The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-17

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Editor NLslURle Union:
There has been q fright, q fight, .
flight and somebody hurt sure enough.
Yesterday, the hungry rebs came dash
ing In on their balloon pranoers, to gobble
up US poor Rsnk5 aud we RIG en- mssse,
got riled, stirred up, indignant, and made
for them. He shouldn't have done il, be-
ca 'se IL persuaded the frisky skunks to
take bonds in leg bail security. The
last seen Of the attacking chivAlry, their
coat tails were so mixed up in q sombre
cloud OF dust and dusty jeans, you
could not tell 'tother from which of EN-.
Sure enough. Mr.. Editor, excuse my
suppressed hilArity. Fact is, feel good.
So would you If you were blessed with
the sight Of the lst East Tennessee
Cavalry, dashing after their friends, the
humane rebels(). 1t is enough to start
new growth of hair on every tooth In
ones head, to hear those boys shout in
chorus, and see the dare devil Brownlow
leap his horse over high things that have
the impudence to loom up before him.
He Is the chap fos the place. This
morning this entire camp of Junior Abra-
hams, were up to snuff or anything
rough, long time before the sun was
throwing hints of coming up against tho
sky. They of the grey aspect won't
catch us mapping; no use to try. We
have force here; and If they doubt il,
let them come and get forcibly re-
minded. l am glad, for one, that we
We have no quiet Potomac here; although
many reviews, that would almost per-
suAde us something or somebody Poto-
matical was In these parts, is not just TO
our taste these hot days. Perhaps tho
usual amount of picket duty, occasional
drills, chasing rebels, &c, is not enough
to digest our tao and Sol0-hide, but IL the
Court knows itself, it am. But nuE ced,
we will bow obeisance TO the "Higher
Powers" because they know best, what
will keep the seams of our pantAloons
from cracking open for want of moisture.
We, from Lavergne, are much pleased
with this camp. II is like being at .
picnic, in come fine old grove. There
the hand of man had not interfered with
nature, and left that the most adored,
the most beautifully embellished, that
was by natures bearing least adorned.
We from the "NOrth countree" can Ap-
prCciate these Southern groves, by not
having many such at home.
Such open parks of Heaven aspiring
trees seem 10 speak to US as would some
good old minister 10 whom we invoI-
UNFAIRLY look up with reverence. Yes,
MIR. Editor, soldiers whose hearts are
supposed to be Z" iron clad" are some
times reverential, when drawn 10 IL
irresistibly by the ever present reliL ioa
in nature. All of us are "liable" 10 be
detailed" TO such influences when the
tenderer moods Of our manhood are upon
US. doubt not the men now In camp al
the Triune hills will long remember
with pleAsurAble feelings the beauty Of
plain, hillside aud grove here so pro-
iusely pictured before them. Aud at the
distant Northern homes, will be read
the sad letters telling Of death Aad
mSDgled wounds here met by heroes.
What dark picture is that Of war.
Such mingling Of death with merri-
ment, the chaos Of panics by the side Of
undAunted battle lines; such herOism
and sneaking cOWardice in the same
battalion sometimes. Then thero are
the noble resolves Of tho common mass,
10 die If need be for n country from
which they as class receive the least
benefits; and the gTASping ambition of
the "feathered few"
But Of that enough. We fJregO all
euch reflections and turn heart, mind and
bodily energies to the great work before
as as il comes. We would let the cause
Of our nations honor and redemption
from this horrid chaos Of war superseds
ell else. can assure your readers that
in these camps Of loyal men there Is no
appearance Of iRsubordinatiCn in the
family no quibbling over minor matters
of annoyance, but all feelings, all pur-
poses seem ccntered IN the great cause
in the noble work Of crushing rebel
lion with the iron heel Of just anger.
We notice along our lines lately "fsller
feelin" for our weaker parts semi.oc-
casionAl attempts TO chop down our
picket fence, and walk through our Rosa
Posies. Vain, vain cOnoeit Of weak
mortAls, grey mOrtals, TO do that which
lie not seomly nor Of good report and
amt possible. Why, Mr.. Editor, there
iR hedgo-row Of bayonets around every
patch Of Posies, and around the Rosa
that fathers all tho little Posies stand
sentry enough Of the Bull Dogs Of war
10 bark the shins Of all creation IN one
immense bow-wow'
Yours, vary much,