The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-23
FROM HUSTsvILLe.
spssIaI Corresp0ndeneo q DE Dally ReheI.l

Special Correspondence Of the Daily Rebekl
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, Jan. 10Th 1863.
Dr. Thomas Feam, one Of the ablest men and most
pu bc spirited citizens HuDtsyille ever had was hu-
red here on yesterday. He was a man of rare ac-
compshnents aud distinguished talents In his
death the State of abama and the whole Confeder
acy has sustained great loss. He was member Of
the Provisional Congress At Montgomery, and his
wise ccunsels doubtless, contributed much in form.
tns the Provisional and permanent Constitutions Of
the Confederate States. The District Court Of the
Confederate States viii meet here to,day. The charge
Of the presiding Judge to the Grand Jury will be
ry interesting and important, especially upon the sub
iect OF selling cotton to the enemy. Twill endeayor
to hear the charge and give you full acoouutof so
much OF It as is likely TO be OF interest your read
ers.
In my first letter promised te give you an &C,
count OF the vandalism Of the Yankees in Middle Ten.
Dessee, but much has been said on that subject
and the Instances are numerous, will only add a
few more. What they did In Franklin county you
have long since learned from your correspondent @.
In Bedford county so far as ! could learn they did
not commit many depreddtions. This may have been
owing to the fact that many the prominent and in
auentsl citizens about sbelbyye were, aud far as
could learn still are in favor Of the Lincoln GoVeln.
ment Some of them, occupying high pssitious in
society. am informed, excuse II they do not justify
Lncons infamous proclamation, hope for their
own repution this is n mistake. iIow any Southern
man, or even amy honorable Northern man can de.
iend t'at embodiment OF vainy, is to me ncompre,
hensibe.
In l.iucoln aid Marshall counties they did but lit
tie damage perhaps because these counties were not
in their line Of march so mncl as the others. In
Maury they did more Injury than in the counties
aforementioned They had troops stationed at Co
lumba during the whole summer under the comm md
Of Brig. Cen Negley. This man. as learn, was in
the habit OF arrestng citizens, imposing upon them
fines Of from ons hundred to two thousand dollars
and forcing them TO go through the solemn mockery
Of takingan oath OF allegiance to a government they
dotasted Such oaths ara justly regarded by cur gov
ernment as mere nullties and only serve 10 shSw
the mearness and tyranny OF the Government or Con
era attempting to eutoroe them. What Ncgey did
with the money he forced from tho penpIe OF Maury
county whether he paid Il to his government kept II
himself or divided itamong his friends Is not known
He also, as was informed, arrested the wife Of the
gallant Major Anderson, compelled hor TO give bon'
and order ed her to be sent btyod The Yankee lines
under penalty ofeing treated spy il ever found
again within their lines. BY his order The honse .
an unoaendng aud peaOeablc citizen, Joshua R
Mooney living seven miles from Columbia, was burn
ed. Some Southern soldiers whom Negley cant
guerlas fired npon railroad train near Mooney
house fr whicllact he was III nuwse responsible
and this was he only eScuse Negley had for his brn
tai order The dwelling house, negro cabins, barr
and stables were all destroyed, Mrs. Mooney wal
refused the privilege Of taking her wesring apparel
or even the dsgn,rreotype of her deceased daughter
from the house,
Everything about the house wis burnoi aud they
were driven from their home for no offence. seyera
houses in ColuubIa, including Jackson Cpllege, th,
gun factory, u valuable mill near the place, and on'
or two private dwellings in town were burned. II
Il not strange that men who acted in this name
were a6atea by any portion of tho citizens Invited e
social pa ties, eneraued in the most social manner
driven their carriages aud otherwise treated as an
intimate ri'nd, aud not q vile enonly Whenever
AN enemy occupies the country | nm nee TO admit
II S the dutyDf citizens so long ~ they ore mot no
Tested or ntorered with to treat the olcep aud al
aiers Of the hostile army With oommsn cyIlIty; bu
this IL yery different from extending 20 them th,
kndn,ssos aud hospitalities due only a. yhoser
friends II isno doubt truo that many per.ons du
ring the Yankee oceupatlon. did things through ap
prenvnsion OF injury 20 themselves or the property
At witch their feelings rcvotca but there were som,
who by ihelr every act showed ihcir preference 70
Yankee Ulcers over Conledemic soldiers Such In
stances wulc however rare and il u Aecpy to be re
Rreiiod thNt lcy cccund NJ all wleryer sucl
marks OF ester aud l,lara have Lcen shown Yen
fcc fleets llele is n, satisfactory excuse that cai
bo onered Ih,y have ctme US invaders md enemie
and they have no right 10 expect the treatment o
trlcEdaaud asrciat,s. The rules OF war require the
citizens should not play the part ofspies whilst IN tt
onemy's lines. nor molcsl them SO ltng az they oh
serve The rules OF civilized Naraie. This Is thu fall
est ,xton Of courtesy that honoYablc soldiers or OH
cersNin any army willreqnirc. What VIII be don,
with those wao rendered active assistance 10 the en-
envy N am mot prepared 10 say. That is a matter 4
he determined BY tse proper Huitoiiies. lndiVida
ally Mye no desire tos,e 1lum punished either h
perssn or in property but II aces seem riebt an'
proper TINT they should be equred 10 70 with ihei
chosen lrltuds AZ least they cannot hope e enio,
that same sSoiA position those sho have bees WI
ling to sink tbet all Upon The success ot our cau-c,
They are nt Of as, and ibty should not remain will
us Men who are not willing 10 risk their al IN oo
lehalf are not The men Cor such times as these. w
now want no "aGmmor soldiers and sunshiuc patriots