from the very spot where Jim
and his men were said TO be carrying on the work
of blood and carnage, restored confidence TO the
minds of the fugitives, and yesterday morning
twenty-five or thirty of them started back for home
The motto 'be sure you are right, then go ahead"
will apply in the of running away from an
enemy as well as in others.-Aemphis Appeal
Nay 30.
Whenever a man embraces Lincolnism he instinc-
lively commences the work of eRdeavOring to de-
ceive and mislead the people. The Louisville Jour
nal, in announcing, few days since, that Col. An
DERsoN was about to visit Kentucky, said:
80 many contradictory reports have been in cir
culation as to the object of Col. Anderson visit TO
Kentuky, that it affords us great pleasure to be
able, on the best authority, 10 announce that he
comes 10 his native State In no military capacity
whatever but returns to the home of his childhood
merely as a private citizen, desiring to see his
friends of former years and his relatives"
Now the telegraph announces that a new military
department has been constituted by the LINCOLN
Government of portion of Kentucky, of which
Col. ANDERSON is TO be commander, with his head
quarters at Louisville. The next move will proba-
bly, be to throw a lot of Mercenary troops into
Louisville to overawe the people.
DisafTectIon of the Recruits In Illinois.
From the 81. Louis State Journal.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill, May 25.-I write hastily to in
form you of general stampede of volunteers at
this place You undoubtedly aware that in the
suburbs of our little village, we have one of the
largest collections of State militia to be found in
Illinois They number about fifteen hundred, and
their rendezvous is called Camp Yates. For some
time a growing dislike has manifested itself on the
part of several companies, towards Gen. Palmer,
the officer in command 1t is alleged that he is en-
trely incompetent and unworthy of trust so far as
military skill is concerned. 1t is even asserted that
| he is so unselderly not TO be acquainted with
| the most ordinary salute observed among officers
Hence it not at all strange that volunteers did
not think it advisable TO trust themselves IN such
| hands, especially when there is hard fighting in
prospect Another trouble was that AbOltlOnists
of the rankest species have been appointed by the
Governor as officers, when such appointments were
dstasteful to the men, and when they had every as
surance that they would be permitted to elect their
| own commanders. Under this state of feeling, the
sequel will not seem at all strange. This morning
at roll call, the troops were required to enlist for
| the term of three years, or disband. The result
was five hundred of the dissatisfied threw dOwr
their arms, on the pretext of not wishing TO serve
for different period, but only during the war, an
marched out of camp.
THE PRATICAL WAR.-The true character of th'
| war which the Yankees are wagiug upon US is de
| velOpng itself more and more every day. For at
trOcousness nothing IN modern times, is comparable
to it. Assassination and plunder are its distinguish
ing TRAITS Murder and robbery mark its first foot
steps in Alexandria. All along our coast and al
along the Ohio river universal system of prac!
have been inaugurated. The Northern papers boas
that they have already seized at the mouth of jaime
River property of the people of this State 10 tn
amount Of $500, OOOS The Cincinnati papers pub
lish advertisements by the u S. Marshall of lonl
list of goods belonging to Tennessee and othe
Southern States seized by that funcdenary and Of
fered for sale. Everything belonging to Southern
man is fair game for these pirates. Luckily, this
y game at which more than one can take part
When the Confederate privateers shall have take
the field, we shall hear hOwls from Gaukeedon
which will Jar the river! Every adventurer c
every nation will be upon them in every corner c
the ocean. The retribution will be swift and terri
BILE Richmond Wing.