, 1864-08-08
FROM NASHVILLE.
lFrom our Own Co:Ies7onaent.l

From our Own Co:1es1onaent.l
NASHVILLE, August5.
The long delay ed movement in favor Of the
reorganization of tho State Of Tennessee, aud
the establishment Of civil goytrnlneat, has
at length been inaugurated. Coy. johnson
Is fully ccnyersant with the designs and
strength Of the rebel sympathizers, and
therefore, in al his acts, looking toward re-
construction, he has guarded every avenue
to cfBce, 80 us to exclude, as far as possible,
those Cath.bseaking, tfaitorous politicians,
who have taken the amnesty oath In bad
Filth, with the intention OF obtalIicg power,
il order to be the Letter able to bc.r,y the
government, and play into tho hunds OF Jeir
Davis. Of this cltss there are hundreds. and
they are ever visl'ant. atd unless the great
est cafe is exercised. these miscreant3 viii
place Tennessee whtre 1sham G. Harris
placed 1t three years since.
It Is fortunate, In this emergency. That we
bcvc military Governor, who uuitea iu Linn
self rot ouly t3rs. class executive talents, but
Of the people with whom. he has to deal, and
possesses the 1teryo to defeat the schemes
they are maturing. None but nan Of this
Character could s:ve the State from the
clutches Of the rebels: none either could pre-
yclt the civil authorities FROM being coul-
pletely In the interest Of, the Richmond COO.
spfrators.
a consultation was held Of d large number
| Of the leading men Of the State, al the capt.
| til, yesterday, during which thu whclc SUBJ
r:mcdy for existing evils. was discussed;
| and tho result was the promuIgation OF the
| following hric; hut comprehensive caM:
| AZ tue ieGuest 9: meeting q loyal 1aco. rep
It M Il. cs9ao 5ss d # tas Elk q T
q August, 1* 4, and IL accordance with oEr uwn
y:ews, ~ DO hereby all conyeauon Of ihs 1oyal
people Of the State Of Tennessee, to b. holden st
10 teke into consideration, 1st, The general stae
ard condition Of the country. ~, The n.ea1a OF
rcorsa1iz ns civil eorcln@snt, and restoring Inv
and order In the S!ste Of Tennessee: Sd, The cx.
| pcdlency OF holding Presidential election IL The
State IN November Eext; and finally. to t4au su:h
preliminary steps In reference to said matters
they may deem necessary and proper. aud VIC do
nsost earnestly rF;c. upon the ioyal, order and
lav-abfdlng people Of every county in the State,
The great tapo5'ases 2. ss:n,ins al REPRESENTS
The nu,rt'er 0f administration voters IL The
State IL believed to be from forty to fifty
thousand; and beside these there arc not
i've thousand who are truly loyal.
". R. ": Cobb, late United States Sen
ator from Alahanla, and later stilla Elember
Of the Rebel Congress, passed through this
city day. or two since on his way to Wash
ireton. On his arrival rumor was spread
that be- was the the vetitable Howell Cobb,
AID all kinds u cobjectures were a1oat; but
the mistake was coon discovered and the
excitement died away. Dir. Cobb is the same
one who Whs censurcd short ume since by
the Eel,tl Congress because he favored re-
construction 1f the Union. What his mis-
zion is cannot tell; but my opinion .is he
SECS that the Confederacy is about to sue
cuMb, and he is anxious to save his proper
ty, OF which he has goodly share. i.
WAR NEWS. ~.
Tharn Il hut Title e ar news that T 1,Ara IN
communicate. The rls1roaa to Augusta hav-
frg been completely destroyed to point
within three miles Of Atlunta, to Coyiugton,
Gen. Sherman has changed his base to the
accounts his lett completely protected his
Own communicatlons. while bis right wus
within a mile OF the Macon road It Is the
intention to extend the right still further.
when Hood will be completely isolated, and
| then will come the final assault.
hoods forces have been fearfu1ly weaken
ed; the number OF killed and wounded will
even exceed the estimate sent ia my last
letter; but nevertheless, the instructions
from Richmond ere to hold Atlanta, or bury
the defenders within its works. Loot, there
fore, for .dee perate fighting IL that nejghbor-
hood.
Sttncman has succeeded in defeating
Wheeler and cutting tie Macon Railroad ID
several places, but have no further particu-
lars OF hts raid.
RAISs.
During the last three or four days we have
been blessed with q dozen or more heAvg
showers; and it is well th2t they came when
they did, Rs another week Of drought would
huve ruined even the mos. forward corn
crops; as it Is, We shall hare n l.ir, ara IN
1akpy Instances excellent yield.
1MrEEssISG nAE.
The Government IS engaged, just at this
ttMe, In impressiug large quantities Ot hay,
for the supply OF our cavalry. All parties
who have taken the amnesty oath. receive
vouchers for 1t, so that they can draw their
pay. ..--..- =
BRIDGE REGULATIONS,
At present We are completely iss1atea.
Nothing can be shfpptd here until the new
regulstions have been promu1 gated; aad the
consequence il, We are compelled to submit
to unheard of prices for everything. Those
who have stocks of goods, Or groceries on
$50 per cent, upon the enormous figures ask
ed before; SO that one eau scarcely live hero
ut present ratcs. cannot commend the
wisdom Of aholishing the old trade regula-
tons before the new tave been perfected.
GrERIL1As,
occasionally make dash Into this Vicinity
sometimes coming within three Or four miles
Of our p:ckets. a day or two since, they
ss u he eps nis of % Sashe @
The policy Of Gen. Rousseau, in holding
rebel 81 mpathIzers responsible for the con-
duct Of thtsc robbers, however, has had an
excellent effect. Indeed, most Of these bands
are improvised for an occasion, and consist
Of amnestied citizens, who make professions
ofloyalty, whenever III the presence Of Union
mc1.
GEE. ROUSSEAU.
Gen. Rousseau ha5 been In bad health since
his return from his raid through Alabama,
He is now In Louisville. on brief leave Of
absence. Gen: Mileoy Is at present in con-
| naad, in bis place. x: