Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-28
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Virginia Soil Inyaded---onward, The
Tramp OF War.-.ssLes is Resouud
Throughout the Land,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nay Is, 1861.
Dear Friends: 1T is now 81 o'clock in the morn
ing. and my blood has been boiling with indignation
and rage for three hours, and God helping me. I
will try to discharge my share of duty In the pres
ent conflict. The soil of the Old Dominion, our
beloved mother, has been invaded. and the bowling
and hated hordes are threatening to march onward.
JACKSON, one of the brayest of the brave has fallen,
after accomplishing feat worthy of the man, and
all honor among Southern patriots. He fell with
feet to the invading foe but with well aimed shot,
brought down the commanding officer / must be
allowed to request you to insert in the Union Amer
lean the following editorial taken from this mornings
Mercury 1t is an effort worthy of the editor, and
its eloquence must stir the breast of every true
Southerner
GREAT NEws-BELLA, HoRRlDA BELLA
Our Geographic dispatches come ladened with
news of mou. entous import. The heart beats high,
for war has commenced IN Virginia Alexandria
is lost, Hampton is occupied, and the is
We would not have had it delayed for day. Let
the Inarcn OF war De onward. Let the tramp re-
sound for the thunder of his tread proclaims the
eternal independence Of the great Conservative
Southern Slave Republic. Fling high the Cap of
Liberty, and God speed the Old Dominion! Regen-
crate, and dienthraed from the political vassaage
TO the brutal mobocracy under hch she has SO
long been held as under opiate drug, again the
old State of the cavalier blood has reused her ir
her pride to shield her honor with her breast
Let the blow come aud let it cleave the Continent
of America, as with cimetar from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
War has commenced the soil of Virginia has been
invaded and occupied by rufian horde and, if we
mistake not the stuff of which southern men are
made, that blow has at last been struck which shall
peal like the lightning of heaven over thevast forest
through the millions Of burning hearts at the South
Not SO much that Virginia has been outraged /; not
that Alexandria has been OVerrun; not that Hampton
is occupied but that of those deeds OF hero
ism has been performed. which paints the pages OF
history in light bring back the days OF noble chiv-
airy. and spread glory over the escutheon OF the
Mother State. The deed of patriotism, performed
by Jackson has stained for the first time the Stars
and Bars" of the Confederate Flag with blood-and
that blood worthy of true Southern heart-the
blood of a martyr and hero Upon his own hearth
he fell arms in hand, dealing death to the lnsulter
| of that fsg-one man against thousand murder
ers. He fell hewed to pieces by the rabble horde.
But his spirit will live-wil live upon the storm
| aud like the hurricane of the South. Will sweep
from the uttermOst shores of the Gulf TO the rug
crd mountain peaks of the North 1t will soar over
the field of bloody battle to come, and shrek aloud
for vengeance, amidst carnage. 1t shall rush forth
! in the booming of every cannon and shall CLEAN IN
! the fash of every Southern blade. And it will i've
too, in times to come, when the smoke OF battle
| shall have passed away, and the memory OF blood
| shah have almost been forgotten. The name OF
jackson shall be enshrine1 10 the heart OF Virginia,
/ as the name of Jasper in South Caroliua, and re-
| corded upon the brightest pages of her history
His death is victery won, and his name should be
| Inscribed in monumental marble, by the side OF
| Virginia s worthiest sons.
| l am panied about three times week at the
failure of the Nashville mails. Why we have not
and we do not at present receive regular mails
from Nashville, is astonishing and very provoking
| would with great earnestness commend to the
attention of every Tennessean, the Report OF the
Committee on Foreign Affairs" 1t is a mastery
vindication of the action taken by the Southern
States, and must exert salutary influence upor
every intelligent citizen of Tennessee at this impor
tant peri i. hope the report will be published II
every paper in the State and the widest possible
circulation given to it at once It 49, in my humble
opinion the most important and valuable State pa
per that has been written and published during
many years, and ought to be in every readers hand
As Virginia has ratified the secession ordinance
of her Convention, by such an Overwhelming major
ity, doubtless and the North Carolina Convention
has passed ike ordinance so unanimously, WI
hope and trust that Tennessee will not be less untet
in the greatest movement of the age. The indePen
dence now to be achieved will be more gloriou
and more permanent. Tennesseans now see Wit
are their true friends-friends who are ready t
sacrifice their all upon the affairs of their country
rights. Friends who willing to face any fo
who dares to invade the hearth-stones of thei
fathers and mothers, and drive them back by TIL
power of their invincible arms and dauEtless spir
its. Separation" What native born Tennessea
can consent to remain longer III union with sucl
fiendish rakes. trust there none, and that til
Separation" ticket will be overwhelmingly sustain
ed.
Butter, bacon, -four, de-, &C., from Tennessee ha
supplied our rather scant market, and Is command
ing good prices. Let every farmer give NOR
attention to the preparation and preservation
these staple articles. especially butter. The cit
zens of Bedford and Lincoln counties could suppl
Charleston and Savannah with butter equal in ever
respect to any in use, and l would appeal to tn
citizens of these counties to turn their attention
the subject and have their butter put up especial
for these markets. They can realize from 20 to
cents per pound for good article at their own de
pots, which is a paying price. Onions, potatoes
peas beans &C. will all find ready sale, and at goo
prices during the year and at all future time Mon
anon. Truly, &C., KEMP.