From Southeastern Tennessee

Mac Doxald Station, Brapy Co., Tos. ) May7t!i, 1804. ] Puiene Pond : - Bear Sir - Some twenty Wnshtenaw boys have como down to Tennesee as carpenters to work for " Únele Sam," ou liis rail road and ware houses around Chattanooga, and perhaps a word from us miglit interest your readers, who perhaps have heard but littlo of tliis braneh of the service. We are the general charge ot A. R. Moore, a Michigan man, who has about 800 mechanics working on the U. S. M. R. R. in and around Chattanooga. We build freight and depot houses, and bridges. Some of us are detailed to get out timber in the woods, some are working in town on the build ings. One bundred and eighteen camo down here from Michigan, under L. P. Dean, of Hudsou, Lenawee Co., who is in the büsinesa of hiring men and brining thein south. We are promised and ex peet to get $2:2 perweek for se'én diiys work, and extra pay for all tiraö over ten hours per day. It is 2.75 per day, and twiee that for Sundays if we work, if not no pay. - The other gangs here have generally averaged $100 per month for the last few months, with extra time, and the work is generally easy. The men are quite well plcased with the trip as they had a free ride and drew 40 cents pay für rationa, but boarded ourselves, and expect if we utay two months, to get a fi-ee pass home. We are promi.-cd the privilege of going home whenevcr we wish, but that is a little unccrtain owing to "military necesstty ; and we may have to pay soldiers fare on the rail road from Nashville home. We lose no time for rainy weather, and if sick but a few days receivc pay the same. Our fare and lodging are very good. We had rather a rough trip down, being one week ou the road. At Chattanooga our gang was divided into threc squads, and fortyfour of us choose to come out her? and get out timber. The Ann Arbor boys remained at Chattanooga. Five of us from Lima, came here, and are well pleased, as we havo a splendid camping ground and good water. A few of us have scouted the country for miles around, standing the warnings of Guerrillas. - From Nashville to thia place the country is gcuerally rocky, with pleasaut vallcys, and air timber ; but I should not like to live in any place I have seen aoutb ol Louisville. Several of us iu our wanderings a few miles from h'ore actually camo upou a scliool in fult ope ration in the couutry. It apparently was built for a chtirch, and looked precisely like tlie Shilo cburch as I saw it two years ago, save tbis had seats. We called one diy and took a look at things and told the " schoolmarm " tbat we would cali the next and make tht-m a regular visit. The next day we fultilled our promise iu tlie afternoon, and were welcoraed by twenty-two scbolars, well dressed for this country, the most of them young women who evidently 'ike to be seen and seo the Yankees. Quiteanum ber of the young ladies were handsome, and their exercises in reading and spelling fair. They were much pleased with our visit, and I was certainly with their modesty, courago, and vigjrous health. All tlie people living here are flrm for the Uuion, and a good muny have told ino that they have lived in the mountaius in caves and holes for inonths tú avoid conscription. There are many refugees workiug for the governmeut, and scattcred through the country. They all spcak with horror o'f the rebel consoription, and many expresa a dcsiro to go north. The weather has been rather cool and vegetatiou is about six weeks ahead of Michigan. Any one coming herc must expvct many draw backs, as it is not all sunshine. Yuurs Truly.