Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-16

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Senior Second Lieut.. w. G, Winston.
Junior SecOad Lieut.. +. S. Mcdowell.
Junior Second Lieut.. A. j. Hughes.
The Louisville Journal, the Monitor"
Of the American press, which amid all
the troubles in Kentucky, has borne the
Gag of The Union unfalteringly, through
wild tempest of demoniac opposition,
gives this handsome notice of our infant
newspaper:
.THE NASHVILLE UNioN.--The capital
Of Tennessee can at last rejoice in the
possession of true Union paper, edited
by as true and loyal and talented young
gentleman as belongs to the editorial
profession S. c. Mercer, Esq, formerly
Of Hopkinsville, has, at the solicitation
Of several emiuent fenn5sseGSas, con-
menced the publication of loyal news
paper in Nashville, and the first number
of the Nashville Union" appeared on
Thursday, containing powerful article
addressed to the people OF Tennessee, from
which we extract the following para
graph;
r accept the proiered position with miog-
| led feus as 10 my own ability to discharge
! lis monentou. duties, in this grand Crisis OF
IN. ,,,ii,,i,. s;a! with frT. nnis.ltering COLI
HJe0ce in the eternal justice of The cause
defend. NV record during this rebellion. if
! ohscura. has. ut least, not been ,quivocti.-
| A. Editor ol d urual in Southern Ken
! tuckv | fought with AL the energy and abli
| itv nos, essed. under the Il " of the Union,
mill nv office was seized by the iaiamou'
sTuohmap. snd ! was forced to fly from my
h,mr I have seen the hideuus features OF
! Cool,dprsu. 1 ranuy when ilnshrd with the
l.,aescssi N II mower: It threw aside its spe
lsc;ops mask cf Iiherty aud invaded III sane
Iny of private dSeilings suhjtctedS peacea
nj. ,itiz -n-, who's Sole crime was i0yat'y, 10
insult and irpvisonnieEt APPROPRIATED ana
wantoniy Destroyed private aud gloe pro
perty, Without compensation, aud IN VII. /.
G. mmitttd ali ID outragcs Wh'eh a", lh'
renroach OF The worst European despodsms.
iroy thoroughly its pr f -siops and its
nractiee and denOunce II az a monster OF by
nocrisy. tyranny, aud treason. lp opposition
,hsn Ia all ils forums Fl secession, disuaion,
ana Rebellion to-day raise the flag OF free
p dop, and oqtio9alily. By freedom ! mean those
noba Institutions Of democracy, Tor Whicu
tba blood of Tire Revolution WI shed, ior
whose perpetualion the heart OF all humanity
boats with nneeasiug aspiration, aud poulS
ont Tia most felyent prayers 70 Heaven, apu
whbeo destruction President Davis and his
, nssociatrs surely seek to accomplish. by
, nationality ] mean that unity ana lnlegIl5
as q people (which only can secure u9 safety
and honor. ia coniradistiuclion to the an
/ coasinp disscasions, border wars, anu ma
ruia, which would be he cerleln consequen
ces OF the separation OF the Union
These arc noble sentiments, and VIZ
are convinced that Mr. Mercer will b,
untiring and unfaltering in carrying then
out in the conduct of his paper. Ten
3 nessee has cause TO congratulate hersel
o and to be congratulated by the loya
O men of other States that she has now
. voice TO speak for her and declare that he
y loval people have no compromise TO Ole
$ and will take no step backward in tn
Y great work of restoration and reconsuuc
ton: that they are firmly resolved TO sue
q coed triumphantly or to perish utterly
and that neither persuasion nor threat
y can deter them from their duty Ten
e nessee needed but this champion-vo
d 20 cali her back from heT misguided patti
q reason and the forcible exposition of pc
litical truths will do more than all tn
dread paraphernaha of military power
IS the resistless eloquence of facts whie
Is will be arrayed in the columns of III
F." Nashville Union will be more potter
than The armed columns of any militar
10 department. There are other weapon
, than cannon and bayonets at command
-, Beneath the rule OF men entirely grcot
- tbs pEN - MUIlrIR THAN THE SWORD 10 is
% The arch enchantors wanI!--its 'ii a uothnil-
nut taxing sorcary from lha master aud
". To paralyKe the Cnsars, aud 10 strike
I Tho loud earth hrratlAess Take away The sNpr
V, states can be sawed without %.
r TENNESSEE be saved wiihoutit b
= ,he blessing of Heaven and the 0nerg
/; Of her Government, until, in the CLOWN
and prophetic language Of Mr. Mercer
sauattory, the stormy and trouble
" NIGHT of unhallowed rebellion shall ha'
A. fed away forever the morning Of pea
~ breaks lightly over a Union redeeme
j and that glorious b,nner which after
ny long and weary absence, floats aga
~ mon the dome OF her Capitol, shall hoy
T. like the beautiful wing Of guardian d
IN vinity over every mOonia.n, river, an
valley, in Tennessee