, 1865-04-10
Especial Correspondence Chicago TrtbNe,1
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THoKAs' AEXY,


THoNAsf ARMY,
Ihomas amy Is pushing on ,towar1F West
Virginia, and already tho advances has attain.
ed point little more than forty miIes ba.
{ona Bsastol. ~ a constructing corps number
lng E.WO men ore repaisiug the lynchburY
nication wath the rear, ard oyef which the
man oooy Of the army is to be transported
IN Inc aaFance toward rebel tersitorY, Our
loicee nave as ret received no opposition,
aitnonGh Inc rebel authorities are well aware
~. ~ ~ inhnbHs osemeats IN progress. They advise
loe lnnaonanta to remove their provisions
and supplies from the supposeE;track Of tic
enemy, which Is their only cor-nrnt, Thrv
nave very evidently no army to place In OBJ
position-not = nan to spars. & X
Wilson'S CAVALRY
By direct communication no f5t,l1t,erc~
mas oeen received Of Gen. Wilson'S, cayalrY
since that leader cut loose from E,stnorf
aiss1ssippi. He Ia BY this time, howc7er. We'll
into the heart Of Alabama, and eWeepIne
hia nnt tne ~ ;Ia "asa no opposing force Ia
| GEN. sroNEaz4x'5 EXPEDITION
Ten. sfoneman's expedition, entering
field OF more vital interest, was last 1tanl
from at the little town Of Boon, North caro-.
a11,c,t Una, Tnah NC PLACE he captured, and thence
Such Is the condition Of military AFFAIRS. in
thls department ut present writing.
| LEGISLATURE OF TENNESSEE,
| Inc Legislature, OF Tennessee convened In
tnis CITY. ana proceeded At once to the work
g. organization. n the Senate, Samuel 4.
Rogers was elected speaker without oDposi-
| ton, bnt the House showed far les5 unaci-,
nifty Of feeling In electing member to the
same position. being about equally divided. :.
! IN laVor OF Edward Cooper, Of shelbyy1lIe, 9
man Ma conseryattve In principle, and james Il.
After balloting six times Without seca,ins e
IN election Of speaker, the House at3foutned'
cooper was afterwards elected. .
Inc Legislature Of this State conyenes uu-
or or somewhat extraordinary circumstances, !
| portance to petferm. Upon it win deyo1ye
the adaptation Of the Slate Laws to suit the
aAefed condition of Affairs, to perfect meas
niss ;,ts, ior bringing about the restoration Of
OF protection against guerillas who are now
terror In almost every county, Another
duty u the aPportienment Of the State into
CONGRESSIONAL Districts, and making proyis-
lon for the election Of Representatives to
Congress and also to REPRESENT the State In
the United States serate. When all these
duties hare been performed, Tennessee can
appear thteqgh her representatives at Wash
lngton, MAKE known autho1itatively the
the recognition of 6er rights from the Cen
era! Government Us State redeemed from
rebellion. 49, 1AS"A
Most. Of the representa- tives, ffom casua1
lnspectcn during the opening scenes Of the |
assembly assembly appear TO De men Of Intelligence,
before them They will certainly look well |
to the manner and the spirit In which thris
duties are performed. Faillng to do this. I
there can be no possible excuse.
GOVERNOR BRoWN1ow
The Governor elect, ". G. Brownlow, will
be inaugurated today, the OCCASION Of which
event Will BE- commemorated by grand eel
ebatlon. Brown1ow, on every hand. Is felt
70 be the right man in the right PLACE during
ths Present critical conditiQn Of affairs, when
loyalty is demanded to guide the ship q
State: The redoubtable Parsons loyaltYaud
principles are all right, while someth;ae
more may e.set to his crtdit-drmness and,
q hatrt for traitors.
The news Of the capture Of Richmond and,
Petersburg was received here with enthu.i-.
astlc delight. The bells were rung, end a
salute Of one hundred guns Fred, while every
Whese tags and banners were displayed along !
the streets. The dispatches were received /
spread with great rapidlty throughout tho,
Gty, el1ctting the most joyous deaanstrar~
LEES RETREAT.
The news of Lees retreat caused consider
able excitement In mi{itnry circles Aere. mo- /
dueing lively discussions as to hia ptobsbie
route. And some little an1ict7 was ana
kened IN regard to East Tennessee, which in
the event OF the rebels occupyin. Ii nehh1re,
wca1d ,sa IN all probability become i4part tie
= GEN. 1nomAs.
II IS reported that Gen. Tf.7E,as at once
hurried Up preparations having refa16 nee Il,
this portion OF the Department. Meanwhilc,
additional information conc1 1zning the eondi. !
tion Of afIars In Flrginia is awaited here With
growing impa!lcnce. Probably ere. this |:
leaches you the uncertainty will taYe beea /
disre!led. II East Tennessee Is invaded. |
Thom1s viii he prepared to meet the rebels |
with bold front, and ttey can .hapa for alight |
success n this direction
The number OF dese1tars received here has
largely Increased Of late. Many Of them
travelled long distances to enter our lines
and giya themselves up. to the Fedesal au-
sinking, and they wanted 70 eeeare from The
wreck. They ara Permitted to take the am
nesty oath, nftcs which they are sI]owed tc.
60 North, or salnain in this State, as theT
:, John over:on, one Of the wealthfest men Of
Tennessee, Tho lately came into our lines at
Memphis, has returned to his plantation in
the vicinity Of Nashville. This man yvea one
Of the Chief supporters Of the rebel cause In
luis clty, ard bns contributed miliions Of dol
lars toits support. TWhenth rebelllon broke
out. he proaered all his vast resources
to tAe rebel Governor, Isham Harris, to I'D
the Confederacy, besides extending aM bis IN
faence IN the same direction. sach men, re.
turning to tardy aud merely passive nllegi-
anee, ought to have every d1llar Of their
property contlscated BY the GoEernment they
have striven SO earnestly to overthrow. In
the p1etent instance, It may be gratifying to
know that the General commanding the De-
partnent has made known to the individual
above mentioned, that the simple act Of tax
ing the amnesty. oath, in his case, cannot be
| considered as reinstatmg him In the rights Of
! citizenship under the old:1ag.Y
NASHVILLE.
Nashville can boast Uf conatap t1y increasing
business. Trade is in dourishiug condition
and growing rapidly. Specu1ators and adven-
tureIs continue to flock hither In large nu,'
bers, being captiyated by prospects VI ]: !.
them seem Of the mest datterinp i, T.
In more than one place in r.. -Acn ILL ~
however, individuals ho,' :; cha5aclstt
are sinking money. ., -.e aepaft1 t1neu'
ca1ities has heen~ -1l1E trade Permit
.'TaEstocked. ~0 ~
The weather silica wrote you last bus been