The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-03
REBEL MEANINGS.

The Montgomery Mail os the 18th
says POlk's headquarters were at New
toms Station, thirty miles east Of Morton
and sixty miles cast of Jackson on the
previous day. 1t anticipates battle at
Chuntey river, ten miles east of New
tons Station, where, as the river was
not fordable, Polk might make a stand.
The Mail says Grant has abandoned the
movement on Atlanta and is esscying
one in the direction of the Alabama riy.
or, moving from Huntsville in conncc.
ton with Sherman's move mcnt. II sue.
ccssful twill inflict irreparable injury
ON the Southern cause.
The Petersburg Express of the 18th
mourns over Folks continued retreat,
and Guguss that Sherman will effect
great injury to the cause Of the Confed-
eracy, by penetrating into the heart Of
the South and destroying their subsis,-
cncc, railroad facilities, 81.
The Savannah Georgian of the 10th,
anticipates that the Florida raid means
movement Of much Importance. The
Savannah was terrified on the l3th,
with rumor that tho Yankees had TAX
en- Fort Sumter.
The Wilmington Journal of the 18th,
treats at length on tho agitation in North
Caroline. 1t says: "Thc agitation
commenced as soon as the State Of
North Carolina scc,dcd-but we say
here that we only state what we know,
when VIC affirm that the movement no W
cndcavoring to he made in North Caro-
lima, are the cause of the deepest appre-
tensions, not simply in Richmond, but
throughout the Conicdcracy--not sim
ply in official circles, but in the army and
among the people. They discourage
our brave defenders; they encourage
our ruthless ussailants."
Tho Raleigh Standard of the 18th,
contains tho proceedings Of meetings
held in Johnston, Rutherford, Chatham
Wake, Crbarras, Moore, Bcvard, Tran
sykania, and Rockingham counties Res
olutions were passed at all the meetings
calling upon the Legislature to submit
the question Of a convention TO the peo-
pie.
The Governor is also Gu He'd upon to
take measures TO have convention
called. The meetings all breathe spirit
of defiance toward the Davis Govern.
mcnt, and are decidedly in earnest in as
serting their State rights.
Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, pub
fishes letter replying to communion
ton charging the Federal Government
with maltrca,ing rebel prisoners at John
sons Island. Mr.. Brown says he has
friend there who corresponds with him
regularly, and says the imprisonment
was as mild as he could expect, aud he
is in want of nothing but liberty, Mr..
Brown states his reason for publishing
the statement thus: First, would do
justice to an enemy next, would not
cxaspcratc, by blishing exaggerated
IL not false, accounts Of the cruel treat
ment Of our prisoners, and thus induce
thom to change mild and even treat
mcnt into harsh, il not cruel treatment; I;
and lastly, these accounts viii meet the
eye of many persons in our country who
have friends on Johnson's Island, and if
uucorreeted they cannot fail to inhict
unnecessary pain upon such persons"
The Richmond Sentinel of the goth,
says rGf..
Longstreet is moving South. He
is said to have captured number of
prisoners, and large quantities of sup.
plies, at Lemons, ten miles south OF
Knoxville"
The Richmond Dispatch of the 2Oth,
says, edtorialy, on the bill forcing ex-
empts into the army
"The measure whish calls them to
this ser Iiee has been passed because the
country needed it. They certainly have
by this time become convinced of the
reality that the country is threatened
with fate the saddest that ever befell
a nation, and which is only to be avoid.
ed by united and det ermined resistance
by the entire people. This idea has
taken possession Of the Southern mind,
and stimulated BY the bold and energetic
measure OF Congress, we shall see how
a nation under the greatest disadvantage
can, under sense Of right and justice,
rise in lis might and majesty and over
throw brutal and merciless enemy
Arriving 10 conguor il and depriye il of