Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-15
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! True 20 their old policy. the Northern Journals
nov IlboHkard % esuDteract tae damaging impress
| ST IA produced abTOsd b. tIe terg.l.s defeat wLIci
their vauHted "Grand Army sustained AZ Manassas
Z Gap Junction. Having evidently fer Cu-s spoken
the truth under the influence of surprise au terror
I great pains sre row taken % hide As far T-ssr
b.e tie extent gf tle disaster IT. aI ui frr EFI-
sand, their teegrsThic reports reduce the less %
/ oaly from enc huudrJ 70 = Thousand. O. pretty
wide margin. Is must b confessed , wh4ie tie 'iHI
m-nse nan-er oil prisoners, the loss Of arms O.,
every kind. cannon, hcrses. *, frst reported %
have lile1 into the hands Ct the CoHteJersJes.
I striicUsly ignored.
! That the Northern prezs should seek 20 -inI-1ish
the vSlJry Of the enemy is perhaps not strange Gd-
lhsr !. should endeGvur - change the worlds clE~
teuDt 1t0 sympathy by relating mcusircus tales Of
Southern barB2rIty ard c0waEdly cruelty is really
infamous. Thus We read Of wounded Mgn. placed
ID tie shade by their comrades, being fired at by
the put suing ctrry: Of baycnets and knives stuck
into the breasts IF a. in soldiers; Of heads severed
from ths bolles and usae b. way ct amusement as
fo0s balls Ci scliIEg Hospitals on IRE ana roasting
the wounded alive, aII other s-sl4-3ry Incredible
as-gCItIas.
Such cl a-gss. we re9eat. can oulrrCfeCt Cizgrace
u-oa those wh7preieT them th,usl Gey aTe only
OF piece Ei.h the geIerei tenor or tie FiA:yiag
ulicv pursued by the NGT-L towards t-e South. Iu
D.s-s-f ard chiT2lrY the C11t-deri-5s izr excel
i..lE 1t8g0n5ts AMI such traits ere never stained
y
chs-zc'cr a. without PARALLEL IN she history ol
m1Lefl warfare. for even the C1WGrt-y AeZl1sHs
were ash.uad % commit them and l5it TINS
nd Of work 10 TIE gusrrillas who hung round The
straggers in the rear OF the American armies under
Scott and Tay l0r.
The circulation of these SANDERS reminds US Of
the I,lqHs c7ursels lately rendered By the Deir,iJ
A{gTtssr. which prove nat the North ls far m0Ie
likely 70 p5rpetgaJ5 a:ts which disgrace a So1Iu
Sea Islander. This disgusting sheet actually aIE09
Gates tie huTis7 Of U0HlsE--as I.1y De seen trJm
tl5 following remarks
81. is msh time tor the Administration to adopt
some decisive and eEss-u2 measures TO cleanse
Washington 5f The i1taro1s gang Jt traitors VINO n
iCs that city. Every Department Of Government.
every LlteI and aimusr every private house IN
the City is pollUtsdfwith lie presence o. these
dlgradei wretches 5it.er ila.e or female. Many OK
them are acting rs spies ard others keep up treas
OnsbIe correspondence With tile enemy. through
their means the rebels leaders are kept thar
on ,diy p5lei To the number, s-gclstl. Y9slli.n
sud movements OF our trG1Ts. Every rem CT l,-
fjrralH,n that may be Of vstus IS r empty cons
muui,alel to them THIS IS done wit1 the utmost
mDuuily, ard chiefly tEEUagu tie AGENCY Of ieiaaie
sp.es-woman passing for l1i.isS in asnnslon- ana
niinri7a ,yIti al eiqss-s 0t society there iapeTs
and IugFs cit by rebel officers in t-er i'sG iroI1
C-atreli.c, pro ed that the reb-s bad 6lfn d' sed
OF oar ulrch to Manassas. Thus far TIE AlGills-
t-gtiou seems 10 have nI1le very little effort % md
Tire city 0f tr5-a spies G1i traitors livery u-sn IN
TIE Lep7Htllelt fgJIi {, lave 55en II correspond
uuce gyl.h he r- J-s. zId every spy cgt -sjs '.e
eIr,fff ,-.r. m n MS ~ Be.rcqad, should Be
hyar r-rla.t ~sru1~se The country has already suit
fsrgd TOO mach from these base wretce-s O. lIls
ticlr Fl ygas brought to,sn end. fJe pu5Ac safety
requires it |aliirg tU. tie summary execution ON
Tie galovs Of every such traitor ard spy "l3 may
be err,s s,-d " Ia acclm 5.ish the object. II ths
Administration llngsr Des3ces tiIs pfee3uttqn, %
viii be. held r-spors J,s for jus C5EE-q -queUc5s-
We have no dub. that tae I1cu Who Josk ;hSir
heels 80 ..J-att ans Rla' (tHc ne~ name for Luits
I.uo) age Just ti heroes to hang Southern WoEi1n
This would be- lr iaors safe than % lace tAeir nus
bands ald brothers