The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-18
Insere..lns from NASHVILLE.

thoughtful and appreciatiye friend has
just sent 70 tho Rebel, late copies of the New
York Freemans Journal" and the Chicago
Times. In the former, we fnd sensible lese er
from It's special Nashpille correspondent.
which contains matter Of much interest to tie
general reader as well as to the refugees from
our capitol. The writer says
lie supposed disaster 10 Ehe Potomac army
is the absorbing topic Of camp and town, and
OF ali conditions OF men, and women too. SO
great hold had the news taken upon the
minds of the soldiers, that each of the two
Union papers now published here, the p, ess
aud the Uaion--by some unaccountable cola
cidence, manufactured the material tor an
extra on Friday afternoon. recounting the par.
tioulars of great victory tor the Union, and
tile almost entire annlhilation OF the Contader-
ale army. Unfortunately Tor the concoctors
OF the hes, the one dio not appear 10 know
that the other was at the same time engaged
jh the same business, and the consequence
was, the extras emaualed from the two offices
about the same time, each claiming victory,
Truman (of the PreSs) announcing grdnd
illumination at Washington, and each by liz
Inconsistencies and contradictions, proving
the other 10 be purposely false. Some pee
sons yentured 10 insInuate that what | have
stated was about true aud this called out b
statement in the Union OF yesterday, which
was intended TO remove all such suspicion
from that Office, but which i'll reality stamps
both the parties az impostors, The Union
says
"The news contained in our extra, issued on
Friday afternoon was based upon the highest
authority. Our object in issuing it was main
ly to counterfeit the apprehensions excited in
the minds of the timid by the groundless, un
wise, impolitic, unjustiliable, not TO add dis
loyal predictions Of disaster to the national
arms, made by some of the conservative
orgaus, The STATEMENTS of the dispatch which
we received were mainly true, being confirmed
by the subsequent regular dispatches We
make this statement, because il was circulated
by certain parties that our extra was bogus
affair, got up for the purpose of making
money. We have too much respect for the
public and ourselves TO practice fraud upon
the community byssNfSAg ctt a f0rgra 1is
patch. No newspaper which would sloop 10
trick 30 despicable, and attempt to palm OF
a healle hoax ON lis Conhding readers
ought to be countenanced in an inteIiigent
community. Our statements were gathered
from an official source. We will add that no
special dispatches reie receiUed By dng office
IN this city on the ddy our extra qoas issued
While the Nashville Union will always en-
deavor to obtain news as late as tho latest, il
has too much regard tor truth to attempt to
gull the public by circulating fictitious dis.
patches !V'
Yesterday morning, at eleven O'clock Tru.
man issued another extra, dated Philadelphia,
May g." in which he says that General Keys
has taken possession Of Richmond, ard that
the Federal flag now floats over the rebel
capital"
Thus, it win be observed, that gullibilty is
still the prevailing weakness Of the Yankee
public, and that deception is still the ruling
characteristic of the Yankee newsmonger.
The writer continues
Since my last letter two raids have been
made within few miles of here by Conied-
crate cavalry lone on the Granny White Pike,
eight miles IRON town, capturing several pris.
oners the other into GoOdlettsvile, about
twelve miles from here, capturing and carrying
of the entire stock of drygoods belonging to
M. b. Myers, the father OF Abe Myers, noSg in
your city. They also took from him about
sixty dollars III greenbacks.
1t is pretty hard matter TO say who is the
commander OF this post. Tho official organ
says Gen. Granger Robert s. Of the United
States army. Gen. Mitchell is not acting now,
and II Ia said because be- IL sick Gen. Nor.
gan is acting, but cannot say how long he
will continue
The correspondent next proceeds to expose
the unmitigated farce Of tho oatlI- xacting
business:
The period OF fifteen days allowed for Rash,
vile and The surrounding country to become
loyal has expired aud the sum total is 1884
oatha, Of which 72l were those Of Eon.com
baianls. Among those are persons Of every
degree and shade OF degree, tho large majority
no doubt deemiug II necessity, to save them.
selves from imprisonment or baniehment
Illustrative Of the farce Of this cath taking.
! will relate two anecdotes, which friend
vouchcs for 40 being true in every particular /.
A youog daughter Of 40 homes! farmer, resid
ing a few miles from here, made her appear.
ance at tho capitol on Wednesday last After
some preliminary conversation the clerk re
quested her to hold up her right hand. She
did 80. Miss ----, you do sOemnly swear,
commenced the clerk, when the young woman
interrupted him with, No. don't swear ]
dou't do nothing Of the kind. never did
swear, and don't inieud TO begin now" The
olerk informed her that nothing else would
save her from being sent South, or 10 prison ;
When she. half mad and half crying, said
Well, il must swear, / say, blast damn the
Yankees wish I'd never seed none Of theml'
The following day prisoner was sent up 10
the capitol TO DO iron clad, The questions
proposed to him elected replies which proved
him to be confirmed rebel, and they do.
mandod bonus to The amount Of $4,000, which
he refused to give he said Gen Mitchell had
ordered him up there to take the oath, and he
was going 10 take II, or report to General
Mitchell that they refused 10 administer H.
They insisted thar he was not lll subject 10
take the oatss ',oiihom bonds aud rebel said
a. a. a