, 1864-12-18

The almighty dollar appears to have crush
ed ont COMPLETELY what little patriotism q
oo-t.;n Glass of ,,eo1,a 4r,a cvor iT,hra5 with
e'4se " eoF ss.'a "..'
anu tne ep''. u gun a.tfeu 1nena 10 LUG 'otge
Of treason. HotWithstandtng the exert!ons
of the military as well as tho Treasury agents,
a lartre amount of good are continually being
snrt7<-,od tbronc1, Kcntnctv into thc sonth
~ s.sS,s1,
ana II Is 1ouao lnas nlany VINO plateo louue0e
about their Unionism,, used their patriotism |
only as cloak to cover np their traitorous
"11ract;ces var,ors dodcea -re,,, resorted n |
r. evnaa tbe watchfnl cye, of officers. and It
e,"oo sue "aAeu ~ ~ onsas, Auos
required time and Tatchtulness TO become
couvertant with the plans and conttfynnces
Of the s1nurglers !; but ut length the perseyer-
ancc of our commander has been rewarded
~ ,a,- ~. ~ esto1s oh+,;,, c,.,- -. ~ -.sas,
from THIS district. h'ckman ana columbus
have heretofore afforded facilities for this ILL
cit traffic but those posts are closed to the
.muro,ers. and tbe trade In all the towns In
49, 5;st.,,t 90 ,,-,,,,, so,,hoa tha+ T. =, y,a,e,
1ns u.ssl's1 ~ .uat :. - nlpos'
the lines without completely with sentinels
or permit officers. It was susplcioned that
Mctronol,s was fnruishine more than hcr
$780, ~ goods co- tto so,+ho-< .,o.s
st s4"'e ,nJ ID ssccnr7,no,v ~ 1osr 's,a,. Ga,
Meredith dispatched one of his staff
to inquire Into the matter.
II was found that two or three parties In
Metropolis had done an extensive smuggling
business with hcntucky anu ien9essee bY
n1eans OF altered permits lot OF goods in
trdnstfu were seized and eontscated, and gil
| the skis on the kentucky shore for three
miles above and below TIE CITY destroyed.
Ibis Is believed to bc the last gang OF those
trict, and tnat now The entire crew have
played out" -, n,,,,z
captain ". ~. ~. IN trmnRs, l lormeriy enmmsn,
~ ~ = West az ~ nrnnoscs tn raisc n hattoi;nn nf
1oro, Tcnn,csseasns and Eentnct,ons in nrdsr
~ Ecer the Tenncsset river clear III o1criiias
and nrcy,ut that stream tforu bciur blockaded
NV hr Iehe} hntterics' Canfaln Phifiins knnxs
| already has Ind offered him 100 Of the best
men IL Western Tcnnessee. &c IS now Act
inT Volunteer Ensign i. S. nary. and s;a-
tioncd at This post. The matter has hacn
laid before Goycrnor johnson, but ha, failed
To- receive nnr attention at liz hands MT nrcs.
ent. The aiyantacca Of such an orpaniznt,on
nro annorcnt to all scouainted Win fae f,er..
nphy Of the country. and ought by all means
mcet the GoYcrnor's earliest cousIderation.
On Satnrday the ppnboat pcostn Started up
The Tennessee river to rcconnoiter that
stream as far up Us Johnsonvillc. Opposite
bridsc. thcy captured two negro spies, sent
by the .cb:is TO watch the operations OF tic
Peosta. From the ncgroes and others It WAS
learned that the rebel General Lyon, instead
Of waiting ior tue completion, Ct his fat
two large Government baryes, which had
been left at Johns0nville, aud on the 9Th aud
Sth inst. crossed the Tennessee with
1000 men, bis artillery and horses. After
crossing. the bargcs were cut loose and ioat-
cd down the river to White Oak Island,
where they were found hy the Peosta, Lyon
left l. 600 men ut Paris Landing with four