The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-16
We saw Yesterday, for the iirst tlme. |

hOulbYllle OOUfH0t Vi thS 1~th 'iio'p ~N''
tanning a communication from this place,
one column long, headed, "Petty ACCUSE
tons against the Commander of this
Post" The correspondent begins by
stating that "under Gen. EEdLEr's direc-
ton or supervision, the extensive field
works, rine-pits, breast-works, barri-
cades, etc, forming chain of defence
many miles q in extent, have been con-
siructed. In this laJor he has been aided by
Che Scientific knowledge of the Chief
Engineer of Cen BUEIL's staff, Captain
MORTON, and his assistants" The cor
respondent is singulsrly ignorant in re
gard to the facts of the case, or very
unhappy in his use of language, which
conveys the idea that General NE0LEY is
I the author Of our Notifications. Months
ago, Governor JOHNSON urged on Gen
BUELL. the necessity of the Importance
of certifying this place. Capt MORTON,
n young engineer Of decided ability, was
sent here in compliance with Governor
AJoHNsoN's advice, and he has been the
tpIanner, deviser, and director, of the vari-
GUS Notifications throughout. Why the
correspondent of the Journal should wish
TO glorify Brigadier- General at the ex-
pense of modest young Engineer, who
is entitled TO the sole credit of the works,
we leave every one TO judge for himself.
The correspondent continues his puff
ing as follows: "Finding that in several
instances passes granted by the Governor
or his authority had been grossly abused,
and that he was himself liable to re-
proach if he suffered the imposition to
be longer carried on, General NEsLEY
concluded to confnc the issuing of pass
es to his own headquarters"
This necessarily implies one of two
things, either that Governor JOHNSON
was milk and water Union man, or
that he was ignorant of the character of
the community in which he was residing
as Governor, and where he had lived for
years, as a member of the Legislature, and
as Governor of the State.
In reference to the former supposition
we will simply'sa that Governor JoHN-
SON enjoys quite as good areputation for
loyalty as General NEGLEY; and as TO
the latter, il is certainly the height of
absurdity TO Say that stranger could
possibly enjoy the opportunities of dis
tinguishing the loyal from the disloyal,
which were possessed by one who has
for years been familiar with the position
of every prominent man in the State.
The reform made by General NEGLEY
did not work like a charm, as his Eulo-
gist would have us believe, for passes
were given repeatedly to VIGOROUSLY dis
loyal men and women, among the num-
Der, TO the wife of the rebel Senator
HENRY S. FooTE. The truth is, the reb-
els got all the information through their
emissaries at this place, which they
wanted, the restrictions adopted by the
Commander of the Post, availing no more
to stop the current of information, than
a weed would impede the fall Of a cata-
ract. The idea of establishing a sur
VIGILANCE over few poor market people,
and at the same time suffering intelligent
and avowed rebels to pass and repass
our lines is unmitigated nonsense. We
know that General NEGLEY's policy has
been far more severely censured by citi-
gems whose loyalty never wavered or fall
tered even in the darkest hsur Of rebel
lion, when hell of traitors rioted in
Nashville, and by military officers, than
ID ever has been in our columns. In all
that we have said on this unpleasant
subject, heretof re, we have been actuat-
ed by no personal feelings. Our per-
sonal intercourse with the Commander
of the Post, and with his subordinates,
has always been of the most pleasant
nature. We have been treated with uni
form courtesy and politeness, aud have
not the shadow Of personal grievance or
slight TO complain Of But we owe du-
ty to the public, to the citizens and the
soldiers, which no personal consideration
should prevent us from diseharging.
The journals correspondent, at the con-
clusion of his article, whose burden is
the praise of Gen NEGLEY, at the expense
of every body else--fOr the policy of this
officer is as nearly universally disapproy'
ed, and deprecated, in the army and
among loyal citizens, as it is possible for
il to be--discloses a very large cat at the
bottom of his meal-tub He speaks Of
persons, "whose rank is just Of that