The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-02

passing conscriptiOn laws, forcing every
man, from sixteen to ffty-hye, into the
| army, these men in the Union Congress
were stopping even the voluntary enlist
ment Of gallant men willing to fight us out
| Of these troubles. And these very men
are now trying TO throw tho responsible
| tics Of our late reycrscs on President
Lincoln, brought about by the want of
men they refused TO give the President!
Let the people look 10 this matter and
brand these infamous traitors at the bal
lot-boN, in tho coming elections, as the
worst Of traitors, and the most danger
Gus Of enemies-in this The trying hour
Of sur nation's danger If VIZ would
save the country, let those traitors. and
thus treason, be crushed out Ict an true
men nip this treason in the bud
Another class Of traitors certainly
hypocriles-arc preaching up that we
must consult The Great Arbiter of our
desiinies that we must pray and worl,
to the ends of peace before we can call
upon God for help! As nation, we
have preached, pydye3, and QUo1gcls2 our
selves into these troubles, and we must
| now fight out Of them | have great
faith in Providence myself and ! have
no fears that He will take sides with
the Southern rebellion, which lie knows
to have originated in ialsehood, perjury.
dishonesty, and drunkenness. But we
are not to fold our arms at the biddinr
OF hypocrites and dcmagOgucs, and call
on God to relieve us; we must lra5E aud
act well our part" for there all ihc
honor and piety lie! Napoleon made n
good remark when he said, Heaven is
ever on the side of the heaviest artillery"
And Cromwell, though an ungodly man,
gave his roundheads good advice, when
he said, Trust in God and keep vour
powder dry
The rebellion is now rampant in every
direction, and the rebels have their rull
force in the field, without being able 10
increase it-makng a desperate effort
before new Union lcyies can be- muster
ed into service. They have invaded
Kentucky, oyeuun Tennessee and Mis-
souri, and are now threatening the loval
States Of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and
Pennsylvania. Let us meet them with
determined spirit, and make this
the most disastrous campaign TO them
they have yet undertaken. We have
just had 100000 noble men added 10 our
army and soon we shall have 100000
more. We have the money and the credit,
and we have the arms and The ammuni.
tiOn-lct MS do He w0lk
Let us drive the rebels from the eatcs
of Washington. Let us send them howl
ing from the Border States into the Cot
ton States, and thence into the Gull of
Mexico. Let us seize upon East Ten
ncsscc; hold that great railroad thorough
fare, and thus break the backbone of the
rebellion. Let us crush their armies nj
all points, and compel Richmond TO capi-
tulatc, and by the time we are required
to go into winter quarters, by the rigid
blasts of winter the death-knell of
treason will be sounded, and order pro-
claimed once more throughout the land
The conduct Of Governor Curtin. and
the zeal with which the people of Penn
sylvania are preparing 10 meet the inva-
ders Of their soil, is spoken of in fbe
highest terms Of praise in all CIRCLES
Already has Pennsylvania more men in
this war than any other State, according
to the population. And well NAV sbc
muster an army Of citizens now, to meet
the enemy on her borders. Once master
Of Pennsylvania, the enemy would at
once direct a predatory foray through
New Jersey into the Empire State, and
the vile marauders would sack and pil-
lage as they go, Hence the intense in
terest felt here in the success Of Penn
sylvania in this emergency.
Regiments are still crowdingon through
here 10 Washington and HARRISBURG.
from the New England States, and from
eastern and western portions Of this
State. New York has done nObly, and her
Governor has acted well his part. Count.
ing regiments ready TO start, and those
now iilling up, New York has scntinto tho
field one hundred and seventy infantry
regiments, thirteen regiments Of cavalry.
five regiments of field artillery, two re-
giments Of heavy artillery, one regiment
Of engineers, and one rocket battalion.
What an army And all these have en-
listed, and are now enlistine. for three
years or during the war
BY special invitation, last evening,
addressed the l3Sth New York regiment.
under command Of Colonel Joseph VIII
ing--a full and splendid regimen, well
armed and uniformed, who are now
leaving for the scat Of war smoke in
City Park, in front Of the Astor House i'm
the open air, surrounded by the regiment
and a vast and enthusiastic crowd Of
spectators found the proper spirit
anlmating this rCgimcnt--a spirit Of in.
dignant vengeance towards the insolent
marauders now threatening 10 invade
PennsYlyania--a spirit that will know
no rest until the blood Of the traitors
have washed ont the pollutions Of their
foul footsteps! | urged them on TO bat
tlo and TO victory. ] pictured TO their
minds all the "pride, pomp, and circum-
stances Of glorious war" and they re-
sponded with all that indicated their ar
dor and sincerity. We had a stirring
time, aud no mistake.
The news received here this morning
is OF ihe highest Importance, and is quite
refreshing 10 all loyal men. Il indicates
that the rebel army is rercating from
Maryland and Pennsylvania much more
cNpeditiously than they came Into these
States, and that they are not making
their escape mscathed. jeff Davis. Lee.
ana HtoneWall are now convinced that
Maryland, my Maryland" is still
owned by the Northern hordes," And
as for the rich valley Of tho Cumberland,
in the Keystone state, they are not like
ly 10 enjoy its luXuries.
The news from the west continues
cheerful. The rebels are falling back
from Cincinnati. Let our Generals in an
cases follow them up, and press them
into the cotton States Letthom have uo