Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-15

nle. THE design Of the writer,7 ssys the memoirs
Hse' Is to bring the credit and fame of this Coy
eFnIent into disrepute in foreign coUutriesH This
: We enarge ln baselessness and absurdfty it
seAnus Oh par with those which have been sucees
sIvely msde against the Eooiisb C2overDnene s5
people since the beginning of the war and s.,cc--
sively refutsd and forgotten. :,
Inc real truth ls that the Americans are sors. a
the description which our Correspondent gavs ~
the fight from Bull Run. It was tie sim-e s,o-S
OF that unhappy affair which reused the snOa- ~ =
section Of the American public is of iitfls,s.
to say that the narrative Of our Correspondents Vs.
nothing more than was published over and over
again IN the American papers. Partly On account
OF the truthfuness and power Of the storv III.
parity on account of its be1g brought back 10 the
otate alter the first excitement, had passeI awav
and when the Northern people had become song
"hdt ashamed CT their own osteatatiOus sslf-absse
ment and nervous Gs 70 the effect hkelv to Be Drpr
dueed abroad, the account of the fghs given ~b,,
our correspondent made great sensation in Arnss.
lea, and was probably read BY Mr. Sc ward hirnseIF
IN spite OF his arduOus and ineessant duties Tr,s
eommsnts Of European society added to The
0lSVerness win which the narrative vRs racniv,-4
Slnce that time our correspondent has been r,arl
tOr tne amnesty Of a sectisu of the american
public, and as it was impossible 70 ouarrsi wiz
MN for writing what was notorious to the whole
word, subsequent communications Of no partisu-
lar import2ncs have been pitched upon as trea-
sona6le, and showing design to degrade and yiify
the American Government
Stlu, We trust in the good sense of Americans and
oeheye that these accusatiOns will be soon forgot
% %Ien, Oor correspondent IS only going through an
orueal similar TO that Of the CrimeEn war When
England, after forty years of peace sent an iI-or~
gsnizsd army 10 combat one Of the great military
Powers, these were failures humilisting to the ma
tlonsl pride, and particularly CALLING from the fact
mat they were quite unlocked for bv nm blfc vhf.b
had but vague notion of warfare Our eorresDor.
lent wrote simple facts, but these being made the
'uoJect OF sharp comment at home, be was held "a
lponsl0le 0y authorities and powers OF all sOrts
ind came IN for just the same kind Of vituperason
Is We now have from across the Atlantic. But soon
change came. Even before the Russian war waS
'Ver, all idea Of expelng correspondents from camp
lad passed away. There was something to praise
Ind, from the General to the drummer, everybody
was glad to be praised. Since then unhappily wGr
las hardly ceased Ia the old hemisphere. The soc
lal correspondent has become 4 regular part of an
xpedltOnary force. The gentleman with whom
ne Americans sre now 50 dissatisfied went through
ne Indian war wlthth favor not only Of the pub
&c, but Of the highest military authorities
The expeditions to China have been similarly de-
crloed. Although we held an independent position
the Italian war a correspondent was writing to
$ from the French camp the whole time, with the
III sanction of the EnperO" and his Generals. To
1eh an extent had this courtesy been carried that
Ihen truth has compelled to speak hardly Of the
lng OF Naples and other princely delinquents, il
as also made Us reflect that, after all, despOtism
sts bounds to its passions, and allows the material
which nOsuLe crlUclsmS are based to be furnished
y writer's living freely within Its own frontiers
re the Americans prepared 20 do what Austria
ID turkey and Naples and Spain-What the mRrti-
et Generals cs the continental powers have never
fought Of dong WIZ they say that the news
iper correspondent may find welcome among all
e politicians and soldiers of the Old World but
at American affairs must not be described By
foreigner" under pain Of pupular Indignation?
leh supposition would be more " IRRESPONSIBLE
the honor of the Americans than any remarks
at could be made By the most partial correspond
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