Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-19

Rezehlg Handla3-Norfksrs AiSbsms AID he
UEiSzisss Of hat Rsgioa.
special Cousspondsncs Chicago Tineal
CoRIaTH, Mss, ostot er 2s.-L returned to
this Blaee Isst svspiag from a long, tedious hlp
,sutbwsra. with fva hundred m9h Of tie lst
kisksna Fa5eTsll cavalry, Co George E.
Spsresr. esnmandiar. Ard right glad / am to
get hack safe snd soand among the "YsRksss,"
for at che tins The chsncs we've quite fair for
rNY deing my letter, if Rllcwad to write, froa
the famous Libby prison, or Castle ThaHdsY, or
sane equally pleasant Tstrsst prspsrsG for
man through The kindness CT Jsk.
DAVIS.
The expedition was out nine days, sovea Of
which, II nay mea5ry serves re right, it rsinsd,
constantly, bUt f1riousiy. BsgSuzckisg IL
the mountains, aud pendiEg frsu twelys to SIX
teen hours Of the twsnfy-f0ar IN the saddle, EeTs
not quite as pleasant EBdeE these circumstances
g t6sy night have been uGder some oshsgs.
Our i9rcss penetrated to within ten miles 81
,Jaspsr, the county seat Of Wiast0s county, Ala
bsua, one hundred end Sly miles h0m the
place Of starting.
Eorlksyn Alabama iss Wild, msuatsiAazs
ooantry, in which one would suppose il wsTs
impossible for men to 1--we, and yeti Beasts Of q
nunarous, though not remarkably intelligent
reputation. Dsep dewn snoug tks hills sTs
tuulhHl1a LA GllAlA NaAGEFs aAA Ai1Ias W1NAN
four CT I've, ard, in ssns instances, q dozen
acres ct level, bat misersb'y Poor laad, eaA be
fouua. And here lives = specimen Of = class
once numerous IN tAe Northwestern States. aEd
knsan By thu name ct Fqasttsrs. A rEds leg
cabin Is reared, IN which tee squsstsr, with bis
Rifs and five M 70 ten children, principally
girls, rssidsl. Tbs wonea aBd chil5ren til the
ground Gr3 raise fom fozr TO thirteen bushels OF
earn 10 the acre, while the men hzzt and fsh.
Eaeh fsmily has an acre or more Of eottoA,
fTon which the Wcmeu ulsnufact1re The eieth-
ing won BY themselves and family. A hog eT
COW Is gold occasionally, with tie proessas Of
Ehieh q~uu7ow6sr, sugar azd sslt-tks oaIy 81
ieia5 they sTeT purehaGe-are procuTod. To-
bEceo Is raised ia small quantities for hoEs con
Sumption, and ussd il ths raT lsaf, HitksGt azy
preparation WhstsFer. Men. WeRs8, and chill
irea e6ka chsW sri snoks-.hs little ones
learning 70 enjoy 10 "Wssd" slmest as soon as
they 2ec-us the faeaity Ct eatizE. There are
as schools ia tbs country, eEd these who can
.Psj cut wcTds enough to read . sisRls .
.Paper article e-e dedicated" wills the faw
rho csE Sign their own Rsmss, thoGgh unable
to wnts anything olss, occepy tire sans ststns
in soatsy rs q graduate OF Yale colisgo, vAo
has f-fzh-G his education with ihgee years
study aai bsval in Europe, does WisA yeu.
There are bat few slaves and no planters IL Ehe
country, ard deprived CT tier sssocistieas,
there Is 10 retirement whsts7sE Rmsng the Pse-
PIE
The bsys get married at from ssvsltsen to
twenty, sad the girls frcm twelve 70 when tbsy
can. WheB a coy possesses an axe, 3 gun, =
COW, a couple OF hsgs, and a hos or two, Be is
considered eligible for matrimonial hoaers, and
sirsightwsy selects some youzg lady Whe has e
skillet q hyihgpsa, = pGE Of cotton cards, and
s couple Of bed quite, and the thing il dsne.
Asman patch Of land" scarcely lsrgs sEeugh
fer q respectable city garden, is cleared, the leg
cabin erected, and the new c0uFlaaTe considered
as well-to-S0 il the world. Here sheF viii live
ard die, and, though perhaps have a daEsn chiE-
drer growing upsr0BHd hen, never nave kUi
ths enc sisgle room in which they ecamsResd
their married life.
Is mskiuE some remsrkg 70 thsn tozchiaz
she quality Of The soil, I was assured that it was
ths Best IL the Werld, and isfsrEed. ss &c evil
daacs sf It's fTui ulaagB, tast sane new 6elds il
that "secies'' had yielded &c high a. thirteen
bUsLsls Of csTn to the sers. Oas nan, with
wh9u I was attempting 70 sympslbizs or &C
S3uEt Ct his extreme poverty, responded ts
what had said Il an RaE IS poor ~ yea lhink
I an, / don't own tie land I am oEly working
il On shares"
Al the cozmsneemsnt Of the war, bat lew Of
ia.se people entered The army, DrsfeIfiBg to re-
uaia &. home with their families 70 tho dan
gers and sKci-omenfs of The fsl1. At a later
jasa, however. vbea the rebels ecm1zsneed eo1-
scIpi1g, attempts were made to teFes thsm mts
he army, Squads Of csvs.ry visited them n
their homcs and forced those Of them lishis 70
miitsry service 10 enter tho army. host Of thsm
deserted aUon the first faversbls opportunity,
soma e. chr srmy, snd aha-z 20 their ho11es,
VksTs they sought refuge IN the caves, or rcck.
hJus7s as -hsy term than, II tha buFs sad
til sruERd them.
TIE lsst sweeping CONSUMPTION, follswizr the
rsversss st VicksbuFg sud PoTt Hudson. forced
the whole 1ss poBHlsllsn of s1s country 10 de-
sert their homes and seek q refuge IN the woods
and caves. A. favorable opportunities th-y
would visit their homes By stssltk ard pEoLare
provisions. which Aey would bear away gilh
them to thsir hiding places, 20 sas.sin LIE g1tl
another visit was practicable Ia Bcma lOcal-
tbsy banded together under the cssusEd
Of The most intelligent sHd daTiuE smerg ibem,
carried CT 8 SYSTEM Of gsfrrHz wsrfare
the sTaI parties Of CoEiedersts cavalry
sent 10 sPprshauc hem.
Ths result was what might hsys been expect
ID. They leaned % hate the ConfeSsracy vita
N Intensity f1diRg NJ p~sTalsi, and, IN hating
6, learned 70 fsvcr the UEisn, They found mel
her peace nor safety At homes they could naither
issistin the support Of their families nor cor 1
70 their svn sustenszea Then lbev
ought refags within ths Federal Lines. ard. gs-
tas service, E Whsle regiment was formed
tbsm, besides hUsarsds who were linda. I'd
Q jsia other FsgiNents. TRsy would steal cut
sDaH bands, or, sometimes catherine together
hsndTed strorz, would seise an epBeY.Erity
resented BY q Fsaeral force crossing near them
Q accomplish shair purpose.
Here, and here siona, IA eli the s3utbqrn
cuztTy I have Travelled since the eoamenea-
isn't OF tbs var hsve I Ggnd anything ike az
unconditional UuiCR sentiments But kera.
springjnE from a doubtful ssu-oe, and
Essng smong nee devoid alike OF education
90 influence, It is strong snd earnest. Tcal II |
U1ion sentiment because they hate and are
1lifcg 70 6ghs the rebels, more than from ( be.
tt@. they really possss5 say atachmea. for
e Unioa, 70. I an Convinced, that bad The
onistc-ates LEFT them undisturbsd among tksir
thsy woald RAYS bssn quite Is content IN
sr ore rsgsHs ss another.
Charley Cagil, = ieadiog spirit snong them.
10 aGs contributed mach toward the cTesR "a
IN Of ths Gust AlEbaD,7 Is be stvIss Col }
cavslTy, By collecting r~eeyaiis ana III
'iPg tss1 tETcUgh he woods 20 this placs. Is 8
Dsvy Cr0cksts, uhose lie spd 6oirgs
'eaid foTn an Interesting volume. Hia heuss.
ga TO caves nesI il, many 81 when would
,ntstn . wbcle regiment q cavalry. are tSs
~ 81 ~ LEtMER1H ENa J.
.1ioclsts IL EortheFB Alabama. Hs Il oHsipt
ID n grrai IL all bis acsians aod expressions
~ zPsEesr gave him : valuable rssssiiev
ne which cen b irs3 ssventen iases witbssSf
sdRr "0ld Charley examine the pun I
closely fo- 3 Few mieuiss, E~ssaniUp stfe7-
vesy 60 the c~oiorsl'a explanation OF Be nap-
Of leading ard ~cischsT2iog It. and ct lsss
E ks cut VITA, WY, I osa keep uo = CEN !
stHai blaze, cau'tIf If thosa dsd-ro.lsd rebs 4
AFTER IRE, I guess I can msks thiErs hap9ss I
ith this ere gun" Aad, on the marca down. {
, "as sonanusliy %sccuing arouna ia search ST I
butternut uPaR when to test its sko,ing a..l ?
lee. Had be found one, there is No doabt !
boat EhiDgs happening for "OId CharleyU 3
IS . cool hesd, ssoady nerves, sHd keea eyes 2
Col npeReers march was eonducsed hi Ar q
derry manner, ne oatfage upon the inhAbf- .
nts osi1E permitted. Two houses were buried '
ION the march, without Col SFenesrs knovl- &
SO q s%oHssRi; but, nader the eircsnstarces ?
, men who cred shem cannot be hlansd for 2