The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-07-28
From the n. Y. Tribune
What | Saw i'm Tennessee. No. 1.
DY EDMUND ETRKE,


Author Of " Among the Pines
A desire to study the undercurrents OF
OF popular sentiment at the South, and
to meet some OF "my Southern friends, /"
| whom the fortunes Of war had made our
prisoners within sight Of their homes,
led me, early in the past month, to visit
the Southwest. while there | came in
contact with many intelligent men, OF
all shades af political opinion; and from
them gathered much that is indicative OF
the tue state Of Southern feeling, and IL
Illustrative of the real purposes OF the
leaders Of the Rebellion In the hope
| that what | saw and heard NAV not be
without interest to those who kave not
had the opportunity OF personal observa-
ton, propose to give in this, and sub
sequent articles, some sketches Of the
men | met, and the scenes | Witnessed
during months sojourn in section
which is being upheaved By the passions
and desolated by the fires of our civil
war.
arrived at Louisville on the morning
Of the first Friday in May. and, az soon
rs possible, sought out Col. Mundy, the
geniemanly commandant OF that post,
to ascertain the W ereabouts of my cap
tive friends. He could give me no def
mite information. but presumed they
were still at Nashville. However," he
said. prisoners are not kept there long.
They are forwarded to Vicksburg for ex
cl~nge as rapidly as possible. If you
desire TO see them, you had better push
on al once
This put me in a quandary, The rail,
road below Bowling Green was infested
with guerrllas. who. on several recent
occasions, had assailed the trains, and
maltreated passengers The cars were
insutliciently guarded, and travelling was
therefore attended with considerable per-
sona hazard. In these circumstances |
had gladly listened to the suggestion OF
Parson Brownlow-whom I had met at
Cincinnati to lie over at Louisville and
accompany him and Gov johnson to
Nashville. They would be attended by
n guard strong enough TO beat off any ro.
wing band that yentured 10 attack the
train but would, perhaps. not start for q
week. In the mean time, my Secession
friends might be sent 10 "paris un.
known if | waited. therefore. / was
1 likely to miss one Of the main objects o.
my journey, and if went forward ran
the risk ofgetting bullet under my
waistcoat. or such an inside view O
Rebeldom as would not be agreeable
Either horn Of the dilemma was object
ionable While uncertain which one tc
choose, the small clock IN the office o
T the Louisville Hotel sounded twice, ant
] walked up 10 the dining room
On my right at the table sat tall
squarely built man, wearing the uniform
of lieutenant colonel Of infantry. II,
had broad. open, resolu,e face-ridg
ed and. sun Drowned, and stiff, militia
~ air. but there was something abou
him that seemed to invite conversation
After while said TO him
You are travelling. Sir p
Yes. sir, am returning to. my regi
men, at Trune.'
is it entirely safe going down III
Nashville road 2
Not entirely so. When came up
week ago Monday, we were fired int
by band Of forty eight but we bes
them off,
What were the circumstances p
1T occurred just this side of Franz
lin. We heard there of party being i
the vicinity, and took the precsutlon
take on board q squad Of thirty mel