Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-10

CHARLESTON. 5. G., March 5fn looi-
There has been G very manifest increase Of pubic
indignation in our city since yesterday about =
o'clock About that hour the wires began 70 furnish
us with the news from Washington, which induced
hundreds of anxious persons to assemble ~ tne
Mercury and Courier bulletins. 1t is never very satis
factory 10 read any important news IN such press,
thouoh the crowd was endured on yesterday and
more than a column of the Inaugural read Dy naf
mast tve o'clock. Recent developments had induced
-, % lower o,,r standard of expectation, and conse-
,,o.,,, .,aro WAS no lookout for anything but the
~. 80 te tirst official speech of the GREELEY Pres
;aan+ II was very evident he was speaking, or at
10 sneak for the satisfaction Of the conflict
no nsytes and would not satisfy either, fully. We
confess that something more definite was anticipated
from him-that the line of policy which he had
marked out would define more explicitly the peace
ful declarations of his premier.
Before breakfast, this morning, the whole docu-
ment was carefully read, and during the day por-
tons of it reread and we are yet in doubt and gloom
as to its true purport. Whether it foreshadowed
that our ports soon to be beckaded is not per.
fectly clear though some think it is, and that the
day is not distant when we shall have numerous
visitors lowering along our water gate-ways Should
the collection of customs be thus attempted, there
win be somebody hurt. The thing cannot and viii
not be tolerated Is there a sane man, North OF
South; who does not know that such an attempt q
coercion, and must lead to the most serious result
We drop the curtain at this point and leave the
discussion of the merits of the inaugural to other
pens.
The business duties of the day were attended to
( nc usual. with some slight variations. Unlimited
confidence is reposed in our President and his Cali
net. as well as the Commander-inChief of our miii
tary forces. Gen. BEAUKEGARD. Gen. B. is yet in the
CITY, and has inspected all the Notifications recently
erected in our harbor and has, learn, expressed
surprise at the large amount Of work done in sc
short time, and ts;.s very formidable appearances
of the new batteries.
Though business was prosecuted as usual IN
measure, yet there was an unsettled, unsatisfactory
state of the public mind. Peaceful adjustments has
been promised and the credulous, at least, looked
for such declarations to be officially made, and al
early restoration of partial confidence to be restored
to say the least.
We close our evenings letter and will add few
lines after the mornings news is digested.
! WEDNESDAY Morning. March 6 "A sudden chang
in the direction and temperature of the atmosphere
caused our thermometers to indicate about 20 de
grees colder this morning than last evening, and W.
| are again forced to reskinde our discarded fires
| Though the morning is bright and cheerful, yet
small fire is an agreeable companion.
The forebodings of yesterday are but too plainl,
and sadly evident from the news of this morning
Ny first thoughts on reading the Washington news
| Xba tuda mn
What will she do now? Mr.. BELL now advise
Tennessee to prepare for war as the surest mean
of preventing it, Others in high position advis
the same course. But how can Tennessee do an
hing now but submit quietly to the rule of AND
JOHNSON and ABE LINCOLN. VIII an ertrdordinar
session of her Legislature be again called? i
Tennessee stick to her platform, and tough it out
she will find out that the country IS IN crisis
that somebody Is h,gt-that the great excitement
any thing else than artificial"
Not many weeks will pass before she will realiz
the very awkward position in which she has piace'
herself if the new regime is carried out as now In
Dictated. VIII she respond TO the call which ma.
be made on her for men and money to "execut
the laws?n Can it be possible that Tennesseans ar
so far unmindful of their true interest," as to rende
the least countenance or assistance to those 10
whom they cannot entertain the slightest respec'
Even Mr. BATES says that Mr.. LINCOLN intends to Sc
on foot at an early period, measures for coercion
and what can Tennessee do when the conflict CONES
We shall see-but will express the hope that sh
will at last decide to unite with her true friends
rather than remain with her present northeFa IA
natical allies.
Stormy times may be nearer at hand than W
were inclined to previously hope Come what may
we are an independent Contederacy' anG VIII sIah'
by it and defend it to the btterest end
The Commissioners from the Confederate state
will soon test the question of our recognition, ate
which things will not remain long in doubt
The resignation of Major ANDERSON has been ~
mored in the city, and we see the same conlectur
is in Washington, but nothing is known satisfaction
" unon the subject Yours, &C.,
KEMP