Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-31
FHCh !HIDEL& rENNESSEE.
'snssiai Corrasoondsncs CT tbs kichbsnd Eanr;r.

Especial Correspondence Ct tbs kichmsnd Enquirer.
SH.LsYv.Llr. Tina. March 25th, 1ai3.
tr.....s.- Asr ITS STATE GovskNmiN7- TIE
my PpiIrlcaA I'D POLITICIANS --"Psas0SAL.'
&c. &c
; G.v. iie-.is, the r'ssart Ege NV. .
! 'i@..F s. ihr,;g,hie fIc zeal C.i -. il
has sH-vNd. = :hs exp a.Ian ~ ir- prc'eot
, !eH; ~ flee, ,acs! Ortrs.cr. fjr six yGars-
! "a o. >rirutinrisl lint Ti.G regular i:y f
e;,c.I-.-. CG,Lac ,-:iv AZ .."er.'. T." 1hi-ds
! nr ~ S.ts a,r ~ ;he hi,,,d. = H.. -n.iny--
! Tie as; chirnG; yr'". !srfe portion q;
/ E,.l 'rs,n:ssre. Ga. &: c.Hl. will -. yatr--
. -. F:frr.;% vii hn:! e.: o;cIiion. A"d:ew
i ! !, .;. all, ~ q cju.iiin:.. -;cl ii" :: ID!
scD'.' ~, i, tee Its :" III. cass p.i.'cal y, in
| i"m-.p.si; f,;,u @'!:'t. I".r'e.dies rriss so
,:noi..v r'ognns;!c. tij.;H, .h.,!"w., i"sts and
o @. oc-al confusion o. ideas. Vim. !. 20 be
| donb
G,v ils--ia.--s in-r IT "nnaniHi,.atr r.ti.;-
u. ii g4rv greas t,.IdnaSs nf chs-1cie' and
cnn"2gA 1f purpn.n---,Eswers very fifty,
"zhr., ira "nelnT." liis programme il pi:ir
l. IA rIly cl..r nutist 80 t.. difficulties
wn:c', II. Set tina future .fTenrs.s"e. !; il, shat
nj r. m-u. y IN has rosi I'D this fact: t;,r. tho
! bavnrcr il the ntst pn.co-Irrke: m t'nn nf
w.r. Ii settles all disputes. IL rs5!orrS cor
hl'ncH. Tb, bsvonet poiht' 20 ire ballet
box ~ ;ha harris Of The invader, ali" can
| aloG- yrscue it, Tho .rpv IL las hest lcgi4.
.a.,r, diplomat, rspfesen' alive nf ths necpls
~ lhis tune. The army IN the eeop'n. Up"
..s htoei shcniders, says th" G"ve'nar, snd
rev righ'Iy, must we rsiy.
Others. however, have su..;;:s!,-i various
modes Of escaps by sprcisl hcis of Leg!ela-
ton and otherwise These sugsea!incs, how
over, have received lit,l. couptenance f.oI,
the more Though full ner; aud without Legis-
Istur-; with divided territory, with the
epprcsch Of a regular biennial season CT eisc-
| .ic;., Tennessee awni:s the jssu. Of "pers-
t:sni in ibis quarter. Hnr political future
! undouhrsdiY hangs OF that Issue II sue,
! cessful, the State is safe.
Hcsnwhi!s, there IS still much talk nf the
next Governor, who shall he be-; TIE pre-
! cent executive is tie chcics ~ fnuT-ti Tbs Of
| the populations; but, whiio from his ipeiliei-
| hitg, he ia regarded as c representative
mao fox the fild, by odds the nblest Of the
politicians Of Tennessee, forcble, adroit and
| enc, getic, no possesses military character
| istica, which are locke. to with hops. You
can lear at all times tho opinion expressed
| among the soldiers, that Gov. ussr!a ia the
best Genorai Yet Persons who know him
| Il do not, but esther :hese details az locker
~ snd cbservaut strsngsr l--epahk oi hin as
highly accomplished il the more e=seulisl
military respect Whist in Richmond few
m ouiha ago, heard something OF this III :hs
Wa department Governor H,niA there
fy,e beirg out OF the question, i. is ss'i ,usly
discussed VINO shall suocssA him,
havs heard the mention Of o dozen names.
Gan. Jno. q. Brown Tor ona-a soldier + gen.
tlrnan. and Z man Of great business qd.llh
! cs.ioas. hr is cnmmerhs1 tn n ptl,c. though
! ~rruGg bs1y Of ndmi1ers VIM. II. Stewart,
;.}lonrl in the amy AID lawysr 81 tiatiEc-
ton, ~ rro,irr a third is Andrew Ewing,
%. hap stho most dr,t,ngurhed memonr IF
the Old Democratic patty. hs Is tie most
popular fAsuri,o of III old Wigs. 0 Account
VI his r:usl onrte.y III den..rvr IL high
party Tines liz i n.~ q Colonel in the
army, and very seriously discussed. Hon.
II. s. Fvoto and III. I,n. Geo. ". jones arc
mentioned among tbs coneressi.Esi de]egs-
! .lo:. Big. Gen. Wa. Il. Raees. wounded at
Shiloh, snd still in tGebis health though III
! tbs tisti, political sprakas Of cn6do'ab!s
! ,iu, .i"us, ~ qu're isvori5s Lln2ns atny
! rcii.;c,ans 10 and Gems: al Foster divide tho
; han1f, ri var. The latter Is very healthy
| cnanr.td By Lhc soldiers. H. isa Lcen sally
| used, they say, end IL .gsiisit officer,
oure patriot and Oil able Inaa. Col.
w.. G Wbiehome, BsecknIIdgo cleo
ter il co and ut present Aeju:ant Con-
erai of the S:a:t, il spcbua OF. Il is
a. cif;cism. end industrious officer, =
popular AID spirited Gehator and ys:j &C
c-y.abie perscrs;l7. Judge Csrurhcrs, Hon.
A. O P Iii ;h,.s.n, Gen. Washington Bn-
r.s, DR.. TJrtett, Pre- id-ns Of The State
B.nE, snd many olhtr+- ste s.aeps b. Hiss cs
persons considered in connection with tho
! Gu5nruatorisl Chair.
The question OF a., s;sc;in. 1t al MS vscn
,s. ii. c:ssfd; bu5 tao schusai i-..1:raa'pn il
thKs .7na will ho of,i'zs.! o ~ L.i.: - the
nssare Of ;he casa.
nsTc PrEei Up :.'e"a items no 'n.ttera Of
; jucs; i;:Fli t.n5e. Thi:s are Of tn,tc or iess
gsn1rsl i.,;e.c-t. I sem: them tn yOu III let
ycu kaoY " IA i.nnsesee 10 doing. % hey
- DO aoOut liz. 'u.yre "xsGutiys sGa cs'sia-
E=s cnEti,tion. f'n s=s engaged IL tie rang
sur: OF vo.k i'll TEsiri,, .nd lnav iesi g
- mPshE. II. L. /.
our OAFALRP IN TENNESSEE
CFENENI'S Or THE ENEMY.
| Lc1lIrs susEcs OF -rs RICHMOND ESQCIazH.
McMluEVILLr, March II, 1868.
o.. Ftidsy rl last week, Morssn hsd a fight
with ths cnrmy nssr Milton, TENNESSEE. TIE
C. .i.,s: LISTED five hOuJs. W. rspuised the
rnaIny th.ss tin.eS, and q: nigh. they fell
back 10 Mu.fcstsbG7o' Oar lo-s III killed,
wound, d ard H,isziag is l2s. The enemy d
| lcsi ee Cannot sscartaln. G-izsus, however,
eay that ovur one hundred were buried
| There has been gsneIal advance along
our entir. Inns during The last week, driving
the enemy irto lii entrenchments at Muir
| freesboro'. The enemy are falling back from
| the Murfreesboro' line to mako = movement
tozards Columbia. to faux onr position at
Tullahamu. The country t-cn Nashville 10
our limo " i'll he mmoGi ltoly held by ou, cav
alry, who ian haraas the enemy - '!espers-
ton wherever We attempt.
! Generals " heeler and VI barron drove the
enemy intn Musf:e. shoro' fiom the Shelby
yiIle pike, sr;: Il tbs roads leaning out
from Murfreesboro'. Wharton engaged the
enemy al EAglesrnle, and made Them set up
and dust" from there to Murfreesboro'.-
DOL. Baxter Smith drovs them into Murf7ees.
bnro' on the Fairfield snd Beach Grove road;
while Morgan made ST. attack on them at
Milton. Jt seeul, the Yankees feared Nor
gan, sud had left strong garrison. After
short conflict, however, they gave way, fall
irg back three miles, When they were rein
fo,ced By infantry, and Morgan WAS forced
to bring up his entire f.rce. when tho onemy
~ero sgain repulsed, Ani after another hour g
fight ware still sgsiu repulsed. Byrro's bst-
terry, Of Morgan's division. acted nobly.--
They run their guns withio 200 hundred
yaras and opened upon the my with CAP
istor, cutting them to pieces beautiful style.
This battery Lost twenty-fon: men. The loss
in officers is great in compt' ON to the mum
Der killed; eight oaptaius,k I'd or wounded;
two colonies, four lieutera /; colonies, ana
three ,nsj,rs mostly v"ahded. Three OF
the captains are hu. si her. aud their graves