The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-28
sou.h.rn Place. occupied BY she Easmy

s'u .hsrn Places pseusisd BY she EaamS,
With very few exceptions, the people c: It's
South In those localities which have been co.,
ouersd by the enemy, exhibit the nobless de-
termination 50 maintain their patriotism and
self-respect We do not ascertain ta,s fast
alone from Southern sources OF information.
although they are cutie nune,on. and reliable,
b1. the Northern letter writer's ali agree IN the
same s:atemsuL Nor Is it true alone Of ths
original SeceasSonis,s IL those overTun reg ions,
saat they ST. nd tisir ground and will have
uotkinG whale esr to DO with their enemies.
Ga the contrafy. we have yet to learn Of the
hrs. original C1ion man, who. having joined
the South from sheer conviction and principle
has exhibited aay other than the stesnsst re-
solution to live7 and die in her cause. We
pity from the bsstom Of our hesr,s the hand
fol Ct msn in tia South, who, for purposes Of
psH and securi.y, have pursued different
coarse. 1fthey sa posed that they would not be
elons, II they ore..Iasd that whsrsve. the tide
Of Northern invssion swept it would End
sonsciencss as sis1,ic and knees &c criogng
o. their own, a=d that thus their surrender
Of Btsie pride ane manhood would be forgot
ten in the genera wreck Of character, they
must by this time. have discovered their mie.
take. They are isw in number, and eaeiy
iiscernabls, like sI=ots upon the sun, and there
shey will remain 5or all ages, the wonder Of
The world, and shs only drawback Of their
ecunsry's glory. Ege 90 not envy their feel
inzs q this nDnent, and wish them
nc worse runishmsps than their own rehec-
6cns,
IL Nashville, IN Alexandria, and in other
etiss and villages occupied by the enemy,
there IL spiri, sssnsed worthy Of the best
dave Of the human 5scs, and giving the bright
81. aagury Of tho fature 1t Il the spirit Of
endurance, q rpid, aven more rare than that
which wins bsttleSlelds, aud without which
NO PEOPLE have evs. vet achieved their indie
pepdence. The pespls Of these cities not only
rfuse to perjure III msslves by taking an oath
Of allegiance whiclEthsy do not mean to keep,
but they exhibi, studied reserve and dignity
N their intercourseSwith the invaders which
has already ssliffss1 them that the alleged
Union sentiment os tho South l. q MYTH
thing which, II 8 ever existed, exists Ne
longer. They dissovsr at once that Andy
johnson. . brutal 2oliucian and adveuturer,
one OF the ten thousand Dalgsttys in politics
who have NO Prinsiple but provant and pay,
's no typs Of the people OF Tennessee and
Of the South. Mo- only the men keep slcof
from them, and regard them with stern Az.
unfrisndIy aspect, gut the children look upon
them - hey wou!s wild beasts, and the Indies
entirsly avoid thsir presence. They have
Invented variouz ssoriss, doubtless for the
.upose Of iastlyius sons Contemplated
.it,ositiss, Of ipciaSnts La illustration Of the
bsassd OF the popesa.ion 10 them; bat, true or
tslss, II 10 certain slat q wide and impossible
gun rolls between chem aud the people Of the
South. John Bell go long known a an In.
asxibls friend Of tSs old Union, 10 the repre-
sentative Of his hois party in Terness se
md, we may add, ~ hts whole country, ann
WITH such ner hlesded heart aud soul with
original beess-L. lii l. in the war Of inds eend
ance, We do not wtsndsr thss the Ysnkess are
DO, satis6ed with tls acquisition OF such cat.
us as Parsoa Bro~sllow and Aaay johnson.
Tie ministers % the gospel in N~hv.ils
Alsxsndna, and elsewhere, have sss an exam
pie II patriotism, q religion, which deserve,
the univsrsAl s,stitids and elimination Of thca,
scunay~sp. Thse hsvs been dragged don
'hstr pslfas sal s;iAsssAsnsd With dsssh