Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-03
REPORTS ERoM THE SOUTH.

across the lines into the loyal states furnish
evidence that the secession conspirators are |
not lust now in a hopeful condition The |
course of England in the Trent case reused |
them from depression aud lent momen-
tary glow of hope to their cause but the
hysterica exutation with they spoke of it re-
vealed the doubt aud trouble that have befallen
them. The Trent case is settled. Masonand
Slidell are on the way to England. The con-
spiratora are forced to fall back upon theni-
selves, and this brief encouragement will only
contribute to deepen the Encouragement from
which it reused them. We make here lew
extracts from late southern papers to show the
condition Of things at the south
UNIoNIsTs AT THE SOUTH.
The Memphis Appeal OF Dec. 20 says
"Seventy seven additional persons arrived at
Little Rock on the 14th, who had been cap
tured in Searcy county. They ,Cere part of
the gang Of conSpUaors ,chose nest ,oas discovered
and broken rp in Van Buren county short time
ago. The Journal states that the foul conspir.
acy, which was the work OF tluaical old
Free Will Baptist preacher aided by few
hoary headed old sinners who have been long
living in crime and wckedmess, among the
barrens of the northern border counties has
been thoroughly broken up, by the vigilance
and prompt action OF the loyal citizens Ol those
counties
To this we will add extracts from letters
recently received from the south. The toll
lowing is from a private letter addressed to
Hon. Andrew Johnson, and dated in Eastern
Tennessee, Dec. n II have visited our
friends OF the two east Tennessee regiments
at Somerset, and saw a number of my ac-
quaintauce from Hamilton, Rhea, Bledsoe
and Marion counties. According to thsir re-
ports land they are relia6le) no people were
ever so cruelty treated as our Union friends
are III those counties. Squads OF rebel SOL
diery are literally securing the country. l he
Union men have had to flee from their h0mes
and hide amid the businesses and caves ut the
mountains, and the rebels pursue and hunt
| them day aud night, like wild beasts. Hun
| dretS Ire trying to make their way to Ken
lucky, while hundreds despair OF reaching
| here aud still lie concealed III the mountains,
! freezing AMI starving. All that the rebels
can capture they hurry off To Tuscaloosa,
Alahama, or to The penItentiary at Nashville
or, which is worse still, murder aud leave
them to rot IN the mountains. They also
destroy and steal all kinds Of property -hUIses,
cattle, hogs, corn, bedding, furniture, clothing,
cloth, etc, and they report that il is getting
worse every day. Good Heavens can not
Will not the government 81 nd help 10 tnem =
The rebels depend entirely on a reign of
terror in many localities to uphold their organ
izItion, and the Union sentiment that rises
against them must be very SliOug and earnest
They are prosecuting the UnonSts OF eastern
Tennessee wherever they can reach tlcm ard
they are also hunting down Uniunists in Al
kansas. Nevertheless, the feeling against Sc
crssionism increases rather than lessons. All
reports say, it is prevalent IN Virginia, and
that more OF ii exists there now than could Le
found there lew months ago, AS tor North
Carolina, here is an extract from a letter writ
ten To the Journal Ut Commerce -
81 sent you a scrap a few days since in
which told you there was a strong Union
feehug developing III tie central part ut North
OarOllua luis news was brought by Young
man j st from there whom personally know.
lie SAID there was IL constant expectation that
il would break out in IA counter revolution.
aud from the names menIioue there is every
reason to have Confidence that if sufficient
force could be landed at Beaufort and VIII
ningtOn 10 take those places aud advance upon
the railroads leading from thence to the inle-
rior, with preceding proclamation that il
S"0utu or feceiVeu Win tralernat regard and
sufficient force furnished to sustain her from
sue attacks, iii thirty days she would be bacl,
In the Union, and tile weight OF the conI.d.,r
acy on either side would break the backbone
OF the lnSurrecton-which is most devuutIv
to he wished"
DANGER" CONTEMPLATED.
The Charleston Mercury sees in the present
condition of affairs at the south a danger that
may suddenly extinguish the jeff Davis con
Germ. The Mercury fears the southern peone
may be persuaded TO return TO the old 6,u
We presume the editor Of that paper could tell
us something about The prevalence of JTnion
sentiments at the south which does not get
printed in the southern papers. Referring to
Senator Saulsbury's proposition to appoiut a
committee to negotiate with the rebel states
for restoration of the Union, the Mercury
says =
liz re is reconstruction proposed, more for.
midable, perhaps, 10 the liberties and fine la>,.
Ing peace OF the confederate states. than ron.
non ana bay"nets. AS the action proposed is
| by the congress Of the United States il rpst
De met, we presume, by the action OF the con.
Sress OF tt confederate states. The cuuyr4Ss
! OF the confederate states will never. w, ur,
| sumo, appoint amy ssOneTs to moot
commissioners from the United States ,tor
| the preservation OF the Uuion and The mamie.
nance OF The constitution They rrpr,sant
cohIederacy OF independent states. AS Tho
| representative OF an independent people thav
can ahthuriae no conference with the Un,t.I
states, ON tue assumption that they are n mr.
10" q the OHted States When pyoDosjt,o,s 10
"euf Iof peace come to us. an i,ldeDraoeot Deo
Pe' Ee can, wih Proprieiy listen to them. Bal IN
any other form they should be rejected win
contempt since, by our acquicscrnce. thew
"ou'd convey an acknOw dsment OF puilt in
asserting our independence. But laylnp su,L
views aside, we do not think the Confederate
states can make Il peace with the U,ited
states, which VIII secure to them the trunt,.r
STATES OF Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland
ana ~mom these states in our coMftoeyacy ami
treaty otpedce Wih the United States, surye.G.;,,11
Meni 'coHld b. disgacetM, and, PERTAINS r,tjuoIs
IN mr future 10 the confederate states Slavery
w0u speedily be abolished in them VIII,
l,lt portion Ut the United States Ev.,,,
principle OF policy and of honor REQUIRES thit
we should hsht the war out to the bitter end
before 0e surrender single shtve state to N. b,t'
tai fdaaticiSm of'he Horth"
BARBARITIEs AT RICHMOND.
prominent secesSionist at Richmond. not
long since wrote the following to the Charles
ton Courier, part OF which has been circulat-