Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-09
FROM THE SOUTH.


Two Union men who have recently arrived
from Nashville give most deporable account
OF the condition of affairs in the South. The
blockade Is depriving the people of many of
the necessarles OF life heir currency is in the
most wretched condition, and daily growing
worse whlle the sugar and cotton planters
have already morgaged their plantations in or
der to raise means of subsistence for their
families and slaves, and gold and silver have
almost entirely disappeared-the former not to
be had at thirty five per cent premium, and
the latter not in the market at any price. A
system of printed tickets has been resorted to.
Omnibus lines, bar-rooms shaving saloons, and
even the merchants, issue tickets varying in
value from five to fifty cents, which pass as
money wherever the parties issuing them are
known Everywhere else they are worthless.
The bills Of the Louisiana banks have been cut
into halves and quarters to supply the place of
change, and thus mutated of course many of
them are lost. The banks have ceased issuing
any money of their own, transactng all their
business in Confederate scrip. They have sys-
tematicaly called in and cancelled their out
standing circulation. lhus increasing the strin-
gcncy of the money market. All that have
the ability are buying gold even at the enor.
nous premium, and concealing it for future
use. This causes the premium to steadily ad-
vance, and adds to the general perpexity and
gloom.
Mtny Of He mast Intelligent aud Influential
Of the cotton and sugar planters frankly dc-
knor!edge that their ruin is sealed unless the
blockade is raised, and of that they are begin
ming to lose all hopes. Many of them boldly
assert that before they will be hopeessly ruined
they will rebel against the despolism crushing
their Interests. Already m The city Of Ne,o
orleans, large and formidable organization
Of Union men erists, tchich is ripe for insor-
rection 'ehen they are safisfed that the federal
dTmy is IN condition to sustain them.
At Nashville the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. Troops were constantly arriving and
departing for Bowling Green. A large number
of their troops were sixty days men, enlisted
to defend Tennessee. The shortness of the
term for which these troops are enlisted will
compel Generals johnson and Buckner to make
some decisive movements within that time
The people OF Nashville expressed great conf
dence in the ability of General Johnston to sus-
tain himself and beat back the Yankees and
"Dutch Hessians," as they term Willich's regi-
ment. of whose metal they have had a taste.
J The manner of making out hotel bills in
! Nashville is quite unique. One of the gentle
men inquring about his bill, was told it was
two dollars and half if he made the change
/ but three and half in case the landlord made
| the change. Our informant handed the land
lord five dollar bill and told him to make the
change A most dgent search was made for
the needed half dollar but it couldn't be found.
After fruitless effort the lodger was informed
that the bill would be four dollars as the change
wasn't about the house.
The Memphis Argus of the 10Th ult., has the
following Information from Texas
Capt Robert Jennings. of this city, yester-
day, received letter from friend in Texas,
written on the 1st of December, from Prairie
Lea, which furnishes us with information of
the condition Of things generally in that por-
ton of Texas. The MeXicans are buying the
cotton from the Texans, paying 0al0c per h..
| in gold. The Texans procure the bagging and
rope from the Mexic ms, and everything is at
moderate prices. That portion Of Texas is well
supplied " tn gold and silver currency. Pro-
visions are plentiful at very low prices-pork
beng only four cents per pond and corn only
/ thirty cents per buShel.
/ Dry goods can be purchased in the little
towns at prices which would astonsh the peo-
/ pie in the older States of the confederacy.-
/ There is no disposition to buy up everything
! for sale and run up prices.
The people of Texas have not felt the effects
| of the war in the least. They are well supplied
with provisions, clothing and money, and are
progressing as happ ly as if there was but one
! President on the continent.
Texas just at this time may be regarded as
the garden spot" of America. One gentle
man says he handles more gold there in day
than he would handle in Memphis in year.
He could do that and then not handle great
deal. We DOUBT lchether there is ttcenty dollar
goid piece in Memphis