New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-28

Dependency Of the People-What Rebel
Thinks Of the Twenty Negro Excmp-
tiou LAW.
From The NaihriHs Union. Jan. IS.

From The NaihriHs Union. Jan. IS.
We are indebted to friend for two Rebel letters
CAPTURED at Murfreesboro. They are both from lip.
pah County, Mississippi, one to friend, ana the
addressed by Samuel Agnen to Mr.. James r. Craig,
private 10 Company b, 32d Regiment Mississippi
Volunteers, and dated December 3 We make the iol'
lowing extract:
i,fotunes commencing with the unsuccessful attack on
Cohnth has not turned yet" 49,,
lie tnen enumerates their successive retrests, anu
saws that they are discouraging the people, lie
sneaks of the large number Of slaves who are con-
tfnualty escaping from his neighborhood to the
Yankee lines; and mentions plot for an extensive
stampede which was shipped IN the bud" white
man named Cobb was the leader OF the iugilivee,
and he ad been arrested and to be hung in q
few DAVIS Affairs seem to be in turbulent state In
Tippah County as regards the black chattels, ana
poor AgDen writes very much like fellow VINO nad
a arge-szed wolf by the ears, terribly perpiexeo
whether TO hold on, and be swallowed up, OF let ~
and try lis luck in foot race. =,
The other letter is from Mr.. w. A. Davis to his
son. also in the army dated Dec. 10. He writes
do not know that proper but will venture anyhow
css Of he south and in word they certainly EXTREME
" gloomy at present. indeed there any chance ~ ~
cannot and feel to regret much that 50 many
kept out suffering the hardship. Of camp life under 'pea e
cumslsnees Il may be that an rremetae 10 Su s.,rs
NOT 40, ny pos,be chance for Tho south except eoe eau
odrsry circumstance should 10 favor u.s. ana ins ysa
know We have right TO expect nave los. ~, mr.
leaaa u
emo az rather the laws they PASS thDk weI calcua.ea 70
iuia any PEOPLE particularly uude sneh ny ing ei'e
act, of Congress that particularly object 70 are the
.rdi nan hous hecagse he has twenty negroes ns.eaa
Of nesog him. negroes and ALL into the ana .nen,
a. 1871 10 rs'.e the wages Of priystes and noncc minis
o;,er. especially afer everything else has risen 90
h ,St even SIS per month would not buy baifss mnchu
ii would when bssan and many other g 700 s.
- ., mention Some think treason 70 ma isuit 10
mo- lines but for my part think that If the people have
nare OF liberty they should speak out when so much a.
Stake and let set Of selfish dem.sogues ruin them or de-
rive them Of the last vestge OF liberty. .
Our chances for salt are very unisvosbs ct present.
great any of sent time ago, by Mr. Lakin Gam
Sr but heard from him yet and great many are
buyng from the Yankees seems indeed the way that
things working up o. present that we Will De conpeeo
10 trade with the enemy II we can get the chance" =,
Doubtless the infamous rwenty-Negro Exemption
Act of the Rebel Congress, which We have exposed
pretty fully heretofore is arousng the same discon'
tent in the minds Of the nonsaveholders OF the re-
volted States that it has in the mind OF the missile
sippian who has unawares become an interesting
correspondent of The Union. If the southern
people have one spark of liberty IN their hearts,
surely they will hurl from power the tyfsh's v
have insulted their manhood and intelligence W
such damnable laws.