Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-20
Affairs at Nashville.

We CLEAN the following interesting items
concerning Nashville from various sources.
We quote from letter to the st. Louis
Republican dated March lst:
"The rebel capital of Tennessee has
grown wonderfully quiet of late, and its
people less sullen than when we first enter
ed. One after another they come slowly
along the walk, universally wearing
black felt hat, set down with a jam upon
their heads, the crown out of shape, and
every inch ofcrumpled brim limiting strong
ly as hat can, that sorrow dwells beneath.
The remaining inhabitants of Nashville 90
about gloomy and taciturn, mopiug from
store to store, seldom looking strangers in
the face, and giving that idea of smothered
hate which makes the beholder determine
to keep out of dark alleys after night fall.
THE LADIES coNDEscEND LITTLE.
At first the people here took little pains
to conceal their dislike, but are gradually
becoming more tractable. They will sell
poor articles for good money at moder-
ate price, and not fly ints' a passion if Con-
federate scrip is refused in exchange for
Treasury notes. Ladies, too, appear up
on the streets, and although endeavoring
to seem gazing in an opposite direction,
take sidelong peeps at marching columns
preceded by fife and drum, and sometimes
deign 10 keep the nose moderately straight
when saluted in military style by pass
ing officer. This slight letting down, how
ever, only occurs when the "Fed." is good
looking and a Colonel or General The
time of Majors and Captains has not yet
come. Occasionally carriage OF two rolls
along, with family group within, and eb-
ony perched on the box seat holding reins
and whip. One or two stately dignitaries
have emerged from their hiding place. al
SO, and stand in the doors of princely resi-
denees, non-committal in speech or action.
THE NEGROES AND 'DEM UNIoNERs."
We met a crowd of negroes on their
way to the levee to view the troops and gun
boats. Asking one where be was going,
be said to see "dem Unioners. He had
been in Fort Donelson, and was brought
back by his master, who fed with Pillow.
81 tell yeu what, sab," said be, "Massa
Linkum shoot dam straight, knocked tie
head off Parson Bigelow's nigger clean as
if cut with knife. Lor, how de kanister
spikes did fly. Massa said Linkum used
keg of nails each load" And down the
street they went, with regular plantation
swagger, increasing in number at every
street corner.
THE LAWN BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE
Is blackened with charred remains of
some gun carriges and caissons strewn
around. They were burned by Floyd be-
fore he fled. On lots and in hollows are
numbers of whisky barrels with heads
knocked in by the same gentleman's order.
Although many of the artificial beauties
of Nashville are destroyed, the natural
ones remain generally unmarried. On the
numerous fine estates surrounding, trees
are budding and grass springing forth, but
no signs of care visible. Fences remain
down, garden borders washed away, while
negroes, having no masters to superintend,
wander shiftlessly about, and white labor
ers long ago were driven into confederate
service. l noticed one old gentleman en-
deavoring to mend the gate of his private
residence. After hitting everything but
the nail, he finally effected lodgment up
OIL his thumb, and went off simultaneously
into series of mild oaths into the house.