The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-01

indicates a coneiousness of their own dis d.
loyalty, for il ia not within our knowl-
edge that any loyal man of Ohio has any
distressing spprehensions that his body
may be taken for treachery to freedom
Again. They pretendedly Tighten
themselves and attempt TO alarm Others.
with the enormous expenditures of the
war, the depreciation Of money, and the
heavy taxes which must oppress the
people. The blood Of your comrades
shed by the rebels at Stone river, and on
all other battleGelds where our brave
have fallen, does not so stir their souls as
the great fail ia the currency. The
mothers and sisters of Ohio, who have
lost the props of their homes and hearts.
have unmurmuringly given to lAcir coun-
try the deaSest idols of their love; whilst
these croakers have made the air vocal
with the bereavements of their pockets.
With such mercenaries, Il must be inn
material whether freedom or Tyranny
prevails.
The last act in these false perform
ances is The unpatrioiic attempt TO inoitc
the prciudices Of our soldiers, by repre-
senting the conflict as a war not for the
Constitution and the Union, but for the
emancipation of the negro. II is an un-
Fortunate coincidence that these professed
Union men aud notorious rebels should
so fully concur in sentiment But for
the proclamation, say they, we would
have cordially CO. o.operated in the vigor-
q rnr NF H.. 4.
that this is base pretense. The same
men who howl about emancipation, be-
walled in equally strong tones at the ar
rest OF Kane and his compeers in peIfidy;
the disbanding of the cOnspirators at
Frankfort, and every vigorous act and
policy of the Administration which has
tended to crush the rebellion when these
suspected patriots shall show the same
enthusiasm in speaking of the victories of
our arms; of your bravery and achieve
ments; of the triumph Of the Union over
the rebellion; and of the perpetuaiion of
those great principles which constitute
our national glory that they now exhibit
for the negro and the misfortunes of the
rebels, their clamors against the Gov
ernment and the Administration will at
least have the appearance of being the
utterances Of honest hearts.
We say TO you, our brave countrymen,
that our wishes our prayers, our purses,
and ifneed be our blood, shall be given
TO sustain you in your places of peril.
We have no politics and no party, but
the Union and Constitution. If there
are those with us who will attempt to
prostitute our great mission with any
peculiar or partizan views, we will repu-
diSte their dissertation Of our high and
holy purposes. If there are money chang
ers in our ranks who will speculate up
on the wants and gains of the brave SOL
diery, we will scourge them from our
communion. We unitediy pledge to you
and the great cause 10 which you have
dedicated your all, our lives, our for
tunes, and our sacred honor. Whilst
you guard us from the hands Of the reb-
els, we will guard you from the treachery
Of domestic traitors You have aroused
US TO proper contemplation Of the
enemy in our midst. That enemy must
and will be conquered by appeal, by ar
gument, and by all the motives which
can be summoned, 10 move the heart of
patriotism. We dread civil strife; but
not so much as we dread the rebellion.
We are ready to meet anv issue, howev-
er fearful, that we may save tho Consti-
tuition and the Union.
Soldiers of Ohio: Be OF good cheer.
The dawn of brighter day for our
country is breaking A heaIthful reac-
tion is now in progress among the masses
Of our people, aud they are detecting and
exposing the false preteusions aud hyp-
ocfisies OF deceivers. They are begin
ming 10 realize the6rue and great issue
the Constitution and the Union against
the rebellion; and they are preparing for
any aad ali sacrifices which may be need
ed to secure victory. The liberal, the
enlightened aud the patriotic OF other
lands, are arousing TO full view of the
nature of our contest and they are now
sending their welcome greetings 60 the
friends of Constitutional Liberty. Wait,
and watch and fight little longer; and
the great triumph for you, for as, and for
the world, will come. Justice, truth,
humanity, and the sympathies Of the
good and true in all lands are with us.
And He who guided our fathers through
the perils OF the Revolution, will 20 be-
fore us aud be our reward as we advance
70 the overthrow of the rebellion.
An heroic Incident--A Union SOL
dier Kills Eight Rebels before lac
IL Ktated Himself.
A young man in our employ received
a letter a few days ago, announcing the
death Of a former seh0ol-folow named
austin Macy, Of Montgomery county,
Ohio, by the rebels in Kentucky. The
letter gives the following details Of the
courageous manner In which he met his
fate, aud we doubt If the annals Of the
war, so prolific Of heroism. can parallel
young Macy's audacious gallantry.
Mr.. Macy belonged 10 one Of the Ohio
regiments, either the 11th or 44ih, sta
toned at Camp Dick Robinson, KY, and
was sent out with a detachment on a
scouting expedition, After a time he
became separated, and soon discovered
party Of secesh, who did not notice him.
! Concealing himself he fred on and sue
ceeded in killing seven Of them before
they saw where he was hidden. There
being no other chance, Macy attempted
20 escape, bat unfortunately his horse
threw him, severely injuring, aud dis
abling him. In this way he was easily
captured by the rebels, who deliberately
shot him seven times, wounding and
maDgling him in q most dreadful man .
ner, but not killing him. He was sill
able TO raise up, and al9t his eighth man
An end was then put 20 this gallant hero
~ havrpefing hin, and hfa lftauoIod ro