Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-22

of the arrest Of g spy BY the forces IN Virginia.
There is also anoher class of bTNcoIN's emissariea
against whose depredatons the people of TIE South
ern States cannot be too vigilant: we alude 70 in
cerdiaries There is unnistakable evidence that
this species of warfare upon the South has been
inaugurated by the yandals who are in power at
Washington. They hope to make the incendiary's
tor Oh one of their most formidable weapons in the
war of sui jugat'on they are wagiDg against tie
South. Their probable plan of operation is to ser
spjes into the Southern States to search out Il
location Of our army stores or depots and our
manufacturing establishments THIS information
obtaiued the inceDdary out upon his mission
TO Law waste these indispensable auxiliares to our
defense. If he succeeds he is handsomely re-
vard d: but if be is captured his lifts of 70 value
not even to himself and the North is happily rid OF
snch a character. This may not be the plan of
operations but there are reasons to believe it is
and it behooyes the people Of the Southern States
to watch all suspicious characters with the utmost
vigilance.
Already we have had fires in Richmond and Mem
mis- which were beyond doubt, the work of in
cendiaries. which destroyed large amount Of val
rsbe property and stores The residences of
Ri, hops POLK and ELLIOTT, at Sewanee, in Franklin
county. The site of the University of the South
were recently burned down by an incendiary. A
Isrge and valuable paper mill at Athens Ca one of
the most extensive in the South, was set on fire by
an incendiary f. W weeks ago and totally destroyed
The foe ,uring mills in Log county, Ky. known
a. the Logan Mills" were destroyed by ie on the
18th irst, the work Of an incendiary. Here we
| have accounts of the burning OF number of dwell
ing houses aid barns in different portions of the
South. All these fires clearly the work of incen-
DIARIES involve loss of nearly or quite one million
dollars In addition to this, we have the burning
OF the armory at Haipers Ferry by the wanda Of
the Nor thern army, and the despicsble wretch who
applied the torch that fine property has been re-
wsrded by promotion at the hands Of LISC In.
Do not these facts clearly indicate the duty of the
Southern people to keep strict watch upon all
suspicious characters-men who come from the
North here withou' being able to show why and
for what they have come? Those who cannot give
satisfactory explanation, should be regarded and
treated as spies. The adoption of this policy VIII
suI,i ct honest high minded Northern men TO but
little inconvenience, and they will not regard it E
hardship.
The New Orleans P:cqyme of the Sth inst has
the following article in gard to the burning of the
! residences Of Bishops FOLK and ELLIOTT
We have been put in possession of certain facts
| which illustrate the spirit OF the warfare which
| Mr. Lincoln and his followers have inaugurated
| against the South and Southern measures generally
which utly enItle ii the appellatiOn given II by
| the Governor of Missouri, OF being lnhumsn snd
disbOhcA'
Ii appears that Bishops Polk of Louisiana and
Elliott OF Georgia, app inted by the Board q
trustees of the University of the South. as Comnls
siopeTs TO raise the endOw for that institution
| and being members of the Executive Committee
they had 10 be frequently at the site choser
for the location. Here, at Sewanee. in frankie
cuurty. Tennessee. they fixed their temporary resi-
nee. built plain wooden houses and established
their familks This University movement being
recognized as q special exponent of Southern views
ana pur poses fixed the attention Of the sympa
thizrrs with the Black Republican element in tht
region where it was placed, ard under the lnsplra
| ton of the cOercive policy Of Andy johnson anC
| the fire and sword policy OF Mr.. ELheridge they
| r. solved TO purge themselves of its presence. Ant
well nigh did they succeed in erecting feartu
| monument of their hellsh success. The only build
! lUgs on the University gro; nds were those OF th
| gentlemen above named; house for the use OF tn
Engineer and General AGENT Col. C. r. Barney, anc
| A house for the accommodation Of the Board o
| Trustees All of these buildings, about the time o
the fall of Font Sumter, were approached IN tb
dead of night and fired. In consequence OF tn
| they were constructed the two latter were saved
The frebeing d. covered before il had taken well hold
Not so with the former. They were both burned Il
| the ground. All these buildings were occupied ex
cent the house of the Bishop Of Georgia. HIS fam
ily having vacated it only two days before, anC
doubtless without the knowledge of the fends wh'
fired it.
The ladies of the family Of Bishop Polk were a
| home and alone. the Bishop himself being IN Loui
| siana on a visitation tn his diocese. They wert
! "A hui ,a the Il tIOt good
providence would have il. and through the presence
| of mind energy and courage Of Mrs Polk, aided hy
her faithful servants. they barely escaped VIII
thlir lives They saved nothing else besides. Al
else including very valuable library, was lost
In ali this we have a fair specimen OF the tender
mercy thtse pIous sympathizers. with ruthless
fanatcism. a pr, pared TO dispense. 50 dastaTdll
an act. can hardly lind parallel. To approach I
huuse occupied by fema IS alone. under cover o
the night and fire IL, then retreat % some place
security to witness the writings of their nnocen
victims is a refinement Of atrucily well worthy o
the most bsrbarous age. end significant OF the saw
age and diabplica spirit with which The war upol
Us ls TO be Wagtd.
Iii dine I, the peope of the county OF Franklin t.
say that they have. from the first been by an oven
whrlmIng maj ,rty, the firm friends of the South
At the veFy moment OF the occurrence OF ms afro
| ciuus act they had regiment OF one lheusan'
| m. n under arms. ready to march and afford rellef
!. has since ken the field; and on its way to tn
| place Of reud zyous prior TO its d, parture ldrR
detachment If il passed by thu UNIV rsy site ten
| drrtu their sympathIts 10 the sufferers, ana via
expressions Of vengeanct against the authors "l rh
| great crime give three hearty cheers lOf the IN
rrrsity of the South.
The Bls Republicans viii doubtless ascrloe III
authorship Of this atrori1us deed TO our nj gr
| population; in fact it has all eldg been assumed L
| have been committed by diSai Cted Negroes an
his idea is entertained aC the North I! at 1t Is an III
| / a.ory step t. atrocities OF deeper dye nd o
| g. eral extrrt The with father t. the Thought
Brshrp Polk who has informed himself OF all IN
| circumstances connected with this diS0Ollcal ou'
| rage acuuits his own groes and the HAT popu
s,ion 2 ~ rally Of any pIrtiripa,iJl either IN Dc
| ,ignirg or executing the he-h act None but tn
ailers and abetters Of Black RepuhhcAni'm piar
ned and perp tTat,d it; the cIrcumstHntlal eVlIehe
If Its authorship Is over whelmlI ana II VIII d :"
the record hen the Ei.nry ot ths rev 3lutIoL sha
tie written. that inc ndiaIi.m with the attempt I
. burn and destroy helpless women and children wa
one OF the vile and cuwaidly devices resort to b
the ch" mpun- OF the Union in the savage wariar
> they wakei against the South. jlst PROVIDING
! Ei visit such atrCciiy with merlted retrlbuuon.
>
Tsx,s-Some few th,re ale who profess 10 b
much concerned about the heavy taxation that wi
be imposed upon the people Of Tennessee to SUI
port the war. These persons have never given on
thought t. the onerCus burden that will tail upo
them To sustain the two or three hundred thousan
mercenaries OF the LINCOLN Government But The
reminded how lntolcrabe q lead OF taxation Wi
be thus imposed upon them in sustaining irjustie
TYRANNY AID the destruction of their own domest
: | ! strutions, we learn tLey answer, "Oh the Go
% ernmen, Of the United States has credit, and ca
borrow the money tor an iudegnte period, AMI Il
people will scarcely feel the debt" We shou
= ike for those persons to inform the Peep
where LnCoIA's d,spotism will obtain ere
G it, now that the chef exporting States ha'
I gone out Of the Union. The credit Of the Unit
r States abroad Is based upon its exports These e
g. ports becrg to the Conf derate States. lttherefo
follows uat the credit Of the United States will
d transferred to the Confederate States. since th'
h have abandoned the old Ii Xix But even if
g were SO that the burden Of taxation would be mut
y heavier in the South than IN the North. every ma
~ who h-a LL- .r..-.. tathers would adhere