Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-29
Or gfLmabis agaeaI:
a wONTa wTrH THE REBELS

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missa~iat, Etc
Copied romrBlackweod Edinburg Magazine, of D
eember, ls6Ll
About the middle Of last September, we found on
selves AT New York, with few weeks holiday at han
The ftey there way impossible. We mad done y
Hudson: visited the the theateTs, tat all Of which, by q
by, the English character was ~vulgarized and held up
ridicule) society was q" ont of town Broadway gwen u
TO tie tender mercies Of @ irregulars,H dressed ia ever
variety Of costume, suggestive rather Of the army in
trenspontins meiodrama, than Of one enlisted 70 serv
Under the banner that F" makes tyranny rembie
The New YORK Herald, u paper which an American
read, most abuse, and none believe, daly recoa9ied, y
glowing terms, exciting details Of great battles fought
where GENERALLY one man was reported killed and ty'
SLIGHTLY wounded on the side Of the Eederaass "Mi'
large bodies Of the Confederates were maae 70 "e U'
dust ~
Another newspaper depicted the miseries which th'
southern army was encounteTiug trom pesulenee1 ianHn.
aadragS A third assured itsreaders 1hat q srohg Oalol
feeling was growing up IN the South A four n was au'
fhorized 70 state. upon the authority Of a rehaDie gen
teman.r that the arch traitor, Jeh Davis4 had really
NO., |deaa ao4ne weeks. while a friend of ours Informed
rs one morning after breakfast, that he had gone 70 the
trouble Of committing the numberot the enemy killed since
the commencement Of the war, and found Il 70 Pc accord
ing 70 the leaiing journal A,2919N
on tie other hand. we learnt that Lexington had Eleni
that the rebel army was nearer q The ca ~ tl-h 2 was
two months previously that Kentucky was almost lost
that Missouri had passed an ordinance Of secession and
that President Davis was in excellent health. Aetheie'
fore determined 10 judge Tor ourselves Whist the condition
Of fhings really WAS IN the land Of Dixie
Having been informed that e1asza Nash
iqgfon was out Of the question:, we appliea ior a pass
port 30 60 West
aWbere raI Missouri and 0hios food,
Beneath the wabrage Of eternal weed
bcaipr W. sbould obtaia aeeess5 80 fho Souththroush Ken
tneSv. To our dlsmay, when the precious passports ar
rived. we found upon them the following mdofseinehN
strongly smelling Of Fort Lafayette
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WAsmNGroN, S~eptanher ls isol
It'll expected the bearer wiz not cater any insurree
aonaIy State. w s,s,s
WlkTIELD ScoTT.
we therefore returned The documents whence they
cans.
Rou we passed The Federal ouipos's j. is aaneeesSNy
10 mention suffice 70 say, that the frst indication we hal
al oar apnroach 10 the Secessonist army was finding a
bridge by which we had hoped % cross the Green river
81 Kentucky, burnt down 70 tie waters edge ana te
debris s6l smouidering on the banls
The coaufry people informed Us that a detaclment Of
Southern troops lad been eneampea here Tor some gey7
and had done tie Job ST the bridge yesterday From
the wav in which these good folks spoke Of tie sollieih
assuring Us that ihfy did no harm. but pad for waat lAeg
wanted IN gold and silver Il was quite pam tnat uy q
iegiane -four infarnauts wasnot gwen 70 MI Ai9eoih
government, and that we had fairy entered the iefuia
den "msureetonary States Moreover we "e.s Z
minded by 2 slight incident that here properly mas
a o Der meaning beside 10 which Blackstone has aP
BEING obliged to stop for the night at the cottage Of a
shape minded primitive cd couple. we nere sitting round
n soc-ire IN the room which formed our kitchen parlor
and hosts bedroom. when a little black wooiy-headed
t,n for supper. -Smarf lad that maan, We remarS-
eli 20 our hostess. q Yes. Stree, replied the Old lady
Wouidnf take zoo dolarsiormy boy. There's not snch
smother IN the country round p gentleman ouer9a mf
COO for him ast week bzi, dear me, twouio break ny
heart 10 part with my boy. He goes with me TO msena
every Sundsy-to mind my horse and wagon
Having ueaehed 3 siausn on the Louisville and Nash
vile iine, we found TIE regular trains stopped aza ne
track p a. together devoted to soldiers and munitions q
wa. Adal1v. therefore. of several hours elsued- which
We passed most a~Ereeatly at a small hotel 10 the conpa-
nv az zeveri gentlemen Of Kentucky, whose opinions
made Il necessary Tor them 10 proceed south in order 20
avoii arrest, and who for some days previously had SUI
f-ae1 considerable rriFau5ns 10 Guiding the grasp tl the
Federal authorities.
rms S-ate. he eldest daughter Of Virginia present
el to the stranger an interesting, a d at the same time
painful spectacle her people generaly estemVd Vas
hrarest IN the Iaifl, strongly attached to the national
flag. refused 81 lrt 70 seeeds, although q considerable
number a Der most distinguished Statesmen openly
avowed ffeir sympathy for Tie Confederate government
Subsequently, Ter neutrality wasr-cognized by the au-
tharities Il Washtng71n,w which tie tonfe1eraies Say was
afterwards violated By the Nortl-0ad the North declare
was broken By TIE ganederaiez However tea. may be,
she j. now armed 80 fe teeth forts crown her pleasant
hills. and tie smoke O; me camp fires cuas over her
dense OAK forests in and around Louisville 9 large
army Of guion soldiers are qaartereG freedom o.
speech there is - an end and arrests arr reported IL TIE
newspapers every morning
Al Bnwlur Green. little to the Sonth. there is s
great Conf deraie camp. commando By . gallant gen
era, who e~ertaiHiT Ysesses he wlaiFiaea aa-eHon 81
lis soldiers. ia te ntt, another large corps tlfeaten
Psdncat; while zen ZalicoEer. g. tie East IS organiz
ing an army 10 opFose any movement t1nt may De- mad'
iroa rraaklor- AHF -9isA -
arr daily Increasing, ah1 le ARBITRARY HcA zone q Lols
ynle. EhzsattltowHs and elseWheus have served greatly
To- swell he ranks
Yet Keniueky Is not altogether Secezi9nist HerL leg
isia.ure Z siII strong Tor tie Gnion. Whole connle
are he same Distinguished men opposed 70 the gov
ernmeni. stll aah9fs totAe stars and stripes The ma
49, - fly Lma.HHA
IS YET against "the rebels p but where are Moreheal
Buckner. Preston BIeckiurdees
Our party al tie little ann broke mp On DE arrival Of
train, andw found siaHdingTo0H IN q ear crowded vii
saldiesA Fea were drssedin uniform, but all were We
armed; one beside US. not a bad sample Of the rest, ba
a breeehloading earbine sung over his shoulder, ~
revoivez IN one SIDE Of his belt, and . bowie knife in ID
other. What = contrast these mea presented 20 tic -
diers we had hitherto seem Dissemination and reele.
daring marked every feature ani gesture
Fcu think tie Kankees are going - whip q
sir Inquired cur friend looking like a walking msi
nal machine.
wei, they have ane amy. and WI DO fheir best
think
Don't care. SIR, hey oiay doit Ii they beat rs j
the hcif. wen take - the woois and shoot them dow
like squirrels Look herr, sir: gre what they have don
10 me ] am a shoemaker By ira e. They tired to are
me IN Edzabethtovn ] got away, 0t they took N
wife 90 by. I'll take are anatweny Yankee sea ,
or they shall Rave minet7
Being disappointed 81 Gn5ing any of that Union feelr
n THE south 81 Kentucky Of which we bad heard 80 uug
81 New York. we proceeded to Nashville, IN Tenncsss
More camps, mere soldiers. mdFe drilling. Men- w0ms
md children fhink Of nothing bt fae war Fathers
large families le frequently seen serving il she fanks
psiystes, side by ade with their s3Ha Ladies make 81
ders ooas and trousers, while children knit their stoc
iugs Trade j. ia o great ueasute az a stand sis bur q
rapidly with which The people. hitherto dependent up'
the North for every manufactured article, however 81
pie arr beginning 70 supply their wants for themE-lyi
reesites ~ Nashville q curious pxemphfcati0n. A f.
We X ago boy dscoYeged q methodo Of making percuai
caps, which the army was tien Hueh In need Oh A 4
tory was forthwith esiablsAed- That now tulus out s9I
millions per week
Among die dangers which we bad heard 81 New 10
threatened the Seufh . revolt ofthc slave poph ton 70
sad 70 be the most imminent Let rs take. then, q pc
81 a cotton field, sud see what likelihood there i o. "a
contngeneg-
yellow course through dense woods Of cas-, ash. mar
and pine fhickened witt tlneled ospse Of varied ev
green's ar some Of the most fertile Plantations Of :
State. Que = these We had the adg tatage Of W-tI
It's owner received us With all that hospitality and an
fected b0akgam7s which invariably distinguish a Sou
cru gentleman Hafsse mounted a couple 81 haess
started Of through a large pine wood. aud soon aui.
~ clearing Of abonf two hundred acres ID extent,
mos # which WIS growing ashaverage co ton crop. T
was a fair sample of the resi- Of the plantation, wi
consisted altogether 81 seven hundred eeres. Bidnc il
the middle Of ihe field, we found ourselves surrounded
about forty sisVes, lpen. women and children. engaged
picking They were AZ well dressed, and seel
happy and cheerful Wishing to know what time
day it WAS a=ked Mr. the hour, ~~hereapon one
&C. darkies by my side took out q gold watch and
formed me.
DO your labores generally wear gold watches 81
inquired
al haFe their egttongtai aud gardens. and mort Of Il
iisle orchards
We fouad from shef own testimony that they are
well, chiefly upon corn. pork potatoes and rice. caref
attended to when sick, and on Sundays dress better 1
their masters
Many Of iaen had six or seven hundred oIlars Of
avn, which they esfharlendt to The banks Or hide in
ground lD the hot weather they brgin % work At 81
fhe morings and go til sen they then 90 home
about three. and when The sun declines. return 70 I
work I'll * on seven In the cool weather they o.
soon after dylights aHd rest for two or three h0urs in
middle Of the day.
We next visited the Station, q street Of cottages
pine wood, where Gr. --s family residese III
we found clean and comfortable. Two Of the men y
dcS, andhad been visited that morning by a doctor
tbs meantime they were looked after BY fhe nursesuf
establishment Of whom there were taree 70 take
Of the children aud invaidz
On the Who'll. l. can f~earcszly be said. Il This IS a
type Of tho m5de ia which slaves ara raafsd IL fheS So
tha1 their physical condition 5 r. good. Il not better.
that Of any iabofing popniaioR 10 The world The
tiers riaiglie the itea 81 d~iJoyady. They live an