The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-13

The Nashville tTenn.I ULton. Of the 7'h
inst, has the 70 lowing editorial in reft rer "a
| TO the arrest Of this Individual:
Information off au he ,'sc character ~ea6 h.
| ed this ci.y yesterday, that Thomas Il Net.
| son, OF Washt' gton county, was ARE. sed IN
Lee county Virginia. on the At ernoon II tho
4th iHst He was taker to Cun berisnd Gap
and thence sent TO Ahirgdon, Va under
sscorf OF stvty men Mel on was supI9td 10
b. making his way TO Wsshu gtou City. for
the urpose OF claiming q seat in the Re de,cl
| Congress, whi h has waged and IS now prose-
cut ng war OF plaudsr ant sa' iDa,.on
| aaainst the Confederate States. He has ira
| Yer sed the noun Guns and valleys OF Efst Ten.
n s. GO. pleaching rebeilf u and var AK gainst 'he
State Of Tennessee, aud II fl lmirg the minds
| OF tha patriotic people OF that section against
their be hren and the Soutn j'yins "a. AZ
most degree OF treedt n IN uttefinx sbt aai
treas ona0ls sentiments He has coun unseiied GIs
| tellow-ci, Ms freely to take up a. ms against
| the Cover ment of their stare, ard ,hus to cut
{ II the NJ d lie and Wes ern porto Of the
Seste from communication with rh- Capital IF
| tha Conftde ate STATES. The highest dtgree OK
forbearapc~ has been uniformly exercised TO-
wards him by the au hortriss CT ths SAFE.
trusting that ne would use before De- MADE
the aNIu' leap into overt treas"n He has
been pe, mi tied TO iss IA his summons for q
baliious AID treasonabi- c INVENTION 10 meet at
Kingston, without even comment upon his
course
| But farhearance hos ceased TO be virtue In
deaiirg with such corrupt md ambitious nlen.
The time has arrived when they must lie
checked in the iT oD ward CD Ger of toryism
stead of learning wisdom from the tol, ria icn
and fol bearance wn ch have been exercised to-
wards hem, they have s. em.d { gather fire. h
aud ci y from the en- raaties that have teen
addressed to them. NJ staki' the mild mea-
sures that have been al pted towards thsm,
in the abundance OF moderation. tor tim.di y.
they have il creased IL cir holiness nj bus ed
The patience of the people By openly pro lam
ing their t., a soi able am and br weakly i'm
itafing the unnatural treer Of Pierpont and
Car,ils in Northwes ern V rgiaia. b lie wig
that they will be able 10 irvre a sim lar inva-
sion of our STATE, and ku ject the pc c-'ui
homes of ur ctzaus to b barbari'ies aud
outr tses OF a mercenary solCiery who have SO
'ar given to the country thr. ush v hiG u.y
hay passed the protection that vultnrss si' 9
to lambs.
Such has undoubtedly been the ntrocious
aim of Nelson and the other corspira,oTs
against The peace and IDtty of the 8 ate.
They have courted the penalties of treaeon
with a Heaven de,yirg hand which has px-
cited a hitherto pant-up : dignation that hss
at length burst out, and wiii never osase un-
u our State is freed fiom heir loathsome and
dangerous presence. or unl,l they suffer ti:a
peualties Of IN ir crimes They have brought
the country 10 this Issue and thay must DoH
de 1t. Ii they have supposed that the peo-
p e of Tennessee Will meekly and quiet SUI
fer them to cons u.aEr their ne lsh schep"a.
to have Their toroats and their firAsd
polluted nv LiEcoin's hir liz gs, then they
have reckJned withnut tn ir host Rather
4
| in the land tho Is detac I'D in plotting against
our hosen Government The time has er-
rived W. en- hey can no lnger aissuiSe the
sue they have invited. or shrink fiom the
whi lwind which they have sown. Thy
m ust row either submit TO the twice declared
will of the people Of Tenness~ e, or they must
rove themselves tories sud traitors, bear
ing all the infamy Of the assccation.
| and suble ting thsme elves TO the coGs-.
| qusncas OF their acts There is no longer any
| half way ground He that is not for US III
| his war OF p'under of our property. las legal
zed by the &C OF CO, q ca ton of ir vasiou OF
| our homes aad 6es 'ructinn OF our oesrast
| rights, is against rs We n no E.Lcey afford
| the lrxury of EOaIishuS in ( ur midst esia
! cIhstaratoTs, who wOuid welc aie he HssGssic
! aId INVADER IL on oar soil, and assist hin ~
| dTiviog the knife to orr bas1ms; ana who
| would gladly guide the enemy force thr, us9
the mountain passes, IA Flrg torirs d'u ~
| Rich Mountain 20 fai, urtnn our bcave voIuf-
| teers AID murder them ilher can va psr-
mic men To leave OR ) ate and sit In hie b
coun' IL st Washington upDD our ri b - VITA
| hose who send haDr cuEs with their army -
] manacle tins proud f'e ,nen OF The 4. uth, -
Confscats eur estates and doom. us To Il feicI $
| death. MOI MIR Nelson, and all like him.
| woul' co snit their own safety by grGc. I'll
! a, Z nascent in the ri Of the etria. Il.
| er y ise, hs con aiming indigna ton of a reopie
now thof oushly ~ ous ed will COL sign III m }
t. e Inerted Il Of those who would belIs
| their own nsi ghbors and coun tr, men.