The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-24
COL. cAIDwELt's LxrrEn,
LITTLE Rock, AK. oc

MY DEAR SIR: am astonlshed at the
great number of loyal men we find in
this State. A very large majority of the
white males now in the State are loyal
The loyal sentiment is immensely
stronger than il is In Missouri-any
where outside Of the Mississippi river
towns. aif qu s1l
All of the wealthy and leading rebels
OF the State have taken their negroes and
followed the retreating rebel army of
the State into Texas, looking, no dodbt,
to Mexico rs final haven Of rest. The
great majority of the white males now
in the State are:
LIST. Those who were liable TO the rebel
CONSUMPTION, but who avoided il by hid
ing out in the eastern and southern part
of the State in the swAmps and cane.
brakes; in the western and northern part
ofthe State in the mountains. This olass
is much more numerous than one unAc-
quainted with the facts would suppose.
The rebels call them "layouts."
I'd. Those whose inflrmilies OF age ex-
empted them from the CONSUMPTION.
This class is composed mainly of men Of
limited means and poor men, who never
owned slaves, and most OF whom have
Union procliyities. I..,. lool,e
Sd. Conscripted deserters. This class
all claim TO have been Union, and 70 have
been forced into the rebel service. Ii is
very questionable whether many Of theus
were not as loud mouthed rebels aa there
were in the state; but however this may
be, their present position is such as to
force them to be our friends A rebel
army of q rebel Government of any kind
is the, very last thing q rebel doserter
wants to see.
The three classes have named com
pose the great bulk OF the white popula-
ton of the State. 0ut Of these materials
an energetic commander, possessing good
executive and administrative ability, By
pursuing the true policy, can mold the
loyal government in this State Ia one
hundred and twenty days from this d ate.
You will think am too sAnguipe, but /
am not.
In this State--tbAnks 10 Old Abe
that question 10 settled. All the Union
men and n-slaveholders in the State
accept the proclamation as settled law,
and are glad of IT, The slaveholding
rebels (and all shareholders are rebels)
had, so much faith in its virtues that
they have fed the State with their
slaves. 80 that the negro question In this
State is already settled. There is only
one thing to fear. If the Government com
mits the affairs of this State 20 some
conservative pro- Slavery man, who will
hOb-nob with the wealthy shareholders
and induce the hope in their minds that
the proclamation is fmere BREATH" Gas
Rollins of Missouri says,) and that they
| will yet be permitted 10 hold and own
their slaves, then this State will DO lost
| 10 the Union for years 10 come, and the
horrors Of guerrilla war, such as desc.
lates Missouri, will prevail in this State
In this State 1t is very different Here
every man capable Of Bearing arms, nc
matter whether he was loyal or disloyal
was oonsoriptod aud put into the regular
| Confederate army. The rebels had com
plete control Of the State (sGve a slngl,
point or twO) and there was no occasion
for aud no encouragement given :,
"guerrillas," but all we're enrolled ia Ia,
Confederate army, 50 that when the rebe
army is defeated and driven out Of tn
State, as IL has been, there are no belig.
erent rebels in the State, or a. most bu
few.
Again I need MT tell you 0lat SLAYER
is at ne bottom on all This rebellion and gia
% lcas he shareholders and slaveholding IN
gueRoe that caused Lhe sOar IN Missouri, an
thati, Is Kept up fran causes and influence
proceeding from tIe same source,
as soon as the principal towns in Oh,
State are governed, II will be safe TO cal
on the people 10 elect delegates 70 . con
vention TO form constitution. There 4
no earthly doubt bat that such q convon
ton would undo all that the rebel con
vention did and settle the efficacy Of th
PresidenFs Proclamation, by declaring
in the organic act Of the State that Slav
cry was abolished AMI should never a
gain exist in the State. All this can b.
done in few months, il the man who 4
sent here TO manage things wants IL done
But II some conservative pro-SlaYerl
gentleman 10 sent here, who ID deiermin
cd Arkansas shall not be = free ; ate
then what / have indicated will not b
done, bat the condition OF thin you no
have In Missouri will prevail here. UniO
men will suaer--their lives be taken
their property destrOyed-all that th
rebel stockholders may have . little longe
lease Of their internal institution. Tn
rebel slayehOldera who have followed [