Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-20
From Nashville.

II is "glorious to behold" this strong
hold of rebeldom, with our old ensign O
the Union floating from the State Capitol
and big federal army stretching cut OF
the various suburban avenues with grasI
so briarean and herculean. You will b
glad 10 know the condition of Nashville, i
you do not fancy the "reliabls" regular
dispatches have fully apprised you.
think it fair to say that all the state
ments regarding powerful Union senti
ment here are the merest 6osh. That the
elements of such sentiment exists in the
Capital of Tennessee is very true. But
up 10 this dag, just two weeks after Gen
Buell. took possession, not ten Union resi-
dents of Nashville dare to peep. Abeu1
all the positive decisive, flat-footed people
long since seceshed, and they have now
fed towards that "last ditch" where, and
only where, yeu know they propose to
"die" Those left behind are the mass Of
quiet folks who haven't much taste for up
roars, who have no party dogmas which
disturb their rest, and who would about
as willingly live under one style of govern
ment as another, provided they can be
protected in their avocations and homes.
They have just seen one great army driven
from the city in utter CONSERVATION, and
think it not impossible the present victors
may soon meet with reverses and in their
turn take to their heels. The shop keep
ers, and mechanics and mild hammered
gentry of Nashville therefore do not pro-
pose to treasure up rath for themselves in
that possible evil day by now quickly put
ting on Union badges and shouting for
Uncle Sam. They are very quiet and very
observant. They are "waiting for the
facts" They say very nearly nothing, but
keep up busy style of thinking.
A few there are who communicate with
Gen. Buell. on the sly; but they must not
be known. And this is all we find Of that
volcanic explosion of Yankee Doodle we
have been promised just so soon as our ar
mics could protect the Union men of Nash
vile. And yet, regard Nashville as in
much more hopeful condition than that of
Louisville when Rossou crossed the Ohio
with his legions of Corn Crackers and
Hoosiers. So soon as the people here be-
come convinced that we are among them
with both the determination and the power
to put down rebellion and put up Federal
authority, we shall have very nearly a
unanimous people for the Union; and in
my judgement such conviction will take
place not long hence.
1t is believed that the policy of our
Generals is to nurse and cultivate the ge.
nial loyal feeling here until it shall reach
sufficient force to justify popular move
ment for the establishment of a Union
Provisional Government, and gradually
bring on successful ceunter-revolution
which shall result in the destruction of the
traitor leaders and the formal expuugiDg
of the entire secesh record, thus placing
the State exactly where she was and be-
longs, That this will be accomplished at
an early day there is much reason to be-
lieve; and it seems evident that the result
will be accelerated by somewhat earnest
popular movement in the Eastern part of
the State.
We have but a portion of the army here
that is intended for this column, but it is
known we already outnumber the traitors
in effective men to an extent which gives
US every needed advantage. A very i'm
pertant feature in the results recently OBJ
tanned here consists in the deprivation of
the traitors of their commissary stores, and
cutting off their means for manufacturing
arms. The amount of provisions abandon
ed by them here in their frantic flight is
immense. More than six hundred wagon
loads of hams, pork and lard have already
been taken, and new discoveries are being
made daily. Their new and ample armory
for the manufacture of small arms is laca--
ted here. This establishment not being
needed by us is TO be converted into hos
pital. Ordinances almost without limit
have fallen into our hands, Thus are the
traitors deprived of exactly those things
most needed.
Most of the places of business of Nash
vile still remain closed, giving the city
very dogged, sulky appearance. This is
not however the effect of cbivalry, but as
easily explained as the absence of the gal
vanic unionism the newspapers have prom
ised us. These business men have sudden
ly ascertaiued that their only currency is
likely 10 prove worthless. Nor wishing
to decline this trash from their customers
to whom they have paid it, and having de-
termined no longer to receive it, they pre-
fer for the present to close up, look on and
reflect.
Yesterday 1 witnessed military execu-
tion. An order was issued by Gen. Mel
son directing his division to appear under
arms to attend the execution of a private
in the oath Ohio. This was all that was
generally known until the entire division,
together with that of General Crittenden,
took position in an open field which has an
depression, when there slowly
entered spacious central area kept vacant
for the execution, small procession head
ed by band blowing the dismal death
march, then four privates bearing an un-
painted pine coffin, then the prisoner in his
ordinary uniform, his hands pinioned and
hanging in front. walking between two
clergymen, and then detail of eight men
in command ofa Corporal. This solemn
little cortege morched quite around the
open space and took a position near the
centre. The coffin was placed on the
ground and the prisoner placed standing
along by it. AT this time the Major Of
Lhe oath Ohio rode into the space, dis