Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-04
For the Nashville Daily Patriot.
Some Things not as they ought to b

Some h1ngs not as they ought 10 De.
At the present time, our country is engag.
ed in an awful struggle for freedom and in,
dependence-it is struggle for everything
that we count dear upon earth. Our foe il
powerful one, in many respects, has decid,
eddy the advantage of us-they are more
numerous and more wealthy, as well as more
savage and barbarous. 1t will, therefore.
require our utmost efforts TO maintain our
cause. We should be united and harmoni.
Gus, in every respect. We should act in con-
cert-we should act as one man in defending
the common cause of our beloved country.
We have resources, which, if used with pru-
dence and economy, will enable us to sus-
stain the war as long as our enemy.
e Our means will necessarily be exhausting
as the war progresses, and this will tend to
increase the price of articlee used by those
who are fighting our battles. But is it wise
is it patriotic, for merchants, and others
who are in possession OF those articles, to ask
an exhorbitant price for them, merely because
they are in demand for the soldiers? This
looks like taking advantage of the country's
necessity meanness which no good man,
or true patriot should be guilty OF. 1t is not
expected that merchants should sell their ar
ticles as low as usual, provided they pnr-
chase them at advanced prices but in sell
ling them they should not charge more than
would be a moderate remuneration. No
doubt, there are hundreds in the North who
are enriching themselves ON this very princi-
pie; but / hope the people of the South are
possessed of more unselfish and patriotic
spirit Those who are not in the army, and
are not engaged personally in defending our
liberties, should remember that others are en-
gagged in the bloody combat, fighting for
their liberties, their lives, and their property,
and it would be cruel and unjust to take any
advantage of their necessities. But in every
country, thele are some who will not hesitate
to enrich themselves at the expense of 9TH
ers. Such should be carefully marked
and the finger of scorn forever after, point
ed at them. They are destitute of public
spirit and true patriotism--they would re-
joice at the calamities of war, for the selfish
purposes of increasing their own gains. Such
persons should be denounced as traitors to
their country, whatever their professions
may be.
Again there are some young, healthy, and
able bodied men, who will talk loud and long
in favor of Southern rights and privileges,
and denounce the Yankees as the Filest peo-
pie on earth, and say that no punishment is
too bad for them, and they hope the South
will succeed in chastising them yet, all their
zeal ends in falk-there is no action. They
like to see Others going to whip the Yankees
but they go not themselves. They have so
much important business on hands, that they
cannot leave home. Now if all should
plead this excuse, (and all have the same
rightly what would become of our country 7
Actions speak louder than cords. 1t man
has faith let him prove it by bis works.
This is time to try mems souls, and show
what stuff they are made Of. A man that
win bear his breast to the enemy's fire, is
worth ten thousand takers.
A man who will not fight for bis co9nfry'
does not deserve 70 live in it. ]. B. B.