The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-13
Ireolai Dispatch to Ihe 1InoIrnaii oalcttc.
HEADoARTERs 23D Army CoRPs !
LEXINGTON. Ky. August s

Information received this morning from
WOlforo's expedition below the Oumber-
land in pursuit of Scott, nearly concludes
the history of the dashing entree and in
glorious finale of the last act of the bill
liant invasion so long threatened. The
chivalric leader of The Flower of the
South, (the 1st La. Cav.) IS not elated
probably with their late achievements,
and by this time is ready TO become a
subscriber TO the axiom tnat "raids don't
pay The scattered fragment of Soott's
command took refuge among the hills
along their line of fight, from Irvine to
the Cumberland river. The collected
remnants numbering probably 1000 500,
under Scott, effected the crossing at
Smiths Ford, taking with them seven of
their guns. Pursued by Wolford they
again broke up with the loss Of one OF
Kuukle's guns The oi,izens of Wayne
county and refugees blocked up tn,
roads, infested the mountain passes, and
resisted their advance, till har assed front
and rear, they abandoned four more guns,
and took to their individual heels Our
men are picking them up at the rate of
10 to 20 per day, and those who escape
will only be able TO effect il each on his
private responsibility. No armed bands
will probably get through the mountains.
Our news from Tennessee, though sim
! liar in tenor TO what we have been ao-
customed TO receive any time during the
war, becomes unusually painful, in view
Of the long suffering OF this abused peo-
pie. The late conscription act appears
to have been the only one last piece ol
cruelty needed So complete the ruin Of
East Tennessee. The able bodied men
had either been forced into the rebel
ranks, or made their escape. TIE rebel
Government now demands the services
Of all between the ages Of forty Eve and
fifty-fve. A requisiiion has been made
by Davis on Governor Harris for 6 0OC
of this class, and as many will escape
this number will take about all that may
be left up to fifty five years.
| The most desperate and determined
efforts TO escape on tue part Of conscript
are met by the most wanton cruelties BY
the rebels, who do not attempt 90 TAX,
them, but shoot them down like wilC
beasts whenever and wherever fonnd-
The inhuman slaughter of these poor
fellows taking place daily and openly
is absolutely horrible, and would be in.
credible but for the testimony OF almos
hundreds of witnesses daily. II is
worthy comment upon the immitgabl,
insolence and sIupendous hypocrisy o
Mr. Viee-President stephens pseud'
mission to Mr.. Lincoln 40 mitigate thl
barbariues of war" This war, anC
scarcely any other, can surpass the in
human oruelties pracliced by these sim
hypocrites in East TenDesse Evei
this last conscription act is intendel
and employed more as a cloak TO th i
barbarities than TO obtain soldiers sine
it furnishes excuse 70 seiEe property
hang, kill and vent the most internal pas
sions with impunity. Boys uude
twelve years have been shot on thei
knees ~ their mothers feet; Union men
old and young, have been snot and hang
ed in presence of their agonizsd wive
or mothers; females have been brutAllJ
murdered for eoncealing their sons 0
husbands, or violated in presence 0
their bound and helpless male protec
tors. Rapine, piliage, arson, rape an
; murder are no longer crimes in Eas
Tennessee, and no rebel soldier has ys
been punished for any oifense against
Union man or woman. And these AT
the demons who pirate Of rights and gu
peTiOr civilization, whom Northern peao
, Democrats think are wronged and I
whose superior arOmas Northern mud
sills should commit the control Of Gov
eTnment.
The wheat crops in East Tennesss
were large. he rebel Government presi
ed harv st hands and ihreshers, and al
sumed the ownership Of the whole, CO.
iecting and moving it as rapidly as POI
sible. The corn crOp is an average ON
, fhe rebel Government orders details &
its culture and pre- eTvatioD, and wi
gather that also when the time comes.
Newsof rebel forces differ bat liti
from previous dispstches. Govern
Rob nson has received information, hos
ever, of Bragg entry into East Tenness
10000 strong. Time will no doubt d
velop new campaign on the part Of ret
dom, whose base will be in Tenness,
We shall see.
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