Washington telegraph., 1862-04-09


read the following extract from an attache
Of Buell's army, without being impressed
with the. calm dignity Of tho e,timable
LADY who iD times past graced the halls of
The White House:
Gen. Grant and his staff visited Nash>
vile, an1 called upon Mrs. James X.
Polk. OF the interview the writer saws:
''Shc received Her visitors courtoou~ly,
int with a polished coldre-s III ht indica-
ted sufficiently in which direction her
sNmpalhIc~ ran-she wrs simply polite
and Indy like, IN nn case pitrio.ic While
-he di-cieetiy fnrbrrn M give ntfcrlnce tn
ary expression ot sympathy ar tile Sonth,
he az rigify avoided saying ANYTHING
that might he construed into wr-h for
the success of The government. She
hoped. she sain. the tnnb If her husband
would protect htr household from insult
and her properly from piIase; further
ihan this she expected nuthn. irDm the
uuitei States, aud desired nothing
Tie same writer thus expresses his dis
appointment WIN rrgrri ~ tie reception
which the r'prc sentimental portion Of the
army receive from tile fair daughters Ut
the c'rit"l, oqrnlly famed with Baltimore
f-r I'M brauiitn women:
Occasionally | met other specimens
" Nashville Edies. wio, in many eases
>nppo>iug me MI H. 4 soldier. iryA The prs-
session Of Il blue ov.rcrst. described up1n
meeting. a vile -eni-cir-l. If Avoidance,
swinging, a, tLry Hill 70, their sUtundaut
skirts Tar oJ.t, as It tie very touch of a
blue c'af wOnil hn contamination. Ard
thrn tile angle at whicn me no.es Uf the
/ little dariing> went up, and tho extent to
which their eyes ani lip- wcmt down. were
\ not tie least interesting Of 'hc>c ..ttic hy-
plays, and assisted materially in showing
;ho exquisite breeding 9f ra44s ami4J!e
. d-moi->Iiens.
And notice here what IL Sail Ut cur
venerable candidate for the Presidency
Hon. john E-l, and his uuc-hcar'ed
iaAy. 4 mcmtrr uf tile Hind Li-ht
Guards, writing % the Raym md Gazette,
from Murrrocsbl NJ, ~ny-:
Il cauuoi close thi. letter withyur u
luding fn fla u,h.a crmlurf cf The Hon
Jorn Bell and - oNcrlirn, lniy MI.
Bel procured rciicinos au1 tie scrvlc.
0tf rhyslciar- at ri- uHn expense. M it.
Ms~. Bun .U-ni.d ab. w 4Jy ,iek VIII. r.r
ccritiarn>c, vi, had nn melicia,. o..
Physician, VIZ nnr- \. rni rnfhin. tn, .r-
yet shr, Ike an oueei % l'gh-. come ai,rc
among rhr sick, rur-ch. t,l them. arl.
x th h.r husband. secured them ;.l lrc
medicine tl:cy received About 20 VI ihc
.-hurl i-- lvtrI -'.h belonged u lhe
22i Mississippi regiment speak W. thc
b9v, t0cause il c.me under my or4 , b.
-nrra-l y i.r two days during MY >r-v IN
Nashville. Honor W Y p oin houcr j. ,.ur. y
Mp Pr rf 'hi-- ~ give al-o the
..I!nvin= extracts from \ leter from NJ D.
.Iy c"., written By . d,usb'rr of Cca. J.
Iv.h, ID laly WI ln.> rinr.:
You have Of course heard OF the tar %
fnft Dnnel-nn aIA the surrender ui Nasl
illh. VIII wt, wounded ID tile I-.t arn,
tic bone WIS sp uttered Not = ycry
dangerous, hut very pai ful orr. ana
fear hc viii be sometime rccpvcrir.. III
was wolrdud On tie third day Olr
troops made 4 most heroic loielce fh-rr.
Gen. Grant said he dii not want auy u.Pr,.
such victories. that they were io" ht1rly
bought. AID honor ii given W General
Buckuer. Ii was 50 noble 10 him "a
share the fate of his commani
81 suppose you have heard tlat Woois
Ycatuan Il Co.'S Iron WrrkS were burned
by lie frGcrais Itwas done hy Dutch
cupt-iu, without orders. lie was deprived
IT hi~ sword and sent ID 81 L-NiS. Mr.
Jane, ltaim4n came with full powers
from Gen. Ilalleck TO prevent it, but was
too IIIe We+hrnri this yesterday from
sister Mary, al Nashville. The ictier va.
brought by private hand, o. q ! mai! CON.
muuIcrtion i stopped. she says The fed
erals are very mach disappoinicd at the
cool reception they received there. None
rf The officers have been treated With any
civiily. All the principal stores are
closed Only two Union flags lying-
one over Flower \ jevclry store, ard SEQ
wills. Sister says the Southern feeling is
stronger than ever. There have been
some arrests Of private citizens The
Texas rargers and Murgan's cavalry have
been pIlying the mischief with their
pickets. They are very much eXaspera-
ted shout it-and near, but il is not
very reliable, that they threaten " retail
ate upon The peoplj Of Nashville. They
have made 20 effort ID come ont this way
A. YET; tut suppose they may u any time.
There is a regiment of Louisiana cavllry
on the road 70 guard Us. There i 10 NJ
li'ia 10 the county and if there were,there
are 40 guns. as all have been given to the
vulu tiers"