The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-01

ing. hypocritical and cowardly Yankees,
in anything like a fairly contested fight, .
not even where the odds in numbers were .
against them in the proportion Of two to .
one. Indeed, the history Of this war, so .
far, so clearly establishes this fact as TO !
make il a waste Of time 10 argue it to any /
length The Northern people, by at |
tempting TO subdue the South, have /.
shown themselves 70 be not only tyrants |
and aposiates, as citizens Of o great re-
public, whose foundations rest upon the
right of government, hut they have
exhibited themselves as despicable and
unmitgated towards, whom the world
will iecr so long as the memory Of Ma
nassas and Bull Run remains. In proof
of this, the reader is referred 10 the Lon
don Punch, and other humorous period
Gals, where the lash Of ridicule is laid on
with an unsparing band. But however
deficient these white-livered Puritans
may be in the qualities requisite for the
battlefield il is indisputable that they
are beautifully gifted with low cunning,
and kind Of skulking, thieving knavery,
which they generally turn to good ac-
count wherever the opportunity presents
the slightest hopes of success.
And, again:
The war, on the part Of the South, is to
be offensive as well as defensive. Guerillas
are to hang on the skirts of the advancing
legions who invade our interior; while
every party that ventures from their
camps is to be bagged or instantly shot
! down. What will they do when every
wagon that brings them a morsel Of bread
! is stained with the blood of these wretch
ed vandals? What will they do when
they must retreat, or confront armies led
by the best military talent in the world
Are not our people waking up TO the mag
nitude of the danger which already
! threatens their existence? and are not
their hearts bent on victory or death p
| We assert that history furnishes no per-
feet parallel to the unanimity and enthu-
siasm which moves the great bulk of our
people in this terrible contest. There is
hardly man that wears the harness Of
war who has not determined to die in
the last ditch rather than see his beloved
South subjugated,
We cannot too heartily congratulate
Uncle Sam that he has made an escape
so narrow from the "man- devouring
sword" of MARCUS MARIUs MENEvTUs
JULIUS JUPITER JoyIs JovI JovEM VIII
LIAMs of the Selma Reporter.
The Atlanta Intelhgencer of tho 22d OF
June publishes a seven column letter
from Coy BRowN, of Georgia. repudia-
ting and multiplying the CONSUMPTION
Act The letter is addressed to JEFF
DAVIS. 1t will be seen that true TO his
old instincts, this Seceder from the Fed
cral Union, virtually secedes from this
Confederate Union by setting himself up
as the judge Of its laws and arguing
against their constitutionality. 1t is a
mere fopetaste of the universal anarchy,
notification and secession which would
certainly follow the establishment of the
rebel Confederacy. We ask all Secession
lists to read the following extracts from
the letter with deep attention;
Looking to the magnitude Of the rights
involved, and the disastrous consequences
!, which, l fear, must follow what consider
bold and dangerous usurpation by Con-
, gress of the reserved rights of the States
: and a rapid stride towards military des.
, potism, | very much regret that | have
not, in the preparation of this reply, the
advice and assistance of a number equa
. to your Cabinet, of the many "eminen
| .,ttvon1' NH oln,if I'D in vy4ffI
7 me the opinion that the Consumption Ac
is a palpable violation Of the Constitu
, ton of the Confederacy Without thii
, assistance, however, must proceed in,
=, dividually to express TO you some views
d in addition TO those contained in my
former letters, and TO reply to such point
made by you in the argument as seem {,
-, my mind to have the most plausibilIty il
sustaining your conclusion.
= The sovereignty and independence o
I each one Of the thirteen States at tn
p time Of the adoption of the Consttu
ton of the United States, will not, pre-
e sumo, be denied by any, nor will it b.
D denied that each of these States acted il
its separate capacity, as an Independent
, sovereign, in the adoption Of the Consti
tuition. The Constitution is, therefore
a league between sovercigns. In order T.
, place upon il a just construction, W
.' must apply to it the rules, which, b,
- common consent, govern in the construc
70 ton of all written constitutions and laws
'' One of the first Of these rules is, to in
5 quire what was the intention of thos
who made the constitution.
l. TO enable us TO learn this intention
p is important to inquire what they die
+, and what they said they meant, whe
L they were making il. In other words, I
: inquire i0T Tho C0nt5Ii POI aiir0us con
G structiOn put upon the instrument b
% those who made II, and the explanation
r Of its meaning by those who propose
q each part in the Convention, which in
F. duced the Convention to adopt each par
}, Viewing the COnscription Act in thi
particular as not only demonstrations
but as striking blow at the very exist
ence OF gthe State, by disbanding tn
poriiOn of her militia left within he
limits, when much the larger part Of he
arms bearing people are absent i
r other states in the military service Of III
?, COnledoracy, leaving their families an
. other helpless women and children sub
ject to massacre by negro insurrectiol
for want Of an organized force to SUP
n press t. felt it an imperative dut
% which owed to the people ofthis State, {
inform you in former letter that / coul
not permit the disorganization TO TAX
place, nor tho State officers TO be CON
PEELED TO leave their respective command
n and enter the Confederate service as con
e scripts. Were it not a fact well know
n to the country that you have in serviC
D ! L.u. Of Lnnnannda of man r-lLLnmL nrr-