, 1864-06-23


Prom Gu. Own Correspondent
uCHrsyu1k, A1a-, Saturday, June 10.
Fresh troops from the North arc constant
u arriving along the line Of communication
from Nashville to Chattanooga, and relieTing
the veteran forces from guard and garrison
duty that they may enter upon more active
ments are hundred da5s'i men and some are
regularly enlisted. and between the two there
Will soou be force amply sufficient to re-
lieye every veteran regiment from duty IN the
rear.
Two or three scares have been gotten up
along the line. within day or two. 1t was
reported last night and this morning that an
attack bad been made upon Athens. in this
State, and one hundred prisoners carried on
Of ant an Old briesde from Decatur, an stack
Was made upon that place By Roddy, and
that q part Of the brigade was sent back
Also, that considerable force is threatening
Huntsville, and alarming reports Of Ecbe!
forcee at various points on the other Side OF
tue river, are current
Ar these reports may reach you as facts,
have taken pains to ascertain the truth from
reliable authority, and find, as supposed,
but xery little truth In the stories. No such
thing as reported has occurred at Athens,
snd only guerilla dash upon Decatur,
amounting to but little. There are three OF
tour hundred guerillas lurking about the
mountains in the neighborhood, merely to
do any misshief which would not be too
| dangerous to themselves; but any formldA-
bic attack upon HuntsTille Ia not very prob
able. There is strong tort here, now In
working order, and in such = commanding
| position that it would be very unhealthy for
| rebel torce to approach the place from any
direction. The defenses about the railroad
| del OF and public stores, squint at the town
Ut the responsible party In case OF raid,
and this ''word to the wise" will probably
be sufficient
AZ to the rebel forces ACROSS the river,
the1e are three or four Thousand massed to-
gtther at point near Decatur, and small
Garrison opposite Whitesburg, ten miles
from here, and these comprise the whole
rebel force in this region 50 far 1s cs9 be as s.
they had any such forces as reported, and
they had any serious expectation Of captnr-
ing any Of these points along the railroad,
tbs rebels would not busy themselves in
telling Of it. and getting pP these alarms ;n. 9t It
swasmipg with Union forces, new and old,
ut keep quiet till more favorable moment
CURED. Their object 1nanilestly is, to de.
ia Us much Of our force in the rear as pos
bible, and prevent the reinforcement Of Sher
mn,'s already resisiless army
/ lQt 1EuUl1luAl1tu u QA1+ AuEOlu 6A1piAbc1
no oae~ It is just what everybody expected
III d 30 far as have heard expressions Of sen
timent, both in and ont Of the army, al
earnestly loyal men, whatever may have bee1
| their preferences, are now disposed to waiv
them and 8cquiesce in the selection. Th
only thing in the political budget which eur
prises people bere, is the position of Mr. Ere
mont The copperheads hare been 1atterinl
; him, with the hope Of dividing and destroy
ing the Union party. and thus securing
President Of their own stripe; aud the poo
man has not sense enough to See 1t. but seem
!, to think If he can only learn their lingo b
will get their Totess a geutlema
remarked the other day: ~ was
euopg Fremont man till saw hi
} letter to the Cleveland Convention, and the
, gaEe him up. fused to think he was smart
, | but concluded then that he was fool.
/, | In his letter Of acceptance, four years ago
he uRed these words: Free labor, the natu
ral capital which constitutes the real Wealt
} Of this great county," &c- 4 man VII
| does not know the distinction between laoo
and cspita-betwecn industry and the accu
. mutations of industry ween aehoem AXE
and tide Of leather-cannot be Statesman
nor it to be President of this "grcat coun
tr}." His second race for the Presidenc
. will be the most magnificent fzz1e of til
r age; and it is to be hoped hat after that, "
shull hear no more Of the :" Great Pathfnd
er," either In political or military life.