The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03
Affairs in NashviIle, a. Dascrih.d by a Van.
kes CoRrssp lndsnt.

The following account Of the situation OF
affairs In Nash Vile were furnished the New
York Herald, from Its correspondent a, that
place, under da,s Of thu 2J b instant:
In Nashville, Tia almost universal septi.
ment among the residents 10 that tbs rebel
army will return. They continually act upon
this idea, Al q reports are hourly eli culatsd Of
hiss and that advantage gained by the rebels
or, Governor Johnson has de- terInined 10 s,op
the spread of false information coming
through rebel channels, and arrests have In
conseQuepce been made VI prominent person.
ages here and in the vicinity. 1nstead of al.
laying public excitement, these arrests seem
oniy TO augment il. Tae rebels do not speak
ope lly, but their murmurs are heard whsf.
ever they think the are without chance Of
dstectiop or espionage The Union men say
but little, aud that, with but few 81 cspticns,
at only a half breath, Notwithstanding the
presence Of Gov. Johnson and Gen. Dumonts
military force The Union demonstration last
Monday was, under all the circumstance.
successful aft dr; bat some prominent quut
Unionists dtu not attend, and they have sioes
expressed ditsatisfaction at the stsps Coz.
Johnson IS taking 10 making arrests. The
arrest OF Ex-Governor Hell $. Brown yesier.
day Is exercising an influence in that dii &C.
ton. l do not, however, think that Governor
johns on will be deter, cd from the perform
aICs OF what he believes TO be his duty no
matter what iukewarm Unlopists, and Ger
tHilly not by what notorious secessiCniss,
say Whatever Saey occur in Nashville,
WHISTLER 1t may be oveTruD By fugilVes from
UorinSh or ichmoGd OF whether II may b
preserved 10 the Hovsrnmsnt without another
exercise Of its power, You may rely uponit
Governor Johnson viii not sct the part o! bis
rebel predecessor, Ish I'M q. Harris, and dee
incontinently. a surprise is sometimes
taiksd Of, ouI Gen. Dunn III 10 too vigilsni 10
be caught mapping, aud, with the force at aa
com maIt, might perhaps keep 500 rebels at
bay until reinforced but the destruction Of
the city would be the inevitable con e1uslcs
Of an att IT pit to recapture IL.
The cor hseation act, as proposed, is H0rR-
tps hurtfuily. / have tho best a~u.nority for
stating hat thousands iE the rebel army
would cheeTfully return to theIr allegiance
l. q general amnesty proclamation was Issued;
ard tdousInde IN the country wculQ dsciare
for the Union l. THY were q sured Of prote.
hon from PREDATORY bands. S'ropS msa'
EuTes are demaEded to his end, and the al
ihorities a. v ASKING Ton car 20. &C! too vlgof.
easily and 100 ply 10 facilitating me
operations Of Governor johnson 70 roo! ons
these maraudlps bands. Eastsrn Tennessee
is Union i'll sentiment, and IS oaly held down
by the military power of Jef Davis. tbs
people there are continually appeaNtg 10 me
Federal 0CveTnmeEt for assistance. L, to
he earnestly hoped III at il WILL not be Ion de-
layed.
Preparations are being made for holding
Union meetings IN Lebanon, Murfreeshoo',
COlulloIa, and other places. That for TO-
lumbia Is already advertised dune - In
some places the meeting will have to Do held
at me point of ms bayonet, until those who
oppose the Government are made 10 under
stand that 1t Is meroiful and magnaniT rus,
and not at ali ABOLITION. Tbs hardest hSni
the Union men here IN Tennessee have 10 70
defend tnemse.ves against the Internal ma
chimes sent down South in the shape Of 400
luton speeches and action in Con grtss,