Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-23
.EEMPHIs ITEMS.

An unknown friend has favored us with
copies Of the Memphis Appeal Of the ooh
and 18th inst. It gives us some delight
ful information as to the general beatitu1c
enjoyed by the Saints in Dixie. Here is
one Of the many questions which clearly
proves that Dixie is a land Of liberty
REFUSING coNTEDERAyE NOTES
The man who would iniure the cause
Of his country, even though to save his
own life, is deemed in the impartial eve
of history a TRAITOR, and his memory
eXecrated by all true patriots. What,
then, must be said Of those base, aban-
dOned and recreant creatures, disgrace
ing the forms Of men, who are now seek
ing TO stab the Southern cause and i'm
pair Southern credit by refusing to re
ceive the notes of our Government in
payment Of their dues? IL is not saying
too much TO assert that such scoundrels
are traitors for price--that they are de-
seyterS, not TO save life, but a pitiful
amount Of money, which their cowardly
fears falsely whisper 10 them will be lost
should they dare 10 be loyal and true.
Their conduct not only argues das-
tardly despair of the success of our arms
An event as certain in the future as the
present existence of Deity himself-but
it goes farther, and evidences and indis-
position TO bear any Of the monetary
sacrifices, small as they will compare
lively be, that are to be made in estab-
fishing their own liberty.
We learn that there are still few of
these Shylocks about Memphis, and that
now and then they dare show their clOven
feet. If the Provost Marshal of the city
does not issue an order directing all such
TO be reported to his headquarters for
this act of treason, we propose TO remedy
the matter as far as possible by offering
to publish their names IN these columns free
of charge, when the tact of their treason
able conduct is properly attested. Let
their names be brought forward. The
miscreants should be held up to public
scorn and indignation.
Dixie is also a good country for fell
low who likes fighting, inasmuch as he
is provided with fight without putting
him to the trouble of hunting one:
SUBJECT FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
We learn that large numbers of per-
sons, DESTROYS of avoiding the Conscript
Law, are escaping from the city, over the
line of the Memphis and Ohio railway,
and thence into the North. Most oil
these traitorous refugees get passports TO
Bells station, and proceed thence to
Dyersbnrg, and on to Troy, from where
there 10 no trouble in getting to Cairo.
1t will be well if some effort is made to
stop this leakage" and all passports
hereafter on this road are scrutinized
more closely. Let no more able bodied
men, subject TO the conscript act, have
permission to 60 over the northern road,
unless some responsible party vouches
for their return, at least where they are
residents, or not known TO live in the up
per counties.
The appeal gives just twenty days TO
end the war and demolish Uncle Sam.
This war has assumed phase which
admits of no compromise. The South
has already laid down the emily condi-
tons upon which she will accept peace.
These involve not only the recognition
of the independence of the cotton States,
but of every border State, the unbiased
verdict Of whose people calls for an alli-
'ance with us. This, we know, the North
is not yet prepared to concede. But we
must force our own terms from them, by
routing their armies that so timidly con-
front us near Yorktown and Corinth.
We will do this, we believe, in less than
twenty days.