Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-28

Her brother recpgaizsf brr d rtsng Fer
ward but repulsed by the guard. each pre-
cIous moment Threatened TO sever them. per-
hxps, forever, who can Judge of the agony ut
The poor stricken sisterlr Some of the BY
ISLANDERS. becoming interested in the scene.
used their Influence to permit message to
be conveyed to the prisoner. "Ohi is there
anything can do Tor him. anything be
wants." she exclaimed. But the want OF
the prisoner were few. With loss of liberty.
what else could avail him. take him this. y
said she, sit is all have in the world" And
she handed a small, a very small packet So
they passed to the prisoner a few dollar bills,
with some small change, not knowing whether
the poor boy would ever find any need Tor
IL, or an opportunity of spending it.
Soon The cars were ready. Open cars. with
seats arranged upon them, and boarding
round the edge for security. He took bis seat
with the rest, in full view of bis sobb'ng sis
ter, and the cars began to slowly move
With an Irresistible impulse she darted for
ward sympathy governed stronger than law
the crowd who were watching the departure;
an opening was made through the guard. AMI
she reached his hand. One grasp, so firm, 20
tight. was fastened upon the hand that she
was drawn along the track. as the quicken
ing motion of the engine was bearing her
long absent brother yet further from her
presence, and not until her arm w is well nigh
strained from her body, AID the poor pri<o
ner, as be leaned himself towards her, WAS III
danger of being dragged from the car, could
that long. loving grasp be loosened.
If Lincoln aud his war advisers could but
| have witnessed this heart-rending scene, and
| did they but reflect that thousands. and ten
| thousands of their countrymen and ours are
daily suffering sorrows such as these, and
| even worse bereavements, must they not
| pause and question the fanaticism that is now
| urging them on, and that incongruous '.phi
lanthropy" which they are straiuing al
excuse for fighting?
We would strongly urge the organic alton
| of local vigilance committees along the Con
| federate States border, particularly in the di
rection of Winchester, Virginia, aud Nah
| vile, Tenn, as valuable and appropriate
| auxiliary to the Government in interceptins
| refugees and suspicious emigrant5 on the
routes to the North. The present reformed
and vigilant management of the passport of
| flee, under the at once courteous and hru
superintendent of Mr.. Jones, of the Wal
Department, in subjecting them to the discre
| ton of the general commanding officers on
| the border, shows the appreciation, on the
part of the Government, OF the strictest ne
cessity of closing all communications with
| the North. The assistance of the vIgllance
| OF the people especially on routes of travel
not common thorOuyhfares, is very lmportan
/ to the Government in the accomplishment ol
| its purpose, and should be promptly render
ed at all available points.
| In connection with some references We
| have made to the religious concerns OF ouI
brave army, it is due to notice the excellent
| organization and benefceut employment oil
! the Evangelical Tract Society OF Petersburg
| Virc inia In the formation of this Society
the Christians of Petersburg of all evangeli-
| cal denominations have united to lay their
offerings OF piety upon the altar OF their
country Th Society was organized on the
10th day of July last. Since then it has is
sued seventy different tracts for the army,
amounting 10 nearly four hundred thousand
pages.
We are pleased to learn that another facto-
nv has Just been started at Wilmington.
North Carolina, under the direction OF Col.
Estvan for the manufacture OF swords and
muskets. a mill and fine water-power are
ali eady in play, and number of workmen
from here have been sent down to commence
operations.
We are satisfied that the statement of a di-
vergence of views among the members of the
Government upon the mode Of prosecuting
the war is entirely incorrect.