Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-26


LEI troops ara hurried into Eansssas, where thsrs
no prospect OF sfght until the reads get tettar.
Cougress and the Virginia Cou7solioa are both
n session. but neither the one nor ths other attras
much attention. people here are strangely given
up TO the pecuniary concerns Of the hour Is if the
war had been sent by Providenee to facilitate mons
sy-uaking.. Our preachers, on Fast Day, claimed
too much fesr, when they asserted that war d.
nilished MammOn worship.
The Convention has commenced the systern Of
holding secret sessions and it is thought Congress
win follow suit. Much idle speech making may thus
be saved, but at the same tins the people viii be
kept in the dark as to many matters Of which they
ought to be cognisanE
There is manifest determination on the part Of
our influential men to put Virginia in the same
wise course which Tennessee has adopted-that.
namely, Of preparing Cor separate State defence
over and above the assistance rendered BY the Con
federate Government This is judicious in any
event. and especially SO IN view Of the possibility
of the Governments falling some day into the hands
of AZ Executive who may consider himself the
greatest, bravest, wisest and best of mankind Not
that there is so much immediate danger, but that it
is well to look ahead. State rights must not suffer
We could hear with some patience the frantic /
ground and lofty tumblngs Of the Northern
Chinese over the Affairs at Port Roya1. if we could
be assured that our rulers would DO something to 4
put stop to future operations of Like character
But the intentions Of the Cabinet are wrapped in 4
an impenetable cloud Of mystery. How the Yam
KEGS viii glory over the capture of MAsoS and Sill,
DELL, and particularly over the former, who has
long been the special object of their hatred would
not be at all surprised to hear Of them exhibiting
him in an iron cage throughout the length and
breath Of Lincolndom.
Thirty prisoners from Ceutreyille, aud forty odd
tories from Western Virginia, have arrived here
within the past day or two. Our prisons are so
ylutted with these dirty, hungry cattle, that we
hall soon send six hundred Of them TO Alabama.
Unless LINCOLN speedily consents to an exchange '
he is feeling his way very sneakingy. the South
will be overrun with Northern verniu. d
1t IS painful to hear men talk Of the State Of
hings on the Peninsula. They accuse M1GRsDER.
lot only Of inebriety but OF ewdness, and account
or the position Of certain staff officers, by the fact
has their better halves accompany them and re- Is
ide near Head Quarters. This is doubtless, a /.
mere unjust and unfounded conjecture yet it can
lot be denied that MAGRUDER has exhibited sn in
ecision, il giving orders and Immediately counter
nGnding them, in marching his troops long distan-
es and apparently for no purpose, and in falling to
svise or execute any defnits system of defences c
which proves his unhtness for the high and respeeti
lie command he new holds Unlike the Yankees, we (;
ave ofar been abletO get along without cashier
ng, relieving supervising any general officer but
must ere long come to this. an Of Generals can
lot be perfect. n
OF local news there is but small stock on board
eople complain nightly of the high price of every
hing to eat to drink, or to wear, and the odor of
Osrding house butter grows daily more and more Il
Unavoidable. 1 have heard Of butter that was :;
-rOng enough to pull in shafts. Houses for rent q
: sae are IN great demand. The corporation is Z Z
Tollen Ike that of an alderman after big dinner
would split its waistcoar if it had one. We have v
I'D recently number of remarkable matrimonial 7,
liances. Last week, the most beautiful girl in
'wn married whoever with eight children, some
them grown. /.
On the day this wedding took place man of so A
arried to the altar miss Of L summers Mr. ),
Black Diamonds" POLLARD ore Of the editors Of e
lie Examine is among the list of hymsneaI victims a
'me of these marriages took psc, in church, and =
ere attended with very noisy and very ludicrOus
Il is said that when the old man,
enioned above salussd his bride, the whole con- re
tgstisn shouted, and the boys poured perfect 4
Ill storm Of peanut hus on the bald sconee of the
'ed groom. Richmond is evidently rottening rap a
iy. PARKE. Pi