The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-10

Editor Of he Union.
There has been much discussion Of
late on the subject Of our currency and
encouraging osy trade Iwould like to ask
what have we of Tennessee done TO pro-
tect the former or warrant an increase Of
the latter The entire crops Of 1860 and
1861 were swallowed up by the COnfed-
crate Government, aud mad rebellion.
What did they leave behind TO pay for IL?
Ruin, dosolation and anarchy. Lit not 50?
Can you tell of one cent left behind of
bills or notes drawn on exports Of those
years which our Banks or citizens could
convert into specie basis to protect our
own currency? What is the eastern
debt of those years? Millions. Hm,tst
BE paid. Where is the crop Of 1862? A
conquering army has eat up in part the
corn, oats, hay, fodder, horses, mules,
wheat, etc, together with hogs; many of
which articles were formerly exported or
driven to other portions of our country,
and the proceeds of which formed me-
talic basis to our currency, where are
they? Locked up, at least for the pres
ent in "vo,tchers," receipts, claims, and
the Lord only knows in what forms
in Courts of Claims and otherwise.
An amount of many millions, suspend
ed debt, sgAinst our Government, who is
now as much as ever struggling with
many of the wealthiest of this, claim
ants for itI very existence. Would "Our
merchants of Nashville, 'ou1' Union men"
for commerce sake" say pay these claims
to Rebel and Patriot that we may wal
low in wealth? and thus re-arm rebel
lion, and entail eternal taxation on our
children What have we raised this
year or last to pay for imports, with the
wetest season ever known? Our cotton
will be next to nothing, and if made
may be destroyed, as of two former
years, by guerrillas. What is toprevent
it? The spirit of rebellion is as bitter
to-day as it ever WAS. Is there one OF
our merchants that weuld dare ride sixty
miles, or even thirty, in any direction
from Nashville, ON horseback and alone,
even with a protection from Abraham
Lincoln ? Is the rebellion crushed in
Tennessee No, tits bitter the very
spirit of Fallen Lucifer. Although the
day be lost, all is not lost. The indom-
liable will rem ins incorporating, though
unconquered still Is this the time to
Increase trade? to take money and
raiment by Union men Willthey will
fully entail leprosy on their children
What is to be done certainly not go
in debt, but go to work. Our negroes
are gone we might as well make up our
minds to that, for it is fixed fact. Let
it be our starting point with it in view
and lis consequences, begin at once. Cal
meet ings, hold elections; bring our STATE
back to civil law, which is liberty
Bring her in TO the Union from which abe
was severed by wealthy slave-owners
This done, letthe negro slide in the bes
possible manner--5aa slide he must. HAY
ing done this, go 70 work, and hire hin
to work ii you can. Raise something
make something do something for ex
portation. The State loyal, a good por'
ton of the suspended debt due from gov
eminent will be paid This, together
with the fruits Of your labor, will soOI
improve matters; and exchange, insteao
of 9O@40 premium against you, viii b,
in your favor. As for increasing im
ports mt this time, it is madness. w,
have nothing to pay for them. Take thu
Federal troops from among us, and green
backs would disappear at once. How
could We live after having broken dow
our own currency by extra importations
II would be far better 60 have no trad,
at all, than bankrupt our distressed
State. GAMNIN.