, 1864-11-16

TIE TRADE or MEMPHIS /
Government being fully aware Of the pro- |
cliyities Of this Influential class Of citizens,
would have long since stopped oil trade, and |
made Memphis mere military post, but for |
tile fnet that the wives and fam1tics Of twenty
five thousand Union soldiers are within the
city. But tile persistency with which leading
n,crcantilc houses refuse to cvince any SYM [
patl,y with the National cause, will probably
lead to such notifications Of trade regula-
tious that the business Of the class referred
to will be materially rcstrlcted, and greater
favors shown than heretofore to small deal
srs :eonsu%aton naa 10 ond devoa}y S e Be-
the loyalists may receive all the fayors the
Government may see fit to bcstow in the fu-
ture, and the sccesh yet discover that Mem
pills, like Jordan, ais hard road to travel"
TIE LOYAL PEOPLE AND sECEaH.
The militia scarcely ever turn out more
than fourteen or fifteen hundred mcn at o
general parade, and though there must be ex:
empttons where public interest would other
wise suffer, yet somehow or other possibly TWO
thousand merchants, professional men, and
others liable to militia duty, are allowed to
transact business, and yet escape the sSrSiee.
This causes much dissatisfaction with the
frank and file" Of the militia, and very nat:
urallv. too, Look .at q militia parade, and
who do NC seof Mechanics, small shop-keep-
era,. working men, laborers, the classes who
can least afford to spend .Part Of their time
every week in necdlul drill; while the large
merchants, the mea who DO n9st trade slo Win
parties outside Of our picket lines. tho men
who during the recent canvass would find no
time TO attend Union meeting, the men who
neither registered their names or voted at the
late election. Ieaye to others OF small means
tho protection Of their property.
TIE PROMOTION or LOYALTY.
Itmust be confessed that neither the militia
~ or other Federal authorities lcre have done
as much as they might for the promotion Of
loyalty ;-it has been too easy for men OF
knous, secesh proclivities to get exemption
outside our picket lines, &c. During the ab-
,genee Of Gen. Washburn, q great expansion
was given to the trade Of this city, and US
there is little doubt butt q considerable portion
Of this viii accrue to tho benefit Of guefillas
and others in arms against us, 1t is supposed
that restrictions will nov be Imposed, for
weeks the streets have heen thronged with
country people, and the stores filled to over:
q clear monopoly Of this increased
trade. Half The dilapidatcd vehicles
in tho Con1ederacy. seemed to he
here, and city horses and mules gazeo VIVA
so1owtm eyes Oh the attenuated frames Of
their country cousins; but these funereal-
looking objects had "lots Of druw" in them
when L came to hauling out stores and dry
coods, An army officef.told me that on ono
road where he was stationed, he thought he
must have passed out forty thousand, dollars
worth Of supplies in one day. He added his
conviction That these people were clothing
and feeding French'e entire army with tue
supplies obtalned here. It Is also my conyie-
ton, for an pretty we'll acquainted outside
the fines, and have heard them talk and seen
them act in a Way that would astonish inno-
cent. minded people. Their taking the oath
quaintance of mine few evenings since, who
Tns Just going out, she wished to deny that
she had taken the oath, but finally said, IN q
| half whisper, Well, did taRe 1t, but IN
al lie 6ttttr rbel }or thatr' Another lady told
me they took calico and made dresses Of 1t,
tic skifts doubled instead Of hemmcd, and
when they were taken apart, they made fine
shirts for the soldiers. If there Is any chiv.
a1ric respect for " Yankee eaths' ln that
mode Of procedure, ''I can't sec It," An
! other lady, and one from Arkansas, told me
| Of Union man who came here Tor sapplies,
| aud for whom the gucrillas watched three
| weeks, intending to kill him and take his
| supplies. His Wife found means to inform
| him Of his danger, and when he did eluue
| them md reach home, his wife WAS IN d state
| bordering Oh insanity from her anxiety.
| GCEn1LLAs oUTslDE THE PICKET LINES.
! Gne5il1as arc still troublesome about here.
They recently gobbled eighteen men oi all
fhcir horses in Wolf River. Last Sunday
| night, thirty or forty Of them attempted to
crawl upon picket station and capture the
men stationed there, but our boys were awake,
fired on them, and they skedaaoled.
1t strikes me Us singular that our authoFi.
ties do not bushwhack the bushwhackers, nnd
render the dcbatable ground outside of ON
lines as rough country for our enemies as il
is for ourselves; but 1t should be borne in
mind that while VIC have competent force
| al rnhh n
which can be made, We have not y sufficient
cavalry force to make raids with any reason
able assurance of success. The Confederate:
have The advantage Of the active sympathy O.
very many country people, while those Wnt
sympathize With the Onion cause, hesitate
information to Federal troops, when our Coy
ernment cannot protect them from guerilis
| outrnges.
| REBELs CoSscR1rT1SG-
A gentleman from Raleigh states that tn
| Coniederates are still conscriptlng there; D.
tic conscripts are picked up they are sent OF
to Riclardson's commana; Consc1'Pting !
counties this has driven good many younl
men into our lines who arc waiting for 1t t
abatc. r. Patient waiting, no loss," suppos
they think)
WHAT WE EXPECT.
It is probable that the country east an
north of this, will, within sixty days, b
cleaned of rebel forces by the defeat Of Forres
and Hood, and the expulsion Of Richardson
and other guerilla gangs and nc hare reaso
for believing that these successes will be 5
promptly attained, that within the next sixt
DAYS We will have cars running to Nashville
ind telegraphic communication with t1la
city.
. COTTON COMING N.
I had nearly forgotten to say that very co!
! siderable amounts Of cotton arc coming IN
small lots from Arkansas, Mississippi, and II
city. This trade is violently opposed
, md denounced BY rebel authorities, and Q
. .. the Raleigh, Fernando and other roads, tr
! uuent sEirmistes and alterations have Q
= CURED tctwt i those trying to prevent !
s coming III, and its producers who wished
- Forests order thatthe person found bringln
= In cotton, should be put In the army, his co
Q ton burnt and his wagon and team conitsc
a ted. This was told me by o Southern lady,
= | for supplies. She said 1t Ind not get been
forced, but think they do enforce 1t 'she
. | ever they have chance.
It If facilities for bringing in cotton, and o
|, timing supplies, are given, a very lar|
+ amount Of cotton may be secured, aud Unit
# sentiment strengthened, outside Of our arn
= lines. But preeaution must be taken aeain
~ supplying arms OF material useful to re6el
- | 1u1es, Ut laF0IuS lE4euAS hAV"A W o~
;, sympathy with the rebellion.
t The "great scarc" has abated, or nearly
It When We will have another it is impossible
r say. An officer in Fort Pickering told !
s they were watching for somebody three nigh
;, last week. He "a1lows" TINT he is resign
q to his fate, and contcmp1ntes hearing ~
If rebels arc coming,'' every, other night II y
II winter. He speaks Of turning out to recei
o | them, or ratef for them in the cold Heezf
> nights, with the calmcst Indifference, =.
Is There is nothing more Of much intere
Prices arc high, and hungry people consta1
y II pray that they may get lower, In VIZ
II prayer joins your .
al man who Voted for Nns1sfnstt
~ Votes for Lincoln.
ii As this Is almost certainly the only 1nstan
H. in which voter for George Washington "
: apain vote at Presidential election, We pr
70 . tie following interesting account from
rs snrincacld O1ass.) Republican
To The Editor Of the Republican:
T. Deacon John Phillips, Of this town, Who
one hundred and four year,, four months q
ID inc days old, appeared at the town haH
in denosited his ballot for Presidential elect
Il. onf Stale officers. He was brought IN II q 9
80 r;orc and then conveyed into the ha!i II