The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-26

II is remarkable with what avidity the
rebel press seizes on all articles IN the
British newspapers which are character
lied bv invectiyes and SCOTS against the
United States, and shallow ribaldry
against popular government, and Ameri-
can democracy, and transfer them TO their
columns. They appear to turn with con-
tempt from the lessons of the great apos-
ties Of freedom who framed our govern
ment, from the words of WAsHINGroN,
and FRANKLIN and MADISON and drink
in the sneers and rawlings Of the Times
in tempest, and Lord BRoUGHAM, in
his dotage. If you meet a secessionist
on our streets, he will probably ask you
"Have you read tAat splendid article in
the London Times. Did you see that
great speech Of Lord BRoUGHAN's g' The
words, London and Lord seem TO have
a musical ring in them, which doubt
less conjures before their mental
visions grand panoramas of royalty,
glittering rows Of palaces and gorgeous
professions of noblemen adorned with
coronets, and jewelled robes, and stars
and garters and innumerable insignia of
the wearer's superiority over the common
herd of mankind The Secessiouists hare
renowned their nationality They hare de-
Heatcly discarded american citizenship
They seek for instruction and comfort
in the columns Of the London Times, and
kindred newspapers, on whose margin
must be stamped the head of Queen VIC
ToRIA before one copy of them can be
sold. There is not rebel in Nashville
who willn tell you, if questioned, that
he would rather be a subject of Queen
VICTORIA and the half-wittcd Princes
and Princesses Of the House of Hanover,
than live under the Administration of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The so called South
ern Confederacy would net hesitate to-
day, if it had the power, to place itself as
colony forever under the rule of Great
Britain. When men run after such
teachers as that mercenary organ Of roy
atty, the London Times, it is plain that
their hearts have turned after false gods
And yet there is not a journal in the
world more ignorant and unreliable in
reference to America and her politics and
people than the Times. II hates liberty
1t fears our progress, and enves our gen
JUS and invention, and however great the
ability itmay display on other subjects
1T is an ignoramus in our affairs. For its
accuracy, we will quote an example.
" The Confederate, General Johnston
reported among the killed at the battle Of
Corinth was a Lincolnshire man. hi,
father Mr.. Johnston, of Ashby- cum Fen.
by, near Grigsby. He first entered tn,
North Lincoln militia, and left England
Tor Australia, where he was engaged fo
some time in escorting gold from Tn,
diggings. On the outbreak of the Amer
lean troubles, he offered his services I,
the Confederate cause. He won the ranl
OF General at the action Of Bulls Run"
Here are five grave mistakes asserted
with a positive recklessness which is
good index to the course of that paper
The paragraph quoted is just as correc
as the Times gets TO be nine times out o
ten when treating on American affairs
and we have no doubt that thousands o
people in Dixie are specializing on Gen
JoHNsroN's genealogical tree which frs
sprouted up in Lincolnshire, while al
the Jonsons, Johnsons, Johnstons snC
Johnstones are ondeavoring to establish
relationship between their pale BLOOD
and that Of the wonderful son of hi
father who lived in "Ashby cum
Fenby near Grigsby" We do no
wish TO wound the pride of tn,
"Statcs-Rights" men, as they call them
selves, but We doubt seriously whethe
the London Times can tell whether Mem
phis is in Tennessee or Tennessee il
Memphis, whether the Mississippi or Obi,
IS the longest river or whether Alabamt
IS county in South Carolina or not
When a London cockncy gets to writing
ON the affairs of nation-ycs, we ne
peat proudly a NATION, for it is nation
ahty we are lighting for, which meas
ures 1900 miles from its Eastern to it
Western borders, he becomes as com
pletely bewildercd as if he were lost il
the togs of London, or the mists tina
shroud the Choviot Hills. The most il
norant creature living is an EnglshmaI
attempting TO discuss American politics
And these are the Dclphic oracles who's
words the rebels swallow so grcedily. am
whose insults they take as mcchly as th
- spaniel takes the cudgcl OF his mastc
But perhaps the most delicate mors,
which has been served mp torcbcl palat,
lately isa speech of that supcrannuatc
old creature, Lord BRouGuAM, of who's
once brilliant and versatile mind nothin
remains save its malice and spleen.
At the opening of the Social ScicnD
Congress in London, ON The 9TH of Jun
Lord BEoUGHAM made an inaugural ad
dress, from which we quote what he sal
about America;
The present unhappy state Of affair
i'm the New World is calculated 10 with
draw our attention from AN other coun
tries, and fix il upon the fortunes of on
kinsmen, and the lessons lrljrl their I'D
siifytidns 0r ha.J errors are fitted 20 ttacl
A civil war has for twelve months raget
.,,,orf, theu, far moro dreadful thnn tba