The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-09

A mSu was killed near this city, not
long since, by some soldiers, in the exc
cution of tbeir duty and in obedience to
orders BY every rule of military law,
the killing was justiaable. The man
had been guilty Of violating his parole;
procuring the capture Of guards placed 10
protect the property Of his ncighbors at
their own requests of Withholding HIM
self from engaging in regular war, and
encouraging the enormitie5 of guerilla
warfare; of being insensible to the lem
iency aud mildness of military rule
here for many months, and returning
such kindness by bushwhacking and
kindred basencss.
With these facts in view, il is only ne-
cessary TO compare the following para
graphs from two articlos which appeared
yesterday, in public print. From these,
il is easy TO see what a heightened gem
tleman, accomplished scholar and sincere
christian a man may be while engaged in
practices that the laws Of war and of all
civilized life denouncc as those Of an out
law and an assassin:
EXTRACTS FROM A EULoGy or a GENTLE.
MANLY GUERRILLA.
As a student, his faithful application
to his studies, his steady progress in
knowledge, his courteous and respectful
demeanOr to his preceptors, rendered him
a iayOrite at school and in the university.
Large expectations and influential family
connections diminished naught of his ma
tive righteousness. His love for domes-
tic life, with all its wealth of solid hap
piness, led him, however, to prefer diff
ent career, in which, as q citizen, q neigh
Dor, husband, and father he so fulfilled
the offices of life as to endear himself to
all with whom he came in contact.
There are certain traits of character
which entitle their possessor TO the good
will and affection, as we'll as 10 the esteem
and respect of their llow~men-which
by their peculiar combination build up
the best style Of man-which minute
analysis alone can pOrtray--but which
are readily understood by all who have
mingled much in the world. We some
times say that the person endowed with
these characteristics is a man of solid
worth, true gentleman, valuable cili-
zen, an ornament to society, blessing to
his family. lie was indeed well gifted
in these qualities of heart and mind, and
hence though young in years, had made
deep mark upon a wide community, by
which was universally accorded to him
the title TO the above mentioned honora-
BILE appellation.
Reared by a Christian mother and
grandmother, he fell, not as the beast that
perisheth. He met his death at his own
home, in the midst of his family, with the
smile of good will on his face. The
Christians faith was his--gentleness and
humanity, the highest Christian virtues,
were his in life il was meet that he
should not be bcreft OF them in death
EXTRACTS FROM SAME PAPER on GUERRILLA
WARFARE,
There is a consequence Of the practice
Of guerrilla war, which will have terri
BILE practical effect in the South in GER
tain contingency.
If the Confederate government counte-
nance the practice, for the reason merely
that IL is convenient noi0 In harrassinp
the Union armies and people, then pre-
cedont will be established which may
work fearful effects hereafter.
If the organized Confederate armies be
dispersed and the soldiers still keep up
the spirit Of resistance, they will scatter
| themselves in armed bands all through
the Southern country. They must be
self-susiaining, living principally on their
friends, and issuing forth occasionally TO
attack their enemies.
How long it will be before these friends
are thereby impoverished, and how often
they will be subjected 10 annoyance be-
yond patient endurance, il is not difficult
to JUDICIAL TO what good end?
II behOoves us all then, not knowing
what the final result may be, to put this
whole matter of partizan, or guerrilla,
warfare on the footing that all civilized
nations recognize as legitimate, and TO
oppose its going further.
Guerrilla fighting is az best bit q colgardly
and aercalayy practice. If people be i'm
PEELED by patriotism to take up arms in
whatever cause they espouse, there is now,
certainly, sufficient opportunity on either
side TO do it in a regular way. But that
may expose the c0tcqyd to the chances of
battle, and interfere with Hisf DISPOSE
ton to plumber amt so the c0lc03 end Hief.
incline naturally 10 guerrilla lie.