Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-29

DEP5RTxKHT OF TIE cITiZSss JUVENILE DshoSsrRA-
rIoxs-ANDY JOHNSON AND HIS GANG &c &c.
The army correspondent of the St. Louis Republican,
in his letter from Nashville the lst inst says some
things about Nashville and Its people which are quite
amusing. He says:
There Is rome Of that manly tread, and eye flushing
lnce, the Southern papers have told va TO expect
and which Americans are emneny capable OF showing
when there s 1s and the iron heel OF oppression
is attempting to gind thep. The remaining inhaosrt
Of Nashville do not indulge in any Of this bu 90 sb ~
gloomy and tacurn, mopiDg from store TO store,
dom looking strangers in the face, and giving ta' ids.
of smothered hate which makes th" heh id2r oeermr
10 keep cut Of dark alleys scr nighfa IL wouIi need
urgent pressing BY a Neshyile TO have the honor Of
auy Uaisn tfcets company at tea, for tie Fed might
imagine thaJ stychnins looked like white sugar. Gnd had
occasionally been mistaken for it,
6rsi th, psopls here took ltls pains TO coDcet
thrir disnke, bu srscuay becoming more tracabie
They will II poor 4r,ices FIR good moucy a. moder-
ate D. c. aud rot 6y into passion il Confederate scrip
IL refused in exchange for treasury notes Ladies' too
appear upon the streets and although endeavoring TO
seem eaz pg in h opposite direction take side long peeps
al marching columns proceeded by fife and drum, and,
sometime dsisu TO keep tie nose mcderti straight
when luted In gallant military style by passing officer.
This slight letting down. however, only occurs when the
'Fed" is coed loo king and colonel or general The
me Of M jors and captains has no. come Occasionally
q cArrisge or two rolls along, with family group wi hin,
ard ebony pirched on the box seat holding reins and
whip
their hiag places aso ard stand in the doors OF prince
ly resdences ION comm;tta in speech or action.
noticed at one house group Of children playing on
the porch-among them beautiful little Souiherner
with dark eyes and q wealth Of riuge,s, who, as we
passed skipped 10 the front STEP and either accidental
IL or by design exposed email secession apron, the
three bars aud stamped upon it, while its owner,
placing one thumb against her nose and her little finger
against that OF the other hand went through that child
sh and graceful notion whose precise meaning has never
yet been explained. Some say h expresses profound
knowledge; Others profound contempt Her companions,
after staring moment u see # the strangers were gen.
une YArkees, went throug a similar marg vre with
skill that showed practice and Immediately dsiFpesred
pair OF spectaoled eyes having gszsi pstronzi1gly
from a vii doE during the whol' peri rnance.
"If Nashville ever becomes Union, /: will be when
Gabriel turns al trump ter" exclaimed my soldier
friend who witnessed the noecal display with astonish
ment, and 10 Whose bright buttons il was owing.
Just aferward We met crowd Of negroes on their
way TO the cvee TO view the troops and gunboaa Ask
one where be Poiag, be said to s.e "dem Union.
ers" He had been in FOri Doneson, and was brought
blok by his master who fed with Pillow. 81 tll you
what sah" said he "sassa LinkGm shoot dam straight
Knocked the head eff psron BgtoAs Niger clean as il
cat with knife. L1r how the klnneIsiir spikes did fly.
Na.sa faid Lukum used kCg o nails each load. And
down the street they weni with regular plantation
ssagg,r T. increasing in number at every corner
The greatest blow 70 Nashville has been the des:ruc.
ioa Of is two fac bridges tae Cumberland. or
that gave full particulars in ny last. Gov. Harris's
words vhtn waited by the cz ms and r'q1ested TO
refrain from such vandalism. vere "His Nashville come
- this-hesita ing to sacrifice pIry pieces Of tin.
br for the cause Go back and tell those who sent you
that another word and their roofs will be blazing
above them" As related TO by one Of the commit.
tee the outburst Of the great b vas soced
with "tal oahs conscent Gus Harris btrg no tIcep-
ton to the general rule a maa goes By when mad Al
though denourcng bitterly the conduct OF their traitor
ruer the srfsrers with prospect that it may he years
before the structures will be replaced, stll cling to
cause that is running them.
The last assertion is decidedly rich. II the corrsspon
dent of the Rprbiem told that story by any body
ia Nashville he may set it down that he was sold at
cheap rate.