Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-21
Passed March is. 1862
Nashville.

From The New Orleans PcsyuneI
The Federals have not altogether suppressed
communication from Nashviue-at least we ser
that letters dated at that city still get through
70 New Orleans We haYes had SIGHT o enc.
dated on the 9Th, addressed by ahdy IL jhat ciis
70 q portion Of her family here. which enable NJ
10 correct most favorabiy, and with entire author
ity, the newspaper reports by the Federalsis, OF
the Cnionist feeling which they found in th9t
city. Written IN the freedom Of 81 correspondence
entirely domestic, il relates incidents, Of which
We have obtained lhe liberty TO mention several
S. exhibiting true disposition OF tie people OF
Nashville, and the noble spirit of patriotism
which suimates her women. The writer herseii
is one Of those true-hesrteS southern mothers who
hsye given their own tire aud cares to The com
forts Of the soldier, AID inspired a Whole family
with the devotion Of patriots.
She contradicts with indignation the Ciucin-
natl story that the city OF Nashville was white
with flags the day the gunboats arrived. There
was not a single white hsg, and only three Union
ones. The following incident IS well worth re-
peaung
"While a long string Of FederaIs was march
ing along one % our streets c few days ago, =
bright little fellow looked on very dclefully, and
at last screamed out. Hurrsh tor JEFF. Davis
a Yankee said loudly, 'Pshaw, hurrah for the
devlr All right said the boy, you hurrah
FOR your captain and I'll hurrah for mine i
lady told me she heard him"
The ladies OF Nashville keep entirely aloof
from the enemy. The letter says;
The young aides never 90 on the street. Not
one has received a Federal visitor. All have de-
clined, with a single exception, in a single case.
for a peculiar reason. The officers got a speci
men Of tire manner 10 which they are regarded,
at place where they visited, in form, where a
young girl Of fourteen WIS present. She had q
southern dg on the piano. The officers asked
her to play for them She" said she, +" could
play nothing but southern songs They Jest
iUgly told her that she would yet marry a Fed
eral officer; she spoke out: Net to save her
own life" One OF them said he was a candidate
for matrimony and would ike to marry a south
en woman! She said, quickly: There is not
a lady in the Southern Conlederacy would have
you"
They got man hard lessons Of the spirit Of
the southern people, from the mouths Of girls
and boys who speak Tor their fathers and brothers
who are absent ia the wars, and for the race
which is to succeed them.
The following passage has some significance:
Col Bryan's and several other houses were
searched yesterday for sick Texans. None were
found, for on the day Of the psuic ne well enes
went all over town and took their SICK comrades
sway; but some folks are nightly afraid of
Texas rangers and M5rgau's uea
These things coTTooOrate, hOm the very scene
the reports which are now going North, that
Gen. Buell. is deeply disappointed e. the recep-
ton OF the Union forces at Nashville. He has
been unable 20 discover any material out Of
which 8 northern government can be recon-
s1ructed, other than the military material which
he carries with him and it will take "a inde6-
mite amount Of that to c~oiOnizs and govern even
a portion Of the great region he has commenced
travcrginR.