Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-13
opinicns OF Rebel Omcers.
REPoRTs OF UNION PRISONERS. !


The Boston TFaUelIer of last evening has
the following statements:
The following document was furnished to
us by Mr.. Henry Martin, one ofthe returned
prisoners from Salisbury, N. @. As the
prisoners before starting, are thoroughly
searched for cOntraband papers, Mr. Martin
conceived the idea of following a piece Of
wood, in which be placed the letter, and us
ing it as a cane, escaped detection. The
letter was written by Union officers impris
oned at Salisbury. aud is the substance Of in
formation obtained from prominent Confed-
! crates and UaieR men. OF course the
march or events has somewhat changed the
aspect OF affairs since it was written:
SALISBURY, N. c., May &c, 1862.
cone of the best engineers in the Confed-
crate army said to me not long ago Nc
Clellan came to the peninsula, aud in one
| hours reconnaissance discovered the weak
point of our works. He set about turning
that point aud came near taking our whole
army. He saw at a glance what Magruder
aud Johnston had failed to see in year.
They say they have had a superior force all
the time at Yorktown, and hoped Mcclellan
| would make an attack before he had pre-
pared bis works.
"Butler, they say, will aid the rebel cause
by exasperating the people and driving them
into the rebel army. If they lose Rich
mond they intend to fall back to Barksville,
Lynchburg, Danville, Chattanooga and the
mouutains. When this line is broken they
will commence the guerilla warfare, and
carry it to the bitter end. When that kind
of fighting begins, they will find that IL is "a
terrible scOurge to their own people, There
are thousands OF desparadoes in their army
who care for nothing but plunder. They
win rob every thing, plumber every one, and
commit all sorts of cruel acts in the name OF
the Confederate authorities. These kind Of
fellows were very active at Manassas rob
bing and numbering the wounded they are
very active when conducting prisoners, TAX
log their money and watches The slaves
are now restless and uneasy Many thou
sands of them are employed in the army and
are getting used to scenes OF bloodshed and
cruel murder. They are fast intusing this
spirit In the negroes at home. A terrible in
surrecHon may break ont any day-will
break out as soon as the cOnscrption bill
empties every home of the able bodied
whites. These are opinions / have gathered
from Confederate officers high 10 author
ity.
Thousands of Union men would come
boldly out and proclaim themselves as such
| and refuse 10 htLNb ukdlubb bub bhiANu
, states government If they had any hope o.
{ being aided by our authorities. But they
Z see nothing before them but a lingering
+ death in a loathsome dungeon OF a quietui
by a rope. At Raleigh, N. c., was told BY
some Union men that hundreds Of Unior
men had entered the army from that place
because they must do Il or go to prison, ant
q as our government refused TO exchange hel
2 own soldiers, they felt sure they would bl
D left TO rot 10 dungeons. History never pre-
e sented so sad rebellion as this. A few
Q leaders stirred up the people, ignorrnce and
whisky set the ball rolling, and the leaderl
, | could neither check nor control it, Moder
ate men were trampled down eandor wa
called disloyally TO the South; caution
ireachery; unanimity, leaning TO th'
NOrth.'
, "N6w they see before them inevitable
Q run. The wealthy aud educated would fair
cause, but the brutal andBgnorant, who, By
stealing and plundering, are making mor'
q money than ever before, will not be con
trolled. This class is led by inscription
/ men-men who would have no chance u
! shrlye save on the ruins Of cities and towns
! and The overthrow Of the better classes
You little know how terrible is becoming
% the thirst for blood amongst the ignoran
mob here"