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


loose crime without check, furnishing the
ermine and impafing the influence Of the
Bench II has broken up The land
marks Of old parties, divided the people
into new Organizations Of antagonisliC
and dangerous elements, and swcptinto
common abyss the cherished intelleois
and Jewels OF the Commonwealth It
has taken possession bodily Of the church /
and clergy, with now and then an excep- /
ton, and driven them heedlessly on the 1
broad road towards destruction, present /
ing 10 the Christian world the melancholy /
spectacle Of ministers, who heretofore /
plead with burning cloquence and holy |
iervor for peace and coed viii among men,
converting their sacred pulpits into ros-
trums from which flow fiery tides Of de-
nunciatidn, sedition and war TO the death,
aud Of churches. which had been chosen
aud bright lights Of Christian charity
and brotherly love, vieing with each other
as 10 which could dip deepest its pure
white robe in the innocent blood Of
wicked rebellion, or could furnish the
largest numberof Generals, Colonies and
Captains to lead brother against brother
on fields of blood and carnage
1t has flooded the country with spu-
rious paper currency Of untold millions
with no pretence Of a specie basis IL has
blockaded The channels of internal and
foreign trade and commerce il has
brought on the States and the citizens a
heavy Indebtedness without ample or
available means Of payment; it has pros
trated public and private credit it has
closed the doors Of the work shops and
broken up the business of merchants and
small dealers and it threatens, in its
rsmillcatons through all grades Of in
dustrial energy and life, indiscriminate
| want and widespread bankruptcy. Why,
| sirs traverse the navigable rivers, public
highways and the devious line of South
ern coast and lenantless houses, deserted
homes and plantations, uncultiyated and
| blighted farms, ruined walks and groves
deserted cities and villages, smouldoring
dwellings, charred bridges, consumed
railway stations, wrecks of watercrafts,
and burning crops, present landscape
of diversed ruin for an artist whose ge-
MUS delights in pictures Of mingled
smoke and flame. It's terrible effects are
seen and felt H. the various relations and
diversified phases Of society. It has
destroyed confidence between IeighbOrs,
severed long cherised fritndships, I'M
bridled silly and venomous tongues,
turned loose, in wild luxuriance and
without effective restraint, the most vi
cious passions, generated innumerabfe
malignant cliques, implanted in honest
bosoms envy, malice and hatred ; i'm
paired TO a woful extent public and pri-
yate morals divided families into vim
dictive foes, put old friends TO gra. ping
for each others throats, Installed a regu-
lar system Of exageration and lying,
sanctioned the breaking of solemn oaths,
familized the public mind with the pill
lage and plumber of marauders; in word,
it has converted the domestic and So
cial circles into continuous and deplo-
roble rounds of bitter feuds, implacabe
animosities, and now and then secret
assassinalions, with little desire or effort
in man or woman TO change or modify
them.
Visit its hospitals is camps, and liz
hundred battle-lields; behold its engines
7 Of death, its heaps Of slain, and.its hud-
, died crowds of the sick, wounded anC
, dying, aud trace back their effects on once
/ | happy families and circles of friends anC
, relatives. The armies of fraternal blood
, now made hostile by designing men, are
ready and painting for the conflict; they
( are armed after inventive genius aud in
dOmitable energy have exhausted thei
{ utmost ingenuity aud skill TO discoye
e the most destructive weapons; the long
G ranged artillery plows its deep Through
: through the advancing columns; the ligh
D arms drop the dead, like leaves in au
i tumn, thick and fast on the ground; tn
G bayonet charge closes the massive lines
y and for few moments Of horrible earn
= age and suspense, death grapples wit
- death, kindred blood grapples with kin
n bred blood, then the rout and pursuit
= neighbor pursuing ncighbor, friend pur
d suing friend, brother pursuing brother
IA with the shouts and murderous blows q
e victOrs of the field. The Massachusett
d Puritan and the South Carolina Cayalie
meet hilt 10 hilt, ia deadly conflict, the
3 fall TO the earth locked in each other
T, arms, they become friends in the homes
hour Of death, their hearts blood ebt
IF and flows out into one common strean
i their bodies fill one common grave, an
IS their disembodied spirits ascend throug
d the air side by side, TO the bosom
Is Almighty God. Scarcely have the mac
10 dennod mass sank into silence under Il
m dust and smoke and exhaustion Of q
ne day, when mothers and sisters, wiy'
TO and daughters, are seen Fitting 10 and z
l. among the living and the dead, and u
~ shouts Of JOY over loved ones found, an
Ia the walls of sorrow over loved ones slai
VI, mingle ia hideOus harmony with q
n groans of the dying and the songs Of q
m yictors The quickened beats Of the te
be egraph convey 10 distant homes Al
l. friends the casualties and losses Of q
be day, and joy and grief, like light al
es cloud, follow on the heels Of each pulls
.rc ton, the light and joy perhaps TO
he swept away when the trembling wiz
C. cease 20 feel the shock Of the battle We
us orable fathers bow their heads under
he heavy weight of ailliction; doAting mot
IN ers look 20 the evening of life with
on ray Of comfort on this side Of the gra
we aiectionate wives find relief from ov'
OF burthened hearts in paroxisms Of insal
ng iy; gentle sisters permit no one 90 10
is the place of a buried brother In th
'us aching bosoms; homeless orphans lill
TO streets and highways with their tears
sorrow and their cries for bread, a
commonwealth are clothed in sackcl'
aud ashes over the frightful havoc anne
the their brave aud promising young pa
The Standing this day amid the broken hca
net wrecked hopes and widespread ruin
the rebellion, and looking to The /
nd train Of woes and evils that are 20 foil
,us. who does not feel like uttoring from
ack depths OF his soul the burning word
che the poet
the Rishteom Heaven