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

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SP0TTS con BofsE, RIcHn0Sn. AfRIL :,
VIA WASHINGTON, APrile.
The only important news that ha
developed within a day or two is III
intimation oflfa serious moEemen
beidg made ia Richmond and through
| out Virginia, looking toward peace
Two weeks before the rebels evacuated
this place. Mr.. Marshall. legislatiF'
delegate from Fanuuier Comfy haC
arranged 10 propose the return Of Ffr
ginia to the Federal Uuion, and nine
teen delegates were to have sustained
hin1 but they backed out in the elef
enth hour, but have called q meeting
today for a similar purpose. It vii
result in the end, probably, in the as.
sembling Of Z Union State ConyentoE
aud Union legislature.
Johu MiuCs Botts, whois on his farm
near CllpepDer, Is expected TO take a
prominent part IN this movsmeht.- =
President lincoln, while here, heartily
favored this plan, and Governor Pier
point, the loyal Governor of Old Nir
ginia. is expected here tomorrow from
AlexandTfa IA H.
p "A G2Sfc- teAi>ellA ADOtkof i4lt1lce u itlCu-
mond. Great changes are being
wrought hourly. Never was a reVolu.
ton more quiet, and yet, apparently,
more thorough. 1t behaves itself Ike
Union city, and the old flag over the
/ Spottswood and the State House, has
received company within the past
/ swentylfoUr hours. Still, there Is 8
heavy gloom that meets the eve in the
neighborhood ofthe burned districts,
and along Grace Governor and Franks
lin streets there are many handsome
residences whose inmates have been
prominent in the rebellion, but who,
being unable to get away on Sunday
last, sullenly remain within doors.
There isliitle or no business hereyet
The fresh Recsg columns of the Whig
alone show business fife The greater
portion of the stores and shops are
| burned, but of the remaining stores on
Broad and other streets, there are only
few open Some of the suffers have
the stores, aud are driving brisk trade.
The poor people are here in large mum
btTs, and besieged the Provost Mar
shal's Office yesterday for the actual
necessities Of life. There is great
scarcity of greenbaeks sad small cur
rency here. Bushels of the Confeder-
ate notes are almost everywhere. The
Richmend Wing, thus far, is the only
journal extant Another VIII soon be
started. The Whig is owned by Ira
Smith. dealer in clothing he. also
owns the building the paper is printed
in. The editor is John Graham, the
only attache of the paper who did not
skedaddle. He writes in an intensely
loyal tone, but history is very recent Of
his scribbliug on the other side ]
walked up to Libby Prison and Castle
Thunder last night, and found them
quite full of rebel prisoners. They
were very noisy and were swearing at
JEFF Davis st terrible rate for aban>
doning Virginia A good deal of prop
erty belonging to John Minor Bolts
was saved here by some Unionists dur
ing the fire last Monday. Bishop Nc
Gill, OF the Catholic Church, saved the
Cathedral, and will open it tomorrow
for worship. The President Of the Po-
tomac and fredericksburg railroad,
the short line to Washington, hopes to
have the road opened in two weeks.
There is plenty of rolling stock here.
The negro population here IS quite
large, and. IS out in full force on the
streets, and exceedingly iubilant They
have had meetings in their churches,
and celebrated the great event OF their
freedom. The Wing of last evening
chronicles the arrival OF several iourn-
alists here. Isaw Edward Pollard, late
of the Examiner, on the street last
night He had his hand in sling
and it is said he was wounded few
devs since in q duel.