Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-11

Core pon5ence Of the CinclnnBti Gazette zgth.l
People in the loyal North
can have no sdequste idea of the suffering en-
tailed upon Union men and women, in and
around the city OF Nashville by that inscrutable
Providence which cursed them with General
Negley. Through his arbitrary and changeable
orders, country people are prevented, to a great
extent, from bringing their produce to market
Il is therefore exceedingly difficult to get any
thing 10 eat
an the cesl ia the city has been taken for
military use, aud when the weather is cool, their
little ones shiver for want Of FIRE Wood is sell
lEg on the streets at enormous prices. Soldiers
are permitted to tear down the fences around
their residences il the city. and to drive away
theiT cows and slaughter them. If this man
remains here in command, l venture there viii
not be 6 wooden enclosure sT0umd house in
Nashville at the c0mmeucennent Of 1868 And
yet there is abundance of wood in every direc-
ton around the city which might be cat and
hauled f1T the soldiers. Should the winter be q
severe ons, / should not bs surprised to see
mems houses unrO0fed over their heads for
kindling wood.
This Is not because the soldiers are verse than
soldiers are wont 70 be. but because complaint is
unavaiing. The isHlt is in the head. Indeed,
hsve found the private soldiers more polite
than the commander and his stsf-excepting of
the latter, Colenel YonstTsghder, the veteran in
are many excellent, well byed officers, grant
you, in the commsnd-quibe a number Of them
ia the 2lst 0biO-bRt their wholesome influence
is Deutralizsd By the atmosphere fsom headquRT-
ters.
Il is not diIigent application to military busi-
ness which CONSUMES the generals time, so that
loyal people cannot complain when they are
outraged for I know the fact that a secret ser
vice man has been kept waiting from eleven
o'clock in the morning until four in the sfteT-
neon, to c0mmuuicase important Information. /
know. also, that persons whe have gene with in
formation Of the enemy. have waited, ike Bsz-
srus a. the gate, til t-sir patience has been e1-
fsUstsd and they have left IN disgust.
This commander has been quite intimate /
an informed, With the Pillow family in Maury
county; and I fancy he hss borrowed the inde
fatigable " Ls0nidas," )" who so faithfully served
Gideon Pillow in his Mexican adventures 1t
has been remarked, that certain newspaper Ger
respondents can glide through the gusTds st TIE
front gale Of TIE palace, when even men Of the I
secret service cannot enter.
This accounts, no doubt, for tbe great fuss IN
some Newspapers about ths Lavergne and Neil- 4
lys bend mlsa5s-sfIsiTs ~ which our sol 4
diers behaved with great gaIlsntry, it is true. |
but whieh were only ripples in the current OF
military incidents and any commander Of ten 1
thousand men should bavs been ashamed 10 /
have sHch 6 blowing about than.
It is currently Teported that MurrsesborO' /
has been evseHs5sd BY the C0niedsTate5; and 4
an not wiIhous hope that Tie lUm0r VIII turn 4
ont to be a verify. There are somo strong rea-
sons to believe it.
Within the past month there has been unusual /
mortality in Nashville smOEg citizens and sol
diers snd fear if we remain crowded together !
as at prts sent for another month, it viii be iu- /
creased It is likely The hospitals are Ill fur /
nished with food suitable for Che sick. The 4
stock Of eCffse in the city was exhausted some
time since, ard Jour coIUesp0ndent knows what
Il Is % drink rye coffee A day OF two since /
was requested by lady t0mske diligent search |
for some sugar, and succeeded in getting four
pounds Of brown sugar al ffty cents per pound,
aud the same quantity Of crushed sugar al
si1tv cents. / think m0nOpOlizsd all in the
market
WHAT 7. Tsicire there would be if the river
would rise End bring as something 70 eat, and
some coal 70 make fires and if Gen. Busli
would cal away NegIey and put Cen Thomas,
Gen. Palmer, or sOme reasonable man in his
stead
Much ioy hss been manifested by Union men
to-day, because 8 rumor has gained eredenee
that Negley is TO be sent 70 SINE other point
OF course, people who have suffered many
I, iuries and insults from him IS we have, can
hardly be condemned for wishing some other
community 10 be cursed with MS presence if
we may but have respite Afflicted people
cannot always be Unselhsb.
an s5v.sed the brutal iTregulsrity of negro
conscTiptions. and their inadequats subsistence
At The f0rti6cstions, cause fnghtful mortality
from measles and other diseases prevailing,
Yet. when a very loyal lady applied iOE leaye 70
remove 4 sick negro, sae was bluntly iufOTmed
that not ouly were all negroes needed, but
" bite men might soon be subjected to the same
treatment.