Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-29

some Of our rich rebels 70 read the fol-
lowing article once day for The next
month
eve have not borne Arms.o
From the Raleigh standard, April 90.
The following from the Richmond Exam
ner hits off the blood and thunder des-
tructives, who talk, talk; but who can't
be dragged into the war except by a
rope. The gentry of that school are fill
ing the Offices Of the South, and will
back and back, as the enemy advances,
to the gulf, unless they can find hiding
place sooner, or will 60 over to the enemy
horse, foot and dragons" Let the
government purge the Offices of the land
for conscripts and make. them fight;
THE bare conjectureof the possibility
of the enemy reaching Richmond has
been enough TO develop the meanness and
cowardice of a number of our bogus pat
riots, who are now intent 10 save their
carcasses and property, and who con-
graduate themselves that they have not
committed themselves in any way that
the enemy can reach them, as they have
not borne arms We do not invent this
wretched congratulation to put in the
mouth of any man. We have heard it
from the lips Of a man who had boosted
a while ago that he brought on secession
and who, day and night, from telegraph
office to War Department, and from street
corner to street corner, has gone about
complaining that our troops are towards;
thatthe government is not red hot enough;
and that separation with the Yankees
should be made wide and impossible by
the living hell of an endless war.
at is sickening to see the amount of
time-serving and trucking meanness in
a considerable portion of human crea-
lures. Any one who saw the display of
regeneration last spring in Washington
city, in which fire eaters suddenly be-
came petitioners for office under Lincoln
and hot-blooded secessionists were trans
formed into 'hen hussies' to take care O
their women and children, may be pre-
pared to witness in Richmond, if it shOulC
ever be occupied by the Yankees, simila
displays on the part of Original dis
unionists," whose only part in the wa
has been "to bring it on, !" to talk bellig
erently at the telegraph office, to hanke
around the War Department. and to spi
fire on the street corners.
"Some of these brave street corne
politicians are constantly giving despe
rate advice to others; and while rich Mr.
Fire-eater is advising all penniless mer
to leave their families to starve, and eight
for liberty" no sooner is his own name
enrolled for the militia than he puts
pitch plaster on his back, sneaks by
stealth up to the board of exemptions,
and gets a certificate of exemption for
weakness of the spine. So Mr. Fire eater
does not bear arms" and, although he
has been writing political tracts all his
life, or in some way firing the southern
heart, or preaching orally damnation to
the Yankees, he expects, should they get
to Richmond, to save his money, stocks
and plate because she has not committed
himself IN any way that the enemy can
reach him."
Shame, unutterable shame, for such
plea The truly brave and patriotic man,
who, by his misfortune, has been pre-
vented from serving in the field for his
cOuntry's cause, would disdain to make
this plea for his safety. He will be
glad for the trial of his manhOod--he will
rejoice to answer TO the enemy who con-
fronts him, and though his hands have
not borne arms, his soul has-and he will
be proud thus TO relieve himself of the
disgrace of not being found in the field
by explaining that his absence from it
was a misfortune, unwelcome TO brave
spirit, and not towards refuge.
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