The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-25
LOOK TO THE SITUATION.

LOOK TO THE SITUATION. t1
The news from ell quarters lssds us
TO believe that the Federal Government
is full alive to the importance Of rein
forcing Roseerans, aud has been doing
so ever since the battle of the Goth,
sending large numbers Of troops TO his
assistance e e-i @
BY a look at the map it will be per-
ceived that if the Yankees are allowed
TO concentrate = large army At Steven
son, Bragg will be placed in the same
position that he was in when Rosecrans
made the demonstration on Wills val
ley; when, with large army in front OF
him, chAfng to recover the disaster of
the previous fight, and fresh army on
his left flank, with the army Of Burnside
who has probably received large rein
forcements from the tories of East Ten
nessee, on his right another retrograde
movement may become necessary, unless
steps are taken TO counterfeit the move
ments Of the enemy.
There is no time TO be lost Wemust
prepare not only TO meet the additional
strength that is to be hurled against as,
bat also TO drive itback. We must have
East Tennessee, at least, not only to open
up our lines OF communication with the
East, but also to be able 10 obtain the
supply of provisions necessary for our
armies, which il will be difficult, IL not
impossible, to procure elsewhere. What
are our authorities doing?
rBoM THE ARMY.
Nothing new has transpired above, that
we can report. From Dalton we have
information up TO last evening. During
the day cannOnsding was heard in the
direction ct the lines, but the cause had
not transpired. We also have informA-
ton, we deem worthy Of repetition, that
a cavalry force from Burnside's command
entered Athens on Sunday-force un-
known. % aI4
LATER by referring to our telegraph
ic column it will be seen that the ball
has opened in the front-the cannonad-
ing alluded TO above being the commence
ment of an artillery duel Upon the
issue much depends; but we are hopeful,
IS every account we have had representa-
our position as q most advantageous one.
We believe Rosecrans can be driven from
his position with but little loss on our
part, if the work is pushed rapidly.
THE NORTH oARoLfNA STANDARD. l
r From the Raleigh, n, O., Progressl
The damage done TO the office having
been sufficiently repaired, the Standard
made its appearance again yesterday.
Mr.. Holden's card "To the Public" de-
tails the facts Of the case, and the causes
that gave rise to the outrages on indi-
vidual property and the dignity Of the
State and Confederacy. If Mr.. Holden
should be guilty of treason We have laws
and officers 10 execute them; and IL is
TO be hoped that the State authorities will
not submit to another outrage like the
one which necessitated the suspension of
the SagIard No respectable person
or persons here look on Mr.. Holden az q
traitor to the cause of the South. On the
contrary, he has many devoted followers,
aud is prohsbly to-day, the strongest
man with the masses in the State and
the political principles that he enunei-
| ates are advocated by q vast majority of
the people Of the State lie has been
wrongly snd unjustly psrsecuted by
bankrupt politicians and unprincipled
demagogues, and we hope the Aathorit
| les and people Of the State will see to il
that the ouirsges are not repeated. II a
free press and the freedom Of speech be
denied us, all our trials and suffeTinga
can only result in our enslaYament. We
appeal to the Confederate authorities to
set their face against repetition OF tbs
outrsges en- Mr.. Holden.