The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-05
From Murfreesboro = Gathering Of
Conscripts-Quair rel in the Camp

The passengers who were captured by
Dick McCASN's highwaymen, in Mr., LIE
AnLG's stages, last Wednesday, and were
taken 20 Murfreesboro, returned here
yesterday morning. We conversed with
one Of them, Mr.. McDowELL, who return
ed the evening before. He stated that
he was stripped TO the skin by the guer-
rillas, under pretext Of searching for
messages, and robbed Of upwards Of
hundred dollars We have seen none Of
the other prisoners, but suppose that they
received the same treatment from the
rebel chivalry, who take this mode of
defending Southern Rights. Mr.. Nc
DowELL was taken before Gen. BREoKIN-
RIDGE at Murfreesboro', by a friend.
General RREoKINmDGE denounced the
guerrillas as set of thieves, and said
they had no authority 70 take money
from passengers but Mr.. MCDOWELL
did not get his money back. Perhaps
General BRECKENRIDGE denounced the
sinner while he secretly loved the sin.
Certainly, it is passing strange, if such
robberies are committed by MoCANN's
gang, and other gangs like il, without
the appreciation of the rebel mill
tary authorities at Murfreesboro',
that the villains are not summarily
checked. Mr. Mcdowell says that he
was so closely guarded that he had no
opportunity Of finding out any news,
only he heard the rebels talk about re-
ceiving achievements, and did converse
with Gen. BRECKINRIDGE, who gave him
pass. On reaching Lavergne, he met
with FORREST, who told him that BREoK-
INRIDGE had no authority to give passes
through his lines, and that he would pay
no respect TO it, Mr.. MCDOWELL, how
ever, watched for an opportunity, and got
away without meeting with any obstacle.
We learn from another source that
there was fierce and protracted quarrel
between General BRECKINRIDaE and FOoTE
and FoRREsT at Murfreesboro, the other
day. The two latter urged the impor-
lance of attacking Nashville Immediately,
alleging that there were only some seven
thousand soldiers here, and that the de-
fences were weak. On the other hand, |
BRECKINRIDGE said that he was convinced |
the Federal forces were greatly under
rated - that the defences of the city |
were very strong, and that an attack
would result in a disastrous and dis,
graceful repulse.
BRECKENRIDGE has evidently got his fill
Of attacking cities, and indeed FooTE is
said to have intimated as much.
Gentlemen who live in MurfreesbOro in
form us that HARRIS, becoming alarmed
at the approach of RosEcRANs' over
whelming force, issued another order
some days ago, fixing the day for mus
tering the conscripts of this portion Of
Middle Tennessee on the 9th instant,
to- day,) instead of the 10th instant A
very large number of our unfortunate
loyal fellow citizens, who could not leave
their families when our army so cruelty
abandoned them to rebel rage and VEN
geance, have been enrolled, and will be
driven into the ranks Of treason at the
point of the bayonet, or will be murdered
in cold blood if they refuse. In the name
of our Country and of Heaven, is there
not some way to arrest this diabolical
act Of despotism? Cannot we shield our
sons, fathers, brothers and
friends from this last internal device of
rebel tortur e? II must not be that they
shall be dragged into the armies of trea-
son to fight against their country. If it
be impossible for our forces to reach the
place of meeting in time 10 arrest the de-
mons who have devised it, let us arrest
rebel citizens and hold them as hostages
Tor the immediate release Of our beloved
md prosecuted fellow citizens. We APP
leal-most earnestly do we appeai--to
,ur authorities TO use every exertiOn to
elieve our loyal men who have fallen
lictims to the damnable Twenty Niger
Jonscript Act. We must retaliate, and
hat speedily. Better, infinitely better,
hat every rebel in Nashville and David
ION County be arrested, and placed in
than that one patriot be
doomed TO fight under the flag Of treason
md Of traitors,