The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-08


The iron grip Of an internal blockade,
which has somewhat discommodcd the
wealthy citizens, who are mostly rebels,
andhas inflicted the seyerest suffering
on our poor population, who are mostly
loyal. The policy pursued BY our milf
tary authorities, although adopted doubt
less with the best motives, has, perhaps,
not benefited the friends Of the Federal
Government, but most assuredIy il has
punished its friends. While the wife Of
one Of the Rebel Senators from this State
in the Rebel Congress, and other persons,
male and female, VIGOROUSLY and ayow-
edly sympathizers with the rebellion,
who would have shouted for joy had
HARRIS. and BREoKnRIDGE, and FoRREsT,
put every Federal officer and soldier TO
the sword. and banished every Unto"
man and woman from the city, and who
now gnssh their teeth in impotent rage
that their long cherished hopes are now
blasted. by the return Of an oyerwhelm-
ing Federal army,-while such persons
have been allowed TO pass back and forth
through our lines, humble market people,
who brought us things necessary
for our subsistence, have been sub
jected 70 the most vexatious annoy
ances, il getting passes 70 attend to
their legitimate business. We could es-
tablish these facts, if il were necessary,
by positive testimony. We do not deny
that this policy was adopted with the
best intentions the evil results which
followed it were its inevitable and legiti-
mate consequences. The design Of our
authorities was, no doubt, to prevent the
rebels from obtaining information, but il
turns out that they have obtained all the
information from this point which they
desired, while they have succeeded here,
as they have succeeded elsewhere, in
keeping us locked up within our own en-
trenchments, awaiting an attack from an
imaginary army. Like Richard, we have
suffered " shadows to strike terror to our
souls" But how long are these obssruc-
tons and restrictions to last Are we
to still continue complicated and intri-
cate system Of passes, which shuts out
our friends and let's in our enemies ?
We have seen with our own eyes the car
riages of wealthy rebels coming in from
the country, loaded with every descrip-
ton of table supplies, like an overbur-
dened camel, while poor loyal citizens
were returning from the meagre market
with empty baskets upon their arms,
IL is high time an entire change
should be made with reference to our
intercourse with the country. Let us
whip the rebel armies, and destroy
the last veslige Of their military power,
and protect our friends while we impover-
ish traitors, aud there will be no need for
these petty military jurisdictions over the
ttNuo VI WVOu-WASvhsf aiu ''N 1NA'NASN %
cabbage, potatoes, butter, and eggs We
may pursue our present policy for fifty
years in Tennessee and treason will
flourish The rebel armies must be ami
Inflated, and trade within our lines will
almost regulate itself. A little less mill
tary legislation and good deal more
fighting, will soon make rebellion give mp
the ghost aud cause loyalty to flourish
Let us get the people 10 trading again
Business and industry are great promoters
of virtue and loyalty ba
Satan ends some treason SIN 81
HEH for idle hands % doN Hra fr
Why, 70 our ears, there is loyalty aud
freedom in the whistle of the plow- boy,
The thunder Of the locomotive, the puff
Of the steamboat, and tho sound Of the
feet which throng the marts Of commerce.