The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-05-24
Dissatisfaction Among Federal
Troops.

1
The Richmond Examiners Alexandra
correspondent, under date of May 10Th
furnishes the following:
Our quiet little city was somewhat ex
cited last night by the arrival of the Paw
nee opposite our wlarves. Her purpos,
and intent were not known. She is still
at anchor
A very large steamer passed up to III,
Navy Yard this morning, about 9 O'clock
S,.e was crowded with troops. A few
hours afterwards another (not so large,
without troops, passed up to the Arsenal
About two thousand ConnecticutrnIrpop:
arrived in Washington last nigh =
Is now hbout 10000 troops in TIN
of Columbia. and venture the ass(4l!S.i.
if their real sentiments were known,
they would return home immediately.
One of the Rhode Islanders went home
yesterday. He took avery large number oil
letters, &c. .,sirom the men to their fami-
lies. | heard several of them say, while
passing on the Avenue, that if they were
going they would not return. This is q
fact, and the feeling is not confined to
that Regiment.
The New Jersey troops (The Blue
Hens Chickens) are almost in open re-
belllon. One of IL lSis number, over the
signature of "1'rei7toh," makes known
their grievances. A very large number
OF the other troops never Jared any bet.
ter, and are contented, Falstaff's men
swallow their fat pork and hard biscuit
without murmur, but the elite can't 20
1t. A very large majority of the 10000
never touch any of Uncle Sans ratons,
and after their three months are out not
one in fifty can be prevailed on to re-
main, nor would they return again unless
they were convinced that their presence
would save the city of Washington. A
desperate game of "bluif' is being car
ried on by the Northern Legislatures and
newspapers. Millions and millions of
dollars have been voted and subscribed.
Thousands and thousands of men have
volunteered tGMarch at moments no
tlce. fact SSsey are to be believed,
the entire SoutT will be crushed out,
her cities and plantations laid waste.
and if ever repopulated; the "Goths and
Vandals' are to have the entire control
of them. All this may appear very mag
niticent on paper, but when the attempt
is made, and they are made to feel the
stern resentment of Southern heart,
and the sterner cheek of freeman's arm,
they viii exclaim, with Lord Tinsel, 1--WE
have made slight mistake" They will
be reminded Of their craven prototypes
the Hessians of the Revolution, who, as
the hirelings Of despot, were taught
what it was to contend against freemen
fighting for their homes and their rights.
The hired scribblers of this dastardly
Administration are very busy enlarging
upon the disatfection of the Northwest
ein section of our State and portions of
Maryland and Kentucky. The number
and power of the traitors in our State
are greatly overrated, and, fear, will
lead our timid friends there to yield to
their buster and braggadoco. l would
advise all those discontents to pause and
consider well the consequences. Penn
sylvania and Ohio will be able to save
their necks from the haltar; they may
escape for time, while we are busy with
the foreign forces, but when we have
whipped them from our soil (if not soon
er) our attention will revert to the traitors
within our borders--and "the Lord have
mercy on their soulsw