The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-06


contemplate. But every other interest
is equally prospecting. Labor finds
constant imployment At full remunerat-
ing prices, and there is consequently no
suffering want, produced by lack of food
or clothing. The consequences Of all this
unexampled prosperity is, that society
is gay and festive. Places Of amuse-
ment are crowed by fashionable audi
ences in richest stire and sparkling with
diamonds Of raress value. a leading
jeweler of Chestnut Street has told me,
bis business never was as good, and
Broadway in front Of Tiffany's & Co., is
constantly lined with the most superb
carriages. The hotels are everywhere
crowded, and so are the trains on al the
railroads. In fact, as | have before said,
the evidences Of the highest state Of
prosperity meets you wherever you 60.
2. The union of ali classes, and Opin-
iors in the determination to support the
Government in putting down entirely and
once for all, the existing rebellion.
Differences there are, to be sure, as to
the best and most efectusl means Of
doing this, but opposition to doing it,
is the exception and not the rule. Party
dissffection exists, but disafeetion to the
Government if it exist at all, is confined
to men Of no influence, and who deserve
to have none. So universal is this senti-
msns among Fall persons whose opinions
are entitled TO the least respect, that ]
verify believe, if the so called demo
crate, were TO co me into power TO- morrow
the prosecution Of the war, TO that end,
would not be relaxed. But they have
no chance of coming into power as
such, having ruined their prospect, By
the misguided support of such men as
Vallandigham.
Sd. The almost universal delight with
which the destuetion.of slavery is hail
ed. / do not sIlude TO those who consti-
tuted the active abolitionist before the
rebellion, but to that great conservative
class, of mere hants, capitalist, manufac-
turers, and scholars, who would have
stood by the South in the legal maintain
ance of all her rights, but when she
undertook 10 destroy the government
and made war On it in the interests of an
order of things which they endured on
account Of legal and moral obligation,
and not because they approved tht a
the matter assumed different shape
Even after the war commenced, and many
Of their sons had been slain in battle, or
died far away in hospitals, they would
have been willing to have saw the revolt
ed States come back even with the odious
institution Of slavery. But when they
would fight on, and they seen clearly that
the slave negro was the rock of strength
TO the rebellion, conviction of the right,
and a sense of stern duty forced them to
support the governmental capturing this
stronghold. And now no measure is
more popular than the Enlistment of negro
troops. The administration will be sus-
tanned in the most vigorous prosecution
of this measure. Even the governor of
n. York, understood to have been lately
opposed, is low favoring the work, by
all his official influence. If nothing else
had been done, this would forever destroy
slavery, unless the rebellion by becoming
success, preserves it, and who dreams
of the success of the rebellion now,
when all the world has deserted it, and
il is being driven to the wall everywhere?
In this united state of public opinion
here, the abolitionist as such have lost
their identity. Indeed the idea, which
have expressed to you heretofore, seems
to be becoming prevalent that whatever
mission the sboiitiOnists may have had, it
is now gone. His work is ended, and /
should not be surprised, if, at the ami
versary of the Society, this week, in this
city, the Society were 10 dissolve, and
resolve itself into q Freedman's Aid
Society. do not know, however, for
have met none of its leaders.
4th. The last thing shall mention as
having deeply impressed me, and touch
ed my heart most tenderly, is the entire
absence among all classes of any unkind
or vindictive feelings towards the people
of the South. They will talk indignant
ly of the trsitorous firing upon the flag
that waved over Sumter's handful of
starving defenders, of i'll treatment of
prisoners by rebels; but utter no word of
bitterness against the Southern people,
but on the contrary they will speak kind
ly of them. have seen the mother shed
tears Of grief, while her bosom heaved
with emotions too big for utterance, as
she talked of her boy, who had fallen in
battle, bot she spoke no word of anger
against him at whose hands be met his
fate. have listened 20 the father as be
spoke with trembling lip and shaded
brow, of the loss of his only son, per-
haps, the pride and hope eff his manhood,
and listened in vain for word of vim
dictiveness towards those who had slain
him. ali this is SO strange to me.
had expected different. II is so in con-
asst with the sentiments and feelings of
the Southern people towards the North.
How our people have been abused by
these bad men who have had control of
public opinion among US. They knew
bstter, and by treachery, and Yilliany,
have abused and deceived the masses of
our people. Is there not day of ven-
gsnce in store for them But this letter
is already too long.
MoRE AxoS.