Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-26
perseuaI Observations the Northern
ana Southern Comic deraCy.

u,;,h,n the mast two weeks we have visited both
,bo Nortbern and Southern Confederacy. In the
Confederate States, and particularly at Aontgome-
~ we found great activity aud cool determination
in nrspsrng 20 maintain Southern Independence.
The greatest unanimity of sentiment and the most
pndoubted confidence in the sagae ty and bravery
Of their officials pervadcs the whole people. we
foupd no ing or discomfort but perfect concert
of feeling and Of action. Not only the Administers
tion; but the people seemed to be fully aroused 10
the inpoI lance of the duty they have undertaken
I, perform, and Of the trouble AMI dan-
ers which beset them, but fuiiy rely my
n ION the justice of their cause anu
,e wisdom of a experimenting Providence 'hey
are animated bv the same spirit that nerVed our
p volptioparv ancestors and entertain no fears OF
,ha rl,ino,a result. From Montgomery we has
tende 10 the Northern Confederacy, spenong snort
tim. In Indiana and Illinois. and thence proceered
70 Missouri. In Indiana and Illinois the war feel
ing is not only raging but intolerant. SuoJqgauon
of the South is the rniversal sentiment, and no man
dare express the slightest opposition to the policy
oF the LINCOLN Administration. Southern born
nen-sgme from Tennessee and some from Ken
tuckv-have. to our knowledge, been cOmpell>
C,S adherens to seek refuge in the States of their
neutrality Troops by the thousands are volun-
teerlng to march South. We saw not less than ten
thousand. Men and money seemed to he abunant
for the purposes of subjugation. The great body
of tie troops are of the lower class Of foreigners.
The Northern Illinois troops will utterly disregard
all the rules of civilized warfare Abolition preach
ers are engaged in preaching abolition sermons to
the enrolled. The troops from Southern Illinois
and Indiana will be actuated by less barbarous mo-
tives in their war upon the South. The Governor
of Illinois has taken control of the Illinois Central
Railroad for the transportation of troops,
subsistence and munitions Of war. Thous
ands of their soldiers have already been
concentrated at Cairo. who are now engaged
il fortiluing that place as to command both the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. and form base fol
future operations in the valley of the Mississippi.
In ST. Louis. it is feared that the Black Republi
cans, under the lead of FRANCIS p. BLAIR, have the
sscendancy. but the Southern men are firm in Their
determination 20 stand by the South. Outside of St
Louis the Southern feeling decidedly in the ascen
d ant and enthusiastic in expressions of sym
patty and cooperation with the Southern States
Flags of the Confederate States have been raised in
all the interior towns, and the people Of Missouri
are determined to wheel into line in defence Of
Southern rights and Southern honor. The doctrine
of armed neutrality finds but few advocates or
friends The good and true men will not stand with
folded arms while the countless hordes OF FanatI'
cism are marching upon the few but gallant defend
ers Of the great principles Of constitutional govern
ment which the LINCOLN despotism is now endea'
voring to subyert The sympathies, the interests
and the arms of Missouri will be found on the side
of the smaller party in this bloody contest