The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-19
w. s. GAFFNEY,
Young Soldier.
Intelligence from the RebeiIIOus
STATES


Intelligence from the kebeiliOuB
states.
H1tO Union Men at tbs S0lsth are OBLIGED 10
Cosaduct tIsensselUes-7he Hope Of the
Leading Rebels Of Foreign Recognition
Their Faith in the friendship Of Louis Ma
pOle0n-G Gu15oats and Lr0lclads at Rich
fsoad Ready for SeTVice-Th Rebel Capi-
taItoJe Removed 10 Columbia, S. c.
Correspondence Of The n. z. Tribune
WAsH1NaroN, Jan. 5. 1864-The avidi-
ty with which the people Of the North
seize upon reports and rumOrs of every
description from the Rebellious States
constrains me to offer for the interest Of
ysur readers a few items of intelligence
which l believe have never yet been pub
hshed.
To show that l have enjoyed facilities
for acquiring much accurate information
concerning the affairs of the Rebels, and
have no need of drawing on my imagin-
alton for material for letter, it will be
necessary to preface my Communication
with observation concerning myself,
Nearly seven years ago established
my domicile in the land Of CO ton, at Co
lumbia, the capital of South Osrolina.
There l dwelt, pursuing my peaceful
aVocation IS telegraph operator, among
the hOspitsble people Of the South (of
whose "proVerbial hospitality" / shall
speak in another letter. until, and for
some time sitter the outbreak Of the Re-
bellion, when I was c0nscripted and sent
with q South Carolina regiment 10 the
army in Virgins. at she battle of South
Mountain, while endeavoring 70 get taken
prisoner was wounded, and afterWaFd
pronounced by the Confederate Surgeon
incapacitated for military duty; but in
stead of being discharged from the ser
vice. I was detailed 70 set IS clerk IN the
War Department aud received for my
services my board, such IS it was, and
the wages of . private IN the army. 1
remained in this position until the 18th
Of November last, when was sent -
telegraph operator for the Government to
Atlanta, Ga. On the 18th inst, I was or
dered back to Richmond, and was pro-
vided with a certificate for trsnspOrta-
ton t. that point. Being determined to
get North, If possible, l altered my pass
carefully erasing Richmond" and sub
stiluting hGordonsville," which town
reached on the 18Th inst. As soon a.
darkness favored my project, | stealthly
left the town, and in . couple Of days
succeeded in reaching the Union lines.
According TO sn old adsge: when
among Romans, we must do ss Romsus
do" Never was this present more keen
ly appreciated than By She Union men
in the South. In the presept Of their
traitor neighbors and acquaintance, they
understand the policy Of joining in mis-
representing and deBounoing the Federal
Government, and prOHouucing al SORTS Of
maledictiOns on the heads of the YAM
kees. Ga these occasions, for one 70 zp-
pear in the least prOlemical or even iaei-
turn, would excite doubts Of his loyalty
10 the Slave OhgArchy, and insure his in
oaTcerstiOn in . bastile--msny incepen-
dent spirits have been guilty IN this re-
spect, and are now starving and freezing
for their temerity-or 10 bettor express
IL, for thsir loyalty and patriosism---
For my own part, perceiving the dangers