New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-11


And if he knew the relations which several OF those
officers holding commissions in the Rebel army enjoy
with the Government Of the United States it would
not tend to tranqulize his nerves strengthen his
faith.
The farce which the Tennessee Rebels call an "elec-
tom is to be performed in that State tomorrow. Its
result is foregone conclusion. Soldiers in the army
are envited by official proclamation to vote, whether
they citizens of the State not In West Tenn
essee the Union men who have not yet been driven
out, are completely silenced In Middle Tennessee
there will be some show of fairness and the public
sentiment is about equally divided. In the East 1t is
believed that the votes for the Union will reach fifty
thousand. There are more loyal men in the Union
than those hardy of East Tennessee In the Mex
lean war they, in connection with the troops from
Northern Mississippi and Alabama were the best SOL
diers from the whole South They seemed insensioie
to hardship and their bravery the highest praise
They were peculiarly susceptible TO the influence OF
the national airs and the national emblem. OF them II
literally that they could keep step only TO the
music Of the Union. One Of their officers who is now
strong Secessonist, remarked few days ago: lhe
Bans and Stripes and Dlxie's Land, will do very
well in other localities; but those East Tsnneseeans
will only march where the Star-Spangled Banner foi-
lows Yankee Doodle" To-day they have perfect con-
dence that the old flag is nyincible-that under It's
folds the loyal troops Of the Union will march in solid
columns from the Free St,tes TO the Gulf.
In Memphis the Home Guards, commanded by Col
l.. V. Dixon a recreant Union man, dTill nightly.
Three or four Of the companies armed with May
nard & Sharp's rifles; the remainder with muskets'
Gen. Pillow, whose headquarters are at the Gsyoso
House makes great deal of display but no confidence
is felt in him. lie is very prolific Of prochmatiops,
and il has become q common remark that if he sent
forth as many bullets as he does bulletins, he wond be
the most dangerous soldier of the age. Great reliance
is placed upon Beauregard; but, in spite Of newspaper
reports it is believed that he has not been in West
Tennessee since the capture of Fort Sumter His head
quarters are to be in Corinth, Mississippi. There are
frequent rumors of early attack from Cairo, which
excite good deal of apprehension. The negroes are
watched very closely and the solicitude ia so great
that even old and iavoe body servants are locked up
through the night.
The decision Of the Government that the slaves OF
the enemy are to be treated as "contaband goods is
carefully suppressed by the newspapers; but the gen.
eral feeling that expressed by an old and trusted
slave in Louisiana tince the war broke out SAM"
said his MASTER II must furnish some niggers to 90
Which of the boys had better sendl" "Well, mas
ga" replied the old servant shaking his head oracu-
larly, II doesn't know about dat Wars comm on,
and dey might be killed. Ought to get Irishmen TO do
dat work, anyhow. reckon you'd better not send
any oh de boys; tell you what, massa, Niger proper
ty's mighty oHsdrtin desc times!
Like all the Secession troops, the Tennessee Rebels
are better supplied with side-arms than with guns.
,ba old nit al State akefa
which were stolen in Louisiana at the Baton Rouge
arsenal A very common remark among the troops ls,
1--WE will not permit the Abolitioniss to their fire.
arms, but will force them into close encounter, and
RELY on cold steel We are accustomed to the Of
that; they are not, and can scatter them with It
ike chaF" There is great complaint among the young
soldiers at Randolph, that they are compelled to work
ON the Notifications The blood of the cavaliers
volts at the idea Five hundred negroes employed
there and every effort is made to spare the troops
far as possible, the gnominy and hardship Of manual
labor. At Union City there are 1900 men in camp.
There is great deal Of talk about resisting to the
death; but it is significant fact that of the
cannon received there than three weeks ago
yet mounted, or even unloaded; but they all remain
upon the at the depot. 1t looks very much like
being in readiness for q retreat.
Another incident, carefully kept out of the newspa-
pers illustrates siill better that prudence is by
means virtue unknown among the fre-eaers. The
Arkansas troops under Gen. Bradley, who commands
the Eastern Division of that State, established them
selves on the river, above Randolph, to welcome any
Abolition hordes which might invade that sacred
soil" to hospitable graves" About week since An
alarm was suddenly circulated among them that large
force from Cairo with twenty five gunboats close
at hand This produced such a panic that they hur
redy gathered up all their camp utensils, and being
unable to take their provisions set them on fire,
barked upon a little steamboat which was in their
service and departed hastily that their picket guard
was absolutely left behind! When the alarm proved
false great Indignation was expressed toward Gen.
Bradley who was placed under arrest and sent to
Little Rock, to have his conduct investigated. These
facts in connection with the universal alarm caused by
reports that Gen. Lane at Pocahontas, Arkansas,
with 10, 600 men, and Capt. Montgomery in Western
Texas with large force, while both Lane and Mont
gomery were really at home in Kansas, attending
quietly to their business indicate that those model gen.
emen and sons of the cavaliers who compose the Sc
cession forces in Arkansas Texas and Tennessee do
not deem the Yankees quite so despcable after ALL
Deserters from the Rebel troops frequently arrive
here. They invariably state that they enlisted upon
compuson either direct indirect. Other fugitives
from the South come in daily with the old, hackneyed
stories of insult ndignity, and outrage Among those
who arrived yesterday was Mr.. w. ii. Frazier, a
young man formerly from Middleton N j. He has
been residing Mobile for six years, and his family
still remains there He states that for refusing to join
the army he thrown into prison. and confined for
FIVE weeks and at last had his head shaved, and was
ordered to leave the country. You my reader, who
have never seen of the kind may deem it very