Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-21

The contest win be. brief or prOtracted, in pro-
ort;on To the number of volunteers that are raised
for the war If the greater portion Of our present
armv. should be disbsnded at the close of twelve
months the Federal Despotism viii watch that OBJ
portunitv TO make bold and general movement
mon our lines, even if we should gain every vic
tory in the intermediate time. LINCOLN ia now
enlistipe his men for the war exclusively II he
sees that our volunteers are mustered in only
for twelve months, he will avail himself Of
the moment of our weakness to strike deei.
siye blow. He will even be induced to pro.
Tract the war on that ground and for that purpose
If, however, our volunteers come up periodically
and generously, and enter the service for three
years or the war, and we thus bring large army
into the field, who will have attained the discipline
and stesdiness of veterans, before the period for
disbanding the twelve months volunteers shall
arrive, it will constitute powerful motive to the
North to bring the war to q speedy termination
Unless very large force of permanent volunteers
shall be thus enlisted, shall find the ranks ofour
army thin, as the service of the present levy ex>
pires. We shall thus invite the enemy to prOtrsct
this unhoy contest and to await the period Of this
weakness for their attacks upon us. We can make
the war short by exhibiting an unfaltering deter
miuation to contest every inch Of ground, and with
every arm in the COnfederacy that be raised to
strike foe. We should stand upon our arms, while
there is foe threatening our rights and indepen-
dence in the field
RWe consider it 81, time now, to invite Tennes-
seIns who were never appealed to in vain, when
their country needed their services, to respond to
the summons, to volunteer for the war. They will
be furnished with arms by the Confederate States,
whereas if they volunteer for twelve months, they
will be required to furnish their own arms. All
the Tennessee Regiments in the field, will go out of
service in about seven months from this period 1t
is time that we were filing up the ranks, prepars-
toy to their return to their homes. VIII VIC
see Tennessee unrepresented on the fields, to
which their country calls themH Will the Vol
unteer State be Inundated by the spectacle of the
army, of the Confederate States filed with the
brave sons of other States, while she shall not
be represented there! Mississippi has al
ready furnished eighteen Regiments for the
war. Her white population is far smaller
than ours. Tennessee has not yet sent
out one Regiment for the war. 1t is not because
the martial spirit of our people is below that
of our gallant sister But it is open to unfaVorsble
comment. The true reason is because, there IS
prejudice among the people against enlisting for
longer period than twelve months. But if the
honor and safety of our country require longer
enlistment, will the brave and ehivalrcus sons Of
Tennessee shrink from the sacrifice? When ty-
rants chains are being forged for them, will they
hesitate to give any period to their country, reces
sIry to resist his claims? We solemny believe that
if the Northern States could witness the enlistment
of large armies in the South everywhere, to serve
during the war, desp@ of succeeding in their
unholy purposes would seize upon them, and even
LINCOLN would begin to prepare for peace. Let US
then present this grand moral movement to the
world and show our enemies that neither QUE cOur-
age nor our patience are to be exhausted by their
perseverance, in Wronging u.s.