Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-27
Clippings and Comments.
'he following is from the Gazette of last Satur-


 The following is from the Gazette of last Satur- day
 "The gold medal, awardel as heretofore an nounced by the Pulaski county agricultural and mechanical association, to Miss Nancy R. Ander- son, of Ouachita county has been received hege and the president of the society will forward 1t to Miss 4. by Alr. Thorn, member Of the House from Ouachita.
 The medal is of elegant design and finish and the distribution of such tokens of pnbhc appreca tion of domestic industry, will tend much to en- courage renewed and continued effort in depart mcnt of labor now So important to all and so ne- cessay to assist and sustain soldiers and people in tler hour of trial
 Messrs. Johnson X erkes, who offered another gold medal to the most deserving III the same branch of industry, have not yet made their award; and as we are authorized to state, desire all ln- tending to complete for the award, to send in then claims at as early day as practlca5le'
 Gen. Ashley, having awarded the medal before all the claims were in must present another We will furnish ours as soon as possible, and some gen tleman of this city will furnish yet another The truth is the claims were all 50 mertorious and So many equally entitled that we are at loss. We shall lay all their claims before committee ot la dies and let them decide. If lull comes in the present storm we shall offer still another premium and specify the time labor asid other matters more particularly Miss Anderson justly deserves a me dal and We congratulate her
 The following, though some two weeks old' will be read with interest What gentleman but would take off his hat to Miss, Polk, after the uttefance of such seutilaent8 as she used in talking to her Yankee visitors. The account below, is from the northern side of the line, and should be taken with many grains of salt.
 FROM TENNESSEE.
 H. R. Cheatham, Mayor of Nashville, has issued proclamation giving the q satisfactory result oi m interview between the city authorities and Gen. Buell.. He therefore respectfully requests that bu- sincss De resumed, and that all citizens, ot every \ trade and profession, pursue thelr regular Foca i tions. The sale or giving away ot intoxicating \ liquors is, however, strictly prohDted
 The Nashville correspondent of the Ne" 0rk Times gives picture of the state of affairs, from which it appears that the invaders were not recelF Y eI with any great amount of cOrdiaEty. make \ some extracts:
 ' have spent a good deal of time tod day in con vcIaing with the citizens and found but little mon ' sentiment. Men asserted that they ere not citl- zens of the United States-didn't want any protec- ton from the government and in several eases i even refused Co sell any goods to the soldiers or | officers. One man said he was Union man, but never had dared say so for fear of being hung; another said the only two nights sleep e had hau ' in weeks were since the arrival of the national 1 army. Another individual assured me With very naughty air, that there were no Union men ill \ Nashville except among mechanics and laborer5 l no gentlemen, he sad anything but seccs- soni9ts, rebels, if liked the term any better.
 Gen. Grant ami his staff visited Nashville, and called upon Mrs. James k. Polk Of the inter- view the writer says
 She received her visitors courteon5ly, but with a polished coll.ncss that indicated sufic ently in which direction her symDathie3 ran--she was sim DIV polite and lady like, in no case patrl0tc-- While she discrelt'y iorbofe to give utterance to apy expression Of sympathy for tic Sonth, she as Ii@lly avoided saying anything that might he con- strued into a wish iUr the succe3s Of tAe govern men: She hoped, she sail that the tomb of Aci husband would protect her household from insult and Her poperty tIOm riIage; further than this she expected nothing from the Uuited States, and dc sired nothing.
 TEc correspondent finds that the ladies o1 Nashville are full Of treason as tbey are in oc casioual cases of ioye.iness." Among the evl deuces Of their contempt for thc Yankees the fol- loving x given:
 Occasionally met other specimens ol Nashville ! ladies, who, in many cases suppJsiug me to De 3 soldier from the possession Of a blue overc0at, de scribed upon meeting wiGe semi circle ot aro dance, swinging, as they did so, their rotundauI skirts with cJa;emg tuous !ist Tyr out, if tht yery touch Of blue coat would be standardization And then tue angle at which the noses of tht naughty dar!ings went up, and the extent 70 wAicI their lips and eyes went down were not tae feast interesting portion Of these little byplays, and as sisted materially in showing the exquisite breeding Of these aiaiabie demoisshens.
 A later account says-''Union men begin tl make tLeIr appearance. They say that major! will yct be found on side, but tlt it will take some time to develop the feeling that has been sl thoroughly ciushed.'