The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-11
NASHVILLE TENNESSEE SUNDAY OCTOBER IL, 1888

civilization OF the ChIvaIry--.
Hunting OOnseripts with Hood
hounds.
From the Memphis Bulletin.
A friend last week-a refugee from At
tAla county, Mississippi-obliged us with
some Of his experience of the past year
in Central Mississippi. Will the writers
of the next generation believe 1.-THE Of
the stories with which these exiles and
fugitives are charged? Will il be cred
tied that, in this nineteenth century, aud
in country where, three years ago,
people were free, such crimes eau be per-
petrated under the name Of the law, and
yet the indignation of the civilized world
would not be hesped upon the Govern
ment that sanctions them Yet the facts
are a. well established as any facts out
of which human history is woven. The
statements come from men whose honor
is unimpeachAble, whose word has never
been broken, whose faithful oaths are
registered in heaven.
The enforcement of the odious, &C
cursed, thrice hateful CONSUMPTION law
is the prolific source of all those horrors
A scapgrace styled Lieut.. Davis, a re-
cruiting officer for Bragg's division, is at
the head of forty cavalry, part of mount
ed detachment, detached for the same
purpose, is harassing the county of At
tala and contiguous counties, aud hunt
ing down unfortunate subjects OF the
conscription law with blo)dhounds-ac
tually with bloodhounds When we re-
collect the reproaches passed upon Gen
Zachary Taylor for the mere suspicion Of
using dogs in the pursuit of Indians aud
the lndianized negroes, we can only mar
vel at the facility with which communi-
ty can be gagged and bound without re-
monstranoe.
Our informant had nephew con script
ed. Upon attempting TO escape he was
pursued and captured by the aid of blood
hounds. An incident relating 10 the use
of dogs occurred in Attala county. A
lady, whose husband and son were in
the army, was drying some beef upon
scaflold when she heard the baying Of
a pack of hounds Determined % have
her revenge, even though she st her
meat, she sprinkled stry chime over il.
The dogs came up. Their owners threw
over the scaffold that the dogs might
feed, Thirteen OF them died on the
spot. The riders, in their wrath, burned
the woman's house and property, and
left her tnere with the dead dogs
The conscripts VINO are hiding in the
swamps Of 7. trl river ADOPT the 6nesse
OF the runaway negroes, in putting
spirits of turprntlne, onions, red pep Der
at m N Mt
from the dogs.
HORRIBLE MURDER -REBgL BARBARIrY
Two men of ca. 18tl Missouri sa
toned at Chewaila, were a feR DAYS ago
found in dying ndition short dis
lance from the picket line. Their bodies
exhibited marks of the most brutal vio-
lence, both being castrated. The facts
in the case as near as we can learn, are
as follows: 1t seems that when the war
broke out there lived in this nsighbor
hood two families, named respectively
Hill and Taylor. The Taylor family
were Union people, and the Hill family
rebels The Hills have been and are
still in the rebel guerrilla service, aud
Taylor has acted as Union scout.
About week ago Taylor while on some
business, was at one of the picket pos g.
when they were surprised by guerrillss,
and were all taken prisoners. Taylor,
and another scout who accompanied him,
were immediately recognized by the
rebels, and they were surprised 20 find
their old enemy Hill among them. 1t
was at once decided 10 kill them, and
they were both shot and left for dead
not, however, until the brutal nature of
Hill was exhibited by castrating both of
them. The men were found some time
afterwards, and Taylor was yet alive
and able TO state who his murderers were.
The mothers of the murdered aud muir
derers are now living in Corinth.-
CoyInA mississippi Osanticleer, SepteDs-
Der 25th.
Misguided Sou bern brethren! Presi-
dent, grant them an amnesty COnciliate
them Win the poor fellows back by
hanging all the anti.slAvery men who
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