The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-03
The News

The reverse which the brave General |
NELSON has suffered in Kentucky, while
Il will no doubt encourage the disloyal, |
will not in the least shake the faith or
tho confidence Of any patriot. In spite
Of al temporary reyerses, nay, Of great
defeats even, Il we are fated to suffer
them, win no more prevent the ultimate
triumph Of the Republic, and the firm
establishment Of our nationality, than a
few rain.drapa can sgaaI. saggay : ssSsH=
tain Of marble. All these misfortunes
and reverses are but the punishmept
which we have brought on ourselves by
our Incidence, our unwiilingness 10 look
upon things in their true light, and 20 60
forth 70 put down the rebellion as some
thing abominable and horrible in all Us
features While the loyal people in the
North are sending out recruits by hum
dreds Of thousands 20 put down treason,
we have thousands Of officers who are
going hand in glove with traitors, and
treating them with more deferepce and
confidence than if they were loyal men.
In this very city, men who were until
recently active participants in the work
Of rebellion, are taken into the confidence
Of army officers, and have fat contracts
to supply the Federal army-an army
which they would like to see sent to the
devil. In brief our lack Of earnostnoss is
demoralizing our forces, for soldiers will
to a great extent catch the spirit Of Their
commanders. We are sleeping over .
live volcano, and because 1t sends oui
nothing but little smoke, at times, W,
flatter ourselves with the delusion that III
internal fires have all gone out. Thu
rebel officers do dot so stultify them
selves. They are terribly in earnest and
work like men whose souls are entirely
enlisted in their work. II is time tina
we profit by their example. In saying
this we by no means reflect on the gal
liant NELSON, whom we believe TO be boil
in earnest and brave Would that other
higher in authority were equally so. l
appears that while NELsoN's army wa
only seven thousand, the rebels unde
Gen. KIRBY SMITH, and probably Buck
NER, numbered eighteen thousand Wher
the new levies were we do not know
Must we learn our arithmetic over again
and stimate the eleven rebel States a
having mme population than the twenty
three loJal States?
We re ,dumbioundcd when we lool
on such maneuvering. Wen, we need {
lesson, severe lesson--perhaps q goo'
many Of them to put us up to our mettl'
and bring us all up to our duty Th
Government must prevail and rebellio
must go down and no disaster can pos
sibly prevent the decree of destiny. TAX
courage, men OF. the Onion, These cloud
which occasionally pass over our heads
will soon be blown away, and all agai
be sunshine. II would be a miracle wer
this rebellion put down in a day or
year, and the day of miracles is pas
We cannot reasonably expect such wa
to be ended without immense sacrifice
and repeated misfortunes and disaster
for it is thus that Providence tr ins
people TO fulfill great destiny Th
only effect which NELsoN's repulsc wi
have in the loyal States will only addo
to the flame of nationality-which no
RACES 50 fiercely. On with tho flag 10y
alisrs. Let us rally more ardently tha
ever around the altar of the Constitutio
and of the Union, clinging to them {
the last hope of freedom, and cIingin
still; "No compromise with traitors