Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04
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nc nov interesting and novel parts of IL
are doubtless the chapters relating 70 the
SPY and police system. q the army. Per
EaFs The most remarkable story in this vol.
ume y tie foilo~ing. q daring southern
ioyalist. whose operations appear a. one
time 70 have been important:
TuE N,NEfrSs srr.
Tbs man. says thc author. vent into AMI
came out from BrArg's army a, Murfr~c.-
boro'. three tines. during the week ofba;-
ties a. stone rivcr-cscn dined AZ the table
ofBrars and ofhis other Generals-brought
us correc; Information of the force and po-
si'ion of The rebel army. and q the boas,
of its bead ofIiccrs. lie "a. the frst % a.
SURF us positively that Bragg woald frht At
Stone River. telling us % that gcneral'.
boast that " b. wouA vhip Rosecraa's :
back % Nashville II it COS; ten thousand
men For The four DAYS service thus r-n-
dcrcd by oar spy he Va paid Eve thousand
dollars ~ order % our general. and the
author az the u,oney paid over to him.
In is62 therc lived in the State % -
a Union man. With wife and childrrn. lie
~as friend q the Union and Al anti-slav-
cry nan upoa principle. Afer the rebel
hon broke out. and the % southern heart
bad become frcd. this man. Esing in .io-
lent pro slavery rcgion. AMI surrounded By
opPalent siavehollcrs. hrs ova family con
ncciions And those of has -ifc being rich
and bitter socessioais;s. very p-udently held
Lis peace. feeling his utter inability q stem
the ude q secession in his section. Thus.
without tacit admissions. or any direct ac-
iion on his part. the gcnticnan % whom We
~TIie vas eiAssei By the people q las sec
ton a. a scccssionist
CIrcumstAnces occurred daring thai year
By ~hich this Pcrs0a was brought into con-
'Act ~ith a federal commander in Kentucky.
Gen. Nelson. Their meeting and aeluain-
tsnos -as accidental Mataal Uaioa sen
iimenis begai Pcrs0aal sympathy and friend
ship. Nelson vished certain service per
formed ia tie rebel territory. and De per-
suAted the citizen q undertake i,. which
thc latter finally did a. matter % datv ue
arr assured. rather than Of gaia. f1r Dc
made no eharse for the service. after il.
speedy snd successful Performance. Soon
after. similsr work va necessarv. AM
again Va The eitiren imPortaned. and be
Again consented. bst not considering him
sch asa profesnonAi .py
During ihis or similar trip 70 Chassa-
nooga. our man heard q the sudden death
q cen Nelson. IIc uas nouatal alo.s What
% Do. FINALLY BE- determined 90 return and
report n business % Gcn. Ros-ncran..
~ho had assumed command Of she federal
army. Thus resolved. be proceeded 20
ialhil h.s uission. After asccrtaininr the
position % military aHairs a. Chsttanooga.
D. came 10 Murfrccsboro'. ~herc Bragg.
army va th~n collecting staying here
several days. he uas ur-ej by his southern
army friends 10 at as their .py in Ken
tuoky. Tie better t5 conceal his own feel
iugs AMI position. DE- consented % DO -.
aid hc ia Gen. Briggs head-quartcrs %
90 o. that STATE wa Nashville. fei-ninr
important business. and from thence o. 20
g. b. home. passing by ani through Rose
cran's army. a. e lay .trctci.ed out between
Nashsiiie al loui.sille.