The New York herald., 1862-07-28

arrangement With us by which the helpless and
children who viii thus be turned Out Of doors can os pro
Of the people OF Memphis come under your
for there Respectable family In that city
Who have not q father husband brother In army,
or are the widows orphans OF those who have fallen
bravely fighting for The present terminus or
the Mississippi end Railroad at Cold Water
station which is thirty-four milss from Memphis and
our regular lines the stream Of that name Wnefo
your lines are We do not know ana ine,elose you r wi
Memphis, which the fathers, husbands, brohers
friends Of the exile 20 In safety TO mest them
number covered by your order get transportation
Cold Water within the time granted and wad not Tor
moment suppose that those tt iest That WIN thus DO
driven from their homes and birtbsTot sha plod the
weary distance Of thirty miles, At the same time, Gene
ra that mako this appeal TO ycu feel it my duty 20
remark that you must not for instant suppose that tho
thousands who will be utterly unable TO leave upon this
short notice. and the many who will thus bo forced 10
take ths hateful oath OF allegiance to dessed govern
ent thus be converted into loyal citizens OF the
United states their affection weaned FROM our glorious
young coniederacy; ard while to threaten were niso
diey yet TO warn is kindness and therefore, General
would say beware of the and oaths OF vengeance
which the nifty thousand brave Tennessoeans who are still
IN our army will register Heaven against the pese
cuor OF helpless old men women and children and the
general who cannot guard his own lines The bearer Of
the lag and this letter. Captain E. T. Porter, c. $. A., is
authorized 70 agree with you tho points asked IN the
foregoing. yours, respecnaiy, :, :.
Brigader General on Special service. o. s. A.
THE REPLY.
MEMrns, Tenn, July 10. 1852.
BRIG GEN JkyF THOMPSON, g. s.A., Seuatobia--
have yours OF the 14th inst in relation TO Special
order No. IA heretofore issued by MAJOR General Grant
hereby send you special Order No. To- which consider
bly, modiles tho order 20 which you allude You will
permit 10 say that synpathies entirely ont
Of place truth and history must record the fact that
the southern people residing IN Localities where both o
our armies have been canped prefer the cont gniy
OF tho tNorthern invaders" 10 the protection OF the
Southern cbyary Ton are too we'll verscd In the
science Of war be ignorant of the fact that these
orders are far mid than could have been expected
after the treatment be pess Union families have received
at the hands of rebsis in this Guy.
Add to this the fact that arao part Of all the iniora-
iion received by be traced directly through the
families excluded b. those and your application
for sympathy in their behalf is somewhat amusing The
great that federal officers have committed during
this war has their kindness vindctive and
nseng foe Your threats and inimaiions OF personal
ger General Grant in bad TASTE and should have
been carefully revised before publication. Whether he
scan guard his lines the history Of the battles Of
Shiloh Doneson has fully shown. Should any falni
lies embraced within the orders above alluded 10 be obst1
and refuse to comply with order fifteen they shall
be escorted to the distance Of ten miles from this city TO
such points as they may request Yours respectfully,
ALVIN z. HOVEY,
Brigader General Commanding.