Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-04


people against a little over 100000, with
100000 OF slaves. The $4,000, 600 have
the whole power Of congratulated gov
ernment-the revenues, the navy, the milf
tary power, the markets and commerce Of
the world, wealth and manufactures, with an
ama2ing increase of aciive and enterptising
population. The six millions have no com
merce, no manufactures, no navy, no immi-
grafton, no munitions of war. Here is
simple problem Of numerical strength. The
North and the South are equally brave. No
Northern man can whip three Southerners;
no Southern maucgn whip three Northern
ers. All men Of sense know this to be the
fact Now be did not Tor a long time be-
lieve that this trouble would end in war.
He thought when Tennessee was srming
herself that the storm would blow over. He
did not even think there would be war
after the battle of Manassas for he looked
on that as bloody fray brought on by ac-.
cident rather than as a pitched battle. It
proved nothing. But he was mistaken. We
have war, and now shall we stop its ravages
and avert the certain ruin it is bringing on
US. Ifyon would stare death in the face
just look at the matter fairly, and see what
hope you have in the adventure. Missouri
to-day is In the possession of the Federal
troops. So is large part of Arkansas. The
Confederates lied the srongholds Of Ken
lucky, and after having fortified them
strongly were driven out. Maryland was
fully under the Federal power. A large
part of Virginia was under the same control
aud the Federal troops were still advancing
and the Confederates falling back towaEds
the South. Every today the Unto army in
force threatens the gates of Richmond. Mid
die Tennessee is in the Union lines, and
East and West Tennessee will soon be So.
SO Is a large part Of North Carolina, Missis-
sppi, and Of Florida. The Federal flag floats
VIGOROUSLY over the soil of every Southern
State. Where is the Southern army? 1t was
lately at Corlnth He had been waiting an
/xiously for that cloud to break, that some
light might shine upon us. He was willing
to see The Contederates have q fair trial. And
they have retreated he knew not whittier.
Now, what must we do as Tennesseeans
She is lost to the Southern Confederacy for
ever. The Confederates- cannot reinstate
themselves. They have got neither men,
arms, ammunition, gunboats or navy. Some
professed to feel Inundated at this. Some
say. you will rather die than give it up, Well,
he had scanned this audience carefully, and
they didn't look much like men who thought
Of dying They were here enjoying them
selves, and buying and selling, eating and
drinking. Yes, aud while some of you talk
loudly about dying before you will give up,
aud ofshedding The last drop Of blood, and
of perishng in the last ditch, and other des-
perate actions, your own sons and brothers
are wasting away with the deadly malaria
OF the Southern swamps, enduring untold
| privatiOns, eating worm eaten biscuit, she'd
ding their blood, and filing unknown graves
II your faith and devotion to this rebellion is
50 strong, why are you not downthere with
your suffering kinsmen If this is a righte
Gus cause, why are you staying ingIoriously
at home, taking your ease and enjoying
yourselves, while the men you persuaded to
join the army are suffering aud perishing by
thousands2eI have no faith,in thelcause,
and therefore am not there but il is gross
ly inconsistent for men who buster SO loud
ly to do so little as those hereabouts do who
talk so loudly and so often about "never Civ
ing up" and about shedding their last drop
Of blood" l have always observed 10 old
| contests that those who were forever chang,
ling were unreliable and did nothing. | want
this war stopped Whose heart has not drop
ped blood who has a son in the Southern ar
my He knew something Of that unspeaka-
BILE sorrow. Think Of this, you who stay at
home and buster about whipping Yankees
and establishing a Southern Contederacy.
Let US stop this wanton, hopeless war. ]
would say this now, even though / had been
in he habit Of eating fire five times day.
1t is running us, The rebels are burning up
the cotton. Why in the name Of reason, tohy
! Don't it impoverish the people and the gov
eminent? Don't it kill their credit and their
banks? Don't it ruin our hopes abroad
Then, this Consumption law. will not swal'
low II until swallow aloes, gall and worm
wood, Il is base fraud upon those brave
boys who had enlisted for year, and @ho
were packing up their dear mementOes Of
home In their knapsacks when this infamous
ly tyranhieal law came 10 arrest them on
the eve OF their departure, and drive them
back IN violation Of all faith. into the hard
ships aud suiteriugs of q sOldlcT's bite. II
binds our boys baud and foot against theiI
will II iezes upon The poor soldier who
has been dreaming for nights Of returning
to bic vile and children, and dashes BIS Wis
ions of bliss cruelty TO the ground. II pla