Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-25

The Utica IN. " Herald makes the
following very pertinent and just re-
marks on the obstacles in the way of the
Union cause in the seeded States, and
their probable disappearance.
Tennessee may be taken as "speci-
men brick" What has occurred there
is destined to become general throughout
the rebel States. Every objection that
can be raised against the probability of
the return of loyalty in the States, now
wholly in rebellion, has been similarly
urged against Tennessee; with how
much reason, let this Union Convention
testify. SO long as the rebellion is sus-
tanned, there are many motives tending
to keep up hostile feeling towards the
Federal Government Sectional pride
shrinks from the idea of being defeated
in arms. The prospect of punishment
for treason makes many desperate in
their devotion to cause in which they
hope to find shelter against Justice The
indebtedness of Southern traders to the
North makes the majority Of that class
desire the success of secession as a means
of absolving them from their debts. The
circulation of two hundred millions of
dollars in shinplasters through Secessia
doubtless appears to their numerous
holders powerful argument for main
tanning the Confederacy, in order to give
them permanent value. And the fact
that nearly every family in the South
has some of its members or relatives in
the rebel army, can have no other tenden-
cy than to induce a general and active
sympathy with the rebel cause. There
is, however, nothing in all these motives
to disloyalty that may not receive its
death blow by the success of our arms
The chief causes of the existing disloy-
atty have had their origin in the war it.
self, rather than from any antecedent
and deep-roOted dissatisfaction with
Federal institutions.
When, therefore, these temporary
causes of bad feeling are removed by end
ing the war, we may expect to find the
people generally falling back upon their
old feeling of devotion to the Union.
This, at least is the moral of the Ten
nessee Union Convention.
Few persons at distance can COM
prehend and realize the infinite phases of
opposition shown by leading rebels to the
Union cause in this State. Does a sol
der return home from the rebel army
A runner is instantly dispatched to him
with the startling warning to keep dark
or Governor johnson will put him in
Jail, Does a planter wish to sell his
cotton? A rebel ringleader tells him
that an order has been issued TO confs-
cate his cotton, and that he ought to de-
stroy it Immediately. And we could
give hundreds of such cases. But the
Union men arc as patient, as resolute and
perseyering as their foes are reckless,
violent and inscriptions. 1t is not diff
fcult then TO foresee the FINAL result Of
this warfare between patriotic determi-
nation and. reasonable violence. 'A2sop
relates that the Sun and the North wind
once made a trial Of their strength. Old
Boreas blew with all his might upon the
traveller, but the traveller only drew his
cloak more closely around him and jour
neyed along. But when the sun emery
ed from the clouds, and poured down
his noiseless and steady blaze, the tray-
eller was forced to throw of his cloak
and, oyerpowered by the heat, 10 stretch
himself under the shade Of friendly
tree.