The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-09

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CAMP STEDMAN, Tenn, April ID, 'G3.
Editor Nashville Union!
Swallow stranger 70 correspond
through your columns with the loyal
Tennessee troops now in The Federal
army.
Fellow-Soldiers of Tennessee: Allow
me TO give you my ideas of the present
uncalled for war. As regards our own
native State, you will recollect that be-
fore the passage of the Ordinance Of Sc
cession in the Legislature of our State,
there was an election called for a Con-
vention to elect delegates to convene in
the city Of Nashville 10 pass the Ordi-
nance Of Secession, which was voted
down by the yeomanry of our State by
an overwhelming majority, and despite
all this, King HARRIS, and others of the
rotten hearted aristocracy, together with
the Democratic representatives, of the
Middle and Western Districts of our
State, over the heads of the people, re-
gardless Of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, did pass the Ordinance of Sc
cession, one Of the darkest and damnedest
acts that ever blotted the pages of any
statute book recorded in political his
tory Although, fellow soldiers of this
once noble State of Tennessee, this war
has been waged upon US despite Of all
the entreaties for peace in behalf Of the
Government Of the United States, and
since IL has been brought on by the ir
resistible and aristocratic people of the
so-called Confederacy, we, protesting
to be loyal to the Government Of the Uni
ted States, unconditional, and upon any
terms which the Executive authority of
the United States may deem proper or
wise for the suppression of the rebellion,
which we heartily endorse, is the senti-
ments of the Tennessee troops now in
the Federal army. And we once mere
| thank God that the authorities of the
Government are awakened to sense of
their duty, and that they are taking the
proper step to stop the disloyal language
of the adder-tongued and dough- faced
Copperheads of the North, and thank
God the time has now come when the
power of this Governments in the hands
of the Federal army. So let the disloyal
editors of the North do all they can, let
them exert all their influence to its ut
most extent, let them preach their seces-
sion peace, but not one spark of disloyal-
ty can they create in the army OF the
United States. It is sufficient to say to
the Federal soldiers of Tennessee, al.
though exiled from their homes, the time
is speedily coming when our long OPP
pressed homes will be redeemed from
the hands Of heartless foe, and from
the tyraunical government of JEFF,
DAVIS Although our homes may DO
made desolate and our Villages, which
once flowed with the rich harvest Of hu-
man industry, may be turned INFO grave
yards, and some of our best citizens
hung like dogs by the traitorous band,
but the guilty will pay the debt Of trea-
son, and revenge is sweet, especially to
Tenhesseans that arc now in the Federal
army, FellOw-soldiers of Tennessee, /
will just say stand by one another and
the Union unconditionally, and in the
future you will be proud to know you
have been travelling the path that leads
to honor and renown,
One word to the exiled fellow. citizens
of Tennessee; II; you wish to be happy
and honored in future, would just say
to GU to buckle Oh the shield and armor
and shoulder your musket, aud stand by
the fellow. soldiers as firm as the ada
mainline rock Of ages, and march to the
onward rescue Of your country. If you
wish to fill place in future society aud
be hOnored by all the lovers Of our coun-
try, show 10 the world you are men in
stead Of towards who have not tn pluck
Of the worm of the dust that dare not
turn upon their aggressors. o! may the
time speedily come when the banner of
freedom shall wave over every village in
the State, and peace once more restored
in our dearly beloved State, is my earn
est desire. Yours, respectfully,
.. d. c, O. b,
- Go. D, LIST Reg, Tenn. Vol. CaEalry-
Twenty. five Democrnia of Nav Oa.