The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-08
TUESDAY MORNING JULY s. 1862

Attempted Assination Of Lieut.. Col.
roster at MT. Pleasant i.-The Rose
water Lavender Poiiey.
On last Wednesday, Lieut.. Col FOSTER,
Of the First Tennessee Volunteers, known
rs the Governors Guard, rode into at. |
Pleasant, little village in Maury county,
some twelve miles from Columbia, and
took bis seat in front Of the tavern
While sitting there the notorious des-
perado, known as Capt WILLIAMS, COM
handing a company Of cut Ihroats and |
robbers, known as the Williams's Ayeng- |
ers, rode up with one Of his clan and |
said to Lieut.. Foster, "God damn you,
surrender" Lieut.. FosTEn being un-
armed, sprang to the door, when WILLIAMS
fred at him, hitting him in the shoulder
and back Of the head. He fell, and made
several Intellectual efforts TO rise, but was
so stunned and blinded with blood that
he did not succeed, and at last fell upon
bundle Of telegraph wire, in which con
dition he was found and picked up by his
men, who were considerable distance
behind at the time of the firing, VII
LIAMs comrade snapped his gun at him
once or twice without effect, and the two
rode leisurely away. WILLIAMS troop
was at the other end of the street and
plundered one Of our wagons with sick
soldier in it, Of some coats, caps, and a
musket. A large crowd Of the citizens
gathered around Lieut.. FOSTER, composed
professed neutral mon, and some ostens-
ible Unionists, with large majority Of
rebels, not one of whom offered to lift
up or assist the wounded officer, who was
struggling hclplcssly as their feet and
weltering in his blood. They looked on
his struggles with apparently the same
feelings as they would have looked on
those of an OK, or perhaps with secret
delight No one offered any coincidence
or sympathy whatever The soldiers
could with difficulty be restrained from
retaliating on the rebels imme diately, but
the officers restrained them, Lieut.. Eos
ter had several Of the rebels arrested,
who evidently were cognizant of the
whole plot as their actions indicated too
clearly for doubt, but they Immediately
produced papers Of protection from Gen
NEGLY, and grew highly indignant that
they should be molested for enjoying the
pleasant pastimo Of watching the at
tempted assassination Of loyal Tennes-
see officer. Should a man of Southern
blood be punished for exuiting at an as
saulton one ofs'ABE LINcoLN's hirelings|
Mr.. THOMAS an old and highly re-
spectacle Union merchant of that village,
has been greatly annoyed Of late by the
rebels, who have destroyed his property,
entered his garden and cut down and
pulled up vegetables, and pcrpetrated
all sorts Of outrages and annoyances.
Mr.. 7. has also received anonymous
letters at various times, warning him
that he must leave, that no id Union
man should stay in that place, and that
if he did stay, they aooud ride his 'oge
on a rail- What a pleasant Mount
Pleasant that place must be and what
brave and chiyalrous fellows the Mount
Pleasant chivalry must be! We are
beginning to regard some of our Ten
nessee towns as deadfalls, into which
Federal soldiers are placed, to be butch
cred on the first opportunity by the reb-
els. We would inquire too, about the pro-
priety Of giving letters Of protection Ia
any neutral man or rebel, under any
circumstances What business have
they to be carrying documents in theii
pockets to shield them from arrest and
investigation, when outragos are COM
mitted? What right has any officer tC
grant such documents II is endanger-
ing the lives of our brave soldiers, in
the idle hope of conciliating traitors
We can never purify foul atmosphere
by sprinkling lavender and rose water
on the substances whose cilluvia creates
the offensive odor. Lightnings and
sweeping tempests are the agencies used
by heaven TO consume and expeI these
noisome and poisonous calculations
We have had soft zephyrs signing around
us long enough, and still The miasma
hangs around and Expresses MS now LET
The lightnings and tempests Of al mdig-
nant nations rctribution execute their
mission, and inGiot a righteous ven
geancc, Give no iavors TO rebels
especially to those who are eternally be-
sieging the ears of the loyal authorities
for favors and indulgcnccs, and eXemp-
tons If people will not be loyal LET
them starye A most injurious system
Of fawning on the part Of rich rebels
aud Of indiscrect indulgence and favor
itism ON the part of our officers, prevails
in too many quarters A wealthy and
aristocralic traitor, whose whole sympa-
thies are for the Southern Confed.racyr
aud who has aided il literally, on The
arrival of a regiment in his vicinity,
grows alarmed lest justice should fake
hold of him; so hc sends OF Immediately
for the officers, talks politely and acts
obsoquiously, asssures them That he al.
ways did oppose secession, and chat he
has never borne arms or takon any part