The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-24
Certainties, Rumors, Grapevines,
speculations, etc


Faith and Hope shining clearly and
steadily through the rfted clouds, and
doubt not that all the friends Of free.
dom, and Union and American nation
atty will, like ourselves, keep their eyes
steadily fixed upon those glorious lu-
minaries.
Among the certainties we record the |
capture Of Greon River Bridge by DRAGG's |
forces The fight on the part Of our gar
rison, who fought for two days agains:
force Of more than fo,g O. their one, was
most gloriously contested and will reflect
additional lustre on the brave soldiers of
Indiana, who composed the bulk, as we
understand, or perhaps all Of The garrison
at the Bridge The rebel loss is estimated
at from four hundred to eight hundred
killed and wounded, while ours is only
ten killed and three or fgU wounded, two
of whom have since died II will be a
most thrilling story, when we receive the
particulars that shall tell how our little
guard stood up against storms Of shot
and shell, poured on them by a half
starved and desperate enemy, who
swarmed around them in oyerwh Ginning
numbers. Every ono asks, why the gar
rison was not reinforced, but this is a
| question which none, oil course, can. an
swer. After the fight it was rumored
that BRAGG had pushedon into Kentucky,
but had subsequently returned TO the
bridge. Gen. BUELL., three days ago, was
at Cave City. Our officers and men are
in fine spirits, and feel perfectly conf
dent that they will defeat and capture
Braces whole army. BRAGG's men are
in an exceel ely destitute condition,
depending for food upon the country
through which they pass, and sometimes
passing whole day without mouthful.
a gentleman Of our acquaintance read
weekly Louisville Jou75ai of the
10th instant, which reported that our
situation at Washington was considered
impregnable, aud the city regarded as
safer than il ever had been. MCCLELLAN
was at Frederick city and JACKSON at
Hagerstown. Gov. CURTIN had issued a
proclamation to the militia Of Pennsyl-
yania which was responded 10 with the
greatest enthusiasm by the people, the
volunteers pouring in from all directions.
The Governor said the Rebels should
never pass the Susquehanna Our in
formant talked with another gentleman
who had seen Daily journal Of later
date, which stated that MCCLELLAN had
attacked JACKSON at Hagerstown,and de-
feated him with great slaughter, among
the wounded Rebels was General LEE
. who was taken prisoner We learn that
the Rebels at GAINESVILLE are circulating
a iogu8 extra journal giving intelligence
of directly opposite character.
+, 5. Since writing the above we learn
that the statement respecting the defeat Of
Jackson by NcCLELLAN is confirmed 10y
two other gentlemen Just arrived fromBoB
ing Green, who say that this intelligence
T was contained in the JogUoI Of the l6tl
e inst. and that it was believed by Scces
sionsts as well as Union men in Bowl
ing Green. The loyal people there are il
e high spirits, and are confident Of tn,
> defeat Of BEAGos command,
i s.
Did our Secessionists ever reflect tina
their Conisdcracy if established, mus
inevitably decrease in white population
q and that 1870 would certainly see it will
a much less white population than it ha,
in 1860? This war has made slayeown
ers more jealous than ever, and more sus
picious of all persons who are not imme
diately interested in slaves. The result
will be that il the Rebels succeed, all non
/. Shareholders will have TO leave. Sinai
n farmers would be bought out, and ,hcy
y would emigrate TO the Free States o
the Northwest; and while the SOutl
- would be decreasing, the North would b
Y increasing in the same ratio; and not onl,
in the same ratio, for the whole forcig
3, immigration would go where free labo
i. was honorable and respected. The SoulI
would lose all her active, educated, inge
, NOUS men, ard would have no popu
lation except millions of miserable, de
= graded, half-sayage slaves, as the basi
- and chief corner stone of her Gov
., ornment; q less number of slayeowners
=, a monied aristocracy, actuated by on
y. idea only-the growth of cotton and su
i gar--thc most miserable aristOcracy o
~ the face Of the earth and utterly unwor
thy of comparison with the aristocrac
, Of Europe. And now if we look lorWar
"a few years, we shall see intermarriage
among a few families and as the of
spring Of these marriages, forbidden b.
, the canons of the Bible aud the laws c
physiology, race of men and wome
dwarled and stunted in body, intelleC
aud morals And yet this is the natio
which expects to cope with an acliy,
=" restless, ingenious, inventive, ambition
II" aud rapidly growing free Republic, sep
" arated from the efietc nation by mario,
:" river or an imaginary line! Did huma
folly ever cherish wilder expectation
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