Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-04


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deceived In this matter, and facts show
thenselyss 4. slraggeiy diaersal lisht
from That which colofed them year ago.
Now n, em employed IS your lawyer, and
you make me a highly favorable fiction Of
your'cass and youTsvidence, and Itch you
yon can gath il. But It turns ont on iqvesiiga.
ton that the FACTS are wholly different
from your representation Of them, and
then it Is my duty, as an honest counsellor,
10 tell you 10 dssist. l commit fraud IL
spur you on to your own ruin. This is the
greatest lawsuit in The world. One side
says, we will be independent the other
says you hall not. Suppose you even get
your independence, oh, at what a fearful
cost. 1t has cost Tennessee already 5000-
600 dollars in treasure, and GO, 600 Of her
active young men, The jewels and hope Of
the commonwealth, who have been hurried
from home TO. engage in war. Have we a
right to rob the next generation Of these
young men ? Old men die aud their places
are Soon illed with others hut what fear
full chasm does the death Of an army of
noble young men make in society? Who
does not love and admire young men
their fraDkness their manly impulses, their
ardor, their selfsacridcing naturesi And
shall these continue TO be swept away from
Us 70 the pnlimely grave of the battlefield
To vary a little the beautiful liues Of Gold
smith
''Prnce and King may flourish or may fade
! breath can make them a breath has made,
| But the bold youth their countrys hope and pride,
When once destroyed can never be supplied"
Yes, see the workings of this war. You
will lose your young men, the flower of your
opuladon-yon will lose your commerce.
your cotton, your tobacco. The air is thick
with their smoke and the waters of the Mis-
sissippi arg sweetened with your sugar. This
ruin will tell on your credit, and your banks
when you are dead. 1t will tell on your
friends and kindred. congratulate myself
| that never urged man to go to war. But
/ reproved no one for doing so. feel more
like weeping than uttering reproaches, but
feel it to be my duty to stop the wrongs Of
this war if can for the future. There was
another question Of deep Importance to be
considered. THE President and Congress have
both said emphatically, that they had no wish
to interfere with slavery, or to disturb the
rights of property. But at the same time
the President had intimated that he reserved
to himself to Judge what might be military
necessity in the iutre, II the South persisted
In wsging this war, with stubborn opposition.
And my word for it, rather than allow the
negroes to continue giving aid to the South
ern army, he will emancipate every slave in
the South. It viii become what is called
military necessity, and the question will be,
whether the Union or slavery shall perish
he will be certain to say the latter. Sup
pose, however, he never does do ihis-I don't
say that be will--but supposS5 this war be
fought on to the bitter end, whRt will become
of our slaves? OF what value will they be ?
They are running OFF every day. When the
war gets to the Cotton States where are large
districts deusely peopled With blacks almost
exclusively, then slavery will be ruined.
The slaves will run loose over the land, aud
then who that loves bis family would live
among savage population roaming about
in search of food and plumber? The white
population win be expelled or rather self
.exiled. Tbis question Is frapgbt with trouble.
Whether the Government wills it or not,
emancipation viii become Unnecessary result
Of the war from the trouble aud friction it
occasions. If | bad but one prayer to
Offer, it would be: Give peace TO
this unhappy and oppressed people"
II want Tennessee to prosper, but she must
first be at peace. 1 say this war ought to
stop, and "lf this be treason make the most
OF it," hope the Union soldiers that see
here heartily wish this also Their absence
would be goodeompany now on this account
alone. Come down here after the war s
over aud we will drink your health Some
say that the Almighty is on the side Of the
South, aud we shall win yet Well, don't
know what side be is on. wish / did, for !
like to be on the strong side If lie means
TO save this nation He will surely do Il, and
II He means to destroy it lie will surely do
It. Whatever He may do I will bow IN hum
bic submission to His will. Bat do you
m, an 10 stand of with folded hands add say
the Almighty is on our side When your
house is on fire, aud QUO room after another
lie going viii you stand OF al, say II hope
my house viii not bura mp; I want 70 save
my State aud people. My lie for The last
year has been miserable, aud rather tha an
this agony should last ! would pray to be
taken from the earth I want to see civil
government restored to the State, for / ex
pect 10 20 with her wherever abe goes from