New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-12

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LAT. The Commander Of this Department seeing
more IN the prospect Of bleak Wihter than IN the
present--berause the present is 90 disresSui.iees
The plea Of humanity, ond vi besst sonrlnVe 10
miseries of helpless women and children-enem'es
,honvh they arr-feels it the duty Of manhood to
mitigate such woes 10 tho last extent consistent win
duty to Lis Government
Why what is tho rurhi War destroys industry.
Wealth is consumed. Industry langul hes Ken
men become poor. LabOrng men aud mechapics
with their fanilies by rebeNous husbands, devote
Themselves with fo,d allegiance To those absent
Iords but fall victims tn approaching poverty 1hey
are proud mud bitter, but they sutfer' Inc poor nh
dorlings ale irenzied aud starving anu the wan Oh
woe. Increasing with the lapse OF days, a.ceLd5 IN
horrid discord There are families IN NasiNiile
which twelve months ago, were rolling 10 wealth.
are now harraFsed for mcars to purchase Ino paio
ses of lfo. LuAuIies arc out oil tue question:
How dieadfully the poor are pinchcd You may
imagine. Not n day eapses tha' dozsh cum
women do not beg 10 go beyond the lines, where
they may purchase provisions at rates within thtir
means. Hundreds plead Tor the poor pu'ieho oi
making 10 toe chips from the Government WoOd.
Yards 10 protect their little once from the coid Ann
vet God hardened pbarsoh's heart. And YET ,heSe
maddenod people hate ne with bitter haired WIN
.,oua humanity, We offer them relief. Ihank God,
we are 20 proud that We can afford 10 oyersep cold
inriice, aud lie this trring people TO I'VE, even
though our humanity may cause the sicrihce OF hech'
IomUs OF patriot hves. en-
Great lodl what wTetchodness would stern W IN
ter witness should siic justice be measnred ou' 70
tis PEOPLE Suppose we shonld avail ourselves oil
IN. adynntage we might exercise through our po~ or.
not pound Of bread, not an ouGce OF meat, no, u
load Of fuel could penetrate th!s rebeiions city
Would they not submit J Would not the naughty
I've d l., bend is knee md eupplc.e our power we
choose that lhis people shall not dfnk the blter cup
of rebellion TO it's dregs. We prefer TO show them
that relying UPON tue justice OF our cause, and upon
that great pride with witch the Almighty has en-
dow ed tue North we can,Nyen to our own pieJn-
dice, continue 10 display magnanimity oi which they
have beyer dared " diehn
But, the parole and bond. Hundred. are apply
ing Tor it, Hundreds Wish 10 take the non-coinGat-
AMI oath and give material bond. Two hundred
applied today. No matter II they misunders,and
details They comprehend the aggregate. IL IL not
Loyalty. but 1t is concession IL 10 me hrst sep
toward concession. II se-Is tho bond which binds
them TO Teb' Hon, SO perceptble Is The elect oil
this policy that jealous Union people describe u
with hiliiity. They regard it M a hhrblnger oil
peace. We must wait for maturity
Now for general subjects. The Rev. l'r. Elliott
OF the N. l.. Church South will be permitted to 10
South soon, in exchange for Mr.. Charlton Of THE
city, Perhaps you remember that DIR. Elliott wac
(ad Isl one oi the most yiruent Of Nashville Rebels.
Ii is thought beet TO permit lin 10 deInrt soath
THO Rev. T.. w. Scion IL sleedy South HE
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90 south a, any line they choose. Mrs. Sehon II Il
most excellent lady, whose situation sppeals 10 our
b,.t neturo Tor relief aud IL Will be accorded her
proudly. Dr.. SchOu permitted by Gov. John
son to 10 South some elk weeks ago.
Mrs. Geo. ID. Prentice, wife OF the editor Of TIE
Loni,riih Journal applied for permit 70 60 South
with "a young son Of Der ron Clarence Prcnticc-no"
in she Rebel army. Capt Lahe. johnson Of Cincin-
natl nov in Gen. NeRleys staff took her throngl'
our lines under flag Of truce ast Sunday. Toe
Rebels NJ inst objected TO her passage throush their
lines She wept, rcmarking " II was strange inst
the enemies Of her ron would accord inyoF' to hls
mother and his own chld that his own iriends r.
ius 3D." They finally consented, requiring Mrs. 4.
to run the mex OF getting back through Ihe keoel
lines into ours.
The new- from the front I. no, interesting Tie
staiu. IL unchanged. Real desigus are mentioned
by srspenne, bat fao's DO not indica,, b.ile i'm
medsi,ly. We may have lyhi on Duck River,
but il IL doubtful | cent YOU full Telegram about
Col Kinks important skifIIish ~ Lavergue, last
week, but It seems TO bave miucarriod. IL We
cent Kb' al Of the Associated Pres dislaioh Since
then, there have been three or four skm ishes
without serious resnlts. ILe enemy were driven
back On .ac1 occas.On. CAT. Dies Mctauu Of
Forcsts Cavalry was whipped by cetachueni OF
Sills division yesterday. rcar MaEifeesboro pike,
ten or twelve miles from Nae vile.
Mccain Lsd foraged extensively IN the nsighbor.
hood Of bis plantation. Gen. Sail concluded ~ pny
han visit. Mn. Mccain informed our party that
clio had boon expecting them, and showed them her
forage, say lng Der hurband'o patty bad stayed Oh
her farm Tie Previous ni. It. Iho place was com-
Jlctcly stiplcd. On ih- way back to camp, Nc
Cana STACKED TIE train lad was driven back with
Les.
Big. 10. Reyuoldp reported for duty on Sun.
day. ana hns beeu ss-igucd divison. Brig..Gen.
Mitchell will command the garrison az Nashville.
ten. Noelcy will take The q, ID. loSTnEHcT.
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