The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-15
IHTEREsTINe REpE1 LErrERs.

Despondsncy of the People Mbat
A Rebel Thinks OF the genty
Eeero Exemption Law.
We are indebted 10 = friend for two
rebel letters captured at Nulfreesboro.
They are both from Tippah county, Mis-
sissippi, one 10 a friend, and the other TO
son in the rebel army. From The first
addressed by SAMuEL AoNEH 10 Mr..
JAMEs F. CRAIG, private in Company b,
s2d Regiment Mississippi Volunteers,
and dated Dec 9Th, we make the follow
ing extract:
Things are evidently going against VS.
here. The tide of misiortunes COM
menciDg with the unsuccessful attack on
COrinth, has not turned yet"
He then enumerates their successive
retreats, and says that they are discOur-
aging the people. lie speaks Of the large
number of slaves who are continually es-
Gaping from his neighborhood TO the
Yankee lines; and mentions plot for an
extensive stampede which was "nipped
in the bud" A white man named GoBB
was the leader OF the fugitives, and he
had been arrested, and was to be hung
in few days. Affairs seem TO he in
turbulant state, in Tippah county, as re-
CARDS the black chattels, aud poor AaNEN
writes very much like fellow who had
large sized wolf by the ears, terribly
peTplexed whether 10 hold or, and be
swallowed up, or let 60 and try his luck
in foot race,
The other letter is from Mr.. w. A. DA-
Wis to his son, also in the army, dated
December 10th. lie writes:
81 do not know that it is proper but
will venture any how TO give you my
views as TO He present prospects for the sac
cess ofthe South, and IN a0ord, they ceptaiall
are extremely gloomy at present, indeed If der,
is any chance at all / cannot see IL, and fee
10 regret very much that so many are KEEP
out suffering the hardships of camp liz,
under such circumstances. 1t may be thai
i am premature in this, but do not Sc,
any possible chance for the South except
some extraordinary circumstance should
occur TO favor us, and that you know W,
have no right TO expect. have los
confidence in Our leaders particularly
the Congress. The course they pursue, OF
rather the laws they pass, think wei
calculated TO ruin any people, particular.
ly under such trying circumstances as
these. Tie acts of Congress- Hat I partic
Vlarly object TO is the sending a man hon,
because he has t,oenty negroes, instead of pre8s-
ing him, negroes and all, into tie service
and then the refusal TO raise the wages
of priyAtes and non commissioned Off
Gers, especially after every thing else has
rose so much that even fifteen dollars
per month would not buy half as much
as eleven would when the war begun
And many other things too tedious t.
mention. Some may think ii treason tC
find fault in war times, but for my part
think that if the people have particle
Of liberty they should speak out wher
30 much is at stake, and not let a set o
selfish demagogues ruin them or deprive
bAoAn va thO ioSb NtoAAbo VI llIOiNy'
'Our chances for salt is very unfayOra,
bic at present. a great many Of us sen
some time ago by Mr.. Larkin Gambrel
but have not heard from him yet, and q
great many are buying from the Yankees
1t seems, indeed, the way that things ar,
working up at present that we will b.
compelled TO trade with the enemy if w,
can get the chance"
Doubtless the infamous Twenty -Negr,
Exemption Act of the Rebel Congress
which we have exposed pretty fully here
tofore, is arousing the same discomfort il
the minds of the Shareholders of tn
Tevolted States, that IL has in the min,
of the MississiPpisn who has unaware
became an interesting correspondent O
the USIes. If the Southern people hay
one spark Of liberty in their hearts
surely they will hurl from power IN
tyrants who have insulted their manhoo
and intelligence by such dalnnable law