, 1862-04-17

but are engaged in for'ify!pg the approaches BE-
contrabands 81 Chattaaooga fortlfing that
out t-ofthe way position, as # Te intended to
go to their fortffcztion1 to fight them.
Columbia, from which write, is the capital
or county-se Of Maury county, and pretty
and neat village Of about ,5o0 Inhabitants. It
is the residence Of Pillow, Polk: and a few 9th
ers Of distinguished Of Tennessee, among
whom may be classed ". c. Whitthorne, Ad-
jutant General Of the State No man Is said
to be prophet In his own country. Gideon
J. Pillow is among the least r.
spected men which the county
has produced. It is said he is in debt $400,-
900, one fourth Of which is due single per
son in this county. No wonder he turned
rebel. have noticed it as O peculiar fact
that the men who arr dccnest in debt are the
most ardent Of rebels. Gideon is among the
most inveterate of liars, and, as proof up
pend proclamation Of his, which, do not
think has been seen North, and copies Of
which found plenufu,ly strewn shout the
city. You will sec that it Ia Of late date:
TENEEssEEANs TO ARMS!
COLUMBIA, Tenn, Feb. 81, 1862.
We have met the enemy and fought hin three
battles around Dover and Donelson, dnd dffsdted
him in ere7y6dtte. On the 18th instant, re 1onSnt
two or three to one for nine hours, and drove his
forces from every part Of the field. leaving
the field covered with his dead and wounded.
Wewerc surrounded bg from thirty to forty thou
send Of the enemy, and fought the battle ot ooEe5
though we we're completely VICTORIOUS, yet before
We got or dead and wounded cared for, the enemy
Eu119nndsd ou5 posaent ts hSan nts}, T}e al aa ~
retreat. Our men bad been five days and nights
in the trenches, exposed to the snow md s1eet,
and ana Lost ST. hcsT1Y IN the battles, and being
thus worn down with exposure and fighting. and
surrounded by an overwhelming number of the
became necessary to surrender the position and
.dght out. and rjhsed 70 ssrTender tie comzsand or
thought it would cost threeionr;hs Of the con-
ma1d left, to cut our way cut, and that it WIS
wrong to cause such sacrifice. They may have
nsea b bsseF Gens1 %r BueEne as
oners Of war. This Is a reverse, which we ali
deeply dcplore, without the loss Of battle.
in the possession Of our navigable rivers-thcse
they have taken By ths power Of their spn6osts.
Thcse advantages Of the enemy make it absolutely
crs 20 as to rally our forces. bring up reinforce
ments from the States Bputh Of us, and to get
time to organize additional forces in Tennessee.
forces south Of the Cumberland river.
Large refnforcements have been ordered By Pres
ident Davis to his support: and are now On their
way 10 join his army I' short time he 1GM hare
/ from tie Sldfe.
Let those who who prefer 1t, organize them
selves into volunteer companies rapidly as pos
! lie hare recently impo7'ed Twenty-Five thousand
staad Of COED arms, aeacA acsA be recdy for dstri
67tio7-
Tennesseans, do your duty az patriots, and in a
short fine haIs an army Of one hundred thousand
.e's in Tie fed aei4 aoAieh aoe sgi4 drife the eae'
| 10 arms Tennesseans il you would save your
| State from deEolation! 10 arms il yoy
,gould 9,o:ect. TIE saaettty Of yoar, ho19es'
eo9es Ga a:y & ass RGzs sdieg se Let the be bfsse S
men Of each county capable Of bearing arms at the
oT at and n9
| he armed and constitute part Of tile Army Of Lib
erty, socn TO expel the invading foe Of the South
a1oon poneson ii eE o eapabs o dSe
| turning to duty, and all officers promptly go for
ward and join the army Of Gen. Johnston, now q
GID J: PILLOW,
/ Brig. Gen, C. S. L.
| ba9e italiciscd the lies ia the half doze1
! paragrahs, and fully established. no doubt
Gideon's claim to the honor of being an in
veterate liar. The idea Of having fed from
Fort Donelson while Buckner surrendered II
2 foe defeated three several times, is new
e1a9ae M sci is also aiso Hheavy.'; The people E IS Of Co
lumbia hare not attempted to "protect th
sanctity Of their homes, the purity of thei
| 1d1uu1ES, 4lOEl EuE toAl IluU4dCC VI ll1C 1uIA
less soldiery," and rather think they are glas
they did not.
The oath-t1lat oath-you hare heard of it
is being freely taken in large doses by tn
people here. Gen: Legley administers it
though doubt not he has little faith in it
efficacy. Among those who havef taken j
are three rebel officers, all the officers Of til
Maury County Court, the Sheriff Of the couu
ty and other officials. Rebel aiders and abet
tors have had the alternatives Of taking til
oath or going to the rear as prisoners, present
ed to them, and in every instance, under
stand, have concluded to take the oath.
In accordance with the understanding wit
Gen. Negley the officers Of the Mau1y Count
Court will open that court on Monday mex
for thc purpose Of prosecuting business as il
the days OF old. The officers represent tha
they were sworn in under the old Government
and have taken no oath to support the rebt
confederacy. They are to administer the law
according to The Constitution Of the Unite
States, and not that Of the Confederay.
4 member Of Scott's rebel cavalry WIS cal
tured a day or two since by Capt. Green, c.
&, lst Wisconsin, at present Provost Marsh
WIS III.
The Wisconsin boys are engaged in pul
fishing new spaper which they Will mail "a
regularly.
, Many Of the sick of the army were left b
: hind at Franklin, in hospitals established
kAat pO4lls Lie 1d1Aa HEtE EAIGlA1lt GAIL
incd, and all that were unfit for long marc
. ordered to the hospitals at Franklin and Mas
Tillc. Among those in the employ Of the Go
crument as surgeon in charge Of the sick
Franklin Is DR.. CIHe, whom, it will be remer
bered, was captured at Mil Spring, and vi
: vas exchanged for Major Helveth, capture
e by the rebels at the came spot. On leayir
: Mumfordvillc, Major Clfffe stated that it "
. his intention to return to his home and
0 quit the rebel service. I find he has done 8
: and is living in quiet in the little rilIage viii
, the army has Just left in its rear.