Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-02
from our speclal Cairo correspondent.

Editors Union and american From the low lands
Of modern Egypt, we again address you.
The Ilinoise troops, continue to augment by the
Illinois Central Railroad, say some goo or more
daily They purport to come in our midst, for the
protection of Southern Illinois, who as yet have
been left unmolested, but they hold out to these
worthless that Davis, is now actually en- route
to murder all Unfortunately, until the timid
really have got to fancy that the frogs, which
are so abundant in thisregioD are secessonists in
disguise. t3
q The authorities here, have haa time IN
discharging the captured steamer Hilman, OF your
place, in order to procure what is termed munitions
of war 1t appears these articles were cunningiy
distributed over the entire cargo of this craft so
much SO, that had it not been for the perhdy OF
one of her common labouring hands, tnere "ouiu
have been one hundred or more tons OF ieau iei'
undiscovered that was stored sway under tne entre
cargo, and which would have come safety 10 your
hands, had not $40 been the price OF tins niodern
Judas.
Before this search we thought these Illinois sold
iery had so.,e pretensions as honest men, with
large nronortion of love for the Union, combined
with excited fanaticism, but their late showing has
forced ms 70 conclude they may be lmbued with
much fanaticism and with but uIi1s "ofeSty' as a
nroof not being content with this wholesale robbery,
their yerv officers actually picked up about the
decks any little article of private property that
caught their fancy. For example, imagine an Off
.er all bedecked with gold tinsel, with commission
rom the great Governor YATES for his honesty and
idelitv, should be seen preambulating our streets
with Captain CoRBTT's walking stick. Then under
such examples, can you wonder the rank and file of
these protectontsts should appropriate many of the
little articles that lay loose around, and conclude
he plated forks of the steamer were bona de silver.
and would be convenient to settle their rife whisky
bills with, which Is, by the by, much in demand
nere and is only parted with for the gold and sill
YER. Illinois rags being repudiated or taken at a
discount of from so TO 60 per cent.
This currency it is thought will in our imme-
date vicinity however, for a short time look
up slightly, as the commandment of the troops here,
GEN. SWIFT, has the reputation of being superior
inancier if an inferior officer So the Republicans,
black ones 1--WE shonld have said,) expect their
General to hypothecate upon the Tennessee lead
and powder and at last base portion of the worth
less rags new in circulation upon metallic
basis.
To show you the General has shrewd business
qualifications, he induced Mr.. STACKER, one of the
owners of the Hilman, TO visit Cairo, and there
proposed to him that if he would enter into bond
and security, upon his part and the part Of TIE
other owners not to annoy them in law by suit that
on such compliance, his boat should be surrendered
minus powder, lead and sundry other articles too
numerous to mention This, the owners
considered decidedly COOL and declined, the Cen
era ED on until the underwriters from st. Louis
came from Missouri and demanded the stolenIp rop-
erty who, after undergoing preliminaries to US I'M
known, came in possession of the boat, when they
employ ed the steamer Runyan to tow her to the
port of Paducah Ky.
Monday last was set apart by general order, to
require the soldiery to take an oath, binding them
to leave the then present quarters at minutes
warning to invade Southern territory, or 60 where
ordered. Generally, all took it. There were, how
ever t1cenySiI that absolutely refused, having
been induced to come to Cairo for the protection Of
Southern Illinois, and being thus deceived, they, like
men, refused to participate further, they therefore
were furnished conveyance their respective places
of departure. We learn there are many more in the
same predicament, but lack the moral courage to
resist. In our next, we will state the influences
that are brought to bear upon the few honest sol
diery they have in their midst well the induce
ments held out to their cupidity. II.