Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-12

Lincoln and his followers To hear the rabid war
advocating men talk in the streets, one would think
the conquest of the Slave states was only sort Of
sixtv or ninety days, by the day Congress meets
in Inlv In that time they say they will starve out
the South By embargoes. and whip them into the
ITnion by invasion. And that it will in that time be
Glad to come back and resume its trade with the
North Those, who thus speak, take it, labor under
the greatest deusion with regard to the South The
North may establish, if twill military despotsm.
and if they choose, convert Lincoln, from TEMPO
rary into permanent Dictator, vet no one who
knows any thing of the South can for one moment.
believe that it will ever submit to any such tvran
ny. The North proposes TO Virginia under the
pretense that there is large Union party IN that
State, ready when the light OF Lincolns countenance
is shed upon them, to rise up, and put down the
Seeessionist or States Right party. To hold Mary
land and support "SQuatter" Yankee population.
in authority, Union men, will require some 30 GOo
troops This being the case, how many will it take
to hold Virginia and support similar set of souat
tiers and southern traitors authority over the ma
jority Of States right men? Other slave States to
be held In similar manner would require not less,
probably, than $4,000 each. Under these circum-
stances is difficult to understand how these States
are to be coerced and afterwards held as conquered
provinces. Lincoln aims to have some 40 600 to
10000 men stationed in Washington called there
under the pretence that the Capitol was to be at
tackled. When Congress comes together it will have
to set surrounded by great army of bayonets:
when Lincoln can dictate his own terms to them
and make them grant such supplies and pass such
laws as he may choose to demand By invading
Virginia he precipitates war. The Potomac" The
Ribicond" of Mason and Dixon's ne-is to be passed
and "1he Old Dominion" the mother of States and
of statesmen patriots, and heroes is 20 be invaded
and subiugated, and by whom? By burglars thieves.
cut-throats and escaped convcts of all nationaties,
subsidized and organized under the auspices of a
lawless and constitution breaking Government.
Even the English Regiment has been organized, the
members of which still owe allegiance to the Queen
of England. To apply test oaths to these would
make them commit perjury. Hence the American
citizen soldiery be made take the test OATH
when these unnaturahzed subjects of Queen Victo-
ria not to take the OATH They also drumming
up Hungarians and Frenchmen to fight against the
South Troops are mastering (that is chiefly raw re-
cruits) and leaving daily. The regiments formed and
forming are to embrace number composed of raw
recruits, dressed in silly Turkish Arab rig and
known as "ZJudUes." They will be found more for
mldable in appearance than in reality. Many per-
sons comprising them are mere inexperienced boys
between the ages of fifteen and twenty, taken at
random from counting rooms and the various tradest
Col. Duryee, formerly colonel of the Seventh
Regiment, is forming of this class. Another is
TO camp at Sandy Hook, and Ellswor has reached
Washington and according 10 accounts is to be the
first to invade Virginia by marching into Alexan-
dria. His command contains large number of the
ready given evidence of INSTRUMENTATION quite un-
satisfactory to their Republican Abolit:onst COM
mauder.
Yesterday being the Sabbath, large majority of
the entire clergy of the city preached in favor of
furious, uncompromising war against the South.
The stripes, to say nothing of the stars have been
unfurled from nearly every church steeple in the
city.
The only clergymen, SO far as l can learn, who
have abstained from exciting the people to civil
and boodshed, are those of the Catholic faith.
1t is true that few ministers in other denomina-
tons, here and there, also abstain from a similar
course, but large number of them deliver infiama-
tory sermons against the South and boldly Justify
civil war TO the bitter end.
This is what is known as anniversary week, which
attracts much less attention than usual. consid-
cradle number of gentlemen are seen about the
streets in black with white chokers, majority of
whom sympathize with Lincoln's unrighteous, I'M
constitutional war, and no doubt many of them say
long prayers in Its behalf.
Garrison, Philips 4 Co., have declared, that they
do not intend to hold their usual anniversary this
year. the work has been fully taken out of their
hands by Lincolns Government, and that he is con-
Veying it on sublime manner, and they do not
wish to do anything to mar it. Louis Tappan, of
the Anti-Slavery Standard, and President of what
he calls the Ahti-Slavery Society. has not spoken
yet. suppose il WILL as usual. The collections at
this anniversary promise to be very slim. The war
collections seem to have the precedence.
The feeling towards men of southern birth, though
less violent than it was week or two since, has
not subsidized.
About ten or twelve days since, Mr.. Goodwin
from Mississippi came on here with $4,000 to pay
some Railroad, in which he was interested, and
also with some money to pay interest on some trust
funds. II. put up at the ST. Nicholas Hotel. Mr..
Dehoe, Treasurer of the Union defense committee,
accused him of being spy, ard had him arrested.
His trunk was seized ana carried before Gen. Wool,
brO Is
nothing found wrong. The case was hushed up
and kept out of the papers.
A commission merchant, who is a native of Vir-
gina, residing in Brooklyn during his absence one
evening, had his house visited by q mob. His wife
was alone with her children when she was compell-
ed to put out flag which her children happened
to have plaything. And it is still unsafe for
man to openly criticise LGcolns acts question
the wisdom of his course. How long this terrorism
is to last, no one can tell.
Trade in all branches, except in those from which
are derived the materials for fitting out soldiers for
the civil war, is exceedingly dull Every week
brings with 1t large number of failures, chiefly
the dry goods peoples and if the civil war continues
matters will constantly grow worse.
Much anxiety is felt to hear more fully and def
nitely from France and Eugland. So far, nothing
decisive has come to hand showing what course
France and England may adopt IN regard to our
blockade and internal civil war. The opinion pre-
walls that they will not recognize the blockade uu
ment possesses the power to render it.
On Sunday last paid a visit to peaceful and
quiet city. Known as The city Of the Dead" or
otherwise as Greenwood Cemetary. No ''irrepressi-
bic conflict" existed there, No tread of soldiers
were heard or sermons urging to bloody civil war.
The chirping of few birds amidst the grove of
trees afforded the only sound of life; ali was a
scene of lonely quietude. Amidst its marble monu-
ments reared by the hands of affection, or by the
influence of wealth. as well as among the humble
resting places of the forgotten dead, silence and
solitude reigned supreme. The scene so sacred to
the bones of the departed, preached a sermon more
solemny impressive than any uttered beneath the
Gothic arches of the most gorgeous edifces ever
reared by the hands of manufacturing lesson of
humanity and peace, and of utter dependence upon,
and submission to the will of alWise Providence,
never to be forgotten.
These impressions, inspired by visit TO Green
WOOD, ION quiet Sabbath afternoon, wereIthe more
striking from the strong contrast they awakened.
| had heard sermon i'll the morning from an Epis-
cOpal minister, the Rev. DR.. Chauncy. which was
earnest in favor # civil war. He said verse evils
existed than civil war, one ofwhich anarchy at
the South, which was to be put down by the sword.
welded by all the powers of Government, the
Reverend gentlemen seemed to wholly ignore the
saying of Christ on the mount Biested are Peace
Makers for they are the children Of God! :"
Then the converse of the sentiment must mean,
that those, including many clergymen of this mans
over ZEAL who stir up strife and bloodshed must be
the "cLidren Of the deUil.' In reaching Greenwood,
had quit noisy city. in which troops were
marching to and fro with flags flying, accompanied
with martial music, preparing to invade the South,
md engage in bloody strife with their brethren,
who have never harmed them, and who only plead
for liberty and to be let alone and to live in
peace In this "ciy Of The dead" all was hushed.
In it ambition had resting place, while the strife
,ngenderers had no voice-the shedders of frater
lal blood no weapons and martial men reposed in
perpetual silence, shoFn of all human strength and
If all power again to prey upon their brethren
m field of slaughter.
! noticed a handsome Granite Oblisk erected
,ver the grave of the Honorable Dixon II.
Iewis, of Alabama, his simple epitaph states
hat he born in Georgia, August 18th,
8O2 and died in New York, October 18th. lS48 ;
hat he served three years in Alabama Legislature,
md eighteen years in Congress from that State
md testfes truly to his ability and integrity of
character
Tammany Hall, which could never preserve its
'wn union, has stretched piece of white canvass
cross the front and painted in large black letters
The Union must and shall be preserved" Above it
hey have hoisted ghostlooking likeness of Gene
ol shaded off with lauD-hlepk Daint His |