The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-25


interesting narrative in the franklin
Sentinel:
On Tuesday night last, pursuant to
orders from Col Miner, a company of
mounted Infantry Of the 14th Michigan,
under command of Capt. jams e.
Mackey, met an equal force of cavalry
belonging to the LIST Missouri regiment,
under command Of. Capt. Clifford, at
Hillsboro, and proceeded together to
Weams's Sulphur Syringe, thirty four
miles from this Post. Information COM
municated 10 Col. Miner, and by him
sent 10 headquarters at Nashville, left
little doubt as to the certainty Of Major
McCann's whereabouts. Capt, Mackey's
mounted Infantry were in the advance,
and at early morn of Wednesday, trailed
the guerrillas. Arriving st Weam's resi-
dence, plan of attack was arranged, when
ii was determined that dash should be
made upon the premises and "Spring
House." ball room close by. McCann's
men were laying siege TO hearty break
fast, their horses were in the stables, they
themselves unconscious of the presence
OF an enemy when the mounted infantry
and cavalry approached. The advanced
guard dashed fercely up the hill, shout.
ing frantically, and received the first fire
from four of Dicks men who were on the
look -out in the road in front of the house
The Federals returned the fire, wounded
the whole four, and giving chase TO the
remainder, who in their efforts TO reach
the stable, were now cut off by Captain
Clifford's force, which had then come up.
McOann himself, seeing his moments of
preparation for q fight had passed, re-
solved to escape, ana ordered his men 70
Scatter through the woods" when a sol
der of Mackey's command, Sam Dun
ming, ordered him TO halt and surrender,
which he did very reluc antly, remarking
to Martin w CUP, the cavalry man TO
whom Dunning had given him in charge:
Il could have shot you if thought ct, but
| would be committing murder" Fifteen
of his men, among whom is a brother of
his, were capture d slso the remainder es-
Gaping through the dense forest. On ap.
preaching Capt. MSckey, McOsnn endeav-
ored to conceal his rank--a star on his
left breast--and on being asked who he
was, gave his name as johnson. The
Captain saw immediately that in his
prisoner he recognized the Oft described
features Of Dick Mccain, and said "you
can come no games on me; you are Dick
McCann." He replied: Eyes, sir, am
Major j. r. McCann, and | am your pris-
oner." lie and his men were lodged in
Jail in this town on Wednesday night,
and were sent under guard to Nashville,
Thursday afternoon tie spoke highly
Of the conduct of his captors, their cour-
tesy and kind treatment of himself and
men, remarking that if all our forces had
behaved with equal gsllsnTy and hum
anity the cause Of the Union would have
more friends in the South.
We have seen and conyersed with
Major MoCann for hours, and in spite Of
pr,judicos previously formed against
him, we were very tsvorably impressed
by his candor, aud manner. He 10 mar
ried, having four children now in Nash
vills, his wife being in East Tennessee.
The Sentinel adds that McCann afiirms
that he is not now nor ever was for q
disruption of the American Republic He
never had but two disunionists in his
command. He was eiector on the Doug
lass ticket in 1860, canvassed this Safe
ia behalf OF his candidate, and fought
secession TO the last When his State
went out of the Union, he went with il,
and as she goes now, 80 does he He
despises Copperheads, Aboliionists and
Southern dlsunionists alike, for il was
they who inaugurAted and now proloDg
this war. He says that there is pow
erful conservative party in the Southern
army of which the North knows little,
and thAt if the President were TO take
Stewards advice Of extending general
amnesty 10 those in rebellion, with all
constitutional guarantees that our fathers
enjoyed, peace would reign throughout
the land before Christmas. Bat these
things will not come TO pass; the war
will be prolonged during Mr.. Lineoln's
administration, more blood will be shed,
aud the lite of the nation will continue
10 be sacrificed.
Tennesseans hate Bragg, he says, and
look upon the Rev. Gen Polk as Sn i'm
just now, but notwithstanding the re-
ports of Bragg's weakness, he says he
was never stronger In numbers.
Richards professions OF love for the
Union whether national or Nashv le-
are, we fear, not from the heart, but only
Mechanical lie is little hypocrtical
No man is more heartily hated by the
fire-eaters than Mr. Seward, and If be
we're President to day, the rebels would
oppose him as bitterly as they do MIR
Lincoln, simply from the fact that he
holds TO the great doctrines Of universal
freedom, and ,he night of all laborers to
their hire, Nevertheless we think that
such men as Richard would agree to stop
R.hting and submit to the authority Of
the Union, provided, universal amnesty
were extended, the slaveOcracy were al
lowed to carry their slaves wherever they
pleased, one or two slave States were
added to the Union every year, and the
South we're permitted TO elect all tho
Presidents hereafter and collect all the
presept ar debt from the free 8 states ex-
cIus yely. Richard had better repent Of
his sins, instead OF laying down instruc-
uops f.r the Federal Government 10 the
present troubles. Al The time Of his cap
a.. ma learn that be had some 600