Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-19
Headquarters 23r ARMY CORPs,
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LEXINGTON, KY, August S.
Information received this morning from
W oltords expedition below the Cumberland,
in pursuit Of Scott, nearly concludes the his
tory Of the dashing eutrec and ingIlrious
finale Of the last act of the brilliant invasion
So long threatened. The chiyalric leader Of
the Flower Of the South lthc lst La. Cav.)
is not elated PROBABLY with their late achieve
mcE'7 and BY this time IL ready TO become
subscriber 70 the axiom that raids don't
pay The scattered fragments of SCOTS
command took ratirare among tho Lill- along
their line Of flight, from Irvine to Cumber-
land river. The collected remnants nun Der
ing probably 400 or 500, under cott, effected
the crossing at Smiths Ford. taking with
them seven OF their guns. Pursued by " oil
ford they again broke up with the loss OF one
Of koukie'a guns. The citizens of Wayne
county and refugees, blocked up the roads,
infested the mountain passes, and resisted
their advance, till Harrassed front and rear,
they abandoned four more guns, and took to
their individual heels. Our men are picking
them up at the rate of 10 to % per day. and
those who escape VIII only he able to effect it
each on ms private respOnsibility. No armed
bands viii probably get through the noun
tainS.
Our news from Tennessee, though similar
in tenor to what WE have been accustomed to
receive any time during the war, becomes UNI
usually painful, In view of the long suffering
q this abused people. The late CONSUMPTION
act appears 10 he the only one last piece Of
cruelty needed ID complete the ruin OF Last
Tennessee. The able-bodied men had either
been forced into the rebel ranks, or made
their escape. The rebel government now de-
maHds the services Of al between the ages of
torty-tye and tfJYdye. \ reGuisition has
been made by Davis on Gov. Harris for ZOO
Of this class, and lis mans will escape, this
number will take about Al that may be left
up TO fifty-hye years.
The most des~rate and determined efforts
TO escape, on the part of c0uscripts are met
by the most wantan cruelties 10y the rebels,
Who do not attempt to take them, but shoot
them down like Wild beasts whenever and
wherever found The iuhuman slaughter Of
these poorfeilowz taking place daily and open
~, Is absolutely horrible, and would be in
credible but for Jhe testimony of almost hun
dreds Of witnesses daily 1t is a worthy com
mcut upon the immti1abIe insolence and stu
pend0us hypocrisy Of Mr., Vice President
stephens pseudo mission to Mr.. Lincoln to
mitigate the barbarities Of war; This war,
and scarcely any ofher, can surpass the inhu-
man cruelties practiced by those lying hypo-
critics IN East Tennessee. Even this last con
seription act is intended and employed more
as cloak to their tagharities than 10 obtain
soldier, since It furnishes excuse TO seize
property, hang XIII and vent the most in
formal passions with impunity. BOYS t5,dg-
tas. Gears 81 age haze 5ag shot AZ Hejr moth
erS .jset, Union men, old and young, have been
shot ana hanged in presence of their agonized
wives - mothers; females have been brutality
murdered for concealiug their sons or hus-
bands, 81 violated in the presence OF their
male protectors Rapiue. Pillagc, arson, rape
and murder are no longer crimes in East
Tennessee. and no rebel soldier has vet been
punished tor auy ohepse against Union man
or woman. And these are the demons who
pirate Q! lights and superior civilization, whom
Northern Peace Democrats think are wrong
ed, and 90 whose superior arenas Northern
mudsllS should submit the control of the
Government.