Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-22
Federa, Comment from Nashville.

The army correspondent OF the s. Louis Re
publican, ia his letter from Nashville on the lst
inst, says some things about Nashville and It's
people which are quite amusing. He says:
There is none of that manly tread and eye
6ashiug defiance, the southern papers have tod
Is 10 expect. and which Americans are einins
ly capable OF showing, when their cause is just,
and the iron heel Of oppression is attempting 20
grind them. The remaining inhabitants of
Nashville do not indulge in any Of this, but go
about gloomy and tsciturn, moping from store
to store, seldom looking strangers in the face,
and giving that idea Of smo,hered hate which
makes the behOder determine to keep out OF dark
alleys after nighaall Il would need urgent
pressing by Nashville to have the aolor Of
any Union officers company at tea Tor the Fed
might imagine chat stTychnine looked ike white
sugar, and had occasionally been mistaken for L.
At first the people here took little pains tucOu-
cesl their dislike, but are gradually becoming
more tractable They viii sell poor articles for
good money at a moderate price, and not ly into
q passion II Confederate scrip is refused in eL
change for treasury notes Ladies. too, appear
upon the streets. and, although erdeavoIing 90
seem gazing in an opposite direction, lske side
long peeps at marching columns pre- ,eded By fire
and drum, and sometime dagn TO keep the nose
moderately straight when saluted in gallant
Military style by pass ng officer Ibis slight
letting down however. only occurs when the
% Fed, is good looking. and a colonel or general
The time of majors aud captains has not come.
Occasionally csrrisse or two rolls along, with
a family group within, and ebony perched on
the box seat holding reius GnG whip
One or lso stately dgut2ries, have emerged
from their hiding places also, auu stand IN ihe
doO-es Of Princely residences, non n-comtalttal IA
speech OF action.
noticed at one house group Of children
playing on the p0Tch-among them e beautiful
lit;lg scuthsrner with dark eyes and wealth OF
ringjels, who ss we passed. skipped to the front
step, and, either accidentally or by design, ex-
posed small secession apron, the three bars
and stsrs stamped upon it, while It's owner
placing one thumb against her nose, and her lit
tie finger against that of the other hand, went
through that childish and graceful motion whose
precise meaning has never yet been explained.
some say i expresses profound knowledge 9TH
eTs profound contempt. Her companions after
staring a moment, to see if the strangers were
genuine Yankees, went through similar ma
NEWER with skill that showed practice, and im-
rnediately disappeared, a pair Of spectaced
eyes having gazed patronizingly from a window
during the whole performance.
g II Nashville ever becomes Union, it viii be
when Gabriel turns final trumpeter," exclaimed
my soldier friend, W ho had witnessed the nose
ical display with aslonishment, and 10 whose
bright buttons it was owing.
JuSt ai-eTwsrd we met a crowd of negroes On
their way TO the levee 20 view the troops and
gnnbCats. Asking one where ne was going be
said 20 see "dem Unioners." Hehad been in Fort
D0uelson, and was brought back by his master,
who fed with Pillow. Il tell you what sab"
sad he, Massa Lnkum shoot dam straight;
knocked the head off parsou Bigelow's niger
clean as If cut with knife LoT how De kan
n7rs'ir spikes did fly. Massa said Liukum used
"a keg 0 nails each load Aud down the street
they went with regular plantation swazger, ia
cIessirg in number q, every corner.
The g7sate7t blow 10 Nashville has been the
destruction OF its two ine bridges across the
Cumberland. OF that gave full particulars in
my iast. Gov. Harris words when waited upon
by the citizens aud requested 10 refrain from
such vandaHsm were '' Has Nashville come TO
to sacrifice two Daitry icces Of
timber for the causel Go back aud tel! thos
vino sent you, thst smother word and their own
roots "ill be blazing above them As elatai
TO me by one of the committee the outburst Of
she great bridge burner was spiced with IS all
oa1nS,' conscientious Harris being no exception
to tue general rule a ngu goes by when mad
Although den9u1cing bitterly the conduct Of
their traitor ruler, the sufferers, with prospect
that 1t may be yeSrs before the structures will
oe replaced, sui cling to q Cause thai is Iuiuiag
them.
Tie last assertion is decidedly rich. II the
correspondent OF tie Republican was told that
story by any body in Nashville he may set it
DOWN that he was sold at cheap rate.
Tie army correspondent of the Cincinua6
Enquirer, in his letter Of the 9Th ult furnishes
this fancy sketch"
Our regiment was the first on shore Itwouid
have made tears start from statue to have seen
old and young press round the loved flag. F.
imprint wsrm kisses Of devotion Oh It's bright
stars and broad stripes The color baa5er hin- /
self was not ezemp. from the hcmsge, for IN I
.heir enthusiasm the people raised him from the /
ground and bore him Ia thsirartns.