New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-18

Uuisnism I'm ashvilie-A Conquered city.
rssm Our sl.ei. Correspondent

NASHVILLE, March g. 1862.
A success. Of the Union arms upon the battlefield
/. 10 greater step toward the retsablishmeni Of the
OLD territorial integrity Of the Union than the dsvel-
opueni Of loyal sentiment upon so-called Confed-
crate soil by the advance Of our srniies- For the
greatest difficulty in the way Of the reconstruction Of
tie Union ID not mach the dbpsrsal Of tho Rebel
armies n. tn. government Of be people Of the Rebel
States after tleif reduction 10 subsslon BY force Of
arms Hence, tho mere f.oi OF :he occupation OF the
the ca pital Of Tennessee BY Union troops IL OF much
Ices importance than tho effect Il Las had upon the
Inhabitants
To state the exact truth, your correspondent, and
with him ~. Union exes from this city, that fol-
low,i in the wake OF tie army AMI all Northcruer'
military and othersise, that had occaaion 10 rake
persona observations upon The subject during the
lssi week feel obliged to conf,as to disappointment
r. to tie extent and character of the Unionism mani
tested by the population since the advent Of the
Yankee INVADER" There are TO be sure, num-
Ler Of persons Oh the one hand that in spite Of the
srce--ion tyranny Of many months, have cherished
an unqualified. uncompronlsing attachment 10 the
Union. and that hailed oar troops with unfeigned de-
light ~ deliyerers from a most obnoxious yoko But
i, j. also certain, on the other tha, they repre-
zen, only very snail percentage Of tie popu-
laiion Tie d.agreeable, but irresistible conviction
forces itself upon lie mind Of even superficial OBJ
server. that whatever the number end warmness 81
unonisis may have been ~ the time Of AMI for some
tine after Tennessee was jUgVled ont OF the Union,
eieh, out Of every ten tboy hsva been made sub-
.uis-oniss by the protraoted S.cessicn pressure hat
Ia. tl-fu lusfS
Their cherished rocolloc'ions OF and attachments 10
ther former political s;ntns grew steadily Sintsr,
and the longer they wero exposed 70 treaSopabe in
auerces. ana most became finally reconcled 70 what
tb.v had prev ogsy abtorrrd. Many w.r, deceived
by the INTERPRETATIONS Of Tho Rebel press anc
leaders IS 10 the TurTOss OF the Northern Govern
.aout AND people, aud having no means oi learning
tie truth, owing TO the non-lnterecurse with ih.
loya States IL was not 10 be wondered NJ that they
not only came 70 believe the North really guilty Of
Usuiou aggression aud strociCu, warfare, and hence
changed in the course OF time from pessive acqni-
eseepce into active cooperation with The rebellion.
Many again we're misimpTessei as to the pact and
future respective SUCCESS Of TIE Rebel aud Union
arms, by reckless fabricaons journalistic and other
wise, as 10 the history of thu war, and following q
common human instinct, joined what they supposed
TO 10 the stronger SIDE.
have taken especial pains to ascertain the feeling
Of tic foreign born resdenis OF Nashvle toward the
Federal Government and solciery, and hnd that
here M everywhere else ia the South, the irsces OF
Uuioni,m are relatively much palmer among them
than among the natives. This il the more cIediabis
IN view Of Ito fact Lhat they bad lees means OF in
formation upon tho vital questions OF the day, be-
longed the poorer class and had to depend Prnci
pally upon secession sylnpathizers for livelihood.
Among tho Germans especially the love for tho Stars
and Stripes remained ardent, Notwithstanding the
long period Of darkness and oppression. That this i,
true Is aplpiy demoa,rafed 6yh tie enlistment Of Ger
frlg IN tie German registsfs dpviag As las. -four
OF pee lays.
The thorough Generalization Of the greater par. of
tho Union element becomes aplsrent from their
dncs since the advent OF tho federal forces. When
brought in,o contsc. with Gorthern men, they talk
much Of the dangers in Which the profession Of loyal
sentiment. wonld have imvolved them and represent
heir swimming With tie Secession current rs an
unavoidable necess1y. When continuing with
they trai,orously inclined resident scQuainiances,
they take good care, however, 70 keep up pas, aP'