The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-03
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June %

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Ed. JEFF:-Although l have been
here more than a month, l have not
lyet, VIZ tten anything tor your valua.
Sle paper And, as thought short
correspondence from the capital of
Tennessee might be of interest to your
readers, here it is:
nashville has the appearance ofl
once having been rather pleasant
city. But that time is past. and now
the stranger could only guess that il
has been visited 10y some dire calam.
ity. Large and magnificent edifccs
with every appearance of grandeur,
with such signs as "Wharton Hi.h
School," or Nashville College," are
now only inhabited by sick and wound
ed soldiers. And now the over beau
tiful city is in such a condition, that
to take out the soldiers, niggers and
dogs, commissary stores and govern
ment horses, there would be nothing
left to fight over, and not enough an
imation to kick up the dust in the
street, which is now about four inches
thick.
With regard to the inhabitants of
the place, of those who were here be-
fore the rebellion broke out. The
secesh and unionistS are about in the
proportion of seven TO one, notwith-
standing the fact that q great many Of
the rebel civilians left here for parts
unknown about the time the Federals
took possession of the city. But
among the men here, known to be
rebels at heart, who acknowledge they
voted the secession ticket, and sup
Iported that measure up to the time of
the exit of the confeder, tes of this
place, we cannot hear more treasona-
bic language than among the Southern
sympathizers Of the North. Indeed
/ think the course of these men the
most reasonable, for they have lost
their all-their slaves. A rebel here
who owned, at the beginning of the
war. one hundred negroes, worth
$1,000 apiece, or an aggregate sum OF
S60,0 900, has lost by the war, S57 500,
rs his slaves are now probably worth
S25 apiece, or $4,000, and not one
cent more. These figures are enough
to convince him that "the way of the
transgressor is hard" but he is in
for it, and has the faint hope that to
continue the war it will be better for
him in the end, that some profitable
disposition may be made of his slayes
But men Of the North who never had
In tA hD, i,,Nn -
in the South, or any ofits institutions,
who will sympathize with the rebels
! and aid them by their countenance
I and words-stand with their princi
pies, entirely void of reason or ex
cusc-tendering their sympathy where
it is not asked, and to men who have
+. ahenated themselves from their coun
try, and who for their pains will spi
, in their face and call them "dirt eat
ers of the North"
The Union men of East Tennessee
/, who have been so long troddcn under
foot, are now rising in their power
they are recruiting here pursuant tc
a call of Gov. Johnson, and all they
ask is to be allowed to 90 to East
/, Tennessee; and they will 90 "strong
men armed and they will kill, burn
/ aud destroy as they go. l heart
' Parson Brownlow, q few days ago say
preacher as / am, so help me God
, | will consider it my duty to poin
Q out men OF East Tennessee, who
| when we get there, stretch hemp; yes
| gentlemen, stretch hemp without I
+ foot hold"
r There is large cavalry force a
Triune, nine miles from here, and tn,
men OF East Tennessee make thei
mark there; and often We see then
pass through here leading and driv
ing numerous horses, mules and car
riages, men, dogs and niggers, el
> route for their headquarters, wher
they will be disposed of.
Partyism is very nearly played on
here; nothing is current but Repub
licanism, us advocated 10y the Nash
Vile Union, and War Democracy ad
vocated by the Press. The Dispatcl
is a neutral paper, who is willing t
say good Lord and good D--l both
whose policy it is to issue, no1iitfer
ence what party is in power, whethe
the Federals or Contederates hav,
possession of NashS lille. Z. I.