The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-02
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STEWART COUNTY, Tenn, !
July 25th. 1860 {

able excitement from the seizure Of two
guns at Tennessee ridge They were fed
cral arms and were taken by party Of
young men (rebels) in broad day time.
Older heads, think, counselled and adj
yised the movcment
The taking of the guns, in connection
with the universal belief among Loyal
men, that secret meetings were being
held by the rebels in different parts Of
the country, formed the impression that
a gucrrilla party, or parties, was, or were,
being formed in our midst. A meeting
was called Of all peace-loving citizens, of
|. all opposed TO guerrilla warfare, to meet
near the Tennessee ridge, on the 23d, that
the moral sentiment the country might
be expressed in condemnation Of the hell
ish warfare--a warfare pracliccd only by
savage aud emi-civilized nations A day
or two before the meeting, the secession
lists started the report that fifty armed
guerrillas we're in the edge of Humphreys
and had dispersed il squads, and were
doubtless in the neighborhood The i'm
preston became general that an ambus-
cado would be laid for the Union men
! did not believe one word of the report
but found almostevery man at ,he meet
ing armed. There were about one hundred
and seycnly-Gve Union citizens present
Many more would have been present, had
not the story obtained credence. Very
few secessionists attended To see
public meeting of Union men in old Stew
art was painful spectacle to them. They
regarded it as the handwriting on the
wall, prophetic of their political damna-
ton forever. They had assurance that
not one of them would be molested if
they attended, and yet not more than
seven or eight attended. have no doubt
but majority of them would like to see
the Union men shot or driven out of the
country. Woe bo unto them, ifthey com
mence the work in old Stewart l have
regarded this rebellion, from the first, as
the most causeless and infamous in the
annals of the world, gotten up TO crafty
the hellish ambition Of a selfish, heartless
aristocracy, who, seeing they could no
longer occupy the high places in, aud
control the Federal Government, were
determined to have a government Of their
own.
For some years / have been of the opin-
ion that the leading men Of the South, of
the Calhoun school, designed overturning
popular representative Government.
Since the rebellion commenced, see in
dications of such design all over the
South. "a State has right TO secede
with or without cause, and establish a
Monarchy, if she chooses" says Senator
Wigfall, of Texas. A writer in De-
Bows Review says "the true ex-
preston of Southern Civilization is an
hereditary executive, and Senate for life"
Several Georgia and Alabama papers
have expressed themselves in favor of
monarchy. Mr.. Russell writing from
Charleston to tho London Tines, saws
the leading men of South Carolina re-
garded sclf-goyernment a failure and
were willing 10 come under her Britanic
Majesty's government / think it is
likely that some Of them may reach her
goyernmot, but l am very certain that
they will all ultimately live under her
Satanic .Hyesiys government am a
Southern mana pro- slayery man born,
and have lived half century under her
sunny skies. | consciontously believe
that the establishment Of the Southern
Confederacy would be the greatest ca
lamity that could befall the South.
love the South her people, her institu-
tions, my sympathies arc all with them,
but | have none-nore whatever for the
Infamous bogus, "free love government"
Based as it is upon a principle Of anarchy,
ii is Pandora's box of evil, an illiad of
woes TO mankind. The establishment of
the Conlederacy would be the beginning
of the night of civilization, with no hope
of returning day. l pray God it may
never take place. DEBow in his Review
says, MmToN made his "EyE negro
wench.' The great bard deIineates her,
as the scriptures do, helpmete to her
husband And for so drawing her char
actor the Infamous rebel regards her
only as negro wench. DIR. CARrwRIGHT
of New Orleans says, "the women Of the
West who have not negroes u do their
Homework are only fit to breed fanatics
FITsHcGu Of Virginia says, "the man
who holds the plough handle is entitled
to no more consideration than the horse,
Grass that draws it" A contributor to
the Review from Louisiana, says, in an
article lauding Aristocracy, claiming for
it all virtue, intelligence and decency
"that the mechanics and laboring men Of
the country, light the battles Of the
country, and do the labor Of the coun-
try, and for this we, the aristocracy, give
them liberty" This is perhaps, Mr.. Ed
itor the hugcst lie ever uttered on this
continent except the lie Of secession it,
self The Rev. B. w. PALMER Of New
Orleans, Minister of the first Presbyteri-
an Church of that City, thinks that it
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