The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-25
Correspondent OF TIC NASHVILLE Union.l
CAMP DRAKE, MURFREEsBoRo, TE
April 23d, 1863. :
Editor Nashville Onion

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CAMP DRAKE, MURFREEsBoRo, TE
April 23d, 1863.
Editor Nashville Union
DEAR S1R-We have had more rain
since / last wrote you, but it 10 about to
clear up again. This hayward month is
drawing to a close, and we will soon
verify the assertion that
"April showers bring May aowers.''
Our Brigade (lhe 3d,) is out on bust
ness! 1t left camp yesterday morning.
Where it is going to, we don't know and
wouldn't tell if we didi This may Sound
saucy; but ifs Nous We don't mean
anything disrespectful, you know; we
think we can understand each other.
There was some picket-iring done near
here the other night; yes, Sirl You
may hear something from the Sd Brig
AIDE before long; yes, Sirl You may
hear something from McMinnville, tool
There's strategy going on, "my boys" but
what il is deponent 8 nth not.
There was a muster of troops in the
Grand Army of the Cumberland the 9TH
err day, 90 ascertain the full strength of
all the regiments now in the field, pre-
paratory TO filling them to the ma1imum
by conscripti6n. What an army this
will be when il is consolidated! Xerxes
would have been proud of it. "Old Ro.
sey," though, don't put on "auy airs"-
he's as cool as a cucumber. Some of the
"rebsn call him "sn Ohio Dutchman;" and
more Of them have him represented as "a
Cincinnati s%oap-man." Let them come
up to Murfreesboro, and they find out
what his occupationis. Soap, orno soap,
be would be apt TO "laleY" some Of their
dirty hides for them.
The X. G. C.'s are cutting up highly in
Indiana; but Gen. Darlington will soon
bring them to 'taw." We know
thing about the pluck and loyalty of this
Hoosier General. He is the right man in
the right place! He will throttle these
Northern traitors, or eat a piece of goods
known to cover a portion of masculine
humanity! If he don't edo things up
JroUo" in BRowN county it will be a
Jrogn.studied mistake of oursl These
notorious, cowardly, treacherous, veno-
nous cOPperhead Sarpints must be bruised!
Leniency in regard to them is ''played
out" They mus be dealt with severely;
and we do not know of a better place to
commence with than Brown county, In
diana. Il is a vile secession hole-a
nest Of venomous copperheads and but
t%ernutsl We hope the authorities there
will do their duty, and purge the Shiny
boa from their midst.
Loyal men of the North rouse from
inaction. DO your duty at home, as we
are endeavOring to do it in the fed. We
love old Hoosier," 1--WE ~Indianians)
for il is the home of all that is near and
dear to US in life. 1t is a bulwark, too,
to the Government, It's motto is: "The
Union AS il was, and the Constitution as
it is" IL is willing TO render unto
Caesar the things that are C@sars." It
will give thousands of its bone and
sinew" for the defence of the Union; but
not one aspiring hope to rebels, or to
those who give them "aid and comfort"
The Union must and shall be preserved;
and all its enemies must be silenced or
exterminsted. We, who are fighting i ia
the field, condemn treason and traitors
everywhere bat if possible, would pun
ish with far more severity those arch.
traitors who would stab the Government
in a vital part, under the cloak Of 10y
atty.
Hurrah I! there's the joyous news
9 Daily papers'-" Nashville UNION"
All is now hustle and excitement, in
camp, whichever the newsman arrives.
The UNIoN is a souvenir Of pleasure
mental feastof good things. But what
can the matter DO p There is a " screw
loose" somewhere have not received
my UNION since Saturday, Ar. EALor
who's delinquent? We must have a-oaa't
do valozt the UNION, we meant 1t
serves as a dessert to the dailyraiions Of
YoUEG SOLDIER,
P.rs. We will tell you something some
Of these days. The oOuntcrsign's all
right-Pass.