The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-05


No FavOrs 60 Traitors.
The Huntsville correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazate gives the following ac-
count of General RoUssEAU's operations
in that place. May we suggest that the
Union people of Nashville might be en-
couraged, and rebels overawed into SUBJ
mission, if Gen. RoUssEAU's policy in
reference TO granting guards and passes
to enemies of the Government were
adopted by the Federal authorities here n?
Leniency has been tried here with won
derful perseverance for months, and it has
proved barren of good results Now let
all our officials try Gen. RoVssEAU's poll
cy-with additions and engagements Of
the same character: I- -
CAMP TAYLOR, HUNTSVILLE, ALA.,)
sa .. July %, 1862
gI know of nothing so encouraging as
the manner in which General Rousseau is
beginning TO deal with the traitors in
North Alabama For the past few DAYS
! have been diligently watching the ef-
feet Of his course, both upon the army
and the citizens, and my astonishment
has been mingled with delight which
have no language to express. Officers and
men once more walk proudly and erect,
feeling, as they should, their infinite SUI
periority to the rebellious ruiliaps whom
they came TO subdue, General Rousseau
does not consider it proper for him to
humble himself before the enemies of the
Republic, and apologize TO them for
bringing an army into their midst he
deems it their duty to acknowledge and
beg pardon for their or minality; TIER
duty to apologize and suffer for their ac-
cursed treason; their duty to humble
themselves before the loyal men who have
been compelled 10 leave their homes aud
all that they held dear, in order TO main
tain the integrity of the nation and the
supremacy Of the laws. ..
The General does not in any way
mince matters with the rebels who are
brought before him. Short, quick, point
ed, cutting in his remarks, every sentence
! tells upon their benumbcd or perverted
COnsClenCes. He has evidently studied
most thoroughly the whole question Of
secession, carefully examining the abom-
Unable heresy itself, as patiently investi-
eating the pretexts by which secession is
sought to be justified at the present time :;
and he is prepared to unravel every bit
Of the sophistry upon which its advocates
have been accustomed to rely, to unvail
the preteuces which they make, detect
the subterfuges to which they resort, or
nail the lies they utter, while pretences,
subterfuges, and lies are still warm from
their lips. Utterly and without reserve
! does he repudiate the whole doctrine Of
Cancellation" when applied TO traitors
who have sworn TO de-troy the Govern
ment, or to fools who look upon every at
tempt to cOnci!iate them as tacit ac-
! acknowledgement of the justice of their
! cause, and of their natural right TO rule.
| lie holds that the last idea Of Cancellation
should have passed away with the sound
Of the first gun fired al Fort Sumter (;
and that then nothing was properly left
for the Government but a majestic, over
whelming, uncompromising, persistent
! and unrelenting exhibition of its POWER,
until the last rebel army was broken to
! pieces, and the last living rebel had
thrown down his arms. Then and not
| until then, the question might have safely
| been discussed as to how far il was eX-
| pedient to temper justice with mercy, and
! TO modify, IN iaVor OF the deluded VIC
Tins of the rebellion, the rules by which
vengeance was executed upon Wilful trail
| tors.
A single sentence which l heard him
utter embOdies his. views with regard 10
the policy of frittering away the strength
Of tho Union army by sending a detach-
ment Of soldiers 10 every rebels house to
guard the owners property policy
which, wherever practiced, has resulted
J to the encouragement and humiliation of
Union soldiers and tho defeat of the Union
I arms.
"Let jeff. Davis furnish his disciples
with guards said Gen, Rousseau, @they
I acknowledge the validity Of his Govern
! ment and declare that they are rightully
! subjects TO no other; let them look TO him,
hen, for protection" .
4 lie says ho will permit the doctrines of
treason to be taught within the territory
under his jurisdiction neither public y
! nor 50 far as he can preyentit, privately.
/ was in his tent not long since, when
a gentleman came before him requesting
permission to go beyond our lines and
/ visit bis wife, De had never taken up
arms against the Union, but he had aid
ed and abetted those who had, aud adj
mtted that he was still a seccssionist
"Nou can't gor said The General
III seems very hard replied secesh,
that / cant 60 to see my wife"
no harder for you than IL is for me-
returned the General want 70 see Wy
wife. You have compelled mc TO leave
her by your internal treason, lousurely
don't expect me to grant you layor
which vSur rebcllious conduct prevents