Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-27

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GESTIEaE Having been IN the Conieuerase
States for several days, and having had freqrs:ns
opportunities of ascertaning the condition OF anss
here and che state of the public MIND y = my Rur
pose to give you faithful account OF things a. .s
are without any exagge-atiOn- have cohssrse
with many men who were the supporters OF Mr.
Bell in the last canvass, and who were among tne
warmest and most decided Union men IN sneee
States, and from them have endeaVorea q ascer-
tain the real condition OF pnDhc sentiment IA .ns
State and Alabama. If any people IN tennessee
have been led to believe that there Is any serious
division Of opinion IN these states they are most
eQreriously mistaken. do not suppose there ever
was as near unanimity on any subject among the
people there is in these States ia their determine
ton not submit TO Lincolna administration There
are some men here who say that if the Northern
States would 80 amend the Constitution Ct United
States TO secure al their rights then they would
be willing to reunite with the United States They
say that they are not willing to take anything
less on the slavery question than me Consutunon
Of the Confederate States and would not be in IA
vOr Of Union except upon the basis Of that Consti
tuition The amendments proposed by the Peace
| Conference would not begin TO satisfy the most
conservative men in the States. have not seen
man in favor OF the settlement proposed Dy sne
Peace Conference, they consider il an abandon
ment of all the rights of the South, in the Terrific
ries, and q concession on the part OF the south;
| The views have here given are those entertained
/ By those who were called Union men IN Alabama
and Mississippi, whilst there are many perhaps
majority of the people in both these states VINO
would NOT be willing TO reunite with the United
States, even if all these things were gran.eo os
cause, as they say, the guarantees, II oDlaineu,
would not be observed by the northern SlA.ss.
have heard snd seen enough e sstsiy me sal
q any q sns an sstsed he
demands of the Union men IN TINS S1ste sre sucn
/ that they viii never be granted oy tne northern
States, and if not they arc as much opposed e s0>
ing back into the Union IS te ua.ls
As evidence o. VIZ sae Y, PsDes
from this county mustered lhIo sersAct. he
Southern Avengers george q
Is composed ABOUT eQusIy " prl1 snS
mani sThe soHthrnns,E eoAmsnntssa w nAb - =
Made gaisDt ohass :. s w.. w.. ord arr
ment at Monterrey andbuena VISA ana warm sap'
porter of Mr.. Bell is also composed % sTeeknfiess
and Bell men. The same u the case WIN tne otnes
two companies, The hangers cap.sn D D ANU
the "Prarie Guards, CePsaih nxlnssol .lss na. -.
entered the service None OF tnese conspanles A.e
on active duty, bHt they are ready 81 moments
warning There is ago company teFF y nv ovS
fifty-fiye yesrs of age, COMMANDED Ry Opi 1Ass y.
Bllups, life long Wing, VINO mas ueeH ns44e.sssL
/ member Of the Legislature from tnls cvAn1y' sne
who Is man of great wealth ana q unnophaea per
sousl popularity and influence. The rife company
of this Mace has not yet been mustered INTO ser
vice but ia ready to go whenever II becomes
necessary, and is one of the handsomess ana pess
drilled companies IN the Sbate, anu inoss VI s.e
members of the company were supporters OF Mr..
| Bell. mention these facts thus particularly to
show that there is no party feeling IN this move
| mept. / sincerely hope, in the disruption OF
Offices both civil and military, no regard viii pc
had 10 mans former politica opinions, but only
In his esnaeity and fitness for the position apd bis
dnvoton 10 the cause of the South. II party feeling
| is not laid ABIDE entirely it may embarrass the
| movement and endanger the Southern cause. 1hese
men are In earnest and ready, If necessary, 70
sacrifice their lives to maintain their independence
They do not dssire war In fact they wish to AVOID
II buf IL L e forced upon them. they are re9oy
and Willing TO meet It IS their fathers did In 1917
| and "a thew did in the Mexican war. They arp AZ
termined at the risk of everything, not to submit
10 BLACK Republican rule. Frequent inquiries are
| made as m Tennessee They feel deep interest
| IN +ba course which Tennessee may adopt and
IL 80 ss,, have not heard word of unkndness
..asd e,S;1st nnr STATE They sre sorry Tenpessee
SS ~ - 18th them but thew uake no complaints
20 bsr conrse They vet hope that their brethren
+; Tennessea and other border States win not long
roma;n With the Rack Republicans, but viii come
,v;,h tLs;r natural allies and friends.
The idea that military companies are kept up here
Co.. tho n,rnose of suppressing the Union sentiment
Z r;d;o1lo,,elv absurd. These companies are com.
1 s - r,en ,renu Of whom formerly belonged
| r .Ia Ir,;on nertv and are emphgtcally citizen
sold;o-s planters mechanics lawyers, merchants
nJ cIa,Ls al belong to these companies and all Of
than, volunteered their services will here men
49,; ~. foot thst there ia an artillery company here
consstng ensrely of mechanics, and it is said to DC