The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-10

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people
the people by boastfu claims OF rebol victories 4
past IL hard 10 make them believe the reports which
are cs gu os ,ne nsssaper pres. q victories
before without foundation In fact that ths people
are slow 70 credit the reports They have State
after state overrun by the Union armies They have
stronghold after stronghold yield to tho prowcss
OF federal arms, until they ara perfectly dsheart-
ened. So long Vcksburg heh out there
hope for they regarded Improbable; but when
the Of its fall became known the people at
gave up all hope OF final success Nor WA this feeling
confined alone t. the citizens II shared by the armies
OF the confederacy The veterans who had fought the
advancing uuionists AZ Fort Doneson shiloh and stone
river and bad seen all thor Efforts prove TO be vain at
became dsheartened when they learned that the
last hold that united the and West like
70 the rssos orce Of uuoo o srs When The SraVs
men who had cfniended long for the south the
Union army advancing all Sides carrying victory IN
their tread when they the Mississippi opened, Rose
Grams tho banks Of the Tennessee. Lee hurled with
the bleeding fragments OF his army from the plains Of
Pennsy lvania. while Gilmore was laundering NJ the
gates OF Charleston their hopes all crushed their
martial spirit was extngushed and to-day the vast ma
Jorl!y Of the rebel army broken and sp,rtless
These events, continued iEormsr. have brought
the people, both citizens and soldiers u reflect calmly
upon the present aspect Of political Affairs Patriotic
men, VINO were the most ardent supporters OF
the southern cause, began 10 the terrible into
which they had fallen. and willing 70 scknow
cdgc tnat error as he has done. aud willing 10
90 oil that yet remains IN their 10 correct tho
political mistake which they acknowledge to have made
II useless 70 disguise the TACT that the people or
the Soutn are earnestly anxious that the United
states should make proposals d peace the basis
q restoration of the Union Nor will they be guided by
the opinions Vows feelings Of those who have led
them astray. The newspaper do represent sen
tments OF the Of the South TIN the contrary,
they the nswspapers) ignored and their sentiments
cursed by largs proportion Of tho copc. Our inform
ant has travelled through Alabama Georgia and Western
North Carolina and has come to the deliberate conclusion
that the people for OF the Union
anything Ike an honorable basis.
The army : weared and worn. The men are dishsart
cned and desertng by tho The conscrpton laws
are Ineffective where there not enforce their
provisions. The people tired with the contest
iney iec tnst tney nave been mistaken IN their views
and the best thing they can make Of bad under taking
to return 10 their allegiance and duty ami thus relieve
their country as FAR as ssbc from the terrible caam
TIES under which she Is At present suffering
Mr. Hnds, the gentleman from whom obtained
these interesting details OF the feeling existing among tho
people decla es his purpose abandon forever the
u rebellion whose cause ne had ut Hrst ardent
~ csposed through patriotic though motives
Such are tho feelings and views OF the people Of the rebel
States. These statements Ut Mr. Kinds concide with
those OF considerable number Of others with whom
converscd on the sub ect We have also received letter
from pondent vicxsburg who has quit tho rebel
service We subjon this letter in order that the state
ments Of Mr. i'rds may not appear TO be ovcrirawn
yicgsBuRo, july 81. 1874.
rebel army at Charieson s. c. not long since. and have
rh.iieson red me o inform Your paper thai General
Be.ussard does not sarenasr cnars..on 70 .hs unon
him, to-ether with Al he officers In command Taey give
LONGER for Tho saah because President Lincoln gave The
south ninety days come back the Union when they
toe II they woni back to the Cnion bu, th~y din
slaves were great help q NE ssh saG ae re.en
tsoash DE- them y that help. he would AXE the
Bnt ief Dayi. and Beanresard would no, 70 Pres
hs aa n ns ~n" liz o. her,
General Brsuregatd lad let-r ZOOS o., ior hia.'s
'aen and acoep, their oder. Yours, respectfully o.
There are Others besides Mr.. Mason VIII copacmn
the tho ioss Of their property which
they might nov % el,oynx 10 yea, ana au,e,aa'
such dcnasogucs Sancsy Davis, khe! and taeig ass1
ctates.
mioonY oxnsa or nciAai~os.
ieorlo talk o. tho oursges cnmmei by officers IN
emf rcna ths cvlscript.or. lhey know no,hins-abso
lrtcly nnthirg-of VITA. tEoy Steak II u only in the
south tat thr rip.s npprecia cney There they
tnpgh; by sad experience And yet they talk of
liberty N secssa,a What liberty nave these reo,s lns
liberty e. be -hct down Ike dogs OF bein2 brricaied H.
their own houses ard burned 70 dslth such u mo
sweet boon TO those who do not feel ~hlng 10 leave
their families and take up arms against tho best country
tntt tne hight a thc SUI e'ef 81 uph. ms - s9eh
liberty tho slrgfy wolves grant III. g,nte lamb, the
kite the oiDg dove.
Hnd IN the Memphis huiein Or receut date ths ~.
lowing general order read 10 hs brigade BY the acting
autan general OF tho ternoGi,c rcae guerilla Rich ri
son.s let tho friends NJ sogtherD liberty no al
l. Every Of fhs command "a expected strictly To
obey all orders which the commanding general may deem
necessary for di phe for III. succc-a OF tn. csire In
which engaged
.. CitGmaaders Of companies are hereby orioFei 10
make detail IRON tier respective companies the
PURPOSE Of eD.ofcag The c,nscrpt las psssd by the
Confederate states torgrr-s these haL.
sb ~, 10 smfoNeFsd aud they are hereby ordered, %
rigifIy III. laws the ton. cd states.
Every white man between toe ages ~ eighteen and
forty district West Tennessee, hereby
ordered 10 report Immediately zach places reniez
maJ hereafter D. designated Commanding
officers q companies hereby ordsr.i to strictly
force this order. The following rules u procedure
given TOR the camp,ny officers ssd pr
Yates who way DC engaged IN tbs execution u section
thrce ~ these 0rters
II 4 man si,Jald absent hmselr from his home 10
avoid tns nrre urn his house and other property,
cept slch = may Ls useful 20 this command.
n a man found reslst the execution, by refusing
10 report, shoot him down and leave him living.
II takes his house and offers resistance,
set TIE hos IRE aud guard H. m order that the
SAINT may rut ct out.
hifnsci could not have invented more
rate Sat4rc rtece ~ yillany AMI torture than the
above What gil Western tcrneasecans think o, tho
liberty loving crs of th-,r con,ederacy after such
exhibition i thss