Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-12
Communication.
skEDADDLrrowN, June 2, 1862.

MR., EDITOR: i think II would be grea1
advantage to the cause which you are so
we'll advocating to re-publish the letter of
JAMES ROBB, as 80 few have read it. took
O great deal Of pains to read it to many per-
sons, but finally lost the paper. should
like several copies for distribution. He is
evidently very intelligent and sincere man,
an excellent judge of character, and thor.
ough and observing man of business. The
growth Of the Great West has been 30 unpar-
alleled that his statement will astonish al
most all of the Southern people. Last year
at this time was very indignant at Lincoln's
| proclamation, and like all the rest Of the
South, got into a terrible passion with the
| Administration. The Slave States are like
hand Of brothers; one OF them a worthless
scamp, who the rest all know deserves hang.
ing; but If any one attempts to give him his
d serts, they all rush to his assistance aud
rescue him at the risk of their lives. Before
Lincoln's proclamation all we're wishing
that South Carolina was sunk or annhilated,
as she had always been mutinous; but the
moment an attempt was made to punish her,
the chivalrous South rose in arms to the res
cue Of the vile member of their family. The
fact is Tennessee and Kentucky thought they
could walk out of the Union without ever
saying to the Government "by your leave"
They ought at least to have shown their graf
itude for past favors by bidding respectful
farewell; and even now, after Tennessee has
surrendered herself TO q superior power that
she had not the Eaintssi conception Of she fre.s,
fumes, raves, aud busters, and swears she
will never submit. The women (God help
them) are worse than the men. They say
they would sooner he laid in their graves than
live again under the United States admins
tration. Some of them, very old, with one
foot in the grave, that have iost sous in this
: uuholy war, are ready to sacrifice the re.
mainder; and, with dishevelled hair and eyes
flashing with fury and vindictveness, call
upon God to curse the Lincolnites with dis
ease, pestilence, and famine; and the girls
who used to be called "angels," are now
with rage and disappointment, transformed
I ~
there is no possible prospect Of their ever being
married. to raise children in their degeneratJt
stdle) The amiable creatures grind the
teeth, clench their fists, and, with those onct
called Heavenly orbs" flashing with rag
and vengeance, cay they would like to tea
ont the hearts of these soldiers, aud grin,
them under their feet. If now, in their youtl
and beauty, they will descend to such vulga
il epithets as they are in the habit of using, AM
l. such brutal aRathemas, what will they
n when they are old 51aias, as they surely s0al b.
u as all the young men that were worth hav
l. ing are prisoners OF war or in the army
d many have died sacrifice and martyrs i
what they supposed glorious cause, an
? their blood calls aloud for vengeance on th
J. heads of the leaders of this calamitous rebe
lion. The girls we're all elated with th
K "pomp and circumstance of war" and cal
i ed every young man coward that did nc
y enlist. They never took into considerable
3. the chances of their being killed in bsttl,
d as they were told that one Southern ma
was equal to twenty Northern men, and tbs
e the mere sight of a regiment of SoutheL
men would cause general stampede Of %
"A Yankees have no doubt but that the sam
N representations induced many young NE
,r who we're not very celebrated for courage
20 encounter the taunts of the brave girls tha
were so anxious to be men that thy migt
20 forth to conquer. A young lady, VIII
was asked by an officer Of high rank in III
~ Federal army, If she was a Northern lad,
~ replied 10 a very pert and iusolent manner
that she was a Southern, and always expec
II ed to be. He apologiEed for insulting be
- aud said that be thought from Der looks sh
"a was Northern lady, but as soon as he hear
in her speak be discovered The African brOgue,
:, aud knew that be was mistaken. The Office
- was afterwards killed 10 battle. A lad,
ss calling to see her soon afterwards, found b.
vs. sitting in deep reverie, aud asked her VIII
~ she was thinking about l was just thinl
1e ing whether --- was in h.. J hope
Is is Nearly all OF these women Il will ~
call them ladies', young and old, are me1
bers Of the Church, and very likely pray tb
ID they may be forgiven as they forgive other
C., thereby calling down a curse upon then
selves. Another lady who WAS presei
en- when the officer Was administering the oa
TO to some MANNED prisoners who were goir
home, said--if you meet my brothers, e
be them to fight for the Southern Confedera'
%, as long as they live; and II you see Aorga
ng give my love and good wishes for bis success
~ and tell him / would esteem it an honor % X
~ he hand. Yours, respectfully,
PETERl PISDAR.