Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-09
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From the Richmond Whig, Of April % Yf'
Amongst the various falsehoods devised
by treason and diffused by fear is one.
confined within limited circle here, but
perhaps tending to occasion alarm in the
country This is that the confederate
authorities design to evacuate Virginia.
We presume no one will attribute to
ms any undue admiration of the admin
istration, but we will do it the Justice TO
assert that its sincere devotion to the
success of the revolution and the main
tenanCe OF the territorial Integrity OF the
whole cOnfederacy cannot be questioned
For, whatsoever might be'the dement's of
many individuals composing the admin
istration, they have yet given guarantees
which rendered the execution of the in
famous purpose attributed to them inn
possible, - .,., ..,...., .... n, ~.
The confederate government is domi-
ciled in Richmond. It's departments of
war and finance are fixed here. The
chief manufactures of arms, and the
principal depots Of provisions are in this
city. The removal of the government,
though no more necessarily fatal than the
removal Of the confederate government
Of l776 from Philadelphia 10 Lancaster,
will yet stimulate northern rapacity and
discourage southern resistance. There
is every reason, therefore, 10 believe that
no such purpose can be entertained by
those who must suffer such infamy from
its cOnsummatiOn. a 0uu ugera
The design to abandon Virginia is at
tributed TO the government with equal
absurdity. Virginia is the head and
frontof the revolution She has not only
furnished an immense quantity Of arms
and material of war, she has not only
filled the ranks with her quota and more
than her quota Of troops, but she lies as
the breakwater Of the storms of war
We used to hear il said by the same spirit
which devised the talsehOOd under con-
sideration, that Virginia was 10 be made
the rampant from behind which the cot
ton states were TO be defended. Is il
probable that any sane people should wish
to break down The rampant, dispirit its
best defenders, and transfer bloody and
destructive war to the bOsOms Of those
states which have been thus far exempt
from It's evils?
Every state south of us has It's point
Of active Invasion. Charleston, sayan-
nah, New Orleans, are threatened with
assault. Is it reasonable that the states
10 which they severally belong should
wish 10 level the defenses which protect
them on the north from the grand adj
vance OF the enemy Can il be recon
ciled with common sense, that Virginia
should be paralyzed like Kentucky OF
| Maryland, and her strength and courage
lost TO the confe derate defense
We will not treat this absurdty fur
ther it digniiles it too much. II will
only refute one lie 10 give place 70 some
other perhaps more probable.
Whatever may be our objections 10 the
administration, we will do it no injustice
We will not see the cause suffer from
falsehoods which the public want Of con.
iidence in certain members of the admin.
istration may render plausible We shal
always exercise the right 10 point out th'
errors OF the government, but we shal
do nothing 10 impair its energies, How
ever defectiyeb IL cannot be overthrow
and reformed in the present exigency.
We therefdFe recommend 10 the publi
I 70 disregard the mischieVOus rumOr,
which they may from time 10 time beay
y teRding 10 discourage their support Q