New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12

IOyal citizens who remained away from the polls
were forced TO vote sg.inst their convictions By
bands Of armed ruffiaus who went from neighbof.
hood 10 neigbborbood on the day of election, with
The express intention of securing compulsory ballots
Threats we're openy made that the houtes o. all cit.
liens " bo refused to vote would be burned 10 tho
gronnd M d their families comp.ed TO leave the
State willie menaces Of assassination were abundant
against any aud all parties 80 oIegding' =,
Shelly, Dyer, Otion, Lauder rdnle, and ell the
counties of Western Tennessee, had been and were
sill overrun by Re.ei outsws, who Kept the people
IN perpetual fear of Onirage', when hey were con.
SANITY committing. Threatening letters were being
seat without intermission TO Ill ciilens susi ecred
Of any sympathy with the National Government,
and robbery and incendi,Iism were rife IN V. land.
| About fortnight ago orfer was Issued la all
the river counties Of Tennessee commanding every
white male ci izen between the ages ri Is AID 80 70
report himself st Fort Pillow immediately, Some
did 80, but many did rot, the majority leaving
their homes and hiding in the woods. as tley have
been III the habit Of doing for months past when'
ever Their liberty or lives were ia Danger
OUTRAGEs OF GUEIRILLAs.
Mr.. Johnson says there are some / ,2OO Rebel
cavalry ia Laulerdale County, who are making san-
Quinafy threats against all Union men and Yankees,
sud that they resrraiued from the comulssion OF
great outrages only by .he nedrness OF the flo lila.
As coon as we reach Memphis he iears they will
venye themselves upon The unprotected population
" no have not taken an active part IN the rebellion.
He SAWS the Upiopisis of Tennessee are III httie
dread of The Confederate armies eompared 10 tue
guerrilla bands that 90 prOwliug about tie country,
for they are cOmposed o. tine very worst cls o. TIE
ormnni,g-drunkaid.. thieves, aud a.sassins-wbo
Qratiy their brutal instincts aud their pva'e malice
by ASSUMING, to serve the Southern Con'sdeiacy,;
So long as such conctipu OF affairs exists, john.
son adds all loyal sentiment will 10 tncrersea, ana
the reign If terror will continue. II tne oo'e'h'
mebt Vonli begin 10 hang these guerfllds the ex-
h. oaf su1utary. aud L gfUuOf et0
how they are to BE- efiec luay exiiDs urted n"ieS'
extreme measures are ado cted, for moderate meas
pres hsv. been tried again and again, ahd lave
ALWAYS sigUay failed. The Rebels nave spo"h
themselves from The beginning incapable OF apPre-
oiarmg, or even comprehendluy, the iofoearthee
generosity aud magn anlmity the Norm has displayed
toward them, and mercy to the many seems 70 de-
mahd lid jnsiice for The few.
The guerrilla bands iufestiDg the riy'r counties OF
Tennessee threaten to burn the National transports;
declaring they can easily do so byseaing up 10
them in skifs at night, and applying the torch TO
their inllaIauabe sides. =.
Had Lot the river been 20 high. the attempt would
long since have been made; bu the lying out OF the
vessels in the stream has interieieo win the tfofo'
crion Of the highly chivaiic design. We have been
looing for suct attempts from this irs, DAY we came
here and toleraby well prepared to def,a 'bein.
II iho news of he villains ever grows equal 70 Ioen
1trcctious malsniy.
EFFECT OF OUR MoRTAR-sHELLs.
Recent refugees report tie elect OF QUE mortar
shell- upon the enemy very de ora,zng 1hey
do not iaIre any one very often, ba they kept
Rebels in constant fear, aud cause sd havoc among
,he trees ard wherever they srike. Our shells arc
now throw 90 as 70 burst before they azht, as their
weight and momentum causes them 10 sink 10 far IN
the Ground unless hey burst before reaching II, "
% render their explosion almost harmless.
NARROW ESCAPE OF CENTRAL yILIiPIGCE.
A liere of siell seven or eight bcbe- long, passed
wiri,p loot of Gen. Viliipine's lead, o. Ina,s
day n1d blried tscit three tee IL the earth. The
coIe sssiou of the atmosphere knocked Fillipsus
down. ard .or more than nin lie he was srrecIie.'.
on recovering he said he had coacuaod Is earthly
rter was over, and had expected 10 awake Ia q
sphere where tho rebellion and the ID Yankees
ynui NOT calse him any r-ore see lees nigh 5.
Did The Rebel leader regret Lo had not been
kilisd
/ shonlJ not marvel if he did, for thiok no'aiew
Of the Confederate cbief. will hyetO regre' tie, eH
wefe born.
Death is ofen regarded a piece Of good iorinnei
AND u.oe than one of Jsi DaNi.s s't-iiIt-s VIII eN
claim ia the future, the Er7uch GrneraI dii IN ss
C,imea when ioDAing down for t5e hrst tlno up.o
flr formidable fortltca;iUus oi SevAsopoi; LUCKY
SAINT Aland | envy bin, for be ID dtadf