Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-14
lallp 3latlonal Democrat
,dition of Affairs in Secessia-'State-
'ront of Young Man from Memphis.

H.. following interesting testimony of one
,ho has recently escaped from unwilling
'.nrice under the rebels in Tennessee, and
arrived in California
We last night conversed with young Ger
nan who left Memphis, Tennessee, on Au-
nust 4th, and made dash for California. He
sos resided in the South for the past seven
rears. trading down the Mississippi and along
,he Atlantic coast to New Orleans, but his
residence has been at Memphis. None, he
saws but spies and traders who enter into
tbc smuggling business, are allowed to leave
fine Secession portion Of Tennessee. He
souGht zen Pillow to whom he was we'll
known for permit to leave, telling him
that he desired to enter Illinois to invest in a
smuggling adventure, aud as the General
knew him to be prominent trader oflong
standing, acquainted all along the riyerGoth
M and down, his request was granted, and
off our young friend and his brother, who ac-
companied him, cut for California. lie was
we'll searched, however before leaving. 50
that he might not have any letters on his
person or in bis "punder, and also to ascer-
ain whether he might not have a hankering
for the Union. His Secession sentiments
were not, so far as he knows, suspicioned.-
lie had taken no part in politics and when
the rebellion broke out it was not safe for
Union man TO declare himself in Memphis. 50
he talked Secession with the rect as it was
the only way to save himself and his little
property. lie gave us a long and interest,"
ing account OF how things are managed there.
When Secession became rampant, all business
Nnd improv ement were suspended, and I. e
''poor whites" could find no cmployment,on
nm. .ly,,s ,,,
famihes-for just as labor went down, pro-
visions went up, so that those who had to
toll for their daily bread were being ground
between the upper and neither millstones -
The Secession leaders then told the laboring
class that if they would enlist they should
he paid twelve dollars per month for them
selves and given, in addition, TO those who
had a wife or children, or both five dollars It
month Tor wcek--we don't remember which,
Tor his wife, and two and half dollars for
each child, SO long as he served in the army,
and these sums should be paid in cash at the
end of each month.
And they also assured them that tariff Of
pyces should be established for all kinds Of
provisions, and that the merchants would
not be allowed to charge mere than five dol
lars per barrel for hour. end other things in
portion. a large number enlisted, and money
was raised to pay the first months wages,
and also the sums promised to the wife and
children; and it was actually paid them as
promised BY this time, the Mboring class
not in the army had eaten out their little all,
and the payment in cash Of the troops in
dnced thousands of other, 10 enlist. but that
was the last money the soldiers or their POOR
families received. There was no more to
give them, and Confederate bonds were of
tered in its stead, while neur, in place Of be-
ing five dollars is eleven dollars per barrel,
and the stipend promised the families is not
paid even in bonds hence the desttutiou is
fearful. But there were those who, even
under all these inducements, did not enlist
and they were drafted and forced into the
Confederate army. Al the able bodied men
in Memphis, our informant among th,m,
were notified to be each at a certain place. at
certain times, for drill and Tint it they failed
they would be "coerced' into iur RANKS lie
and others had Go go, and after drilling two
ar three nights, this SQUAD vas marched of
aud that one marched cH, willout enlistment,
IL no one save those in the secret knew
WHITTIER but certainly from She Vicinity of
rlemphis. Aud SO throughout the state. So
soon as the vote on secession was taken, the
census returns Were examined, and all the
poor able bodied whites ia the secession
counties were ordered TO the wars, while the
rich ones were allowed to reuuin at home.
our informant helped place th, c'lhoh7
taken from Font sumter on the N'Ht"i7
ievee. lie hoped to escape an! IN order ''
II" able to do So had to WorI, and talk for
accession night and day. When in company
with those whom he knew, and out OF Ar't-
ing Of others, he aud they would converse
among themselves OF the terrihle'y tyranny cN-