Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-27
NUMBER l5s

| --t@a9a q the laws Of hOnarabls
ai Voc be to the FaderaItsts if they ara
- O-' @. he selutioaof the difficulty respectino
&c e----iso Of prisoners rests with the United
states Se' aEnnaHt. Theycah .,ketkaiy cbo;os he
t"ell aasaan7 Or brutal ooIicv. Tb. FORMER i.
tae cAoiee OF tue Confederats STAT b,,. r A..
latslr Is forced uRen thea, lust C;o Ill
| punish ths guilty. Fhe KorId savs
The question Of exchanging prisan,,, 4. -.
matter OF great practical importance 5S .o,,.,,s
cess at Hatteras has put Us ia possesS; asss SUI
/ hundred rebels, an unusual proportion - L
are tIheeTs; while at Washington and other r;s
We have enough others 70 make the enti-s - -
gate az least thousand. Bull Run left afts.- -
eret ot cur soldiers in the hands Of the rebeIs
These men are Eow In Richmond anxiously looi-;
lot some acto1 on the part Of our Government 49,
shaL orlng the1r release. Avery Considerable pr(
pOfuon o. them are three months Volunteers who-s
term ei enlistment has expired some Of them were
snlAls1 % thsir discharge before the battle. AZ
tue time Of their volunteering for the defence AZ
@ 1--e clpl,al tAey h2d made no arrangement for an
eKtenaed aose1ce from home and, in consequence
sls-f pnslaess fs not only suffering but the families
OF i@lse Numbers Of them are in state Of positive
7...- 5Hey themselves, though we have reason %
- luey are not harshly treated, still are
"'uous money and, n the present non intercourse
between lac two sections, are without the means Of
procuring any With 40 changes of clOthing none
Ous 'e co@rsest tJod aud nothing but the hard floor
20 s-s5p ePcn' they have none Of the comforts and
ley or the necessaries Of life The case ~ ,zonod.
ed IS particularly hard In reference n tbsn, ,-a
G.uao1 90 better than to repeas the words Of A
RICHMOND prisoner, whose letter has alrsadv an
peared in our columns:
!ne wounded, enough 10 form a rsgimsnt. are re-
eeN4ng = much attention as possible from 0ur sur
geons who have remained with than. 80 49,. -
SlIz5ns t1.y pave many little tokens of kindness:
~ Isey a's0y eCTy day. Wounds at first deemed
ols s-lgh5 assume Malignant aspect and the ma
sSs SOS Sss- LAls Is consequent upOa ohagrin and
Ireu1L Iee4lng, from sense Of imorisonu,ens rr.i
the a0senee OF home comforts. Lat he CovsrnD,s1s
Ee1sem iese uDioTtunates. if it cannot uy and Won
wiz see the wan and listess countspanees bri-as-n
up Win tle light Of anew life and the fatal hopo-
ssis1s Wy segendered by sickness, combined
with absence nom home, viii give way 70 4 ssnsa-
ton which viii be restoration itselfD
IL IS undenlSbly wrong 70 leave sueb man So, .y
indefinite period IN such condition. Thew are en-
titled to the special care Of the Governmant. "a
whose cal they vera so prompt to RESPOND Tbev
generally became prisoners because OF their vs-1
hdeilty and galantry-because they were the irss
to fl from the,dishOnored field: There were DOL
troons under the Federal flag that day who, were
Lhey IN Similar plight, would not be worth a mo-
menss cGncern But those men did their duty and
every way deserve the protection Of the Govern
menJ they have honora5ly served.
TIE system ul exchanging prisoners If adopted
must 6t course have some RESTRICTIONS IL cannot
apply to merelg political prisoners. Their officers
49, ~ -- Al44 lile EllES AuQ PRIVILEGES
war have nothlag to DO with their case. IL ought
Tot % spPiyt to Federal officers who have turned
traisOrs--tae Il who were educated bv the Gov
arlIaenI, and ioaded with honor and distinction
'l.y 70 repay D. VITA Tie most infamous tTeachery
N us hOU or r-ed The rank and fls Of the rebel
ArTly generally serve under c9nstraiat or because
sley has oseA uisled by the grossest misrepresen
.-[..,s. A15y nay Wel be treated with lenitv
D-I ci-ie-la Il INK committed their treason with
~ =. -I13 5i us c-lnlna.ity, and in spite
p p-cl. 1r q, iriliYls 20 be faithful We tax OF
le F.i--rs Z te oayznlah. bds there Is not one Of
.- y "-3 ---- 80 UeI deserves 70 swing at the
'--- --a1 + ~l--mcl]r5 SzmJel BARRON. for forty
l4i' -'i7 -l .1- zee = Of the pay and hoaOrs OF
-is CO i-.rJ- nee prisoner en- Governors Island.
LL-. t.s --snIr ought ncz to be exshanged:
-.t -- sc F--.-I EI.I q punishment thes
\ -a- s.. e ID -T-- --z.-- warning 10 all who
a-slz e. ase-i tie e =, Of Ii -.r coll-ry. Butws
Is. -ls- - 9-sc1cs 20 eEel l1-ing VIII be adopt
B.. ~ pas --ls Fer shy. 01r Federal authorities
ave --.s t-s-l Ca5 step I0gard it. At frst
ny -e- = is5171si they Simply administered
n can @, 5iieg--lce, ard gave a discharge. Now
hey adla-l-s5ac no osths, bus hold il durance all
t--- s1.---s ElO taL into their hands. Having
'-- - ~ es O. -5co-uizs al Keep prisoners, they
E " Te- -lFn tiem y practical account, in
le Nay q. eZeii-1ge. I. wlll work 20 harm 20 the
c5-is 10 rests. ,a1 ye. afford great relief to true
--l mo ----7r'- vel oi tlair country.
"a 7eE57 c. Terror IA GIarFIand.--The
True Spirit
TEe-s-a ul0El Eaqsrsr has received, in q round
5out way. an article clipped from the baltimore
.cea1nJs of The l2th inst, from which it appears
at ts cr-u,a.ioa Of that able States rights jour
j has been suppressed through the mails, and its
Tculltio1 kgs been restricted to Baltimore City.
e give below theahaouneemeat Of the EseAaAgs
the nlsll l11gcage Of its brave asd patriotic ed
or5.
The alien anl ssdiion laws Of the elder ADAMS
ere nothing in comparison to the LIxc1LS law now
fo-ce in Glryllnl. Men are not aLo we'd to act
t. speak. k.cOntrary to the wishes Of his Lordship
'esiden. LrycoLS, and if they even dare to think
oui Whist Q freeman should not fear to speak
esly, they are to Be treatsd as traitors and sent
Fort Lafayette or some other place of eOnans-
ent. Such is the testimony of the best and most
liable men in Mlrylaai. They derive consolation
oai tas f4c. tA-. tie day Of LIACOLS like that Of
esy oti-r d.. must have end They viii not
ve to W ais long for the Inevitable hour =
We are. tc-lsy. compelled to notify our readers
q these of them who reside beyond The limits Of
E eity VIII henesforth be precluded from receiv-
z tns Ufuy E5c3aDge through the United States
ais. }s were yesterday informed that the FED
a. Government had prohibited the Postmaster in
Is city from receiving this journal at his Office,
d several copies which had been mailed late in
2 Afternoon we're returned to q few hours af
" ards. Wh-n We had occasion to discuss the
lol of the 3 ininistratiOn in connection with
1ii1r pr0-eedir gs in New York, we expressed 90
ly and freely tie opinions which we then enter
ned, that little or nothing is left US to say, now
It like wrong Is Inflicted upon Us. Thera can
upon this SUI ct, however, but little room for
cussion. So gross a violation Of the writ
law-s0 infamous a disregard Of the spirit
the Constiluton-so hlgrant an infringe
ut of the rights Of citiZsns-can ind no
OlCgists anywhere amOng5men. We are content,
'reiore. to leave the rulers who have sanctioned
8 outrage, the fools who PerpetPated il, and The
ayes who ADVISED it, to the contempt and retribu-
q which inevitably await them. We shall endes-
-,o ,ofcOurse to bear, with what patience Wemay tae
evous injury which has b1en Cone Es. Our large
rapidly increasing circulation outside Of this
= has thus s. one blow been brought to 3 stand
J. and Ie are nov altogether excluded from
field in which our lab0rs were becom-
/. day by dty, more profitable A large
lrce Of reverus is thuJ cut of from rs, which,
a time lie tins, we can Ill spare; and we there
e appeal 20 cur resders here to continue to afford
that eucours cement an1 support which they
re here stofore so warmly and generously accord
Us.
6 is also proper for Us to say, in this connection,
: the course which despOtic and foresWorn
minis -atiO1 has pursued towards US viii not IN
slightest degree Influence our conduct. As we
Re yi5tzted 10 law, we afford to dispose Mr..
coins warnings OF menaces. We have but de-
led Cur own rights snd the hODCr and welfare
our stlte,' ,'lld We do not propose to cease to do