Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-19

n Su1cdSo printer, IN the OoLn luIauLEy,
who was captured at Shiloh, furnishes the
Tribune with an interesting statement Of
his experience and dadventules. After being
transported to Memphis in cattle cars, the
writer and companion obtained the priv
ilege of strolling about the city, under
guard Of two German Home Guards. He
says
"0ur first stopping place was the Ap-
peal Office, where we found eight or ten
comps and score or so Of secesh flags.
All hands were intensely bitter against
the North, 'secesh all over, and every
man Of them born outside of Dixie One
of them, forgot his name, but shall never
forget the man, asked, do you find as
much Union sentiment as you expected p
answered that felt quite sure that such
sentiment ever ywhere existed. You
are mistaken said he, there is not, to-
day, a Union man in Memphis-not one
"Glsncing at the guards, 1 saw evident
signs Of nervousness and anger, and think
ing that perhaps in the heat of debate we
had said too much, and should have a diff
Guilty with them, my friend and 1 made
preparations to leave. Scarcely had the
door closed behind US when one of the
guards brought his piece down with q
thump on the iron step, eXclaiming:
"tDare ish no Union sentiment here,
Ell Oh, mol We are all tam'd 'secesh.'
You comes NIT me, shows you. We all
lay down our lives for dis Suturn confed-
eracy. Oh, yes. We be glad to az
We followed the guard to the outskirts
of the town and entered blacksmith shop
where working at the forge, we recog-
nized couple of Chicago bOys-they, too,
belonged to the Home Guard. A sharp
lookout was kept at the front and back
doors presently the coast was announced
clear, and then you should have seen us
making s0vd SIu1o Vver DacK Fences and
through alleys, until we reached the
abiding place of our guide-entering, a
buxom German girl placed chairs for US to
be seated.
" Frau, said the guard, as soon as he
had recovered sufficient breath to speak.
Frau, here is a couple of tsm'd Yankees,
you shows dem we is good 'secesh' eh'
Yes, shows dem, and the Frau placed
table in the center of the room and then
disappeared. Presently the kissing of the
tea-kettle is heard and in few minutes
coffee, which cost 81 ,25 per pound, bread
made from -four costing $50 per barrel,
and sausage from meat proportionately
high was served up to us. Our haversacks
were filled, and the Frau grumbled be-
cause we would not accept more. They
were poor and we could not rob them.
While we were eating, the guards amused
themselves by taking the handspring out
of their gun locks and burning them in the
stove. As we shook hands at our prison
house door, they whispered. I'VE are all
tam secesh.' We made arrangements with
these men for disguise to escape, but be-
fore they were again on duty the show
was started to another place"
OF the punishment which was inflicted
for any Ofensss by the prisoners he says:
"a number of men made their escape
from Macon. A few got to our lines, but
by far the largest number were caught and
brought back. Major Rylander deemed
these attempted escapes worthy of punish
ment This is how it was inflicted: The
victim was forced to lie on his stomach or
back, as best suited the officer ofthe guard
His arms we're then stretched out straight,
and his legs forced apart; crotehed stakes
were then driven over the neck, wrists and
ankles, and the poor fellow left lie for from
two to eight hours. know one man who
received this punishment each alternate
two hours for seven consecutive days.
James Durham, a coxswain belonging to
the United Statl gunboat Sumter, for re-
fusing to lie down until informed why he
was to be punished, was knocked down in
the head from an axe. There's civilization
for you'll
Concerning slave combinations and Sc
cret plans. he says:
81 took no part, merely listened. But
know from what there learned, that
for years there has existed in the South 3
negro secret society, who have been long
for the -'year of jubilee The
first of January, 1853, is regarded by them
rs the commencement. They will be free,
if blood must flow to secure the boon
That is the expressed determination. Their
masters know it and tremble"