The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-08

tiOnal agitation, the poisoned waters from
the fountains Of secession and disunion,
the distress and desolation Of groundless
rebellion, The distinctive rayages and
woes Of civil war. Pace them in one
scale and your grievances and wrongs
under the Union ia the other, and which
will outweigh Bring before the mind
the Innocent blood and precious lives lost
in ibis war, and the leaders aud their
connsels that brought it on the country,
and which will command the highest re-
speot and veneration? But who can fore
tell what unknown oalamities and un-
speakable horrors, continuance Of the
war may add 10 the cups whose bitter
contents we have drained 20 the dregs
The fell spirit Of abolitionism,
Ease deceiiul
suiiu, m lic'ous, Fmacking Of Every sin
That has name,
has appeared in open day in the halls Of
Congress; it has taken fresh courage by
! the absence of the Southern States from
their appropriate places, il has gloated
over aud been invigorated by the blood
and carnage of the rebellion; it has
/ planted its unhallowed feet on all the de-
batable ground of the Constitution, and,
considering the probable influence of a
persistent and stubborn continuance of
/ the war, the increased madness of the
South, and a consequent madness On the
part of the North, may entail upon the
county the terrific horror Of servile in
surrections and servle war. Let us hope
that the seal Of this book will not be
broken, let us pray that this last vial of
unmingled evil will not be empted on our
hearthstones and family affairs; Let us all
unite, heart and hand, to rescue the Const-
tuition from the remorselcss clutches Of
AbOlitiOnism, and the Union from the
Jaws of an unnatural rebellion. Why
continue the conflict aud endangcr still
more the institution of slavery? Why
sacrifice more men and money on the al
tars of the idol Of firc-eaters and dis
unionists? Why resist longer the over
whelming armies of the Federal Govern
ment, or attempt to delay the certain
doom of the rebellion? Who is 80 blind
to the signs of the hour that he cannot
see the word failure" written on every
fold of the rebel flag? who is so deaf to
the thunders of the Union arms that he
cannot hear the shouts of victory along
the entire line of the two armies; and
who is so dead TO the impulses of lofty
and disinterested patriotism, that lac
does not feel his heart lit up with hope
and Joy at the prospects Of saving the
Constitution and restoring the Unioni
The phantom of n Southern C0nfederacy
has had its day of delusion and Blood
il has beguiled and misled thousands OF
good and honest men into ruin; il will
soon be a frightful dream of the past
aud many of those who now look upor
the departure Of the phantom as a sac
disaster, will regard il in years to com,
as a great aud abiding blessing. Tn,
God Of nature has so cut the channels o
our great rivers, and piled up our lofty
= mountains that two rival and hostile re,
e publics could not exist long in this coun
{ try, and yet preserve the true spirit o
I free Government. The two sections ar,
? so connected with and dependent upor
each other, that no treaty could establish
s a permanent peace between the people o
8 the two Governments. Border war
o. would devastate each side of the divi
i ding line; large standing armies woull
e become matters of absolute necessity
4 heavy taxes and permanent c0nscriptiol
!, laws would soon impoyerish and subdu
c the people, and, in some popular commo
y tion, Caesar or Napoleon in ambition
r would spring up and put himself at tn
r. head Of the army, and, a military despo
r tism would be erected on the ruins 9
+ free Government. Such would be th
IS inevitable destiny of the Southern Con
II federacy, even if peace was preserve
] A. 4
e for il carries in its bosom the seeds {
S anarchy and of its own destruction.
j. But we need not dwell on the.dre ca
b lamities and consequences which woul
l. follow permanent disruption and div
80 sion Of our great and hitherto happ
= country. Few there are outside the reb
r, army who think that tho rebellion ca
Of much longer survive the powerful an
Is deadly blows which have been for month
er past and are now being given 10 IT, 1t
v Keeling and lettering, like drunken ma
3 10 its fall, and IL cannot be very long al
81 Gil all life, all spirit, all vitality, will
BIS extinct in its bruised and mangled bod
n, The large Union army, with the aid
I'd the war vessels and gunboats, has con
yh pletcd the circle Of fire and sword arour
of the very heart of the rebellion il is dai
L. and hourly contracting and narrowiI
he the lines, and soon the roar OF artille
he and the deep notes of victory at M
es point will be heard around the whole CT
no Gle Rarely i'm the history Of militia
he campaigns, has such an almost unbTol
nd series Of victories crowned the march
in, any great captain, or combination
he great leaders, as has attended the Uni
he army on land and water since the bloc,
sl- batte Of Mill Spring, where many bra
nd Tennesseoans fell TO rise and mingle wi
he us no more. This victorious army h
nd complete control Of the entire Southe
"a coasts, blockading the ports and holdi
be the most important towns and cities (;
res has substantially captured the gr'
m Father of Waters, aud aOtillas aud 90
r a boats now pillow its turbid aud bOili
III currents from the mouth 10 Cairo, div
no ing the rebellion into two parts, a
We; opening up this great channel OF co
err merce and trade 10 the whole valley Of
ni- Mississippi and Halleck, Buel, Morg
axe Pope and Mcclellan are moving sou
.eir ward with their triumphant columns,
the az the same time and ia concert, colun
) Of are coming noathward from the co
tHH llue' III ~ pc Mlap eH" ft"fN' W III
9th the future by the events Of the past
ong the reliable signs Of the present who
zen. doubt but that the rebellion will
rts, crushed, bone and muscle, 10 body
d Of spirit, between those ponderous weig
ong IL may be that heavy disasters will be
ow, the advancing columns 10 may be
the thousands of brave soldiers will pour
Is OF their lile's bloooson hard fought yet
fortunate fields; it may be that the
Gle Of Gre and sword viii be broker