The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-04

Many Of these ultra and hostile opinions, how
ever Mr.. b. believes, are expressed 70 di Ixuise
the real sentiments Of thoes who utter them ,
and be says he has knoSn men, publicly the
most superlative fro-eatsrs, to state prioately
their strong attachment TO the Union, and their
secret hope that our arms would soon be success
full He thinks that even in Sivapnah, the
presence Of the Federal army would be hailed
with Joy by majority Of the peopla
Savannah, like all the southern towns through
which Mr.. Biddoll passed, Is entirely barren Of
business ard complaints are rife Of the stagna-
Ton Of trade and the scarcity Of money. Mr..
Is. bad the greatest difficulty IN obtaining A5OO
In gold although his brother in-lar Vi 900, 600
81 Georsis currency in the Pia1tsrs' Bank, and
when he did procure coin, was compelled 70 pay
bfty cents premium for II.
Nashville has no dcfences, and the people
there have, or pretend TO have, no foar Of any
attack from the feoerL forces, as thew say thev
never can pass Bowling Green.
Mr.. Biddell Opnes that Gen. Buslls force Ia
about one hundred and twenty FIVE thousand
men, and that he will not make an attack on the
retels unless he has veiy good reason 10 hope
for complete success. Buell. is making active
preparations, but has yet much to do before he
will he ready for battle
Ben McCIlloch mad, speech at Savannah
on the evctipg Of the ~, h inst, and told the
people the South bad won all the battlea thus
fL, and would continue to DO yictorioua until
their Independence was r. recognized Some one
In the crowd said thsv g. rebols) must expect
some reverses. 'Nd, We need not" said Ben
Cd id them, We can whip them all tho
time. We are their natural masters"
Mr.. Biddell says that tho most astounding
ialseboods arc daily circulated and believed
throughout the South and that he himsolf h al
no doubt, at one tine, that Lincoln had been
hanged. Such stories A the taking of Balti-
more, Philadt lphia ard New York s-o very
common, and the Savannah Newspaper, pub ISL
accounts o. false victories won by the rebels five
or six times week.
REoIMESrAL RIVALRY.
II is related thata rivalry existed between too
regiments encamped N the Pc omac, which Is
sometimes carried To this most absurd extremes
As an instance e this 1t IA 'ts'od that on ona
occasion the Colonel Of one Of the regiments vas
waited ON by a alous Chaplain, who wished to
piornoe the religious inter- sts Of the r, gimsnt
The Chaplain was politely received and bockon
oil to q seat on a cnost. &C lionel said be
elevating his eyebrows, "yOn have one OF the
hnest regiments in the army" ~ think 80 4"
nIled the Colonel. "Do you think you pay
sufficient attention 10 tho religious instruction Of
your nen1' "W,ll. don't know, re piled the
Colonel. "Alively interest has been awakened
in the - regiment the Lord has bloBsod
the labors Of hi4 seIvsnts, and ten mon have
been baptized This was the rival regiment. |
rs tfat go pom hosc,,'" asked tho Colonel,
Yea, sir" Sergeant, y said the G lionel to
an attending Orderly, "htve fifteen mon detail
cd Immediately q be baptised. Ill be ID
Il they shall rot ahead Of US anyway" The
Chaplain nado note sf the interview and re.
tired.