Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-12

REBEL GOVERNORS ON THE WNG,-The
number of fugitive rebel Governors is rap
idly increasing. The Governor OF Iouisana
(Moore) aud the Governor of Arkansas (Rec.
tori are now added to the list. The Grst fed
from his capital when our gunboats made
him visit on their way up the Mississippi
from New Orleans but where he has alb
seconded to, no man knows. The other de
camped from his capital a few days ago,
when it was approached by the National de-
tachment under Gen. Curtis; and it is said
that be has taken refuge in the capital of the
beleaguered State of Misaissippi-the Gov
ernor Of which, with his guest, will have to
make tracks away from there, too, before
long.
The FIRST rebel Governor to fly from his
capital after the rebellion, was the renowned
Claib. Jackson, of Missouri, who, il will be
remembered took to his heels on the APP
prOach Of Gen. Lyon. The picture Of his
flight southwark from Jefferson City into
Arkansas, costumed now as an old woman,
now as a beggar now afoot, and now mount.
ed on a melancholy nag was one Of the
most grotesque things Of the early days Of
| the war The last heard OF Jackson he was
at Des Arc, Arkansas, spending bis time ia
drinking mean whisky aud rejecting on his
! past glOries but since that time, the Ma
| tiOnal column, under Gen Curtis, has passed
| through that region, and the unhappy old
man had again to "skedaddleu Probably
jackson accompanied the Governor Of Ar.
kansas to Jackson, the capital Of Misss.
sipp
After Claib. Jacksons flight, the next
| secession Governor TO take to his heels, was
Gov. Johnson, the bogus rebel ruler Of Ken
lucky. When Donelson fell, he discovered
q fire in his rear, and fed southwark with
the rebel army to Corinth, and was killed at
| the battle Of Shiloh.
A few days after his flight, Isham G Har-
| ris, the Governor Of Tennessee, fed in hot
| haste from his capital, as our army advanc d
upon it-swearing as he ran that be would
defend IL 90 the last He did not halt until
he got to Memphis and Beauregard, In his
official report Of the battle Of Shiloh, says
Harris was upon the field on that day, acting
| as an aid. As the rebel army Of COrnth is
said to have retreated toward Jackson,
Miss probably Harris also has gone to that
paradise Of fugitive rebel Governors, to take
up quarters with Rector, Moore, Claib jack
son and company.
The rest of the rebel Governors who have
not yet fed are likely 20 be on their way to
Jackson very soon. Gov. Letcher, Of Yir-
GINA, will probably take up his line Of
march some day this week for McClellau's
| guns are now within shot OF his head. Gov.
CLARK, Of North Carolina, will soon follow
suit; IL has already been reported that
Burnside was at his capital bat II not 80,
be certainly soon will be. Gov. Pickene, OF
South CarOlina,--we cannot tell whether be
will fee to Jckson, or not for he was "born
insensible TO fear" and has doubtless deter
mined TO meet the invaders sword in hand,
and fall, II fall he must, upon the steps OF
his capitol
OF the other four rebel Governors, they Of
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, are al In
dangerous quarters; bat fortunately they
are all convenient 10 Jackson. de of Texas
Is the only one who will fnd difficulty IN
getting to the general rendezvous but II be
make early application to Picayune Butler,
ne can doubtless either procure a ticket 70
Jackson or TO the New Orleans calabo0se.
Jackson is ilrssrate place for these ten
rebel Governors 10 congregate. Bat ones
there, they will lnd IL difficult 10 escape 70
anywhere else They cannot run North
ward Eastward, or Westward, for we bold
the lines Ia all these directions. II they o.
tempt 10 run Eastward we will send a gun
boat up The Pearl river aud cut on their re-
treat ia that direction also There be doubt
lcss timber enough Ia Jackson for ten gal
,ows. Ho! for Jackson.-M 4 Tunes.