Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-07


sands to appreciate the fact that when the
war does end large cotton supply on hand
| will be large fortune.
Hog and bominy are fac more important
than cotton and tobacco, and by the extent
| OF the supply 70 be iurnifhed Dy the cls-
/ Mississippi region we must measure the ex.
! tent of our calamity. With an ample pre-
| paration for the supply OF our armies, we
shall be able 10 achieve our liberties.
THOSE IaaESsE yoRrncAuoNs.
The Atlantic Intelligencer Of the 9th nit,
says:
Having passed Fort Jackson, /. seems from
| the enemy's rapid approach to the city but a
feeble defence was made on the river from
that point to the city. We had looked for
different result. Time and again we had
been advised that the euemy's approach to
| the city, should they succeed in passing Fort
Jackson would be hotly oonte ted--that
! even stronger works Of defence than Fort
! Jackson had been erected that heavier mr.
! tillery was planted GU the batteries upon the
! banks OF the river-tbat distractions Of q
1 most formidable character were on the river
and that a successful resistance to its cap
ture would be made. In this it appears that
we have been deluded, as ia every other case
/ where fort has BEN agailed upon which
reliance was put for the defence of town or
city. Modern inventions, it seems, render
| iorls useless for defence. Iron.cad gunboats
destroy, or pass them with certainly
GRADUALLY sUccUHBING.
Memphis, we apperhend, will share the
| fate Of New Orleans. To delude ourselves
With any other hope Is now q folly. We
ought aud must prepare for the worst-that
worst Is the occupation Of most OF our cities,
| with water approaches by the enemy. A
! sound policy would dictate what patriotism
and sell.preservatiOn deman1, the destruction
OF every species Of property that would ben
eft the enemy ere they get possession Of any
city, and the removal iheTeir0m Of every
thing Of value 10 ourselves Let nothing
fall into their hands Of value 10 them-saye
all we can of value TO us Charleston, Sa
yannab, and Memphis are now Immediately
threatened We have no fears that in these
cities wise aud patriotic policy, duty in
fact will be neglected
The Petersburg (Ya) Express Of the 19.b, |
Gays
TUE DtsAsrRRi
The blow which has been struck us Is un.
foubCdly a very severe one; but II General !
Lowell aud all bis army munitions and stores |
are saic-if all the cotton, tobacco, &c |
were destroyed, The coin OF the banks secur-
Cd, aud erer5ibing ise that would b. Of val
re 20 INC enemy put out OF his reach, the |
blow uas been stripped OF more than half OF !
its terror. We will be undoubtedly Subjected !
to new and great Inconvenience by the loss |
OF that city. but is occupancy by he Yam |
ices viii be apylbiag else but an agreeable |
one. now that the yellow fever season il near |
at hand which for months will prove fatal 10 /
the Northern unacclimated troops 10y which |
1, will have % he held. They have Qol the 1
ELEPHANT, it is true but i. is prize which I
will cost them vastly more to keep than the /
animal is worth, If his saffron Majesty shall |
make his usual annual visit to the city and |
wave his sceptre 10 tic hospitals there
CHEERING ASPECT.
But there is another sspec. Of The matter
stll more cheering TO the Coniederates. The
large and fine army which was assigned for /
the defence OF New Orleans can now be /
united with the army az CorInJh In time to
assist I'D the great work of driving The vau-
dals cut Of Teuaessea and Kentucky and 10 |
q march across The Ohjo--a movement which,
we cannot doubt will be commenced and
carried through as soon as the Tennessee,
Cumberland and Ohio river becOmetoo shall
low Tor gunbOat navigation. Then will be
our opportunity for striking "a crushing blow .
that will more than red en- all our Losses.
SWEEPING ASPECT.
We want 20 see a column OF one hundred /
and nfJy thousand troops lead on by Beau
regard through the Northwestern, aud anoth- |
or column Of the same strength through the |
Northern States by Johnston, so that while !
The Yankees are taking our cost aud river |
cities, We viii be sweeping theirs, aud then
we would see who would suffer most and |
endure their suderings longest lie US |
dght the battles OF the South upon Northern /
soil,
METROPOLITAN ASPECT
The capture Of Philadelphia or New York |
would bg to US guaranty OF peace In thirty |
days upon our own tcyms, We have four |
hundred thousand aoldisrs ia the field OF |
whom Napoleon, in the zsuith Of his glory, |
might have been proud They would move |
with alucrity in the direction OF Yankee |
land, II the word was just given them from |
Richmond. Oh, hat IL msy be given! az 10 /
ought 10 have been twelve months ago.
VAECFUL ASPECT.
Besides this huge army, which could easily |
support itself In she enemy's country, we |
would have q reserve sufficiently powerful to |
protect our vast interior, comprising COM |
pact territory and populous between the |
Mississippi and Atlantic, equal ~ exlsat 10 |
that OF France Great Britain, and Ireland, |
QeaviHg Gus half Of Virginia and all Ken
lucky and Tenuessce) while cur trans hissis- |
sippi territory Qesving out Missonri), COM
prisCs a still larger area, The idea OF a con-
enact ~ euoh "a country H. nroDQEloFOugly !