The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-20
Interesting Statements ofRerngees
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way hOmet wednesday morning, ana has
furnished a very interesting statement
Of the trials Of Union man in that de-
lectable portion Of the country now pre-
sided over by Jefferson Davis. Mr. Os-
good corrOborates what we have hereto
fore published from other refugees res
pecting the tyranny and espionage oxcr-
cised over the people Of the Rebel States
and especially over those who ar, sus-
pected Of entertaining latent Union sem
timenls.
He sailed in the steamship Morton
from New York for Charleston, about two
years since, some time previous 10 the
secession Of South Carolina from the
Union. His profession is that Of prac-
teal engineer, Arrived in Charleston be
obtained work. putting up two Of Park
bursts steam saw mills IN that city for
Mr.. Geo w. Morris, and doing other
things in his line of business. For a
time be got Talong very well but after
the battle of Fort Sumpter suspicion was
aroused against all Northern men, atd,
although he had said nor done nothing
10 compromise himself, he found that le
was. included among the suspected
Shortly after that battle he was arrested
on suspicion of being disioyal TO the &C.
cession movement, at the instigation Of
one VIM. i. Dodge, a Northern nan
residing in Charleston, who was the
Secretary of the palmetto Minute MeA,"
an out and out Rebel organization.
This Dodge also caused to be arrested
a Mr.. Hutchings, now at his home in
New Jersey, whom he had met at Co
lumbia, S. c., and influenced 70 cone to
Charleston and join him in business, but
whom he reported as disloyal after lav-
ing taken from him what money he VAS
in possession of. When arrested, Mr.
Osgood made application to a friend, Mr.
w. II. j. O. Woodward, the agent Of
Adams Express Company in Charleston,
man universally liked in that city,
through whose influence he was acCuit-
ted. He continued at work in Charles
ton for three or four months, when he
went to Richmond, where he stopped On
the 1st orOctober, 1861 Then he went
back to Charleston but business being
very dull he remained there only Eve or
six weeks, and returned to Richmond.
He there got employment repairing the
power press of the Dispatcl newspa-
gines, &c, and for some time was allow
ed 10 pursue his ayocation unmolesiod
lie was at length, arrested, however,
under the following circumstances -
Several Union prisoners, taken at the
battle Of Bull Run, who were confined in
one of the warehouses, had become al
most destitute Of clothing, and our inlor-
mant wishing TO alleviate their suffer
ings, bought quantity ofunder clothing,
with the idea OF presenting them with it.
lie proceeded to the prison, and left the
articles there with them, but on coming
out was arrested as a sympathizer with
the Unionisls. Owing to the intercession,
however, OF a Mr.. Warner, chief Of the
Rebel commissary department (who, by
the By, is an Ohio mani, he obtained ais
release lie then mcditated an escape but
saw no present prospect Of it, and wiit-
ed for a more favorable opportunity. He
next obtained work from man named
Sloat, Of sewing machine notoriotf a
| Northern man, who had contract for
fixing over old muskets for the Rsoel
army, being the only chance he ten
could get Of procuring a living.
While working there, Lieutenant Bal
ley, of philadelphia, a prisoner of var,
sent 10 Mr.. Sloat for ten dollars, with
which TO procurr some nesessaries OF
which he stood in need. Sloat refused
to loan him the amount asked for, aid
Mr.. Osgood, seeing the very mean MIN
ner in which he treated the lieutenant,
for whom he professed great friendship,
IT fused to work any longer for Shat
and accordingly left his employ. While
working in Richmond, Mr.. Osgood made
a few trips to Petersburg, in order TO Rs-
certain ii there was any chance OF escape
| in that direction, but always returned
Unsuccessful While on one Of these trips
h viewer, he, in company with another
Union man, performed the perilous eat
Of cutting down a secession flag stat
that had been raised in that town. Con-
siderable excitement was oocasioned ri
the time among the Secesh on discover
ing the fall of their misnamed "liberil
pole - but to this day they are uuawarl
of who were the parties that levcled il
Nj Osgood, after remaining in Rich
mond a short time longer, conceived th
idea of escaping by way Of Fredericks
burg. He accordingly started in tina
direction, but had not proceeded grea
way when he was arrested by o com
pany of the Rebel infantry scouts an
! brought back to Richmond. BY manu-
featuring circumstances to suit his pecu
liar case, however, he managed to 'pu
wool over the eyes Of his capiors an
the authorities sufficiently to ward o
punishment He then went 10 work e
Lester g. Robinson, who also had a cor
tract for repairing muskets for ihe keb
army. This Lester is a Brooklyn ma
but his partner Robinson is a Virgin
ian. He continued working for this fiji
for the term of five weeks, when he 8
into difficulty again in the following maj
nor So
Shortly after the news Of the battle
Roanoke Island had been received
Richmond, Mr.. Osgood remarked, in II
presence Of his fellow workmen, We
if things 60 on in this way, IL will be b
few days before the Stars aud Strip
will again float over our capitol buildil
here" For making this remark he "
put in prison, and kept there for q
months. The manner IN which he on
the other prisoners were tainted by q
Rebel Guards is described as perfect
fendish. lie was often asked 20 enlist
9 the rebel army and as often refused q
ten the guard would say 10 him, A
you Internal Yankee --- ---, =
have got you n0Wi you ought % behul
aud we viii hang you yeti The pri
onors were fed on stale bread and sou