, 1862-03-13

QfaH dependent breath, and who have cheer
1nliy impoverished themselves for the yindica-
lon OF great principles, are beyond the reach
OF those galley slaves Of the mercenary Yan-
kee press, who have never known what it WIS
to have free and independent sentiment in
the whole course Of their lives, and who, for
q decent suit Of clothes and daily allowance
oi goldfish and potatoes, would sell their coun-
try to despotism, their souls to the devil, and
congratulate themselves with justice that they
had made good bargain
MATTERS IN TENNESSEE,
OCCUPATION OF NASHVILLE.
UNION A$PECTS---INTERESTIXC
INCIDENTS.
From our exchanges We compile variety
Of interesting items from Tennessee, and es-
pecially the vicinity of Nashville, which will
be read with interest at this time:
UN1oN1sM IN TENNESSEE.
The North may as well make up its mind to
be Disappointed: We have all alike been ex-
pecting grand Union uprising the moment
the national armies entered the capital of tbis
most loyal Of the seeded States. But we
have forgotten one important fact. There are
no da01ned Union 7zacu IN .Ndshpil}e. Of course
there may be scattering individuals, Just as
there may be Mormons IN Cincinnati, but it is
utterly untrue that there is any open Union
strength here, considerable enough to merit
attention. What there may be, aud very
probably VII be, weeks or months hence, is
another matter.
In tie country the feelings are more exuber-
ant. Coming up the Cumberland, everybody
was delighted to see the old flag floating, and
to--notice the hearty welcome waved from the
women in cabin doors, and told with rude but
impressive emphasis by the hard flsted farmers
in butternut jeans that flocked down to the
landings: But you enter Nashville, and find
the people looking as it every man had fuue-
ral in his fannily. Talk to them and son find
nature, and partly because, with our armies
c2camPed around the town, it is necessity;
but half Of them will openly ayow their seccs-
sloni6m, and express the hope that our army
may be speedily driven back, and the other
half Will be as tender and ticIliBh abo4t ex-
pressing preference between loyalty and
treason as a wise man is in election times,
When dozen candidates are pestering him tor
his vote for the same Office.
WHAT HAs BECOME OF TIE uN1oS aEH,
Six months ago these last were Union men.
II you seek the reason why they are not now.
consult the spirit that dictated the tFabian
policy" ad0Fning our military management at
Washington. Defeat chilled their Confidence
in the old Governmen inexplicable delays de-
stroyed it and from strong Union men, they
rueh TO the same mad lengths with the oriSi.
nal rebels, they at least ceased to oppose tie
current, and gradually dri{ted down with If.
And so it comes that there arc no Union men
in Nashville, or at least, as Jabez was wont
to say, "none to speak orr
have heretofore expressed the opinion, aud
every days observation gives it fresh confir-
nation, that, nevertheless, Nashville is full of
the material for Union men, and that but two
things are necessary to develop it. The nm
pie must be convinced, By further successes
Of the national ar1nE, and above all b7 further
advances in Tennessee, that Nashville is ner.
manent1y Within the lines of the national Gov.
eInment; and they must have time tn make
their second summersan1t, from sccessionism
PACK to unlonlsm,} with some little resard
1of decent propIlcties:, Take Memphis, and
Ethln month Nashriile Will be as strong q
onion CITY as ehe vas year ago.
MILK FOR UNION BABES.
,n;id.snnken 1Tn;nn mhey 10 encourage me
Is ~ he ,nai,o ~ p,:a. p.og: :aeu9. Every enoft
some no;nts at least ~ ,ssrfte ue pEope. N
cannof he IN b;oh1v' rana. ~ 'nlS pollcy
NAV he c1,ei3en%sd liz { ieeoanenaeo. eaaa HistoEy
dc pe1fsct order and im@anity fEon Sr ncoDr oor
NasnYlHe nave enjoyed while victorious
alms, 1olty tnousand strong, flushed with sue
1855 anu Isl entGang 1or the trst time on the
etay ehsmys soil, nave marched through their
ana taken possession Of the city The
ment at 1t.
Ihe most perfect immunity for the past
seems also to be granted. Men who have been
in the rebel army hare the grace to keep away.
and for any other crime Of rebellion have
nHf fhf y C$t3frfo E<e$~
rebel city. Clearly the Lincolnite subjngation
Is being sugar coated till swallowing it Is nof
SO difficult process.
Among our soldiers, too, officers and men
rebels loyalty in easy lessons. There is a spc-
cmat c ~ On aa hanas 70 gloss over the slavery
assuring citizen that rs soon ag the war was
oser lney we're gong to drive all the abolition
lsls OUT o1 tne North!
RUa1oRs AND PROSPECTS.
The reports here about rebel nosit7anz ara
conflicting. Some stiIl saw TINT 1arSa force
is ut Mufifeesboro. Others viii far Sre,ter ruteT
amy Of KentucSv ard Tennaesaa @;a1 ~ ;tt ;Fpsl
5Ire5dv af nr ~ +ba "a. - noo.ts - ettuef
hama md ~ 4ha @ 1fa!av1';ao 49,. - DecAur, aa-
that nav nov ~ he he gus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
: 'Perso5s Gw s,r,;I;sr H. With tho .ozo o-.o
eI7 ,anauls1 VITA tne rebel aTmle5, DUR
tnst ~ ~ ons3a Sts5 oi e1o"il and decline, say
about Southern fo,ccs A. f,sf ~ t5saaes as,
uudcr-ratcd them: snfsenncntiv sba ens 10 ast'
oyer-r,teS them A"00oa'enA1s sAe ~ vastly
When The reha1 ror+ t,ara, 1,o-o. t,,o ,n.,
nerstand;no as 11,at tisa5 LIT nel, me gensrai
for Decatnr 51shanoa MAJ Ths seae;,g s;;a,npeuag
derstood th,t 10 i've The r1ace thss Sbessslos1s n
Ia. The stores ffar se tnaoe,5n paoe sese goiih9
sWav Earn sh;n7,.5 ~ naaa1s nnusaeo u gettlng
e,ss wfiie fal;pa ua ~ Deat ~ ~ ana tne Teo-
i hrre tont [1a,a 49, VIZ ~ " 1e t0aos ie2olns
psssable bv destroTin1 the d he;d1s .ne other IN