New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-19
The WAR FOR THE UNION.
LATE FROM WESTERN TENNESSEE.
TIE REIGN OF RUPFIANlsM
Unicn Men Flying by thousands.
D1ABoL1CAL OUTRAGEs.


North, who had resided there for more than
year, engaged in lucrative business. To my IL
curry how long they designed remaining Que OF
them replied: " Permanently uuless the polItle"i
climate becomes TOO hot" The other alIided 10
the espionage even then exercised over Northern
men; and expressed the opinion that a residence
could not be more intoerable in a place which
shall not here be mentioned to ears polite From
prudential motives, l conyersed with them only
few minutes; it was not best to be too lntI'
mate with Northerners in, that latitude.
This morning, / was agreeably surprised to
meet one If them again, in land OF freedom
He ia just from Memphis, aud brings late and
interesting intelligence. l have known hun for
eight years as a candid and truthful gentleman;
and would give his name but for the injury 1t
might do to Northerners still remaining IN the
South. His companion came away three weeks
age; and though bis symp0thies from to!hood
have beel with the South is now drilling III an
OHIO company, ready to fight under the Stars
and Stripes.
Both were compelled to leave, by the political
excitement. The one who has just arrived
would have been driven out long ago, but for
inanent al friends who are leading Secesscnists,
At last the frenzy ran go nigh that 1hey adj
vised him to go; assuring him that, in ali lkeli-
hood, within the next ten days, every NOrtherner
suspected of Union sentiments, aud refusing to
joia the army would at least be detaiued as
prisoner, and probably hung. Upon the receipt
Of shls information, he stood not upon the order
Of lbs coming, but came at once. lie dared not
state tSat be was bound for Cairo, but took
ticRet for st. Louis; and by protesting to be
Seeessionist, succeeded in running the gauntlet OF
terfpr underlined.
Memphis aspires to become the great commercial
Metropolis Of the Mississippi Valley; aud by way
of preparation, with une1aDpled ferOcity, Is driS-
ing out the AbolitioDsts, as every man who ad-
yocates the Union is now called, whether OF
Northern or Southern birth. More than five
thousand worthy and peaceable citizens have al
ready been forced away; and as they could rot
even when permitted, settle up their business
during the present depression, their property is
virtually coDfscsted At the February election,
Memphis gave majority of eight hundred votes
for the Uuion; but after this reign of rutfianlsu,
what a wretcbed farce will be the vote upon the
A Committee of Safety o." headed by o
wealthy grocer PANIED Titus, and composed OF
those ~he style themselves the first Citizens, is
ruling with despotic sway. 1t is constantly 10
session, in "Titus Block" aud for tie last two
weeks the number Of persons brought before it
has averaged more than one hundred per day !!
Here is an Illustration Of its iDquisitorIal char
n acter: Last Friday, quiet, young citizeD-a
native ~ Southern lllDois-was arrested in bis
place of business, BY policeman, and taken be-
fore the Committee. This was at IL O'Clock
q. m.
:" charge against you has been lodged before
u.s." said the presiding functiouary.
"What is it, Sir 2"
- Iou are charged with saying that you have
many sequsmtances sS~"s u.ns.; A'." 49,. L@'
wllogy take up arms against Them
The ypudg man admitted the trath Of the ale
CATION. He was and always had been Pro.
Slavery in his sentiments; but had expressed un-
willingness to fight against the community 10
which he was born and bred. For this sole Of
tense he was ordered to leave town at A o'clock
that evening, and placed in the custody Of pc
lceman until his departure. Through tue neg
lect of the officer he missed the cars that night;
md was locked up, as o criminal, III the police
Station.hous until O'Clock the next morning
when he took Northern train. He is low
safe in Cairo.
Within the knowledge of my friend eight men,
after having their heads half shaved, have been
started North by the Committee within few days,
and three were under sentence of death when he
left. One of these named Horton, was originally
from New-York State, but more recently from Chic
ago. He had been trading in horses through the
South for the last eight years; and it was said that
he would be hung last Saturday night. 1t was also
currently reported that Mr. Samuel Kennedy pub
Usher Of The Vest Point (Ark.,) Times had been
hung as an Abolitonist. He was printer by trade,
ayoung man of twenty-five, who went from Chicago
onv year or two ago. His friends still reside
be. and his father and brother have filled honor
able positions in the city government.
On Friday, Union man who had enlisted in
the Secession army for personal safety, called on
my friend and implored him to aid hi. escape
His face was blanched with terror, and he de-
clsred that be would give all the property he had
10 the world to be once more in tire North. He
was particularly obnoxious to party of Seces-
sion ruffians having been an out-spoken and ear
nest Union man, and had little hope that be
would be permitted TO depart alive, even if he
could procure his discharge.
The people of Memphis do not pretend to pay
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