The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-25
Bombastes Pillow.


Pillow is certainly master artist in
gasconading. He blows his own trumpet
on all occasions as vigorously as if he
had borrowed all the winds that ever
waved in the cave Of Eolus and locked
them up in his belly, He thinks that
the black goddess Of Southern liberty
must rest her head upon PlhIow, and
that the "last ditch" Of Southern vAlos
is the one that PLLow ding, The Chat
tanoOga Rebel says that some weeks ago
he made a speech at Huntsville for the
purpose Of persuading the Shareholders
to give up their slaves TO the rebel army.
In order to persuade them TO make this
sacrifice he told them that " the Yankees
had taken 400 negroes from him by force
of arms that he learned they were now
in deplorable condition, without funds,
and suffering from all manner of di-
seases. They were begging TO be re-
turned 10 him, but the cruel enemy would
not permit them to come. He said he
had sustained heavy losses during this
war; that the enemy had taken from
him not only his negfoes, but they burned
up four gin houses which were worth
$4,000 each; they had taken 100000
pounds Of bacon, 1000 hogs, 500 fine
cattle, destroyed hi5 houses in Arkansas,
laid waste his plantations, and otherwise
injured him in many respects. Our own
Government had burned 2l00 bales Of
his cotton. All this and more he was
willing to endure 10 secure our indie
pepdence." .,a oa Haas
Nowthese losses will make sum in the
neighborhood Of 100000, tolerabIy
large amount for an ordinary planter TO
lose, even in war times. Financially
speaking, PILLow's investment inrebellion
stocks has "not paid" on the contrary
it has been losing business. As MICA
wABER said of the commission on Goals,
10 cannot be considered "remunerative."
Whether PILLoW's mode of stating his
own martyrdom had a persuasive effect on
the, minds of his serious and thoughtful
auditors, we think very doubtful Pos
sibly some Of them remembered the fable
Of the unlucky fox, who having had his
own elegantly and symmetrical candal
prolongation curtailed by the sudden
snap of q trap, assembled large conven-
ton Of Border State foxes, and made a
constitutional, conservative harangue TO
his brother Reynards, to prove that ii
would be highly profitable for them TO
follow his example. The foxes il is said
resolved that the proposition was "radi-
cal y In the extreme, and resolved that
70 preserve their tails "as they were,''
was the beat means Of keeping their con
stitutions as they ought TO be,
puIndeed, we rather believe that Pillow
was blowing. We are told that instead
Of owning 400 negroes, Bio didn't own
half that number, and that these were
not paid for And probably his dolorons
story about his other losses was quite as
fanciful as the FIRST one At all events,
ne one can feel any sympathy for him
he has been one of our chief pcaee-break-
ers and social iucendiaries. His hands
are red with the blood OF thousands Of
the young, the middle-aged, and the old
men Of this State. Multitudes OF orphans
o and widows, doomed to drag out the rest
Of their lives in sorrow reproach him as
ono Of the chief authors Of their distress
Hspcryerted all his influence and wealth
1Gss make n happy people miserable be-
yohd description, and he will be righte.
Cusiy punished 1t the woes he has min
4 gled for thousands Of others shall return
%, with accumulated power upon his own
head Justice, says the old poet walk.
with a leaden space, but sooner or later
she is sure to overtake her victim,