Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-19
AIexandrla on Friday molt.ing, and SECRETARY Sew.

our lines when tshen by the Rebels--that he had
renounced his faith in their cause, and was conse-
qucntly under protection, and his safety viii be
looked after by 10 as much as though Inc were at
present member.
Mr.. Footc has resigned his seat in the rebel
House Of Representatives,, assigning as reasons,
90 The suspension Of the writ OF haJedS corpus,
'the passage Of acts in secret session against the
Interests the people," ''that the Senate and the
majority OF the House are III the interests OF jeff.
Davis, aud have passed such laws as tend TO eAtin
guish The liberties OF the people, aud disastrously
affect their INTERESTS"
Instead OF starvation Davis and his friends live as
well they ever did IN Richmond, the rebel Urea
| sury footing the bills.
Mrs foote is middle aged woman, not over 40,
| and IN excellent health. She IS accompanied by
her youngest son, OF three years, the rest of lcr
4 family beng in Nashville.
| Mr.. Foole is thoroughly Nsgusted with the Con
ledcracy, which, instead Of being an independent
Government he set out 10 attain, it has come To
be- question of dictatorship for sayis, who Is cen
tralizlng the entire power of the. Coniederacy III
himself. In league with him are all but Trenholm,
| Secretary of the Treasury.
Mrs. Foote does not think the Blairs' mission, II
| intended Tor peace, will avail anything. Many OF
the people OF the South weary OF tneir burdens
and losses, and would willing quit and make peace,
IT they could De guaranteed amnesty and secured
| their property aud slaves
| Ii Is intended by DAVIS to arm ana equip two
Il
lad Mr.. Foote reached here, ii was his intention
to try and mediate ior his oppressed people, indie
pendent of the rebel chief, failing peace,
10 travel m foreign clime ana end his days IN
| II calm review of his past lille.
| THE FACTS OF HOOPS RETEEAr-rnE LYING YANIEE
BULLETINS,
The Washington correspondent OF the New York
Neua ca poses the lies ndalged in by Thomas in ref
~ ~. r.. Al a..
ue,see river and shows hun instead ofDeimg press
ed by Thomas in that movement, the Confederate
General carried il cut lesarely, and without any
peril 10 bis army. The correspondent says:
| The war men are not bali satisfied win the news
from tic SUuthW est. Much ~ them disappointment
Hood Declined TO have his army smashed 10 atoms,
and the modification consequent on tie non-iuinil
ue III the saIguinary projections tclesraphed IRON
Nashville Is 50 kcvEly Ien ~ them thai tney stand
aUaSied before the array OF iacis YEich can be no
longer concealed. HUJds army wasnVt the slight
esl danger alter tie third day Of the bdle leiore
Nashville. lis retreat was conducted III the most
perfect order THONGS followed hnh 10 DUCK river,
anl then had tO,waIt two days Tor hs pontoonsi
which, through some blnnderi mad been ordered 10
MurIieeSuuro. u hen tie pOntOons arrived HOOD
was near the Tennessee, 'Iesurcly making preparaI
lions to cross. hen Thomas got his army ACROSS
Duck river he pushed forward rapidly the
ditiUll o tire roads wonld admit but w6n lie reach
cd the Tennessee the malI part OF the. army was,
sale ON tho other side. FORESTS cavalry covered
the crossings and held Thomas III cheek untiL all
Hoods inlultry reached the south side.
Thomas advance made several attempts to harrass
the Conederatcs while crossing the rlyer but For
rest followed him III Every Instance Not shot
could reach the pontoons, and where the infantry
and artillery Nere safely transported TO the south
side. Forrest went OH eisurey, and left the Fed
eral army pOwerless the north bank OF the river
lie had 10 abandon some wagons, however, owing
10 the TmpOssibility vi eNuicating them ilUh
the deep mud but these comprised the only point
OF the ,'puGsuit' to tennessee. Tie lactS now
koWn aud which were heretofore considered,
fully confirm the views 80 often expressed III The
N,rs that tie disaster to thefCOniederate army be-
IOte Nashville was not halt sogreat as II was repre-
scented By those who coucocted telegTaqis to that
city and sent them broadcast over tile country and
that the pretended vigorous pursuit was in reaSty
but fraud. II dlscrcdlted the assurance that Hood
could not escape, that his army vas demOTaised,
that 1t would DC captured or annihlated that his
pontoOnS were al destroyed, and that lis retreat
was Intercepted; and Tie Nss was perfectly cor 4
rect il cOunSeng its readers not to give eredence
TO any OF these assertions.
Hoods army reached the Tennessee ON the 22d OF
December and proceeded without any difficulty to
cross 10 the south-side. Admiral Lee assembled 70
near Florence the 24th and reported the enemy
crossing az the Shoals but far beyond the range o
his gunbOats. with the Federal army on his rear
and tue Federal feet his flank, Hood pushed Tor
ward and by the 2stl had carried his command out
OF all danger. When last heard from he was sac at
CoIinth his army was in good condition. and he was
engaged repairing the MOBILE and Ohio Railroad
What have the uuto Ors OF the Nashville sensation
kilograms 10 say for themselves, that their i'll
famous attempts to deceive the country, by flooding
it with false dispatches, are exposed
FROM SAVANNAH
The Philadelphia. Inquirer publishes the following
Savannah correspondence
(Coltesl ondeuee of The Inquilerl Il
SAVANNAH, Jan. 6.
The army is still at rest and recuperatng for the
final raid. The country in this vicinity having been
pretty thoroughly toraged out by Wheeers cavalry
before Shcrman's army arrived our dependence is
chiefly on transportation from the North; and for
some reason, know not what, but little provision
has yet arrived.
As for the cS il is in perfect fiTOTe ofbusiness
About every other house has been converted into
store room and the citizeDs-thoSe who could show
Il clean rccord-have nearly all turned merchants
Besides there is Influx OF the genus Yankee that
must be somewhat alarming to the Flooding deni-
zens. The wharf begins to present an appearance
which would be no discredt to any city in the North
La word, Savannah is wheeling right. into the old
Union track, and, if mistake not very much the
feeling OF her citizens, all the eloquence in rebel
dom could not persuade her to turn out again, even
if our troops were not here.
The INDECENT contrabands, and their name j. c
gion, are bcigs shipped North fast as possible,
- wheye white wheat bread and dollar a day are
comng.". When the army which is at present So
iouriing here moves out into the wilderness again
this cywill, of course, be garrisoned, and it will
be necessary TO remove, so far as possible all in
cum brances Dsaicced citizens. whose hearts still
long for the muddy water brooks of the Confede
racv wherever that il, are bowed out of our lines
without the least hesitation.
Every house in the city is occupied and rents are
fully as high as in Philadelphia or New York This