The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-12
G. w. LEE, Commanding
Still further


The Charleston Mercury of the 9th
ultimO admits, incidentally, that an en-
gageuent had recently occurred in Mad
ison county, North Carolina, between the
tories"-oiherw Unionists-and a
Confederate force. IL says:
"a force of one thousand men, from
General Kirby Smiths division, aided by
companies collected in North Carolina,
attacked them in front and rear killed
many, captured number, and scattered
the rest. The country is now quiet"
Still another confession Of the exist.
ence Of a revolutionary spirit among the
North CarOlinians is furnished in the fol-
lowing, froE, the Richmond correspon-
denoo (January 2S) of the Charleston
Mercury.
awe are disturbed about the action Of
the North Carolina Legislature. Have
we not trouble enough with tho Yankees,
without wrangling at homer Our hope
ia that the sense Of the good people of
North Carolina, will avert the impending
trouble, and keep that powerful and pa
triolic State in line with hcr sisters"
The Raleigh State Journal of a late
date says that three hundred "tories''
(loyalists) are confined in Salisbury pri-
son, "only one Of whom could be found
who was willing TO take the oath of allie
glance TO the Southern Coniederacy.
In East Tennessee, also, the Confede-
rates are not without embaTrassments.-
The stories" appear 10 have organized
bands, and according 20 tho Richmond
papers, they are only suppressed by force
Of numbers.
In Georgia there are frequent deser,
tons from the rebel army, and the papers
are full oT advertisements, Offering re
wards for the apprehension OF the runa
ways.
Horlh Carolina is accused OF opposi
ton TO the Conlederacy. A bill is nov
before the Legislature proposing to ras
ten regiments Of North Caroliuilns exclu
siyely, for State defense, and rot under
the control Of the rebel Government
This bill is ably supported by party
who call themselves ConsTvalives
and violently opposed by another part,
which the North Carolina papers siyl
the Desiruoiiyes." The Richmond "a
pers are I'll ed with discussions rs u III,
propiiety aud policy of such a measure
and characterize IL as "a plot to break
up the unity Of the common Governmen
and prevent he execution Of the las
conscription aet" To the later accuse
tipn the Raleigh Standard, by far th,
most inilu n,ial paper in the State, re
plies as follows;
"rho proposition 20 raise ten regi
meats OF State reserves was an indtpend
ent one, and had nothing 10 do with Ia,
conscriptiun. II originated solely in /
desire on the part OF the Conservative
20 protect our defenseless Eastern brsth
srn from utter ruin. The Destructive
have never seemed TO care Ok about tn,
condition OF our Eastern counties
They have opposed every State measure
which has looked TO their protection. n
The bill originated, first, in the convic
ton and assurance that the Abolition
Governmentwas determined 90 subiugat
North Carolina, il il took 100 600 men {,
do It. They had almost positive evi
denoe Of this Secondly, in the tacit ad
mission OF the highest Confederate au
thurity Of its inability 10 afford To-
amount Of protection which our authori
ties ielt our Eastern people required
This is the gist Of the whole matter"
Not only has this opposition 10 con
soripiion fully developed itself In Nortl
Carolina, but II seems 70 have extende,
20 other States. Hon. Linton Stephens
brother Of Vice. President Stephens, re
Gently delivered in the Legislature o
Georgia an able speech against the con