The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-20
The aallatin Misfnrtnns

The Galatin Misfortune.
II is useless TO " cry over spilled milk" !
but IL may certainly be profitable 10 in
quire into our misiortunea, 10 see whether
they were not brought on by our own mis-
management, and whether they cannot be
prevented In future The recent capture
Of the guard al Gallatin, was most un-
fortunate affair. Col BOONE, who has
always beer regarded as a sensible, brave
and true man, seems 70 have been taken
completely by surprise, report stating
that he was taken IN bed. How such q
thing could have occurred al such a noto-
riously violent rebel hole as Gallaiin,
where nearly The whole population are
traitors, and where guerrillas have been
expected for months, is a mystery to us.
A movement on GsllaGn has been cx-
pecsed both heye and in Louisville, for
some time, and yet We do not learn Of
any preparations being made in the way
Of Qualifications. Had q good stooade
been built, one hundred men could have
driven of Eve times their number Of
cavalry, without sustaining any injury
Some one will say, every body sees
that" then why in The name Of common
sense, was il not done suoh negligence
is utterly inexcusable, as that which
allowed the guerrillas to take Gallatin.
We have no doubt that Col BOONE whose
loyalty and bravery is undoubted, fell
into the same grisvous error that many
other Of our officers have fallen into, in
supposing that the rebels in and around
Gallatin could be won over by concilia-
ton aud gentle means. All brave mon
are 10th to shed blood, or exercise power
harshly, and hence, men who are stepped
in treason, have been almost always
treated with tenderness when they have
fallen into the hands Of the Federal oll-
GERS. The viper has never yet failed 70
snap at the breast which warmed IT, and
some times has stung it fatally. Now it
seems TO us that if any people have rich
ly deserved TO be made feel that there is
a Federal Government, able 20 punish It's
enemies, and especially traitors, the ma
lignant, turbulent and insulting rebels Of
Gallatin ought to haze felt the weight OIL
its hand long ago. They should hag,
felt il both in person and in property
and learned that the law was able {,
/ vindicate itself But what has been tht
actual course pursued there by our au.
thorities? A correspondent addressin.
us some days before the capture Of Col
BOONE, makes the following statement
You will probably be aware that lately
four murders have been committed on
harmless Union citizens in this neighbor.
hood, and no steps have been taken {,
trace up the murderers and their helpers
although they are well known Neither
have the poor widows with their families
in the least degree been cared for so that
the few remaining Union men are extreme
~ Misunderstanding not the least protoc.
ton by our Union troops.
Recently there was number Of ne
grOes sent here num NASHVILLE, 10 WON
on our Qualifications. But instead o
complying with this order, Col Booze ha,
sent Jou1 Of them already back to theil
owners, although / understand, that Al
least one Of them is in the rebel a1uly Fl,
has also returned reyolvers and othel
fire. arms to their owners, although they
still refuse TO take the oath. These ant
, other things happen daily; the ladies
carry and openly display rebel flags il
the churches, and wave them deGantly
in our soldiers faces when passing tbei
windows, but nothing is done agains
them