The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-13

members Of the Legislature now in the
city, the Mayor and three or four neu-
bers Of the City Council, and about
twenty leading citizens. All have
1 been able 10 learn about the ChsirEnan
is that It vas neither Judge Campbell
nor any other Official but one of the
richest and most prominent citizens =
The meeting continued two hours, and
was marked By great solemnity and
earnestness. / believe no final action
was trizen, and the gentlemen will
meet again tomorrow morning The
idea Of making some interior town q
neutral spot,a at which to convene the
Legislature, found cohsideisble favor,
and % is even whispered that two gen
tlemen were asked 70 dndeFtelxe visit
70 Cen Lee, with view 10 learn his
seq tinents. Sonle.of the sentlannen
called on General Weitzef sAef the
close Of the meeting. That ail those
contcrences have not yet resulted il
any thing definite, is isfst IS certain as
that they VII So result in 4 short time.
There is no mistaking the sentiments
of the people. There are q good many
genuine Uni0nists. but there are a good
many more who are heartily tired of
the rebelion, and viii welcome any
change which brings them quiet and
security in personal rights The con-
fiscation Law j. terror in ths eyes Of
many, but tho sentiment of many Off /
GERS Of the army, freely expressed, is
that this measure viii be repealed
have time tonight for but brief
mention Of ether matters. The AMIGA
bic relations between the people and
the soldiers continues undist1rbed. and
1 venture that there viii be an irnA
mense attendanee tomorrow at Gen.
WeitzelE review Of General Diyens di-
vision. ~
Provisions are very scarce, but prices
are exorbitantly high. A large num-
berof the better class Of whites, IS well
as hOTdes Of poor whites and negroes,
are almost wholly dependent upoit the
charity Of Uncle Sam. General Ship
ley has appointed mixed boards OF ofi- |
GERS and citizens to attend 70 this mat
ter Of giving out supplies, and the vi
cinity Of their offices is daily thronged
with people apparently so utterly
wretehed that the sight Of them almost
brings tears 70 ones eyes and makes
him long 20 heartily curse the leaders
OF this rebellion. Il have seen scores /
OF instances where. ouf, soldiers were
dividing their rations with these peo-
pie While I must sgain caution you
about believing in the 6nionism of the
city, ! believe 7 can safely say that /
looE-ffths Of the persons fwhite persons
mean}, ia it would vote agafnst q re-
occupation By the rebelG
Work Is going on upon t,1e Peters
burg railroad, aud we shall soon have
the cars running to that city. Astrong !
force of labofers is also soon TO be put
at work on fredericksburg and Aquia
Creek Railroad.
The President went back to City
Point yesterday. Among the recent
arrivals, are Mrs Lincoln, Mrs. General
Grant, Vice-PresidentJ Johnson, Senator
Summer and others.
Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Grant visited
Libby Prison yesterday, in which are
now confined about 1000 rebel prison +
ers and deserters The place IS yet
very filthy, though for the last few days |
we have had City negroes cleaning it
A great jubilee meeting was held last
evening BY the negroes in the famous
African Church, st which one Of your
Northern preachers made a fine speech,
and the negroes INDUCED in songs and
praerys to late hour.
The recruiting of negro troops opens
we'll, We have two theatres running
A neWs-ofice was opened yesterday
The telegraph Is working to City Point
and Washington. The advertisement
Of the SeYen-thirty loan, appeared in /
our paper yesterday. The Whig win /
soon have a new editor; some say John
Minor Bolts, and Others say Mr. Rob
ert RidgWay, who is represented as one
OF the simon pure Union men. Mrs
Gen. Lee and her two daughters re-
main in the city, and a guard keeps all |
intruders from their house, while it all |
50 keeps them at home.