Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-01
The yyomen--North and South.

Among the signs of the times, the prepa-
rations OF the Lincoln party for their sex
| cursion to Richmond" deserve serious notice.
| Between Manassas Junction and the Poto-
| mac were arTayed two armies, commanded
| by leaders of reputation, resolved to decide
/ $50 far as one battle could decide) whether
one half of great nation, calling itself free.
should suhiugate the other, or whether each
| half should separately enjoy its liberties.
| Such was the scenei such the actorsi such the
| great argument of the drama!
| A. spectatOrs-as amateuTs-just as they
| would go to an opera, or any other amuse-
| ment, whether approved by habit, or recon-
mended by nOvelty-came from the city of
| Washington, aud further North, members OF
| Congress and other officehOlders; prominent
/ members of the learned and sacred profes-
| SION; fashionable and snowy women, con-
nected with the men by blood, marriage, or
otherwise, rich, luxurious, and seltindulgent
such were the Camp-Followers who came
| in the rear of McDowell's "grand army" TO
| enjoy the spectacle of a bloody fight. the SEN
| sation of fete chdnlpsTs upon the battle
| ground, and the experiences OF bivouac
| among their dead, dying, and wounded fell
| low-creatures, en- route for the triumph and
| pleasure of an entry into Richmond. Could
the heroine of Spanish bull fight, or one OF
those who looked down upon the gladiator
In the Amphitheatre,
s1Rutchered to make Roman Hodayl''
compare, in cold and brutal inhumanity-in
eckless defiance Of every instinct native to
The pure heart of woman-with these perfect
and consummate flow rs of Yankee civiliza-
tiOn9
What a contrast to the women of the South
For we-ks and months they have met togeth
ct IN their churches euery day. On working
DAYS they have been making clothing nd
tents for their fathers and sons and brothers,
their defenders from the ruthless invaders
of the North On Sundays they have resort
ed thirher to unite in the service of that God
in whom they trusted, and in prayer for the
safety of the absent and dearly lOved-aye,
at the very hour when many of those WHO had
fallen in the arms of Victory,
ssLooked proudly to Heaven from the death-bed
Of Fame"
their names were murmured in supplications
that will not miss their way to the footstool
of Mercy. At that very hour the terrified
Jezabels of McDOwell's army, like the women
of Balshazzar or Sardanapalus, were hurry
ing along the roads to Washington, forgetful
of champagne and pate de foie gras, of ices and
confectiOnery-and,w what is more, forgetful
of the poor wretches behind, torn with shot
or hacked with steel, begging for drop of
water, and begging in vain, from the wanton
and unfeeling tyrants, male and female, cler
icaI aud laic, at whose command they had
gone forth to Stay, burn and pillage!
The tree is known by its fruits. When we
see such products as these from Northern
hotbeds of Piety, Morality and Science, and
compare them with the growth of Southern
institutions, we feel that the separation of our
fortunes has not come too sOou, and can never
be too dearly purchased.-Richmond Wing.