The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-28
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Chattanooga News.
A colder friend Of the 29lh llhnois,
has furnished us with copy Of the
Chattanooga RsJsI Of the Oath inst, from
which we extract several articles;
The Situation.
Grant entered the State Of Mississippi
by crossing the river five miles below
Grand Gulf, with eixty TO one hundred
thousand infantry and heavy force Of
cavalry. He has received no reinforce
ments from Louisiana except from the
west bank of the river. His transporta-
ton is all on the river, and he must cling
TO the river bank. We evacuated Grand
Gulf falling back fighting towards
jackson, followed by The enemy, who
entered that city 10000 strong on the
14th. General Johnston reached jack
son on the 18th and fell back to Canton.
The Yankees, alarmed at finding john
ston there, and after committing the most
horrid excuses for two days--burniDg
churches and private houses; quitting
residences and tearing jewelry from the
persons of individuals--fed towards
Vicksburg on the 10th followed by
Johnston who constantly receives REIN
forcements.
Yicksburg has Eve months supplies
of every kind, and can only be taken by
hunger.
The Yankee report of the capture of
Alexandria is not credited.
We were exceedingly pleased to take
by the hand, yesterday, our old friend
Major Dick Mccain, Of Morgans Brig
ade-the redoubtable "Dick Mccain
whose name is a terror TO Yankees, and
whose gallant deeds have rendered him
celebrated throughout the COnfederacy,
and terribly famous among the "blue
dragons" of the Celestial Union. He is
the same old "Dick of old; lively as
usual, little sun burned, and somewhat
thinner than when we met him last, but
as full of pluck as ever, despite the ugly
sabre cut his Yankee captors gave him
at McMinnville. Major McCann, accom-
panied by his amiable lady, are at pres
ent at the Crutchfeld House." in this
city.
The following is peculiarly ill-tem-
tempered TRADE:
The city OF Nashville.
On yesterday morning we spread out
a document of very particular interest
In local sense. ga Tennessean in Ex-
lie" has certainly rendered justice some
service in his graphic and minute ex-
pose of the "Union men" Of Nashville,
and we doubt not the readers of the
Freeman's journal were edited by his
communication. 1t ia the FIRST statement
of the kind which has vet appeared of
facts VIGOROUSLY known, but not of suili-
cient consequence to CIV, he ,mment from
the Souihtrn or Tennes &c press.
What d we care for that smooth poll
ished hypocriie, with his bland and
comedy person, VIM. b. Campbell ? He
was for us, aud now be is against us
He profesed 70 be a patriot, but turned
out poltroon. That's all We are not
moved by it. His course has done us
no harm. lie and all his compeers have
not been able to fish more than "573'
Unionists in the city Of Nashville They
have secured the dregs and cutters and
purlieus of all that is mean and base
and foreign, TO assemble at last but "573'
knave out of population of nearly fifty
thousand.
What cave ups for tho greasy ruffiRn
Stokes? He was the tag end of our
congressional delegation at the last ses-
sion of the last Congress of the Union.
Etheridge's dog Stokes-an evil-mouthed
partisan and mean spirited politician
60. Al,
rally nothing. He disaffected few
foolish people in DeKalb county, but
they grew sick enough both of him and
his principles, or rather his want of them,
and so his regiment of thieves dwipdled
down to o mere corpOraPs guard, and he
had to quit that. No one heeds him.
And John Hugh Smith, what shall we
say of him? Pen cannot do him Justice
"a great mass of foul flesh and corrup-
tion--a Falstaff without the honor Of
Falstaf- oily ,unetuous, midnight debau-
chee--what shall we say Of this degra-
dation of the large and respectable fam
| lily of Smiths--this iattened mongrel of
office, treason, strategy and spoils ? Why,
he is not worth the ink that records his
misdeeds. Little do honest men care
for him.
OF the Others Of the tribe, none are of
sufficient Importance to mention. The
mere city officials are unknown except
to local fame. OfRussell Houston, John
Trimble and others, who have borne the
name of men aud gentlemen, we prefer
not to speak. More culpable, because
more informed, they deserve only the
doom of infamy TO which history will
consign them.
But how few are there whom we have
TO abuse or lament. Tennessee may we'll
be proud of her State Capital Nashville
stands proudly out as a model to all
cities similarly situated. Her record is
one of the noblest Of the war.
skirmishing ia Front.
We hear reports of slight skirmishes
occasionally on our front. Col. Wilder
returned on Tuesday from a chase after
Col. Breckinridge's rebel regiment.
A short distance beyond Woodbury.
our forces encountered the rebel piekets,
with whom they kept up running FIRE
for several miles.
Twelve miles this side Of McMinnYille
Col. Wilder came upon the camp Of the
enemy, who fed prscipitately az his APP
prOach. Nine prisoners were taken. The
enemy's tents and baggage, abandoned,
were burned, and twenty five servioeable
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