The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-03
Rebel meFehants--sNice Young Men
Of the urper Zen.

A~N"cA Wehehnuts-@sNtce Nouuu Men
Of the slipper Ten.
The Memphis correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial makes the follow
ing interesting statements in regard TO
certain influences bronght e bear Cor Inc
rebellion.
now THEY RErUnIATE.
The people Of the North seein to over
look entirely the fact that the repudi-
alton acts Of the Southern States have
done more for the Contederacy than all
the forces they have In the field In
Memphis, especially, Il made converts 70
the cause Of JEFF Davis. Mon who owed
100000 TO Northern merchants, saw an
opportunity to become rich aad patriotic
at9he same time-to become rabid Sc
cessionists, donate $1,000 20 the equip
ment of a Confederate company, and thus
enrol themselves upon the scroll of mar
tyrs 20 a holy cause, while in reality
they pocket 100000 by their sacrifice
and devotion.
AS an instance of this, let me mention
the case of Wiley b Miller, wholesale
and retail dry goods merchant OF this city,
who was the first 20 espouse the cause Of
secession after he passage Of he Republication
act, and who, on the approach of the
Federal gunboats, left for the interior
with all his chattels and effects. His
Northern debts to-day will not sum up
less than S200,O60-and he " made" this
amount by the secession of Tennessee.
Mr.. Miller was Chairman Of the Mem
phis Committee Of Safety self-consti-
tuted body of Metropolitan guerrillas,
whose sole mission was the oppression
and robbery Of men suspected Of loyalty
TO the Federal Government
The reputation act affects Union men
Of the South also. If, for example,
merchant living in Memphis with long
list Of debtors in Mississippi and Ala
bama--and most Of the Memphis mer-
chants have more or less money due them
in this way--takes the oath of allegiance
to the Federal Government, and the fact
becomes known In the secession regions
Of the South, he is declared an alien enc
my, and loses all that is coming 20
him" by his " brethren of the interior"
THE YOUNG MEN OF THE soETH.
Southern papers, since the Inaugural
ton Of the rebellion, have been lavish in
their praises of the nateriel of the Con-
federate army. They told us in the be-
ginning that the chest blood Of the
| South was enlisted TO meet the Lincoln
hirelings ON the battle field. They sighed
for foemen worthy Of their steel, and be-
walled not so much the numerical force
as the social status Of the Federal forces.
More recently they have given US highly
! drawn pictures Of desolated cities In the
South, of wealthy young Southerners
seeking death at the cannon's mouth, of
their "best blood shouldering muskets
in defence of their rights" When / ar
rived in Memphis / expected 70 find n
| city in which there was not a young man
to be found. | looked for nothing bat
disconsolate maidens mourning the alb
sence Of their lover, mothers weeping for
sons who had gone forth in pursuit Of
Southern rights, fathers christianity re-
signing themselves 10 vacancies at the
I family board, caused BY Che general rush
OF adolescent chigalry 10 the scene of
strife and conflict. / expected to find
/ themale population composed exclusively
Of little boys, who, with all the ardor of
their youth, espoused the cause Of the
South by singing songs and cheering Che
cause and old men, lettering on the
| brink Of tho grave, with but one ambition.
90 be buried in the folds of the stars and
bars. | was disappointed do not be-
lieve Memphis ever contained greEter
number Of young gentlemen" than at
present. IL thousands Of the chest blood"
have gone forth 10 do battle in defence
Of the South, the best blood must be con-
tanned in one of AndersOn's inexhaustible
bottles There are to-day enough of this
class unemployed in the city TO make at
least two full regiments, and a similar
number Of young men less disposed 10
enlist cannot be found any place in the
United STATES As a general thing, they
are snobbishly eloquent i'm their denun-
Citations Of The Federal cause, but AZ for
their iniuring us In the battle field, /
have no fears lor that
/ do not wish 10 be understood az say
ing that none Of the wealthy and 20 cali
ed respectable young men ofthe South are
in the rebel army. Butthe number is not
one tenth A. great az the people Of the
North have been led 10 suppose. know
Of several wealthy families here who have
relatives In that army but not enc Of
them arc In the ranks--ihey are an OIL
GERS
ID isa fact denied by none, 10 elude
the grasp Of the press gang, and the pro
visions Of the c0nscript act, hundreds Of
young men without employment and
willing 10 accept Of almost any employ
meht in civil life, fed 10 the woods and
concealed themselves for a whole week.
/ Others gave nearly all the money they
had in their possession 10 bride the press
gang or provide substitutes ! mention
these facts that the people Of The North
may not be gulled by the constantly cir
culated reports Of the unanimiiy Of the
South feel safe ia speaking with respect
10 Memphis, aud saying that whatever
NAV De tho feeling on the subject Of Sc
cession, II one company Of volunteers, out
oftbe thousand Of ablc bodied idlers who
pass their time from day 10 day al the
street corners and In the private gamb-
ling bells Of the city conld save Rich
mond for Che South, and give q perma-
nent success 70 The cause Of the conied-
eracy, it could NOT be raised
DIsArFEAEAyE or NmuLE-Tho dis-
coycry a the disappearance Of one Or two
nebulw in The heavens has excited che
liyeliest interest among astronomers SO
unlocked Tor phenomenon fairly starsies
the hardest understanding Objects
hitherto regarded az firm, enduring aud