The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-13

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Two Small Matters of Great Mag
nitude.
The writer would not presume to spg-
ge7 to those who conduct the Federal
army. This would indeed be presump-
lion. But it's hoped that the cautions
expression Of a few thoughts will be to-
lerated, lf not appreciated.
0nc Of the small matters is The inn
mense damage done by guerrilla bands
Of rebels. Scarce a day has passed for
months, which did not bring a report Of
their robbing some store house, dwelling
house, the public mails, stealing horses,
cattle, mules, burning houses, railroad
bridges aud trains, or shooting the Fed
eral pickcts from ambush or shooting
Into stages and railroad cars, or in the
most savage manner numbering private
citizens. Any one Of these off repeated
deeds may not be a great matter, in a
national poin. OF view, but all Of them
aggregated make up a. great calamity;
and If not soon prevented, they will in
crersc till the country is reduced 10 alb
ject poyerty-many citizens slaughtered,
and the supplies Of our armies cut off.
To a tyro as ! am, in military matters,
it appears unaccoumtable, that a few
thousand marauders should be allowed
to clog and cripple The movements Of a
great army Morgan and Forrest, with
about two thousand men, have cdt The
/ Geographic wires aud the railroads so
often, that communication has been sus-
pended between important points, tray-
cling has been rendered dangerous, and
transportation Of army supplies has been
rendered difficult uncertain, and some
times impossible. 10 say the least, the
efficiency Of our army has been much
diminished. Ny untuiored mind can bat
wonder why these things should be so ;
For months, these things have been done
al around the divisions Of our great
army. Why have not enough men been
mounted ON horses 20 drive these bands
out Of the country Why should not
this be done now? Or is IL wise 60 con-
linue TO repair railroad bridges, to be
demolished by m%arauding thieves as fast
as rebuilt ? Suppose the road from Louis
Vile TO Nashville shall soon be repaired,
and the trains putt in motion, does anyone
believe they will run a single week be-
fore they are interrupted Thousands
Of infantry may be stationed along the
route, and yet guerrilla bands may at
any time pounoe OF the road between
stations and tear mp the rails, or even
overpower the guards At The bridges and
burn them.
The ether small matter of great mag
nitude is, that the rebels are daily steal
ing the horses Of the Union men all over
the country. Not a day passes which
does not bring us intelligence of horses
being taken from loyal citizens. Ia
many sections the Union men have lost
an their horses ft for cavalry service,
and the prospect is that in a short time
there will not be a good horse left in the
possession of a loyal man in Middle
Tennessee. The rebels are thus enabled
TO fly with great rapidity from place to
place, and commit dep@redations any
where. Their horses cost them nothin <.
When one breaks down, they turn him
loose and take another fresh one. In
this way they are formidable, and will
have complete control of the interior of
the country. No army Of infantry can
come upon thcm No army but a large
cavalry on mounted Infantry force
can compete with them and certainly.
If such a large force De NOT som put in
the field, there viii be no good horses left
south of the Ohio river.
Why should there be any hesitation to
impress enough horses from rebel citizens
10 mount dozen regiments It's plain
that &c the Government docs not take the
horses of rebels, their ~ maraudcrs
will. Indeed, their horses are but held
in reserve, to be uscd when al the horses
OF loyal men shall become unfit for use.
Win the Government long dely what it
must ultimately do " F
Sufri.r u. 1852.