Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

Variegated landscape which lies embo-
somed in a green girdle Of hills, sof-
tened to the gaze by that fairy mist
which seems tho very drapery of Heaven
las we deserted here aud there lovely
and magnificent suburban residences, half
hidden in the shady embrace Of cool and
rustling groves, and watched the river
winding through labyrinth Of wooded
hills, like The shining path Of tho Blessed
Ones-as the fragrance of the fora Of
the South floated mp like incense TO
the skies, and the song Of birds gushed
forth in widest minstrelsy like the ex-
preston Of acme throbbing heart over
flowing with love and gratitude to Cod
we said to ourselves, SLOW beautiful are
the homes Of NashviIle!" In the wide
circuit of the land there are no lovelier
abodes, and these were a few short
months ago happy homes. Love gather
ed his idols around the household altar,
and friendship held perpetual festival.
We prospered, we Aourished, we increas-
ed, we revelled in all those blessings
which kind Heaven, "dearer and more
loving 10 man than man is TO himself"
bestows on our ungrateful race. ooh,
Hhrice happy, if we only had known our
own good!" Treason plotted--Conspir-
acy held her midnight orgies-Rebellion
leaped madly forth with sword and torch,
and smote down the flag of loyalty--pa-
riots fed, or remained and wept in Bit
terness Of spirit. Heaven itself seemed
10 frown on a land which was polluted
with the sacrilege of her own sons. Oh,
how changed were all things Anguish
and terror pervaded every family. The
homes of Nashville were robbed Of their
dearest inmates. The statues of Clay,
of Jackson, of White, of Polk, were hurl
ed rudely from their shrines and their
vacant inches were filed with those of
Pillow, and Harris, and Cheatham. The
Constitution Of Tennessee and Of the
Union were trampled under foot The
Farewell Address Of Jackson and Wash
ington were cast aside, and instead an
infamous Vigilance Committee threatened
all who spoke for the Union with "coH
steel and bulzetsl" The dark tide, turbid
as the waves of hell, engulphed and swept
over all things, carrying with it a yenal
press and debauched and time-serying
pulpit The watchmon on the walls of
Zion were either active traitors or "dumb
dogs who would not bark" And now
see the trail of the serpent! Why
goes that stricken mother draped in
mourning? Why weeps that desolate
widow Why is that young and beau
tiful girl ROBBED in a garb whose inky
hue tells Of the loss Of her hearts dear
est idol2
And was there cause for all this?
Who dare approach the bar of eternal
justice and say at was right to turn all
this gladness into mourning" No one.
The Devil himself would shrink abashed
from uttering falsehood so atrocious.
Oh il was a most foul, remorseless, pitt
lesss, causeless, disastrous rebellion
striking at the Nations heart and pois-
oning every fountain Of domestic happi-
ness All the world lifts up its hands and
cries in horror at the infamous fratricide.
In all the borders of civilization there
rises no one TO plead the justification of
this nations plotted death We have no
advocate in Earth or Heaven. Our
friends and kindred slain on many ia
tal field cry tOus to ayengo their death
on their heartless deceivers 49, on
Harris, and Davis, and Pillow, and
their guilty comrades in this carnival Of
treason Oh, mothers and daughters
of Nashville, shall " the late remorse of
love" not plead in trumpet tones against
"the damnation of their taking oRY7
Come back TO the old flag. While il
waved over your homes all was peace
and happiness When Il departed the
shadow of death darkened your house
holds, and chilled your very hearts
That flag has returned in triumph, borne
by your own tried and faithful son, and
by loyalcitizen soldiers. Not flower
or a blade Of grass do they destroy in
anger Their mission is one Of love and
reconciliation. Think Of the past and
its thousand holy and beautiful memo
ries. and then let the flame of rekindled