New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-16
PROM NASHVILLE.
Meeting Of Rebel Pri,oners mud Union
EoIdiers-Thc Good Feeling Existing
Between Them-They will Forget the
Anirno.isy Epgendcred by the War
The Prisoners are Umieni.fs In Henri,
Ar.
Cosmopolitan q n. y y. Tnbuns.
NAnyufE Tenn. Mon

One of the mot pleasing and encouraging m
cld.ri nai h.,c met aith fof fome time occurred
yc,ierdny on ~. Louisville ard Nashville Road. There
we're two three long trains Of troors going south nnd
Cave City TOY met the uIiFalns containing scycsh
htmirrd Rebel pr.ones, A. ~ il was whispered
from cor o car that ther, was bad 81 Rebel 'hert
shore qfs aufr SIR especially in the ladl> "a
TIE i.ebeis Some we're anrions io know what
ffe furl ard Union r'licrs would do whom they
if cd each Other perhaps even some may have feared
M Al 30 Tics Lad latrl been lighting uHspfrat y they
would spgnr NJ each 0ti'r NE two bal dogs thai had
ils' beer separated Som tho traira came alongside OF
each oLcT and - hrtt there an ct eht sly ness o
both sides. especially with the prisn1rrswh no rniheT
n rnnE hack nom the rae of ihc Union soldicrbut
they entered into ron' cTsaton along ne Inc min
gled wlil laughter. which became louder ana more
hearty ~ were waiting ior one Of the up,rains,
which delayed m rom two 10 ihree hours. Joining
crow who're very earnest discussion WAS taAIng place,
fonnl tie Rebel prisoners aud men debating the
most vital topics II the DAY. soon learned that The
car load ~ dozen fifteen brforv me rclrssenird
nearly every State in Rebellion. underworld Ia make
ill allowance ior their dirty dismal looking dress and
src WLi, tLe men themselves we're One Thoughtful IN
irilgcnt blue eyed young man MAS nom North Caro-
Ina Another free and casy. gos naiurcd ull IL wit.
was rom Arkarsas Another honest illicraie young
man vas from Alabama. and ~ on.
Ihcy were discussing the effects Of slavery on tho
poorer classes ~ the South the difference between the
North and South In Advancement IN schools, mainfac
lures Ac. very benevolent looking gentleman. "A
missionary In crainng the great influence the colored
people had The education ~ the whites ~ the South
sai they taken ~ nnrsed aud raised 10y the
coogcd people. spoke Their lhngnagc ana learned All
their wa,s " Aud. said he "whcn was a baby my
scf had 10 suck the breast Of an Old cn'orcd woman"
noticed thst u little boy ten twelve years old said
Mamma where are tho Rebels 3" The mother blush.d
md tho gen lsi before him turning their heads NJ this
childish inquiry. said " There they are, pointing TO
the prisoners. Ma. uey are not the Rebels. he re-
Piled evidently thinking that the mnrlercrs Of his
ithcr and the destroyers OF MI their domestic hhpp
meas must b. hideaus and dreadful wild beasts but
on tho continued feassurancc OF BIS mother and he
q u1iv tf
Rebels De seemed Ia accept II IS possible fact. ~
back with combined fear and nstonlslmcnt.
The sorert point with these prisoners seemed 10 be
that the Aboonistn wanted "a free the negroes right
among them, and make them equal To the whites This
iey never would hear II The negroes were all taken
ava, they would not care Bn said T. what would
YOU de- lor laborers you have not enough Tor
AL your work and You have been sending 10 Africa
Virginia. and everywhere else a. gei more - "Oh
said they. I'VE will do the work ourselves admitted
that there woud be "a large number in the South who
had never been In The habit OF working before the war
hut who Lad learned 10 do 80 since 'Oh yes" tify
said lone good thing about this war is that q win teach
many Of the rich, LAZY fellows low 10 work and take
II Themselves. which they never knew how TO do
before"
A Union officer ccming along said 10 Rebel WIN
You answer mc one question: What are you fighting
forT What nro yansf Qoaf) WAS The immediate ro-
py of Alabama ana some others. That IL not an
swcrng my question asked you first said the oi
cer which there muiterngs Of liberty bills
"Aboliiionsts, Unconstitutional and such cx
gers finally spoke up intelligent looking corporal In
"a cicar aud decided voice. There consfi !
tutiona' mutlcrngs against this hut IL was entirely
too feeble to ncuirn,e the impression II truthfncss
the first remark had made MI the crowd ConciesatcS
aud unioniss. That is all you need Ia say" hc re-
marked that short sentence covers the whole
ground"
They seemed unanimous IN the opinion II JEFF. Davis
enlisted niggers 10 fight ihcy woudncr 20 bach agin
mt did not believe he such fool, and were sur
prscd that We should do such thng-coud hardly be-
Il. We II possible until they aotnay met some regi
ns Of black troops, who were 20 proud they would
hardly speak 10 them but laughed At them. and told
them lit was their turn now" Alabama said he
thott cause of the trouble was that both parties
hal got too proud and bad forgotten their Creator and
this WIS 90 humble them foT IT,"
This spoken IN quite as sincere ana truthful n
manner rs even any minister announced the DIVINE
for holding yoAr fclow-beings IN bondage
ana doubt not made respectful al impression upon
his hearers. I -
The honesty and sincerity Of these actual (and no
doubt brNe) fighting Rebels contrastcd strangely and
flyoral y with the meyn. dishonest snbtley Of the many
well educated first class citizens If the SontLrn staten
who are generally Southern sympathzirg unioniss,
WHO Lad w mislVytume " come good dea " cvA'