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BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,
JAoKsBoRo, November 12, 1861;

JAoKsBoRo, November 12, 1861}
COL w B. Wood, RnorwHe
Sir--The express man reached me
this evening at O'clock, with two let
ters from you, both dated November II.
You say the tory force at Papaw Hollow
is augmenting from the adjoining coun-
ties. Please state what county Papaw
Hollow is in. You say you inclose me
adespatch from John L. Hopkins, Chat
tanoOga, butno despatch is inclosed.
have two cavalry companies under
Captain Rowan, near divers, on the
road from Knoxville to Montgomery, and
two near Huntsvilln, on the road from
Chetwood's to Montgomery. But your
omission to send the despatch of Hop
kins, and only incidental allusion to cut
ting off somebody near Kingstown, leaves
me at loss what orders TO send there.
Please give me all the information you
have which will enable me to intercept
any body of tories attempting to pass
toward Montgomery, Jamestown, Hunts
Vile, or Post Oak Springs. l rejoice
that you have caught six of the bridgr
burners. | am yet unadvised what pre-
else bridges are actually destroyed, or
whether my intended kilograms are real
ly transmitted over the wires. < x
l will tomorrow send dispatches to the
forces near Jamestown, the cavalry near
Huntsville, that near divers, and start
out the cavalry here 10 commence simulta-
Reously aisagming he Union Inhabitants.
You will please simultaneously send or
ders to all detachments under your COM
mand to inaugurate the same movement
at the same time in their various locali-
ties. Their leaders should be seized
and held as prisoners. The leniency
shown them has been unavailing. They
have acted with duplicity, and should no
leBger be trusted.
f. X. ZoLLIooFFER, Brigad ier General
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Road This.

We commend this article of the Con-
stitution to those rebels who contend for
thesOvereignty of State in all things.
' "Tms CONSTITUTION, and the laws of the
United States which shall be made in pursu-
ance thereof, SHALL BE THE SU-
PREME LAW OF THE LAND; and the Judges in
every State shall be bound thereby, ANY
THING IN THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF ANY
STATE 70 THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING y
Federal Constitution Art. VI, sec 2.
Many of those blockheads who are
forever blabbling about the Constitution,
don't know that there is such clause
in it.
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Gen. zollicofer's Correspondence
HIGHLY IMPORTANT REvELA-
TONS MADE BY THE REBEL
LEADERS
The people OF East Tennessee 10 be
Crushed Out!

The following letters were found in
Gen. ZoLhICoFFER's camp. They possess
great interest, as they reveal several i'm
portapt facts.
First. That an overwhelming number
of the East Tennesseeans were devoted
TO the Union.
Second. That the rebel leaders were re-
solved to subjugate them at the point of
the bayonet.
Third, That all the Union men were to
be diso,Oned
Fourth. That "no prisoners we're to be re-
leased evsn on taking the oath of allegiance to
the Jetr Davis Government. Tie time fer
such measures had past! Read the cores
pondence carefully and see how these
devils unmask themselves.
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Particular Notice.

Correspondents will confer a great
favor on us by leaving their communica-
tions for inspection at our leisure. We
have no time to hear communications
read over by their authors We are al
ways glad to hear from any one who has
a fact to impart or thought to suggest,
and hope to hear often from those who
can contribute to the public information.
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MIssoURI.-The Union feeling is stead
lily gaining ground, we are glad to hear,
in Southwest Missouri, and the guerilla
warfare which was threatened there, af-
ter the rebel Irregular army had been
yanquished, is dying out A correspon-
dent of the st. Louis Republican, writing
from Springfield on the 29th ult., says
"Many thoughtless persons who have
been in Prices army are returning home,
some Of them quietly, hoping that no mo-
tice will be taken Of their treason; 9TH
ers coming and giving themselves up TO
the military authorities, asking TO be
permitted 10 take the oath of allegiance
and return TO the peaceful ayocations to
which ihey were formerly accustomed.
All these returning rebels express their
disgust with the rebellion as a failure
and are now convinced that the Govern
ment Of their fathers is a wise and beneh-
cent one, aud too powerful to be easily
ogcrlhrown.'
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KNoxvILLE, Noy. II, 1861.

hhOANlLliE, My H. lOOls
General s. Cooper, Adj,aqnt General, etc.:
SIR-My fears expressed to you by
letter and dispatches of the 4th and 9th
inst, have been realized by the. destruc-
tion Of no less than five railroad bridges,
The indications were apparent to me, but
l was powerless to prevent it,
The i0hole ooHnt,y non IS in state Of re-
JelhOn. A thousand men are within six
miles of Strawberry Plains Bridge, and
an attack is contemplated tomorrow.
have sent Col. Powell there with 200 in
fantry,, one company of cavalry, and
about one hundred citizens armed with
shot guns and country rifles.
Five hundred Unionists left Hamilton
county to day, we suppose, to attack
Lowden Bridge. have Maj. Campbell
there, with 200 infantry and one COM
pany of cavalry.
l have about the same force at this
point and cavalry company at Wash
ington Bridge. An attack was made
there on yesterday. Our men succeeded
in beating them off, but they are gath
ering in large force and may secure il in
a day or two.
have no subsistence to enable them to
hold out long, A few regiments and
vigorous means would have a powerful
effect in putting it down. A mild or con-
ciliating policy will do no good they
must be punished and some of the leaders
punished to the extent of the laws.
l have arrested six of the men who
were engaged in firing the Lick Creek
Bridge, and ! desire to have instructions
from you as to the proper disposition of
them. The slow course of iyil law in
furnishing such incendiaries, it seems to
me, will not have the salutary effect which
is desired.
l learned from two gentlemen just ar
rived, that another camp is being formed
about two miles from here, in Sewer
county, and already 300 are in camp
They are being reinforced from BlOunt,
Roane, johnson, Greene, Carter and other
counties.
feel il TO be my duty tn place this
city under Martial Law, as there tOere a
large majority Of the people sy0lpattising NTH
the enenly, and communicating Nth them by
the unfrequented mountain paths, and to
prevent surprises and the destruction OF
public property. IHeed not sag that great
alarm IS teb By Tie feO Southern men here
They are finding places of safety for their
families, and would gladly enlist il we
had arms for them. have had all the
aims in the city seized, and authorized
Major Campbell TO impress all he car
find in the hands of Union men. Very
truly, WM b. WooD,
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LETrEH FROM WOOD no DENJAMIN.

KNoxvMLE, Nov. 20, 1861.
70 Hl1i. j. T.. Beyapia, Secretary Of War: i:
Sir,-The rebellion in East Tennessee
has been put down in some Of the coun-
ties, and will be ehectually suppressed
in less than two weeks in ali the coun-
ties. Their camps in Sewer and Hanil-
ton counties have been broken up, and a
large number Of them made prisoners. -
Some are confined in this place and 9TH
ers sent TO Nashville. In former COM
munication | inquired of the Department
what / should do. IL is a mere farce 20
arrest them and turn them over 70 the
courts. Instead Of having the effect 10
intimidate them, it really gives encOu-
ragcment and emboldens them in their
traitorous conduct Patterson, the son-
in-laW Of Andrew johnson, State Senator
pickens, and several other members Of
the Legislature, besides others Of inliu-
ence and distinction in their Counties
These men have encouraged theTebellion
but have so managed as not TO be found
in arms. Nevertheless, all their actions
and words have been unfriendly 10 the
Sivvvrnnrnioi tine Confederate 5tares.--
Their wealth and influence have been exc
erted in favor of the Lincoln Govern
ment and they are the parties most Ia
blame.
They really deserve the gallows, and
= if consistent with the laws, ought speed
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NO. IA

lily to receive their deserts. But there ia
such a gentle spirit Of Cancellation in the
South, and especially here, that | have
no idea that one of them will receive
such a sentence at the hands of any Jury.
| have been here at this station for three
months, half the time in command of this
post; and | had a good opportunity Of
learning the feeling pervading this coun-
try 70 IS hostile to t5e Confederate Govan-
ii'e1t. They sei1 t;hs Tie 6uti, et allegiance
PUN no tnielstie's e oAserVe Il. 7hey are tho
siaves Of johnson and Hayaayd, and never
intend 10 be otherwise. When arrested. then
suddenly become Ueyy Submissive, and declare
they are for peace, and not supporters of
the Lincoln Government, but yet claim
TO be Union men. At one time, while
our forces were at Knoxville, they gave
il out that great change had taken place
in East Tennessee, and that the people
were becoming loyal.
~ toithdrai0ai Of Ue army from here tl
the Gap, and the first intin1ation of the an
proach Of the lincoln A,mN then ,oeye in
arms, and scarcelya man but toas reqelyt 30 join
a, and make i0ar upon as. The prisoners
we have all tell us that they had every
assurance that the enemy was already in
the State, and would join them in few
days. have requested at least that the
prisoners haya taken be held, if not as
traitors, as prisoners Of war. T@release
them is ruinous. To convict them before
a court is next TO impossibitty. But if
they are kept in prison for six months,
10 will have good e0eeu
The bridge burners and spies ought
to be tried at once.
Very respectfully yours,
w n WonD
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TrNNEssEe. Anril Q. 1852.

DEAR.FRIEND AFTER so long time, hay-
ing passed through the most awful reign Ct
terror that free people were ever made TO
suffer, we are permitted TO open cores
pondence with you. We can partially breathe
iee again. II is useless to try TO give you
II faint idea of the tyranny which has been
exercised over the many (although J Gu may
have been led to believe they were few men
in Tennessee whose only crime was that lhty
loved their country, and would not raise their
arms against q Government which had al
ready protected them and cost them no.
thing.
We say we begin to breathe again the air
of freedom, from the TACT that one division
of the Union army has passed by and South
of us. and which we trust will not return
until the rebellion is put down, and God
grant that soon may be. This wish, public
ly expressed two months since, would have
cost a man his lie. We are bappy to cay
that many are beginning to see and feel that
the one real object now is TO put down the
rebellion.
The worst feature, and most to be lament
ed over, is that there are so many OF our
| poor boys in the rebel army against their
will, b ing pressed into the service No
| longer back than November, Tennessee had
| but 25 900 men in the field. A requisition
was then made for 80, 900 more, and in order
! TO get them out our Governor, King Harris,
ordered draft to be made and may we
never behold such a time again. Noble
hearted young men, With tears 10 their eyes
would say TO those who had families, You
stay and take care OF your vile aud little
ones, aud we will go, asking God TO forgive
the crime of iigating against principle" We
often asked ourselves, How can such thing
proper
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BENJAMIN's REPLY. FI".
WAR DEPARTMENT,
RICHMOND, Nov. 20, 1801.(

hlOhMOND' NOV 20, loOA'S
Col. w b. Wood Ia l
STR-Your report Of the 2Oih instant
is received, and | now proceed to give
you the desired instruction in relation
to the prisoners of war taken by YOU
among the traitors of East Tennessee:
FIrst-All such as can be identified in
having been engaged in bridge burning
are to be tried summarily by drum head
Court Martial and if found guilty, ere-
caaea on the spot By hanging. u t0ouH bs
}YoeA 10 teaoe Their bodies hanging in ais viciR-
ity of the burned bridges.
Second-All such as have not been so
engaged, are TO be treated as prisoners Of
war and sent with an armed guard to
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, there TO be kept
imprisoned at the depot selected by the
Government for prisoners of war.
Whenever you can discover that arms
are concentrated by these traitors, YOU
will send out detachments, search for
and seize the arms. IN no case IS one of
The men k1otcn 10 haUeJeaa up IN AIMS against
Die Government to be released on ann DtslEge
on cath Of allegiance. The time for such
measures is past. They are all 10 be
held as prisoners of war, and held in
Jail to the end of the war. Such rs come
in voluntarily, take the oath of allegi-
ance, and surrender their arms, are alone
to be treated with leniency.
Your vigilant execution OF these orders
is earnestly urged by the Government.
Your obedient servant,
j. p. BENJAMIN,
Secretary of War.
Col w. b. Wood, Knoxville, Tenn.
=. S.-Judge Patterson candy john
sons son-in-law, Rem. Corresp), Colonel
Pickens, and other ring-leaders of the
same class, must be sent at once to Tus-
caloosa to Jail as prisoners Of war.
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KNoxvH.Lr, TFNN.. Nov. 10, 1861.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 10, 1861.
General Zollioo6er!
SR-Information has been received
that Mr.. Hodges, member of the Legisla-
ture, has been making reasonable
speech over in Lewis county. He is also
suspected of having knowledge, if not
an instigator, of the bridge burning.
lie. was here yesterday morning, and
we could have arrested him, but he made
his escape, and will probably try TO get
through the lines
Five Of the incendiaries that burned
the Lick Creek bridge have been arrested.
The bridge at Union has been destroyed,
one at Charleston, two on the Western
and Atlantic Road, below Chattanooga.
I had company at Lick Creek, bit the incen-
diaries deceived them, and getting possession of
their guns, took them prisoners, and accom-
plisbed their ends.
Respectfully, w. B. WooD.
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HEADQUARTERS, Knoxville, Tennesseel }
A.. 4 1871 Z


November j, 1861.
lion. Up. Beymnn, Secretary of Var:
SRI have to-day written to General
Cooper, in reference 10 the state of af-
fairs in East Tennessee, and the necessi-
ty Of reinforcements being sent immedi-
ateiy. But, as there is a misapprehen-
sion in reference TO the feeling Of the
late Union party, have requested Mr..
Walker Of Richmond, now on a visit here,
TO call on you, and give you fuller inlor-
nation than can write.
In addition 70 what have written 70
General Cooper, ! will say that there can
b5 10 dosb. g ~, q. s q t :!s.s ;h: sc parties,
numbering from twenty TO a hundred, arc
every day passing through the narrow
and unfrequented gaps of the mountain
into Kentucky to join the army. My
courier just in from James;o,,n, il.9r.-.s
me that few nights since one hundred
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aad seventy men passed from Roane coun-
ty into Kentucky.
do not belieUe that The Unionists are IN the
least reconciled to he Government, bet, on the
contrary are as hostile to IL as the people Of
Ohio, and will be ready TO take up arms
as soon as they believe the Lincoln forces
are near enough TO sustain them.
Yours, respectfully, w. b. WooD,
Colonel Commanding Post.
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voice from Tennessee. e.

We need not soy anything to deepen the
interest OF the following letter (says the Gin
cinnati Etquirer), received by yesterdays
mail, from one of the most respectable houses
in the interior of Tennessee. If aught were
wanting to infuse new strength and vigor
into the efforts of our Government and peo-
pie to crush out this unholy rebellion, it is
the disclosure of such facts and feelings as
are here exhibited. Who will consent to
leave the true men in the seeded States un-
protected by the strong arm of the Union,
to which their best wishes aud hopes have
clung through the dark days Of rebel do
minion
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Confederate Papers!

Persons receiving newspapers from the
South will confer great favor on us and
our readers by sending them to us. We
are anxious to get them regularly.
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LowDEN, East Tenn, Nov. 10, 1861

LoWDEN, East Tenn, Nov. 10, 1851
Col Wood
Dear Sir,-Captain Canood's company
arrived here at 6 p NJ yesterday, and
are pitching their tents to-day at the
northern end of the bridge, while Captain
Eldridge is encamped at the southern
end. Extra pickets and sentinels were
posted during the night, but no demon
stration was made from any quarter, and
the night was past in quiet.
The Union feeling Of this county is er-
ceeaingly bitter, and aHhey ,oant, in 0ay opin-
ion, to induce a general uprising, IS encourage
nlent from the Lincoln armies. They Nave
a great many arms, and are actually
manufacturing Union flags to receive the
refugee Tennesseeans when they return.
They are getting bold enough. If had
one or two more companies great many
arms could be procured here in this neigh
borhOod-I mean if we had the force to
spare from the bridge.
Very respectfully,
s, SLAssOE
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NOTIOE.

- 90 nahlis sale 60 the hghost bidder Tor cash at
r. Couft House yard gate, In Nashville, one negro
h5,. nnnod william, levied on al the property or
shlrp Hamilton 20 SATISFY saniry eAeeuslons in
ee,eEet. Alex Ledbettor Coz q. 10. Gordon j, -
nm ana NJ Gibson, issued by W, ID. Robertson and
ia southgatc, Eslrs. Sale az III o'clock A. 81
M' JOHN b. COVER. & ID. 9.
Apru 20, l5s2-Ii
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Important Rebel Correspondence
UNION FEELING I'm TENNESSEE.
THE PEOPLE READY TO WELCOME
THE NATIONAL TROOPS.

A large mass of correspondence was
found at General Zollicoaer's headquar-
ters after the capture of his camp, por-
tions of which contain important admis-
sions as to the prevalence and extent of
the Union feeling in East Tennessee
We reprint some letters of great interest:
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Major Commanding.
JAcKsDoRo, New. 8, 1861

JACKsBoRo, New. y, 1861,
Col. ". b. Wood, Knoxville, Tenn.
Sir-Your dispatch just received, in
forming me of the burning of Hiwassee
bridge, and other bridges Oh the railroad,
and asking me for reinforcements. Col.
Powell's regiment being five miles from
here on the Knoxville road, ! have sent
him an order to march at daylight for
Knoxville, making forced march. He
is instructed TO communicate with you
Immediately on his arrival. You will be
in command, and may make such dispo
sition Of the forcss as you may think adj
visable Brigadier General w. II. Car
rolls three regiments have been ordered
to report to me, but have not reported,
and have no knowledge where they are.
have expected them by now at Knox
vile. Have You any knowledge where
they are
Very respectfully,
+. X. ZoLLcoFFER,
Brigadier General.
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Mashrille Amiuir.
FRIDAY, APRIL25,, 1862.
To EdItorst

Please direct our exchanges to the
Union ana save us a great deal of annoy
anca
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10 Wan. H. Saeed, d. Z. Crater, Major c.
WaHaee Gen. zol'ioa5c, Col. Hood
About 900 men, part Of them from
Bradley county, leave Cliffs, in this
county, to-day in squads, either to or
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REBEL CORRESPONDENCE.
ATHENS, Tenn. NoY. 10. 1861.

Col. Wood, KnorUiHe, Tenn.
have reliable information that some
1900 Lincoln men are under arms in
Hamilton county, ostensibly for James
town. Their destination is more proba-
bly, Lowden Bridge.
@. WALLACE, President.
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Colonel Wood
A reliable messenger informs me that
(75) seventy-iye Union soldiers were to-
day near Harrison. They had knapsacks,
and were going to Captain Gifts. Iii
believed that he has fifteen hundred
Q,500) men organized.
j. d. SToUT
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NASHVILLE, TENN. FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 186

ganize for operations against this place
and Lowden Bridge, or TO meet Union
forces from Kentucky. They have some
wagons, and are partly armed The reg
iment is formidable. Send word 20
General Zollicofer, that he may catch
them. JOHN l.. HOPKINS.
Telegram
CHARLESTON, Tenn, Nov. 12, 1861.
10 Gillespie & Rey:
Jeff Mathis is within u miles of this
place; has 100 men. We can disperse
them; shall we do it? l expect help
from you Immediately.
SMITH & McKANEY.
Telegram
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. ~, 1861.
10 General Gillespie:
They have formed camp at Bowers,
near Smiths Cross Roads. They may
return to this place or to Lowden. They
calculate to organize 900 men. Relia-
bic. y. L. HOPKINS.
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Fort Pulaski, just taken by our force,
was built az cost Of S5G300o.
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TINNESSBl MONEY TAKEN M PAR

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