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e Is: it: nothing, ask, to weaken the few
moral Ideas which still exist amid our triumph
Is one Of these ideas !; but the day. wien We
clasped the hand Of The southerners, framed
theories in favor Of their revolt, trying to show
that it bad served on its way the cause Of lib
erty, on that day our Inward light grew paler,
and something heavy and sad touched the
heart Of tutnanity.
"The occasions. to prove aadshoH tae i'm.
Portance' of>a principle Sare rare. = What pre-.
! zefoqs lesson for our entire generation, could
u haya seen Europa, spite Of the temptations
ofpnticy md the: demands of:interest dettr,
Mane4 to parley or treat In no Nay with those
&C 70 wis sa
sjngle- act We should have. raised fhe, mora
| standard Of mankind.- Yet such q victor,
would hare: had also its price --:::;.t5 J..
! =: For It is not, aseI know, great policy!
I gfdatN pozitiqHel hus for us simple 5oula, wh<
I. think tdat man lives mot, By tread alone, ant
that society also dies Of hunger when. the sat
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- IL Is certain, as We nave 6ecA, that Similar
pretcnsions exist as the root Of tue policy
Which VIC are urged to act upon. The scpar-
alton nnst take. place! We have decided that
yon were not able to put an end to the rebel
Eonl You shall light no longer, or, at any
rate, you shall fight only in this or that mau
ner! Such is the language which Is dictated
to us, and thus do its friends seek to build an
artificial foundation for d state which cannot
maintain its individual life, and which will
always need the protection to which it owes
its birth. Tie result would be, that Erropean
influence and almost domination would exist
III the very heart Of southern America, aud at
the very gates Of Washington
"Friends OF peace, You who are 50 anxious
to stop the present conflict, who, Unnecessary
would trace around President Lincoln the cir,
Gle Of Popilius, by prohibiting him from main.
tanning the blockade, md following out his
advantages, have you taken into account the
endless wars With which you would endoH
the future? Have you specuEted On the con
sequences Of your enterp1ise?. You imsgine
perhaps, that yon will destroy the United
| Statess And it you do not destroy them, do
| you think they will lire in peace single daJ
! while you have upon either side Of their EN-
| pire Virginiaanda Canada-with you gov
crning the mouths Of their two grand river:
at Quebec and at New Orleana.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
Christian-iikc.


Ii is refreshing in these wicked and
selfish days, when the Devil frisks about
over creation like young pig running
around beside himself with Joy in big
clover pasture, to find one liberal good
man. We are told that a Union lady
called on the agent Of the Southern
Methodist Publishing House for some
Testaments TO distribute among some
wounded Union soldiers. What kind
Of soldiers are they% inquired the godly
agent Union soldiers" replied the
lady. "Can't give you any, madam
was the response of the holy book-ped-
der. The agent was right We are told
that the Gospel is intended to call sim
ners to repentance, and as the Rebels are
so much nearer to the Devil than the
Union soldiers are, they certainly are
entitled to The first supply of any spiri-
tual food which the Publishing House has
stored away. Walk up, you Rebel sin
ners.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
Fatal shell.

On the night of the battle at Pittsburg,
a rebel Georgia regiment drew up in line
near the river to make terrible charge
on our ranks. Unlucky for them, one of
our gunbOats got in range with the regi-
ment and fred large shell. The shell
struck fairly on the end of the line and
ploughed its way through the living wall
until it got to the centre, when it explo-
ded, making the most awful havoc ami
slaughter The rebels broke into pre-
cipitate fight.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

From the Richmond Enquirer.

The following is President Davis message
recommending the sassage ola conscfiption
law;
70 he Senate and House 81 RepryealdltUes Of
me Coa6dgHs Safes
TAe operation Of the various laws now Ia
force for The raising armies has exhibited
the necessity for reform The frequent chang.
es aud amendments which have been made
have rendered the system 50 complicated as
10 make IL often quite difficult to determine
what the law really is, and to what extent
prior amendments are modified by more re-
cent legislation,
There is also emb trrassment from conflict
between State aud Confederate legislation.
/ am happy TO assure you Of the entire har-
mony OF purpose aud cordially Of feeling
which has continued between myselfand the
executives of The several States and it is
TO this cause that cur success 10 keeping ade-
quate forces 10 the field is TO be attributed.
These reasons would suffice for inviting
your earnest attention to the necessity OF
senle simple end general system ior exeIei5-
ing the power oil raising armies, which is
vested in congt3ss by the Constitution. But
there ia another aud more important consid-
GRAFTON. The vast preparations made by the
enemy for a combined assault at numerous
points on our frontier and seaboard, have
produced results that might have been exc
pected. They have animated the people with
spirit OF resistance ia general, so resolut
nd so self sacrificing, that IL requires rather
TO be regulated than to be simulated The
right oil the State 80 demand, aad the duty
OF each citizen to render military servic e.
need only 10 be s,a,t to b. admitted. Il is
not. however, wise or judicious policy to
place in active service that portion of force
oil people which experience has shown to
be necessary as a reserve. Youths under
the age OF eighteen years require further in-
suuction men Of matured experience are
needed Tor maintaining order aud good 60.
verument at home, aud in supervising pre-
parations for rendering CliiCient the armies
in the field.
These two CLASSES constitute The proper
r. erye for home defence, ready to be called
in case OF any emergency aud to be keptin the
fl Id Only while the emergency exists. But
III Older to maintain this reserve intact, it is
necessary that in great war like that in
which we are now engaged, all persons Of
intermediate ages not legally exempt for
good cause, should pay their debt OF mill
tary service TO the county, that the bur
ucho onOulu hob t"Ai N41AuSIfSiy VI INC hloet
argent and patriotic.
VI therefore recommend the passage of a
law declaring that all persona residing with
in the Confederate States, between the ages
of eighteen and thirty-dye years, and right
fully subject to military duty, shall be held
to be in the military service Of the Confed-
ela'e State, and that SOME plain and simple
me hod be adopted for their enrolment and
Organization, repeating all OF the legislation
heretofore enacted which would conflict with
tue system propos d..
JEFFERSON DAVIS. 4
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

A YEAR AGo.--By accident we happen
to have before us a copy Of the New Or
leans Crescent Of April H. 1861, printed
almost exactly year ago. We copy
from it the following remarks upon a
military scheme proposed in the New
York CoUyer and Enquirer which show
the strong delusion as to the national
resource, under which the South plunged
into the rebellion
"But we are really fearful Webb's
scheme will not succeed. To raise, equip,
and feed an army one hundred thou
sand men and put it in motion, would
require, at the lowest estimate, fifteen
millions of dollars, and TO keep the ranks
full, provide the means Of transportation.
subsistence for men and horses, supply
the wants created by casualties, and the
numberless losses that would inevitably
follow an active and desperately contest
ed campaign, would demand an eXpendi-
ture of az least seventy five millions of
dollars per annum.
"And if this grand army should be
destroyed, and its property captured by
the forces of the Confederate States
and the chances are fifty 10 one that such
would be the case-another army, inyolv-
ing the same expenditures, destined for
the Same fate, would have 10 be raised
and provided for. We do not believe
Lincoln's Government can raioe either the
money or the men d practically enforce
General Webbs magnificent enterprise,
its credit being dolefully below par now,
and growing worse every day.
"No-we0 Of the Confederate States are
not 10 have such good luck as General
Webb's programme would give us. We
will have no chance al one hundred thou-
sand Abolitionists on land, where We
can have a fair show for a death grapple
with them. They are too cowardly for
that fhcy may and probably will
annoy as considerably atsea, where they
have the advantage over as, but we will
soon be as ready for them on the watery
element as We are now tor them on land, "
Bostoa AdCeassr
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29


That our readers may see how much
freedom Of choice exists in the Southern
Confedcracy, and by what threats the
rebel leaders drive men into the army,
we copy the following from the Rich
mond (Ya) Examiner Of February 14th,
1862. The little rebels are plainly told
that fhey ~ brave all going 10 yolun-
teer--but if they don't, why there viii be
a quick way found to maize them They
seem to think with the Irishman, that
every man ought to do as he pleases, and
if he don't he ought to be made do as he
pleases. Won't some big Rebel furnish
us an essay on Rebel liberty?
The news that military bill has pass
ed the Legislature will carry unmixed
qualification to the country, whose in
terests had been criminally neglected
by delay Of more than two months in
the enactment Of a measure of such vital
importance. OF the Objectionable features
Of the act that has been passed by the
Virginia Legislature we do not desire o
speak with undue censure. In many of
its features it is democratic; and democ-
racy in any military system is nothing
else than so much r0ttenness. 1t is the
fruitful source of imbecility to the army
grief to The country, and success 10 the
enemy. Elective captains and lieuten-
ants, elective colonies and majors, are
anomalies in military economy and at
variance with the whole theory of dis
cipline. The elective system must I'M
dermine all real obedience and democrat
ize, more or less the best of troops.
1t would have been fatal to have dis
banded the volunteer regiments altogeth-
er. One veteran regiment that has had
an experience of twelve months in camp
life and in drill; that has passed through
the ordeal of infantile diseases which
assail every new regiment; that has
smelt gunpowder and been under fire of
the enemy in battle, is worth two or three
regiments, raw, unframed, unused to
service, and not yet innoculated in dis.
cases of the camp. Besides these minor
considerations, is the great fact that the
new law avoids the perilous experiment
and stupendous blunder Of disbanding
one army and recognizing another in
the critical period of campaign. Such
a measure wonld have resulted in nothing
else than absolute ruin. TO have attempt
ed a re organization from the foundation
would have been no more nor less than to
surrender the cause outright
The stern and patent fact is, that the
country cannot dispense with the services
of her volunteers at this time There
never was political necessity so absolute
as that of retaining the present volunteer
force in the field. 1t may be well to
leave the choice of re-enlisting to these
troops, in view of the certainty existing
that nearly all of them will do so of their
own free will; but if the case were 9th
7 erwise, the public safety would absolutely
require d resort to compulsory means Of
securing the same result. No measure
that the Southern people ever found
themselves called upon TO adopt would
be so unpalatable TO their own feelings as
this; but, rather than lose the present
army, compulsory re-enlistment would
be public necessity as imperative as il
would be harsh.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
The Eridcnce.

Within the past week we have conyersed
with a number Of persons from the bat
tle-fields of Pittsburg and Shiloh, both
combatants and visitors, and all concur
in saying that the rebel loss was. at least
tour times as great as ours. They say
that the carnage was truly awful, and
that dead rebels were strewn literally in
heaps, by our musketry and magnificent
artillery.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

The Mobile Me,cs Of the Nth instant,
states on "indisputable authority that
a Confederate force of 1000 has driven
the Federal troops out of Nashville with
great slaughter, and that Governor john
son was shot dead on the streets while
trying to make his Escape. Our infor-
mant who is an old acquaintance of John
sons was present at the time" Isn't
Dixie agreat country? We always won
dered what became of thefamilies of Baron
Munchausen Lemncl CULVER and Cap
tain Riley. We don't wonder any longer.
Their descendants compose the first fami :
lies in Dixie, and having intermarried
have begotten progeny which combine
all the marvellous faculties of their an
cestry. From them spring the Beaure-
CARDS, Davises, Floyds, Pillows, Buck
ners, Harrises, and editors of Dixie
newspapers, and preachers Of Dixie SER
mons.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
Died

In this city, on the 2Sth inst Mrs. MARY a. FULLER,
wife Of G. +. FULLER.
friends and acquantaneos invited to attend
her funeral this (29th) day at the "a Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, at O'Clock, P M--Divno SER
vice by Rev. Or, GooDL1T.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

We visited Hospital No /, the other
day, by invitation, II is the roomy and
airy building formerly occupied as the
Blind Asylum. Tt is under the care Of
DIR. b. NJ, Failor, assisted by Drs. J. N.
Study and II. p. Anderson. Several no
bic hearted ladies are also in attendance,
who have left their families and pleasant
homes TO ministering to the wants onthe
sick soldiers, who have brought their lives
as holy offering to the sacred cause OF
their country. And the werk seems ad-
mirably attended to on all hands. The
rooms and bedding are kept scrupulously
clean, and the afflicted are as comfortable
as it is possible for men to be in a hos
pital. DIR, Failer seems thoroughly IA
miliar with his duties and prompt in
performing them. And Florence Night
ingale herself could not be more tender
and assiduous than the deyo ted ladies.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

Col. Corcoran writes if he can serve
his country in Jail best, he will gladly
stay there.--Nel0 Yort paper.
The rebel Gems Tilghman and Buck
ner are certainly serving their country
better now than they ever did before, but
we are sure the hero Corcoran is not Of
that stripe.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
, loyalty were removed.
From The Cincinnati. G1ze.te.

MANUFACTURING TREAsoN.-The En-
quirer has a correspondent with Gen.
AIitchel's Division Of the army-or
rather there is an officer there who writes
letters TO that paper-that a largo num-
Der Of officers had or would resign. This
chap knew he was not telling the truth /;
but he also knew the truth would not
suit the Enquirer near SO we'll as lie,
when the negro was in question, so he
sent the lies along and found a ready
market for them. They were a sweet
morsel, doubtless TO the Kentucky seces-
sionists who read the Enquirer. But
the correspondent aforesaid has run a.
gainst a snag We copy the following
paragraph from the Louisville journal:
The commissioned officers of the Eff
teenth Kentucky regiment, now at Fay
cttville, Tenn, under the command Of
Col. Curran Pope, haye.p etitioned W. G.
Halpin, Captain Of Co. X, in said regi-
ment, to resign, because of a slanderous
letter written by him TO the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
We understand that Capt. Halpin's let
ter was very base enc, and Shat officers
Of like rank with himself in the regi-
ment denounced him as a calumniator
aud a coward And he stood It,
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

The pith Of Secess on is that States
have the RICH, OF self-government, but The
people haven't,
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29

How many incidents like the follow
ing anecdote from Shilsh form the Sc
cret history Of the rebellion And what
will be the .remorse Of those foolish moth
ers who wickedly have melted their re-
luctant children TO rebel against their
country ? There is one path to forgive
ness for such-iet them henoeforth labor
to undo their evil deeds.
Among the wounded rebels was a youth
from Alabama Both Of his legs were
shattered, During the battle he asked
for water, and was supplied He then
said
This is my mothers fault did not
want to fight against the Union, but she
called me coward and forced me TO
enlist"
lie gave the National soldier a ring and
requested him to send it TO his mother.
and 10 say 90 her that be died brave bow.
but regretting that he had taken up arms
against his country. What will be the
feelings Of that mothers heart when she
receives this message.
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
.ew advertisements,
CHANCELLBEs.

FOURTH CIIANCERY district.
We are authorized to announce Hon. SAMUEL
FmERsoN a candidate for reelection as Chancellor
Of tue Fourth chancery District, Composing tho
counties Of Davidson, Williams u, Maury, Giles and
Lewis apo ID
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
A Judas Organ.

Tie Union men Of the South feel pain
fully the evil influence of that traitorous
Northern organ, the Cincinnati Enquirer,
named in-the following paragraph. It is
a worse fee to us in the South than the
Richmond Enquirer. 1t is the favorite
text book of every rebel in Nashville,
who quote it with delight on all occa-
sions. We have witnessed its devihsh
course and malign influence For some
time, and heartily wish that this offence
Of loyalty were removed
Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
,. Q. mERCEM. rdltor.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1862.
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THEATRE.

DUFFlMD SANDS MAyAGrge
vs., II. EYEhkrr STAGE MANAGER
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15

WEST Pointers IN THE TWO ARMGES.-The
Mobile E0ening NeWs OF a late date says: From
list before us Of the West Point graduates, who
are officers in the armies of the United States aud
Confederate States, it appears that there are in
the United States army II Major Generals aud
"a Brigadier Generals in the Confederate States
army, 5 Generals (besldes A. s. johnson killed
at Shioh) Is Major Generals Al Brigadier Gen
erals. From this list, which ends with l848 it APP
pears that we have GA Generals from West Point
in our army, while the United States have but
Al. 1t was no idle or unmeaning boast Of Presi
dent Davis that be had pick aud choice of the
officers of the old army. Notwithstanding the
frequent filings at West Pointers, we may yet find
it II cause of congratulation that we had at the
head of our Government one who was educated
at West Point himself, but who, by his service in
the army and in the War Department, was so
thoroughly acquainted with the talent Of all the
United States officers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15

FERocITY OF A BAYoNET CHARGE-ln the his
tory of European wars it appears that but few
soldiers were actually killed with the bayonet.-
But in late battles with the rebels it is not so.
Referring to one of them, a Washington paper
says:
"The carnage by the bayOnet upon this field
probably exceeds anything recorded in history
for many score OF years The Federal soldiers
were maddpned by the persstency with which
the enemy sought every cover and shelter, from
which they drove them repeatedly. At every
charge the enemy reeled aud fed before the un-
wavering line of flashing steel Frequently the
conflicts would be hand to hand, but the great
ardor and superior muscle OF our men Overpow-
cred the cadaverous aud weak kGeed Southern
ers, and they fell pierced with the glttering
blade"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15

PEACE DEMOCRATS IN MDANA.-On Octo
Der 9th the Draft Commissioner for Blacklord
county, Indiana, opened in the county Court
House at Hartford City bis lists ballot box and
ballots to draft that county's quota of troops
The indianapolis Journal says an armed mob of
fifty entered, took the lists, ballots etc, aud
destroyed them. They were nearly all residents
of one township, where a secret society OF " hat
ternuts " exists but some one hundred and fifty
are implicated. Copies Of the lists were made
out, new ballots prepared and five companies Of
the G3d Indiana sent, under Col. j. S. Williams,
to protect the Commissioner aud to arrest aud
return to the military camp at indianapolis, for
duty during the war, every man implicated in
this open resistance to the enforcement of the
drafting of militia Col Williams instructions
are TO remain in the county until every Que Of
the traitors is arrested. ."-Sacrament0 Bee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15

The following brilliant effort was achieved
several years since, and is just good now as
when it frs, appeared. The poet was man Of
Western literary proclivities. 1t is produc-
ton of rare "spirit," aud breatbes glorious
sentiment
WHAT bust this glorious Union up,
An 20 to drawin' triggers,
just for a thunderin' parcel of
Emancipation niggers?
The eagle of Ameriky,
That flu across the seas,
An throwed the buddy British lion
Ker slump upon his knees.
Say, shall we rend him linn from linn,
Wun wing one way. an one tother,
An every seperit fin feather
A hyin' at the Other?
1t can't be did
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15

KNIGHr's LANDING NEws-Ths little journal
has entered its seventh volume, and gives good
prospect of long continuance. Its editor,
Raveley, is a very remarkable man. He not only
edits and sets up his paper but keeps, in con
neclOn with the establishments book store, and
a store for the sale of msctl lane0us artcl S.
Aud not only ths, but he is agent for Wells,
Fargo Co., agent for the California Steam Nav
igalion Co., agent for Insurance Companies,
agent for the rent or lease OF improved farms in
the Sacramento Valley, agent for Fsh's Iulalli-
bile Hair Restorative, agent for Gruhlers Lager
Beer, and husband OF a lady that weighs two
hundred pounds, aud who is as smart as he is
Well, Raveley, success to you.-Beacon.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-11-15
esy- The Medical and Surgical gmsIiiuie of


DR. L. j. CZAPKAY is already secured in position which
places it, as we its proprietor far above the assaults of
envy and professional malice In the schools of France,
the highest prizes often awarded to practitioners in
this department of Medical science and they occupy with
others an equally lofty position in the profession Rcord
an illustri0us example shining light among the phil
osophca stars Of his age in Europe and Dr. tMpkay has
fully equalled him in this country proof of which,
the Philadelphia College Of Medicine comphnented him
with Diploma and the honorary al eundem degree. Sc
lecug this his field Of operation, although qualified
graduate Of the University Of Pesh and late Chief sur
geon Of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. for more eN
tended abors, Dr. T. j. tapksy has bent his earnest at
tentou to the Of chronic ana private diseases in
which he has become Sn great an expert that he is
regarded the in this branch of hi, prOes sion
throughout the United States, and bis portrait and hiog
raphy are published matter of interest To their readers
in the most exclusive journals The Doctors Offices
his Medical and Surgical Institute Sacramento St.
Of ledesaorf nearly opposite the building Of the
Pacific Mail steamship Company.
HI We ask particular attention Of readers to the
sworn certificates of remarkable cures in another column
Of this paper 36.3m.