The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-23

ed to urge upon tho attention Of our au-
thorities, several days before we received
this article and that IS The urgent me-
cessity Of seizing the large stores Of
leather, clothing, salt, bacon, hogs, cattle,
-four, and other provisions, which the
rebel cavalry have been busily engaged
for weeks past, in collecting at various
localities, from twenty TO sixty miles dis
tant. The quantity Of these things,
which are essential to their subsistence,
which they are accommodating and taking
OF is immense At Carthagc, at Red
Sulphur Spring, at Lebanon, at Shelby
vile, at Murfreesboro', and a great many
other points, we are assured by gentlemen
who have Che best opportunities for as
certaining the facts the rebel commissa.
ries have been doing a thriving business
In addition to this, vast quantities Of beef
cattle, hogs, corn, and bacon are in the
possession of notorious rebels and trail
tors in this and all the counties adjacent.
! Our troops could fare sumptuouslv and
call on the government for nothing but
salt, sugar, coffee, and some minor arti-
clos We see no reason TO Believe that
expeditions might not have been sent out
from time to time, which would have sup
piled our brave soldiers beautifully.
Why has not the resolution Of Congress
been acted upon in this matter? Instead
OF Selling these stores for our own troops,
the enemy has been suffered to stiip the
richest part of Middle Tennessee for the
support of his starving troops, while our
soldiers have been left comparatively
destitute. As might have been expect
ed, our soldiers, confined to hard, sour
bread and fresh meat, in half rations at
that, and sometimes, we are assured, oalg
to the bread, have often been tempted to
forage on their own account TO satisfy the
cravings of hunger. Weneed not say that
'caste of food always attends these in
dividual depredations, one soldier con-
Stunning or rather wasting what would
feed three or four, were the food
obtained as rations The country
may thus be quickly exhausted of its sup
plies, without the reception Of a cores
ponding benefit by the army; inasmuch as
one individual monopolizes the rations
which justly belongs TO three or four
others. Still more, the sick soldier, who
may be pining with painful wound re-
ceived in the service of his country, does
not get the benefit of this plundering, and
is forced TO eat Il crust of bread, while
some, stout, healthy comrade is devour-
ing a chicken. or a turkey, Is this right?
Tho feeble siarve while the strong occa-
sionally feast. We want this unfair, I'M
wise, and unnecessary state Of affairs
stopped and system adopted in accor-
dance with the declared policy Of the
Government, by which abundant supplies
may be obtained for all alike by regular
authority
and all We say now, or have said here
totore, has been dictated by The broiherly
feeling we cherish for the gallant soldiers
who fight for the flag which protects us
and our family. On the weary march,
on the lonesome beat Of the sentinel, or
the perilous post of the picket in the sii-
fling heat summer or driving SHOWS of
winter in the hospital, the camp, or the
dread storm of battle, God bless the pri-
Vate soldier! As the conductor Of o pub
lie journal, it shall ever be our duty, rs
our pride, TO watch over his interests
jealously, and even to demonstrate. with
all due respect, yet with boldnesa, 10 his
superiors, when we think that these in
terests are suffering any deiriment.