The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-28
left Dsvis's Mes,ars

The tolsgraphic abstract Of this docu-
ment which we published yesterday,
represents DAVIS as charging the United
states with ",wanton destruction Of pri- /
yate property, with the murder Of cap /
iiycs, &C."
Every intelligent person knows well /
that these accusations are untrue. They
are utterly false, not possessing the least
foundation. In no part Of the Southern
States where the Federal troops have
been has private property been wantonly
destroyed by our officers. The property
of rebels, and of loyal men too has been
taken for military uses, but not otherwise.
We can appeal TO the Secessionisis Of
Nashville, If this has not been the case
here Secessionists here aduiit that the
Federal troops show far more regard to
the rights of property, than did the re"
bells soldiers. And where have the Fed
eral troops murdered their captiyesp
Nowhere the charge is devilish calum-
ny. The reason Of these absurd and
wicked ISLANDERS is that DAVIS knows
perfectly wen that his armies have de-
stroyed private property wantonly aud
have murdered prisoners, and like the
wolf in the fable he wishes TO hunt up a
preiext for his crimes Hundreds of
well attcsted instances are on record
where the rebels murdered wounded
Federal soldiers in cold blood What
will he say Of the butcberies Of Texan
regiment in the battles before Richmond?
What of the murder Of Lieut.. Bliss, of
Gen. McCooK, of the hanging of East
Tennesseeans II i'll becomes a man
who sanctions aud authorizes guerrilla
warfare--thc most savage and barbarous.
! OF all modes Of warfare--to charge others
with inhumaniiy. Nor do we forget that
Indian savages have been employed in
the Rebel army as soldiers, with toma-
hawks and scalping knives, ALBERT
Pre- raised large force Of these inhu-
man allies, aud large number were re-
Gently at Knoxville. The late horrid
massacre in Minnesota by the Indians, in
which five hundred men, women and
children were bulchored and burned up,
expiring amid all the tortues of savage
barbarity, is believed TO have been insti-
gated by omissaries of the Confederate
Government.
The telegraph also says that DAVIS
also spoke of the Federal confscatior
act as atrocious." This is the opinion
be IL remembered, Of the Father Of re
pudiation in Mississippi. We wonder how
muoh more atrocious is the confscatior
Of a rebels property in time of war, by
the Government than the Reputation o
an honest debt in time Of peace. JEFl
DAVIS, the Mississippi repudiator, pro
nounces the Conliscation act atrocious.
{ But did not the Confederate Government
pass a SeQlestration act long before tn
, conGscation act was passed by the Fede
raj Government? Did not Receiuers &C
under that law in Nashville, Knoxville
} and other portions of Tennessee Hav
2 not the horses, provisions, cattle, guns
! and other property of loyal men bee
taken forcibly from them, and paymen
| offered in worthless scrip, or perhap
nothing at all The language of Nj
DAVIS evinces that he realizes the yer.
unfayorable position which he occupie
before the world, to extricate himsel
from which he publishes statement
, which will be universally branded a
false. IL will not avail