The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-15
The Rebels Preparing 10 abandon
Arkansas and Mississippi.

n no EAepels EEcPaEkBS 10 AB8uOOh
Arkansas and Mississippi.
The following extracts from the Mem
phis correspondence Of the st. Louis
Republican, are thus editOri ally Endorsed
by that paper ''Of the correctness of this
information we have no doubt, for it
comes from sOurcesl likely to have the
best means of information this would
involve the complete disbandment of the
rebel force in Arkansas, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, snd the immediate
return of those States to the Union"
A REBEL OFFER
I learn from good authority that q
Quartermaster in the Confederate army,
at fernando. acting by authority of
Richmond officials, has offered TO Gen
Hurlbut 10 sell to him, or the United
States, ali tbs cotton now remaining
within 4 certain district in Mississippi;
now outside of the Federal lines
The quantity embraced in this offer is
about fifteen thousand bales, which, l
think, is all Confederate States cotton
The offer is to sell and take pay in
greenbacks. I am creditsbly informed
that Gen. Hur.but favors the purchase,
and has already communicated TO Wash
ington the offer that has been made, with
his recommendation that the cotton be
bough'.
The offer of the Confederate officer,
to sell the 1900 bales is very csnclu-
sive evidence that the rebels foresee very
clearly that the portion of Mississippi in
which this cotton is, must very soon pass
out of their control. The whole of Mis-
sissippi is, in fact, doomed. The Fede-
rails will have the whole of it early in the
spring.
A STARTLING OFFER.
am crediblv informed that the rebels
west of the Mississi ppi-all of them,
leaders and led, military men and eivil-
ians-consider the secession game "plsy
ed OUT" that Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas must inevitably pass out of their
control, and that all struggle to hold
those States is vain. They perceive two
things: l. That the Federal power lie
fully adequate to dispossess them--:hat
they cannot maintain an army in those
States, for the very cogent reason that
their soldiers are tired and hopeless, and
that every new c0nscript runs away the
first opportunity. 2. That the people Of
those States, the masses, are determined
to get back iatO the Union, and that the
war shall end. Rebel officers and rebel
soldiers speak out plainly their thoughts
and convictions on the subject, and the
whole cyuatry may be certain of
speedy and complete repossessiOn of the
entire trans Mississippi region by the
Federal power. No one could be here 3
week, and meet, IS have done, citizens
Of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, who
for two years and more, have lived with
in the rebel liues in constant inter
course with rebel generals, subordinate
officers and soldiers of the rebel army,
and citizens Of those States, and hear
their statements about the prevailing
hopes aud feara Of the people among
whom they have lived, and for one mo-
ment doubt that the rebellion is practi-
caliy dead in that region, and any Wig
orOus or protraeted fighting on the part
of the rebels is impossible.
And in this connection / viii state
somewhat startling statement which !
heard last night. II is affirmed here that
recently Gen. Kirby Smith sent an su-
thorized messenger 20 Washington to
propose 10 to the Federal authorities 10
furnish every requisite facility 70 get out
all the cotton iEl the portion Of the Red
River and WAshita district within rebel
control, the money for the same 10 be
paid 70 the class of officers excepted
from the amnesty offered by President
Lincoln, they 70 retire from the rebel ar
my and so into Mexico.