, 1865-04-02
lsrceial Correspondence Chicago Tsibnnel
MEMnu1s, TENN, March, IS.

lnnnd OF tho Fost ana Dofrnxrs-
Town Gossfp, &c-
Especial Correspondents Chicago Tfibnnc.l
MEMnu1s, TENN, March, IS.
GisS- wAsInuRN AND HIS POLICY.
Under Gen. Washbu'n's order or March,
10th, whereby lie declared the District Of
West Tennessee rc.opcncd to Federal auth >r.
ity aud tho interchauEcs Of t,ads, II new and
brighter cra WIS inaugura'cd, although IL is
70 discrcdit to the wisdom or humanity Of
| our Commanding &c ncEa1 TINT the public
authorizations have not yct been fully real
| lied.
I, will hardly be questioned by those best
able to judge, that his expc, imental policy is
| the right one, at the present stage of the re-
bclllon, and probably might have been adop.
| ted long before with beneficial results to The
| Union cause in Western Tennessee. 1t Is the
| rigor Of petty tyranny, that not inlrcquently
| disposes even tho friends Of the Government
| to luhcwarmncss, multiplics ofIcnscs against t
1t, and cmbittcrs its enemies while an oppo-
| site policy. appealing not only to the sci:-in-
terest OF a discounted foe, but 70 his higher
| instincts Of patriotism and gratitude, might
| win him back to duty.
! The late commercial collapscs, ominous OF
| panic and reyulsion, have operated. Ol course,
! Is temporary backset to Gen. WAshbuen's
experiment, und buyers OF cotton, for in
stonee, are as reluctant to Invest with sink
/ ing market before them, MS sellers are tu sell
at hgn1es which astontsh aud bcwiilcr their
expectations Of Inflated prices
RESUMPTION OF TRADE WITH THE INTERIOR.
! Certain i is, however, that for the 4 st
/ week after the issnc Of the order, the effects
| OF the new dispensa'ion wcre everywhere ner.
ceptiblc in the hilarity on '' Chauge,'' i'll the
| activity of me1 chants and their merchandise.
ia thc arrival OF long, cotton trains from in.
terror counties and the undisguiscd gratillca-
ton Of our "buttern"t - ueiyhbors At the
| prospect Of 1esum ng again their old p4iti-
cal, social and commercial associations.
For the past week or ten days operations
hayc been limited. From 50@d0c down as
low as 2oGI3oc, for cotton, is too lofty q
tumble to in1ucc lively trnde in staple
thus rapidly prccipisated to nm abase,nent go
low that scarcely an 1sraeIite may be fouad
4 to do 1t reverence, even in secondhand cloth.
ing at 400 per cent profit. Hence products
come in but slowly; and the process of i'm.
portation iteclt will rot be altogether safe
until the country Is thoroughly rid OF th,
rowing bandits ond assassins who have taken
advantage OF the movements in local trade to
pursue their atrocious vocation with still
more feyilish energy, plundering farmers and
enforcing d cruel CONSUMPTION, almost within
gunst OF of the city. It is tcr1ently to be
hoped TINT the Gen sra1 will so,n ''make hi:
conneetis MS" With these 1smaelftes, and dis
losr CT them after tue most npp owed meth
ods Of determination.
But as to ihe.po.isy of''Gen. Waahburn in
| Itself and in Its ultimate results, there can be
no question Of its propriety aud wisdom.
We look to sec the returning.pto5prrlty oil
Tennessee date from his return to this com
uiana, for no man better under stands tile i'll,
terest and tho just dues Of our people.
The usual arguments against commercial
intercourse have no iolce :,s applied to a dis,
ttiet Of c: untry which has been FOR four year:
we1i:nieh para,Jzed Under its Algcrinc bond
ugc, and DOW Its acres dcsolatcd and its pco-
pit more lAn d. eliminated, is left prey to
Violence mud ouslawry. II is cruel to cou
!. denim people Ike these to remain public cne
mics aga1nst their own wftl-fdlc to argue
that to feed AID c1othc them will augni:u,
the resources Of the fatcd Confeder1ry Grim
inal to intensity the horrors OF thc two fold
suhjugation by denying llcm tile protection
q law and the supply Of physical necessities
Hence we hope no stumbling block will bt
! thrown IN Gen. Was'.bnrn's way until lie In:
an opportunity to give Ills conciliatory polio,
fair and thcluugh tri4l in the Western Dis
! triet OF Tennessee.
GEN. CHETLA1N IN COMMAND or THE rosr
The assignment Ct Brig. Gen. Cl1ctla:u Il
the eolnmand ofthe post and drfcnses ot Mem
Itlis. is ai5', noticeable, US giving the IN ,sl
universal satisfaction. No officer, whose du
lNe HitE VI oI-Ht ultu II. contact Win tA2 Gilt
zcns Of Ibis ely, has ever united with slescsv
cd meiii grcatrr degree OF pcrst nal popu
lafity.
q Thus, having in his official capacity, th,
y immediate control OF The Mii,ln o1gautxl
t5o1l, which comprises four White Mul thret
eolo1cd regiments Of Infantry. and two bat
tnlioDs ol c;ssnlry, hc is necessarily thrown
into close relations, as it were, with the peo
pic at large, who really constitute This im
pOriant arm of hc me detcnse.
10 X nder this organization at once usaful
reliable, am! as little Of burden as may b.
Compatible with the pnolfc safety, the sigo
Of systematic discipline las to be tempered
with spirit OF Justice and humane regart
to the private interests Of tue citizen, III Or
der to induce proper appreciation Of Mi
duty 10 the Government nn1 4 rcAdy willing
ness to le1lolm that duty; and certainly few
men possess happier aptitude than Gen
, Chstluin. to populariza military ncsessi
"" Of this character, mitigating its opprcs
J s,vc ittturcs, without diminishing its eject
. i've utility.
\ t,w words In regard to Gen. Clctla1n'
antcccdcnts may not be out OF place. Thel
Present an honorable record OF active ant
useful service, Which it is pleasant to con-
template amidst the turmoil OF Il MARTA
age, which crowds 50 much inferiority upor
the public gaze andl oftcu slow to adlus
the claims IT those more truly worthy.
Residing ut Gatcna, In your State, prior tt
LIZ Mi CHAuEGA III AEECNutlkE pufSHtlE. Hf
rlist i 4 company Tor the Eth Itlinvis In
fantry, as long ago as April, 1871, was elect
ed to Il captaint.y and afterwards commission
cd Lieuicna1 tCt lionel.
In the BATHS ut Fort Done1son and Shiloh
and IN the actions before Corinlh, he com
nlandcd the regiment with skill and yAlor
establishing hi: su1dic11y reputat on On tilos
hotly CONTESTED fields.
In the winter OF 'G1 and ~. GcnIh,tlait
c.mni1 udcl the pest at StI ita!and, ky.. aus
iu the fall OF ~, was uauc by Gen. Rosu
cia1ls con,mandant Of tile post at Cor,lltil.
In thu autumn Of 1868, hc re,ei7ed his we'll
earn.d Tro1holivn as BrjEaaicr General q
United States volunteers, und w:as ass;gnet
I'd the command Cf the rAlored tyoo;,s IL
Tennessee and West Kentucky. Q! this force
numbering 10000 10 y, 600 msu, he pc.sotl
. ally supcrintcud.d tue o:ganIzation, ant
they HOW rank with the best troops in th,
sclvicc, in point et drill and discipline, ,nt
bet ord cay!l have distinguished them :clyr
in tho field, ls FIR instance at Guntow,,, tn
Ee!o, around Nashville, nld in other engage
1ients which might Lc menlioned. And
ma k.l feature OF tlis organization is the cs
/ tabl!shnicnt 81 Schools III uu the regimen !
whereby tie Meu!al wants Of tue mer ae
nt1lu.cd and their elevation aboye 1nvr
brute level gradually assured.
J THIS spring. the General, as I intimatet
above, received command Of tlsrsc l.tcusc:
: much to the Pleasure OF our people, VIII
!: ! would sejoi:t to see him In Il position still
| more cGtnneusltu with his deserts. b,l
wu,,1tl e, ria,nty he loth m tosr liz Hyi.:ti
| n,rsrncaf, n,nnnm ma
an officer of ,,nnr,t te,1;nr ,1ort,, of c,,,,
acter nnstainr.1 hr t1,c ,nrrHnt;o,s ~ tn, d,y
~ social AMI ,,nr.,n,, trr,crs c,,nl,;nin,, /
i Ir;vhf1v ra,,nns,t,nn MI, " r,hn:+ n,I ..,
nr. "a mnnl,ott 9n t.ns,1a1, ,,.,v u tru,., * !,
, rant.d rs n 1nuse, .,cntI,.,na,' unj s,,'i;.ru
, s13S ptHr Il sanS rtDf0rhf.