Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-16
snazH Talk RotweeH n Yankee Reporter
and n Donfederase CoIomel.

snSIl Talk BetveeH n Yankee Reporter
and n Oon6edeEase CoIensl.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
furnishes the following report of conversation
between himself and Col. Scott, commanding
the Kirby Smith brigade, just aaer the fight at
Big Hill, Ky:
The rebels retraced their steps on Sunday,
very leisurely, bringing with then their prizes,
among which were two wagon loads of carbines,
muskets, sabers and pistols, sbout one hundred
and fifty horses, and train of twenty-five or
thirty wagons, with mules enough to move
them. On his way back, Col. Scott halted at
our hoase perhaps two hours. / had the sails
faction of a lsngthy interview with him, con-
versiue with him most of the time during bis
stay found him fair type OF the Southern
planter-full Of blcstsr and brsvado, mixed
with good sense and az ordinary amount of In
tsllipence; terribly in earnest on the. war; con-
fdant Of the ultimate success Of the South, and
withal what might be called very "good fel-
low" We conTersed freely and unreservedy
on our domestic troubles. "Do you think you
can subiaeate as ~ he asked SubJugatlon
is not the word now" replied; sit is extermi-
nation /" "Wsll !" said he, with an oath, Eek
termination let il be thsE. YSu will have
to exterminats as before We have peace;
fsrwe never can live under the same govern
meut AsaiR tell yos, !" he SentiHued, 81 oP-
posed secession Witk all my might-stunped my
Stats against it, until would have been treated
ss an Rboltienist If / had not bseA oAe OF our
own psopls But now I fad the fre-eaters
were right and / Was wrong. / lave gone into
the war and expect TO stay In it till / die or ne
ere free people If yoH whip as, and there is
ne hope, will return home, plGes my wife on
pack muls, and 90 10 Mexico, for By Cd
never viii live under the cid government
sgain''
Tbs colonel had q great deal to say in favor
Of Gsa. Mcclellan, whom be extolled IS the hrst
military nan in America. :" He Wss for sale
ancs, = said the coloasl, " he and George ID.
Prentice both; but We cO1ldnb afford to pay
tksir prics the YAakses ost bid Us. would
give ny plsRtAtion and negroes to have MsClel-
Ian resign"
The colonel was particularly eloquent upon
the Kentuek iHBs, wheR he preAounssd the best
runners he had yet met. / know these peo-
pie" said he They have sWayFsd and traded
horses and mules SO lSzE that thsJ sre smarter
than tha jews aAd YGEkseI both. Thsy csrS
nothing about ths war if it den't sszas home to
thsn. They WRnt TO be HSstTal (hesVily em-
phasiEed aud lsne drawn cat They are with
yea as long as you are In fke Stats, and when
we come they are with as. they are good
Lord, good devil sort Of seetle, running with
the fox sad holding with tbe ksGnds whenever
they can / tell yo1 tAey woa't de-"
Weparted in the NEST friendly aAnRer, Rsither
he nsr any Of his Asa hsviRe shown me tko
alightsst indignity Before zsHHhRg his horse
he said that before the expiration Sf thirty days
there would not be Yankee in Tennessee or
Kentucky promised hia that in less than
that time thsrs shSHldn't be an armed rebel in
either State.