The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-14

lt appears that this inyeierate Office
hunter has really been arrested for
seditious opposition to the laws and
State Government Of Tennessee he
deserves 3 very large measureof sym
pashy from the rebels and those who
desire 70 propitiate that class Of our
popnlafon Their sympsthies viii be
keener after they have read the fol
lowing letter. from Etberidge to Hon.
AndreH Johnson
PADU0AH, December 20, 1861
Dear Sir 1 have been here since
Sunday. found the place full OF
struggling Tennesseans, who have fed
from the desDotism at home - the
draffinq process--Which, because Of the
Intense excitement and resistance il
proiueed, has been temporarily sus-
peaded. The greatest resistance was
in Weakly. Carroll, Henderson, he
Marry and Haldin some Of the scoun-
dreis who voted for secession--for the
Fgsr--haye fed, and if the Federal
troops were in my old district for one
week, it would put q full brigade IN
the field But the difficulty in getting
to this place. Two days since tso men
from Hardin and McNairy arrived
here, leaving their armed squad Of
thirty-tWo IN the woods 81 Carroll
They came to SAX at what point on the
State line their comrades might hope
10 meet Federal aid They had 70 re-
turn heart-brolzen without il
The people there are daily prayi ng for
an advance Of the Unioa army, and It
seems hard that they should SO long
endure the suspense and disappoint-
meBt Through these fugiliyes ! have
been able 70 communicate with my
friends 10 Tennessee. The Union SEN
timent is stronger than I supposed Il to
be, and Increasing. One Federal victory
il Kentucky will be the death-kne1 Of
rebellion ia Tennessee. Great COM
plant exists here because of the ieni-
ent, do-nothing policy Of Gen. Smith,
the commandment at this post A vigOr-
Gus policy is absolutely necessary. This
IS a heli-hole Of treason and every BUS
pected villain ought to be put 70 work
under 3 negro oTerseer Until the rsb-
sls are ssade % suffer IN The oasts. they Egill
Be insoient aud act The part of spies. /
shall remain here some days longer,
and until / can hear directly from those
with whom am anxious 10 communi-
cate. It il but forty miles to the Ten.
nessee line, near which is s rebel camp
IN this state It is this camp which
makes the fight Of the Tennesseans SO
hazardous.
Whenever the Federal army ad
vances, those who have been drafted
4 ION paper) viii be ordered under arms,
and then the exodus viii begin in ear.
nest One entire district in my county
refused 10 permit 8 draft, and were
Quoted only by an assurance that il
would be suspended "COntrabands
are arriving daily from Burnett's Gin
Kentucky constituents. who have LOST
their rights under the Federal govern
ment Their apology for their pedes
TRAN performances Is that their rebel
masters are preparing te run them OF
TO Dixie. Of course all Union men art
glad to see them come, and not one o
the traitors will ever be permitted Z
reclaim them Why should they be
The negr0es are, IA all respects, better an.
? lt0It fttgtCt0Dtc ttuIit 4ltCft Htuttlfo
: Nov is the time for action. A eoun
ter current mas set in, and little ener
gy viii produce the best results l
any one wishes TO know when ] will re
turn, tell him not while ] can do tn
{ thieves and traitors n rebeldoln an.
harm Yours, truly,
(Signed) EN- ETHERTDoE
Hon. A. johnson, U. S. s., Washington
DC. M
From all accounts Etheridge va
, playing 3 high-handed game in Yves
Tennessee-endeavoring to make it
"hell-hole," not less repulsive to Toys
men than he thought Paducah IN 1856
} How would ne like the punishment b
e proposed for suspected villains 10 b
] inflicted upon himself? A few day
r honest work under the lash OF q negr
ovefsser" might improve his morals an
: his tongue vastly. Alittle Suffering Il
the CUTS, added, might work a con
plete reformation. Ataay rate this pur
I ishment would elevate him TO the dil
T nifty Of equality with the rebel master
i who we're less respectable than the
? negroes.