Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-22
BY sCLANAHAN & DILL.


I INTERESTING FROu NAsHVEL z.
: A thocgh.iul and apPracisii7s friend has just
sent 70 the Chattanooga RsJsl lsse copies Of the
/ New York Fresuaa's Journal end the Chicago
/ Times In the f0rner Is found sensible letter
/ from its special Nashville c5uespon1eus, which
contains matter Of much interest to the general
reader as well as 70 Che refugees from our eapi-
tsl TIE writer says:
The supposed disaster 20 tha Potomac arny
/ Is the absorbing topic Of camp and town, aHd
I Of eli coul .tio1z OF men, and women tCo. So
! -rsat a hold bad ils news taken upon the
1 minds ol the H1.Cla1s. that each Of lfIs two
/ Uu6u parara EoT published here, the Prsss
ard lho Jai0a, b some unscc0untable coin-
ci5orce. us1u a.1urel lLe matsEisl for an
extra gu t-iusg g .isrl1-l, r1cog6iliiE tLe par
GcUisrs Of 2 great victory i0r tho Unia1, a-l
.ls simc-t aalira aaui- llai1a Gi the Coni-dzr-
ate sruv. Cnto-tuua.s for the colc1-t.rs #
tie les. tee ono l-r net Eppear to know Jllt tla
@ her was ai lLs E-mc l-.se e-E1-5l ID -le sams
BUSINESS. sld tzs c7as-- nee rel. Gle extras
enauaisd trou tls lWo eficer lbeu- tde -Eua
time. each claiming Fi--q-T. Ium7u {1i tie
Puss) announcing grand I-lumiu--l1l a5
Washington End 5acl, bF i5s IEC1nsls.elciss
and contradict 1lz, proving tac other 81 5a lU--
pOssIv false. Some DsrEous VsalU-cd 81 iLEiCE-
ase that What ] lsvs sisted ss atrul t-us. and
I ihis called sut statement in lhe Union Of yes
u dsv, which was intended 20 remove aI such
suspicion ircu ilal olHss, bat which in I0aitT
stamps both tA5 parties Gs impos.61z. The
[ Union says:
"T5e news coutatasi ia our extra, issued On
I Fridey afte-secl. Was based upon ikU highest
auiha7ity Our 0bjsot ia issuing Is 7sa mainly
/ 90 countsraei ths zpr-ehs-siols excited 10
/ tAe minds Of the tinid By the gr1undless 1Jr-
wise, impoI..ic, uriustiabls, No. 20 adj dis
I lovai predictions sf disaster to the national
arms. msdo by tons Of the conservative
organs The statements Of the di-patch which
we received were mainly true, being confirmed
{ by ths subsequent regular dispatches We
make this statement beCsuEs It was ciT0ulstss
By csrtzin parties that eur extra ws5 q btgGE
sffsir got up for the purpose Of making
money We bsve too mgch respect for the
zuhlc and ourselves Go practices q fraud upon
tie community sy saEdmg 0st forged dis
Bateh E0 newspaper which would s.Oop 30 I
trick 90 despIcstle, and attempt 50 palm of I
hesrtlsss hoax or its c1ni5inE readsTs, sucbt I.
70 be coUl5susEeod in az intsl.igszt comm Z
nifty Our st0tsreas were gathered from au I
official sourcs. We viii add that no specisl T
dispatches we're received by any officer in this 4
city On the dav clr extra was issued. While .
the Nashville Uuisn will always sHdssv0r 20 OBJ /
tain EsF5 Sc late as the lstsst, it he's tee much /
regard for truth 90 attempt TO Eul the public I
BIZ creula sing fictitious dispatches I"
Yesterday msuiug, Et II O'Clock, Truman .
issued smother extra, dated Philadelphia hay
@, ia which hs ssys tina. Gen Keys hss r-a
possession Of Richmond, and that the Fsta-
rel fag now floats ever lhe rsbsl capitsl
Thus, it viii be observed, that gullsIiiy Is
sfiil the prevsilisg weakness of the Yankee pub
lie. snd tast deception Is still the ruling chsrac-
fers.ie of the IszEss uewsm0nEef. Ias writer
continues:
Stree my la7s letter I'VE raids havs bseR
mzle within q tsT miles of here by Confederate
cavalrV--ous ru t1s Granny White pike. eight
-siBs from town, capturing several prisoners
the other into G71dletlsviiIe, about twelve miles
from here capturing GEd carrying eff sdo sutira
s.odE Of 5-FE9o5s 1el uEiug 60 d. B. Myers,
ths father of Abe aTsIs, Row Ire yJur city.
They also z-7k Fem hlm sbsut sky dollars in
gTesrbacks.
Isisa pretty hard nzsleI 10 gay who is .zs
commander OF tHis post. The official organ
sr-s Gen. GrEu-5r, Robert S Of the UIitei
States zrzg. Gen. G.che.l Is moi sc.ing now
aad tits said bseaoss he is sick. Gen. M5rgsn
i4 acting but I cscuos say how long be viii /
continue"
TIE correspondent next proceeds to expose /
iFs uumitEsse5 farce of the 0ath-eZscting busi-
ueEs;
The period Of fifteen days allowed for Mesh /
vile and tbe surrCu11iEE country 90 bee 7na I
LOYAL has expired and the sum total Is 1874 ,
0aths Of vLich 72l were those nC-. eau5ltaats I
Among these are persons Of evsrY degree snd I
shade of degree The srge msi7rity no doubi I
deemiuE it q necessity, 10 save tlCm51lVes T3m .
impri5oru sut - balis bIaeut.
Illustrative Of the farce of this os,h taking, I 4
viii relate tTo snec9cteS. which f+en1 v1uChes
for as being true 10 every psrti5uler. A young .
daughter OF au h1uEs. farmer. residing g few
miles from here made her appearance at The
capitol on Wsdnesd-y last. Afrsr som7 prs
Ifminary conversation, the clerk requested Der
TO mold up her right haHd She did so. Miss
-. you do E1.euuIy swear commenced .
the cls-k rhza the young Tomauiuterr1pted .
him With, "N3, I den't sEesr I dun't DO
nothing Of Che kind. [ nover Gid swear, and
don't intend ta begin now" The clerk in
formsi her lhst nothing else w0Dl1 save bar
from beizE sent South, Or 70 pris0ni when
She hsIs iHad7 ard half crying, said "WeH, /
ST must swear, I Esv, blast damn the Iaa-
KEGS I wish ia never seed none Of ihem.'
Tho following 3zv pusouer was ssnt up 30 tbs 4
eepit0l % 30 iror c.a1. Tho questions proposed /
10 bin elieiisd replies which proved him to be a /
confrmai rebel. and ihey dem suded bonds t0 I
tbe amount of $1,000. which he refusei 90 .
give; BE- said Gen Aiichsll had ordered him M (
there TO take ihs cath sad ne was rong % take /
it. or report 20 General Mitchell that they re- I
fused 10 administer H. They insisted thst 4
he was rot ft subject 10 take the oath /
isffFsHf bsaEs; and rebel said be didn't /
care d-n; tbsl Mitchell ordered him 20 4
tsko It, and he Was going 10 obey OF /
dsgs Oae Of the officials (who knew him /
well) offered 20 become hi8 security; but he I
daclinsd mo8t positively Finally be was per
mitie3 So take the cs.k without bond, aud be 4
weui bis way. Hanv ether equally ridisulous
sssusg took places but The above must suffice /
as . ssmFla.
Hs further adds tba. the following asmsd
aftzeus Of Nashville were sent North on She
I5.h Of Aav % Be tErusi airia north Of the
Ohio river. 0l-1 t- rslaI1 Eefs during the WsT:
w RI Erwin, Brace Bucknsr. u. W. Horton,
Jas a AI-C ura. DR. Daniel Duprs Joseph j
AndrsY7s E = D-iv1r, J. L Ramagu, j Jssss ID
Stephens. Wm HgEE7, Dixon A Allison. and
T Jar u B-auiey Iu connection with The af-
rest Of Mr. q r Driver tbs Jsar9ats apseiEl
relates tie following in.ereHfiug episode iE the
career Of E Toformsl Umsnist;
Mr. Diver had been arrested slma tims PEE
viouslv and unc0udi!i0nslly discharged. as
everv body ikonght but he was Tsaus1tgS on
Monday, and the t3lOWinE morning was on the
train for L0uisyia. ] viii not sttsmp. 70 de-
scribe the aaacii9nsfa PartilEs Of friends, wlvesi
dauahess. gfieE. eie.- J0u can lma2lne tlo
hsart-rsadiDg sccus. But I must nlu4e 60 ths
separation Of Cart William Driver trom his son
ER must first tell yeu that Capt william,
the fether, hiss elways been an uncsmpro omisiRg
Union zsn he Is impnlsivs, deterniued boa
ess, aud in his heart a good Han; when be
seems Otherwise L IS to be attributed 70 his
head or bis sHoag pTsjaaiees n favor Of oi5
hobby On the evening oi bis SEQ arrest ne
went to the capitol SOD as I - niQimadi 1e-
msnded to know ty whose arfheriy eis son
/ was arrested, who wss rs ac1ssT, hld tho
crime charged aEsilst i'm. atssscson waa
given hi1a. 5Is ihaa appslas 10 hla4qua-Lers
I with q like Falling 8 al to ob sin hTs
sons release. yea. .s tca depot on IossasT
morning % sc aim oli, T1sa fhe following took
plscs. ETteclinE lis hand. The ola6 old cap
( tain (he IS sn old sailor said " Goodbye,
NV boy bold up ysur head sad keep q stiff up
psr Ito. ard na5eT fake lie 0Qh Of allegiance 20 q
{ iGorsRusni thai irsats goa in ais Gay You