The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-03

Your country calls for aid aud il hccds
u now. IL Wiil receive voluntary assist.
ance if il can get IL; it not, men will be
forced into the ranks There E.e many
reasons Why men do not 60 70 war, and
very few why some nicu should not 20.
Frivolous reasons are Often given FOR not
volunteering, but the most powerful rea-
son is, they d. Ha tant 10 9oi When !
hear man cay he will 10 only with
certain man, or in q certain company or
rgiment, OF that he will not 20 into ga
old regiment, or that he will not go with
out an office, | feel sure there is some
thing wrong about that mans heart. lilo
don't love his country a. lac should.
Your country needs YOU now worse than
at any other time, aud IL YOU want to go
into the service you can lind no better or
more honorable place than IN an old reg
iment. Why object 20 filling the places
OF the brave boys who tell AZ Belmont,
Douelson, or Shiloh. whose bodies sleep
in soil contaminated by the footsteps OF
rebels In sickness or in health, in tbe
camp or on the battlefield, the best place
for the Young soldier is by the side Of
the veteran.
But there are some who say, Il can't
gO--this is a war 10 free he niggsrs r.
This charge is not worth attention; but
although no such object is contemplated
in the prosecution Of this war; Yet the
negroes are getting free pretty fast. IL
is not done by the army, but they are
/ freeing themselves, and II this war con-
/ tinucs five years not a slave will be left
| in the whole south. Now let me say TO
/ those who are anxious about the interests
of slavery, II you wish slavery to con.
| iinue, JOIN pte army and hcip as n iDiip ow
/ t5s rebels quick, and there iciH probably h
/ Jclg Old aUmpS lef; II net, then ssryg must
/ 60. Now, my principles on this question
are, IL the master is engaged in the at
tempt to overthrow this Government. take
the lives of our people and desOlate our
homes and the slave gets free, its none OF
my business. tits family quarrel in
which shall not interfere. II the qucs-
ton was presented To me as to which
should live, the Union or slavery would
say the Union with my latest breath.
The Union is worth everything. Ii the
sacrifice of q million of men was ncccs-
sary TO the salvation of this Government.
and nothing else would save il, and l
was the arbitor of its destinics, ] would
consign the million 10 deaih--aud die
with them.
am for vigorous prosecution Of this
war--tO do this we must have men. and
thousands OF them. II necessary 1 would
call out every able bodied man in the
loyal States--turn the Government over
10 our mothers, wives and daughters. |
would give those who wanted to go an
opportunity, and those who did not want
To go, l would make an opportunity for
them. | would make them fight for the
Government | would stretch the army
from the Atlantic to the Rocky Noun
tains, and with fixed bayonets, and in
solid phalanX, j would give the order,
Forward, march ~ to the Gulf of Mex
fco. Every man met, who was willing
to fight Tor the Government. | would
place a musket in his hands, let him fall
into the ranks, and to every one who did
not, | would give the order, "DoubIe-
quick time, march, | would drive ey-
cry one before me, and those who would
not, submit, when we reached the south
ern boundary line, would pitch head
and heels into the Gulf