, 1864-07-08
FROM NASHVILLE.

FROM NASHVILLE.
Rever+na Speculator-An Unsrate-
tnl HVretch-The Fourth Golden
Dreams.
From our Special Correspondent
NHsHvnIs, July 4th. 1851
There are no movements at the front; the
army having remained quiet since the battle
Of the eth, On account of which I have al
ready transmitted to you. am inclined to
think that the quiet will continue week or
two, yet; when We ghall hear-not of an
other assault on Kenesaw Mountain-but Of
a flank movement in the direction OF ATTAIN
ia, which will compel Johnston to move out
Of his present strong position: In this MILL
tary district I'll Is quiet, and there Is every
prospect that the calm will not be broken.
SHERMAN AND 4 REVEREND spECULAToR,
4 few days since, Rev. ". P. Campbell, Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in this
place, was sent North, by order Of General
Webster, Sherman's Chief Of Stat. he was,
ed euch, TIL very recent period, when be
began to affect conversion, With Whist OBJ
{ect, we are at loss to ascertain-
Sometime since, he addressed letter to
Sherman, stating that that there was, in
Nashville, d large quantity Of Confederate
South, to buy cotton, II permitted to I'd
through the lines, asserting that his object
was to realize handsome profit for the pur-
pose OF buildings 3 college at Nashville. Gen.
Sherman received and read the letter, and
then threw It aside without answering 1t, as
ne kGeW nothing about the author, and sup
Pose@d P e. nls IN motives were really good, while
LIS plans were not permissible
The Reverend gentlemen waited for con-
sioeIaple length o. time, when he addressed
The General as 1ouoWs:
NASHVILLE, June 4.
Major oenerai Sherman: J,
pefmt to ro 5u era fsee Tsa7o 9
thoneht eoree nfsn rel
feaaible. and therefore did not elye il sttentton
Now Will make this proposition: win bny the
eot'on' an9 ea divide % t5e profits with you. 49,
ioaFs' un'5' w c.uppr,r
sssd eaa psn hd Ind INK an e1a %
aThis l. infsrnons cen an " Wahstss patS: n,u
rest this man. and nnnish him as h;s WI
a,andinp % ~ eo,n1p9tn nIu pIsn m ~ 1s age ana
Tha pr5ar L. 1una +.ans.3,4tal4 ueaaaouS ~ H-,,r
eter Who n eons'daratfon 70 - Sne'a1 En- meo,
1raa {yfr,fxn-nn1u ara,5 H. - o.%l, az.
OhJo river Ifrnn henr ~ onr ro1o-anra 9f eIe
perhrad martyr named CamnheIl IL o the
North: preachinr Of he t7rannY Of The AZ mi1ts M
tary anthorities here. ~ yo1 s can ssnoss ~ se1 him
~ -.san.e..," .-, -" 1zS sau sApose @'A1' ,
Amid ths pS1nrIH1um csnera; enntTs,en MhEr'a h,,
rtigned supreme these two or three years,
SeIy rev daskies M have remained with their
l9nsse9 sg,hse dae great mass ct them are now
'ssaG apoIlas 1or tne doFeInmenf, In the
Rnt ,bera Ut ~ u business m "on 1neir own hook"
ou1 ,,a5 naM 10 ~ 1eeasionat exception Mr.
c1,rr ~ - htas , la..au house servant. who
nreese1 - 'anV NV des;es & ann Mno never ex.
R,,t IT, - .ot IaAsel! oT !of 1ne tented neld.
coet ~ 80 e'taens .4 as.It LUIS state OF 1hfngs
more eneineerirp % Samho " Us Mnas?, ~ y.
dn Ijtt1s wnrls ~ - ,sa naagw VIZ leqaileo to
m to the tnn ~ ~ tashdar Maa awhys xspt dressed
ofd MN Wf,ii nan ~, Dut; H., ,haousn1 !ae
Yankees are oone py a1;3 +har, ~, 1,s, Hnen ine
snrnrisa ~ rasS;as5i as a19 ineteio5e image his
bn,dle n hand nade h;a rn,;t"a. "nen h samDo|
eald: ''7 esAs''' oo"' 0uo
NGood-b -bve. Massa Fac c;n,na IN ,,s+ e.,
soldier.T ~ -" AoA "
HWhy. what i1o von mean 81,
so, fn+mnyrnwis VANITY of 1r7v ,
white men cot free: and 50 uia,rer y on;nm mMSr
- ri Bnt 1 havs 81 I nj IT, o,wav. osd von NIL, .,
"Yee,: MaseaE bnt Ia ratSer Re eT frse " =
:. uRnt II yon rn1iat .nerhansr rnT,ii ba st<>+ u
aI,d rather he shnt than W6,nnad ~ !; 'uos'
. uBut dId ever Whin Won 81 -
"No, but NAV be World sell me. and then
might be whlppcd.f
. .Bnt what will yon gain by fghting?".
"Lu pc tree"
You VIII be sory for this"
a1guess not, MaEsa-'' ,
."You are an ungratefnI wretch; I've used
you vel, and now you leave ma"
y Well, Tze worked for you SO yeafs, and I
guess dat makes us square, =.
eambo made one of his most polite bows.
and to-day be is a member Of the 18th q. a. :
G. T., and carries a musket as proudly as a
Major General wears his stars. -:
i FOURTH OF zu1r.
anniversary Of tie nstion's birthday Il is IN ia
Ti1ls eyes before witnessed euch h1 ! paeeant @ ] on
this hallowed day, for It's Observance lad
long ceased in the South. before treason had
openly struck at the Goyernment.
The procession included the, military, be-
nevole6t societies, fire companies, aud private
citizens and was more than half mile In
length; a large number OF houses were dec
orafed:with tie Stars and Stripes, and one Of
the tinest fags have seen Is floating from the
spire Of the capital
Speaking Is at this moment In progress, in
a grove near the city, the orators being Gov.
johnson, Gen. Rousseau and others. The