New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-18
FROM MEMPHIS.
Temper Of the PeoPie-The Reign OF Ter
ror and Its Enects-The Contrnbands-
The Confederate Currency crushing.
From Our Special Correspondent
mKsPrIs. Tenn, Tuesday, June 10, ls,.
THE SOUTHERN sARAGossA.

From Our Special Correspondent
mKsPns. Tenn Tuesday, June TO- 1919.
THE SOUTHERN sARACossA.
Memphis may be taken said one Of the Rebel
papers three months ago, for even Saragosss was
taken Memphis IS taken, under circumstances
which provoke a smile at the comparisoni and we
have no. yet ceased 10 wonder a, tho graceful
quescsnce Of the people. But this ID not wholly
attributable TO Union sentiment. The population
now remaining consists OF three classes;
/. Geauiae Rebels-These are not very numer
Gus, but intensely bitter. Under the new regime
they are not boiserous OF demonsrative; but their
eyes dart hatred like Gagged tiger. They say
omnorsly, that they hope soldiers will not irri
tate the people, for il might deluge the streets with
blood. They propose fabulous wagers that Sterling
Price and his troops whip the entire Union army
They have mysterious reports that the Rebels have
reoaptured Nev-Oreans ard Nashville, and are
marching on Cincinnati. They predict that we will
soon be driven out II Memphis; e1ut In the hope
that yellow fever will conquer us in New Orleans
talk about the impossbility Of subjugatIng free
people "the last ditch" and several other things
which we have heard Of before. But even they
treat us with courtesy and oyiuce marvellous respect
for those great pescematers, the | mon gunboats
,. RAJ Union Mcn-IhrOugh all the terrorism
Of the last year. little band Of them have kept the
faith. They had no organization the Union Club
existed ONLY in the fancy Of the Rebels They held
10 meetings; that was utterly impossible. But they
knew and recognized each other, like Protestanis in
Spain during the Iigors OF the lnquisiti0n a word
al street corner, pressure OF tie hand, joyful
elanc-, when the news came OF some Union victory
was the ordinary interchange of sympathy and hope
Some were native SOuthefners; more were OF North
ern birth there were many liishmon; and here as
everywhere else, the German accent was the suresl
indication Of loyalty.
These men now declare themselves, wiring our
hands in welcome and evince joy beyond all sninli.
ton. They tell us how, through all thcse weary
months, they longed and prayed, ana waited for our
coming now they tTembled at the movement toward
a Peace Party IN the North how utterly they
loaihed and Gespised like Nallandig CHAM and
journals like The Cincinnati Enquircr and The
Mr. York ETDreSs; how sadly they noted the slow
progress Of our arms, but how iOyiuly they saw
there was no reilograde moyement-tba wherever
the old flag was planted, there II remained
g. The Mdde Men.-Tbs class is argerthan both
the Others combined and constitutes decided ma
iority Of the present population. II embraces the
most OF the leading property hOlders and substantial
oIiizens. Many Of them have sympathiIed with the
rebellion and 10 yet. But they are tired Of anarchy
oppression, and misrulc, and welcome u Just and
stable government, even though il comes from 81 the
Lincoln Administration
YEAR OF REBEL RULE.
We are told, again aud again, that the history OF
The last twelve months can never be wIitten-that
.is PLAIN record, without one word Of eXaggeral!on
or one shade Of coio.ing, would never be believed
Those who thought they had secured liberty, found
they had only inauguIated an iron despolism, in
winch the worst passions of the worst men held
sway.
First, was The Committee Of Safety, headed by
Titus, which drove out hdl eds Of the best citizens
and achieved an Immortality OF inany, accompanied
by the mob violence which shaved the heads and
scouTged the backs Of free born Of Saxon blood
and ruthlessy took the lives OF some for no crime
except loyalty 20 their Government.
Then came the more direct military rule, in which
property to tine amount Of hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars was conh-cated, peaceable residents were
arrested without cause and imprisoned for months
dozens OF stores were robbed, in the name of the
Confederate Government, and men were shot and
stabbed in the public streets To force them into the
ranks OF the army.
Iaess 0ltreges Hee f9llQWed BY the Qdious Con.