The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-06
Gucrriiin warfare aud its Remedy.

Guor AHA warFare aud ass Remedy
Anarchy reigns in Tennessee, except
In those localities where the teueral nag
IL planted. The rebel Southern Rights
army has resolved itself in a large inca
sure into bands Of rowing pillagers, who,
as might naturally be expected, commit
every species Of crime, such as personal
violence to quiet citizens, women and
children, Arson, murder, rape, and wan
ton destruction Of property. The Con
federate guerrilla bands are less nsen and
more uopstors han the brigands Of the
Mexican Mountains. They inlest remote
neighborhoods and unprotected country
towns, and carry on a system Of unre
strained thief, and robbery. They steal
negroes, horses, private clothing, watches
and such valunbles as they can find sale
for in the Southern market. This plum.
dering is done to both friend and foe;
they paw no respect TO persons.
The evil hos become insuTerable. Tn,
State is filled with despsradoes who
must be put down and destroyed, or else
quiet citizens will be compelled 20
go TO some other State, where the curse o
rebellion has never bligb'ed public pros
perity aud individual happiness. The
people arc now reaping the harvest
which they sowed last summer, when
they %connived az and aided the orgaui
zation of bands Of Partisan Rangers, l.
e., robbers and cut. throsts, for the pur-
pose Of ripping up railroad tracks, burn
ing bridges, cutting telegraph wires n
attacking and burning ambulance trains.
Considerable men saw then that these
partisans were really outlaws in fact
and would soon throw OIL the mask OF
Southern Rights and take up the trade
of common h%ighwaymoa. They have
done SO already, and now this terrible
issue is made up and presented to the
people: Who shall govern The State, peace
ful citizens or professional byigands? Who
SHALL BE MASTERS, THE CITIZENS OR THE
G%UEBRILLAs? Here is a question at issue
which must be determined speedily.
The Commonwealth lies bleeding at every
pore, and outlaws, highwsymen, and ss-
s%assins, from the rebel army, riot upon
her spoils. Shall we become Mexicanized?
Is it 70 DO that one must take his life in
his hand who takes a two hours ride
along the highway Are the people of
Springfield and other once quiet and
happy villages, 10 sit within doors trem-
bling in expectation Of some thieving
troop? Now, citizens of all classes,
here are practical questions of the high
est importance for you to determine
They stare you IN tho face; they haunt
you every day, and you must settle them.
You want peace and repose; you desire
TO live happily as you once did you
earnestly desire 20 enjoy the sweet COM
forts of that roof tree "where none dare
modest or make you afraid" How can
you get them? Not<by being passive
and silent, certainly, for il is as plain
as daylight that ten %ruliaus can over
run snd desolate a whole country, if the
people do nothing TO restrain them. You
must come up TO the work of restoring
society through the organization of the
State and the administration Of the
laws. These outlaws have deGed you
to war, and you must accept their de-
fAnce, and exteFminate them. Rally
around the Government and aid IL, and
it will certainly aid and protect you
It is idle for those q look for protec
tion who do not render allegiance. If
you are rebels go Immediately whete
the rebels have power to enforce their
black code; but II you are loyal. then
avow yourself the iIiend, and approve
yourself the supporter of the Govern
ment. Without the faithful administra-
tion Of the law, and the punishment of
criminals, there can DO no liberty nor
enjoyment of rights, and there can be
no administration of the law except in
a regul rly organized State. Men can.
not be neutral or passive at such a time
without branding themselves with COW
ardice as well as treachcry. Every man
must now avow himself a rebel and a
guerilla sympsthiser, or q lOyalist, and
for the restoration Of law.