Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-15
The news.

The news. -
We have 'advices by telegraph this morn
inc stating that there are encampmenfs OF
Union men at two points 10 East Tennessee
in Carter and jefferson counties. THESE
Infatuated men have suddenly assembled at
the instance, We suspect, of men under the
control of Andrew johnson, and, probably,
believe that they viii be enabled to sustain
themselves in revolt by the aid of the Fed
eral Government. We presume they are not
armed with any other than their hunting
guns, and are without supplies OF ammuui-
ton to any considerable extent Thus lily
supplied with the materials of war. and
without military organization, they are
foolhardy set of wretches If they have not
been assured of outside aid. Even with the
promise Of such aid, they csnnot be govern
ed in their coun sells by ordinary prudence or
sagaeity. They must be ignorant, to la
mentable degree, if they believe there is any
chance for the Federal troops in Kentucky
to penetrate our lines and come to their as
sistance, or that with such assistance. they
could be successful in q conflict with the
immense military power and resources of the
Confederate Government. Nevertheless,
whatever may be their hopes and the pro-
mises made them-whetber they be prudent
or imprudent-theife conduct shows that they
are dangerous enemies in cur midst, aud
must be made to feel, sumnarily. the vigor
and power of the Government. There should
be no delay in exerting the military arm for
their punishment. The more sudden and
thorough the blow that il struck, the more
effective it viii be, not merely upon them,
bet in deterring others from following their
foolish example. The State and the Con-
federate Governments have acted with singu-
larry leniency towards the refractory people
of East Tennessee. Every means of concili-
alton, consistent with self respect aud Dig
nity, have been used to induce them to ae-
quiesce in the will of the great majority, but
some of them have appeared to be deaf to
all appeals, and bent on mischief. These,
having placed themselves in the attitude OF
traitors, armed against US, and threatening
as with bleodshed, deserve no further kind
treatment, if, indeed, even mercy should be
shown them. - Hs
There are thousands of good, honest, up
right men in East Tennessee, who opposed
the separation of the State from the Union,
but are now satisfied that it is best for the
State to accept for herself the destiny of the
Southern sisterhood. These good citizens
cannot, and do not, countenance the wicked
attempt Of their late associates to Introduce
internecine war into Tennessee. We are
ure they deprecate, it as sincerely as the
best of those who struck for Southern free
dom early; and we believe they will do what
ever they can to arrest the treason of their
neighbors. But, the time for any action but
that of the iron rule of the sword, is past.
Our Government is in its infancy, a
vigorous and robust infancy, it il true;
and it is absolutely necessary that it should
show itself capable of strangling at one
grasp any attempt to stife 1t. Let us, there
fore, have prompt action, and give short shrift
to treason Crush it in the bud Let it not
expand into the full leaf.
We have the official report Of the casual
ties of the battle of Belmont. The killed
amount to e5; wounded 373; missing IT.
total, 4e5. A glorious but a dearly bought
victory. The Federal dispatche from
Cairo, which we publish elsewhere, affects
a belief that their forces were successful.
Shame upon such empty, putty-headed
boastersi ssS {
We have no further intelligence respecting
the Federal feet. Since its success at Port
Royal and Beaufort, nothing has been heard
Of 1t, except that it passed Fernandino going
South. 1t does not appear that any attempt
has been made to place a land force ashore
there. The white people have all LETT Beau
fort, the men to join the army. the women
and children for protection. One or two ma
rauding expeditions have. Ventured out into
the negro quarters of General Grayson, and
did some thieVing on small scale, but they
don't venture TO remain on land at night.
1t appears that some of the merchants OF
Savannah, scared by the Port Royal affair,
commenced packing up to leave and carry
their goods with them. They were, however,
forced to remain All such cowardly fellows
ought to be put in petticoats and assigned
places as hospital nurses @
Gen. Halleck, it appears, has been assigned
to Fremont's late command; and Buel super
cedes Sherman in Kentucky.
The Yankees threaten to land Is, 900 men
on the Southern coast when their transports
return.
WAS Col. MILES DRgSK.-It will be recol-
leeted that Col Miles, of the Federal Army,
was accused of drunkenness during the bat
tie OF Manassas. A Court of Inquiry called
LOT me purpose Of investigating the ACCUSE