The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-14
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The Gloofa 1trWg1ott Hi1 fohW f'gN' D"~''y"s
f,u-Rcpyooete, oad Bo5rttu~ni0g,-Tyns Of ne
s,utksrn Prss,--frdtco'ioas of submi'stor-A Rs
arkabls A,loie from ne Richmond E.qeirr.
OUB HEIas FoREvlR IL any short
slghled Oohfederstes, Of feeble knees
and paid livers, have been deludtrg
them 90 yes with the idea that, tn case OF
subj ugation BY our enemy, The worsl
thai could happen to as would be mere.
ly to go back into the " Uuton "a It was
with the Constitution a. IL ie etc, 1t
10 time Tor them TO wake from that dream.
For us, in case Of btiog overcome in the
Geld, there is TO be no Constitution and
no law.
The entire possession Of the whole
Southern country, with every house and
estate; tho absolute fee-simple Of all the
land, with its "w5ods and waters, mills
aud ashings, 10 have aud 60 hold unto
Yankees, tneir IRIS and sssigns;' this
is the prize for which our enemy fights
and without the prospect Of which he
would not strike another lick. To fully
attain this, IL will be necessary for The
Yankees 10 abolish the Constitution en-
tirely, 80 far az regards Us onfederaies.
We mus, be left without rig hts, without
legalremediea, an inferior race creeping
on the face of our own land. 10 make
oil ready for this sWeepiug operation
(Which they think they wlll be ia con-
ditioa to enforce some time next Wintsr)
the Yankee legislators, il seems, are pre-
pairing an ingenious law. The design of
this law is thus explained by the New
York Times:
THE CONFGsCATToN ACT-The ques--
tion of an amendment TO the Coz fscation
act, 80 that the property Of traitors once
Con6sCated shall pass from them ant
their heirs forever, is being discussed by
O0ngFessmen, aud will DO brought up
early in the next session. The law ia
now construed that after the death of
the trai or, tho estate reverts 60 his heirs,
which renders the intended working of
she set practically void"
A serious omission, certainly, in the
Conflscation act; and So the time $50
they fondly believe) approaches when
the grand scheme of plumber is 70 be
practically applied, they feel that no time
is to be lost IN arranging al the details
of despoilng ua and dieinheriting our
heirs forever. To be sure the 'Oonstitu-
ton as il is" forbids expressly all for
fixture for "tresson," except during the
life Of the person attainted. But this Ia
nothing as we said before that the Con
stitution is no longer TO be construed az
applying Co us. Our slaves shall be citi.
zens under the Constitution.
Oar domestic traitors who can prove
their 1oyap treason will have the bene-
flt of the law and probably retain their
property, provided they can give very
distinct evidence that they aided oui
enemies, and did q uttermost TO bring
ruin on their neighbor8 and on their ma.
tive States; but for us there is 20 be nc
right, citizenship, franchise, or legal
status we shall then be precisely in thC
position which the Supreme Judges in
the bred Soottcase assigned 60 the negro
race; and thus, in Yankee cant a striking
retributiOn TOR our sins aud sublime NOR.
al effect, will be combined with the profit.
able business of sei8iug upon the esrlI
aud the tuliness thereof, TO reward III,
saints and their heirs forever.
Surely, il our people fu ly understanC
and laid to heart the real nature Of tn
struggle Ia which we are engaged, Their
would be- no whisper heard any where O
any possible termination TO that etruggi
except / 81, victory over our eutmles. Adv
man VINO should hint At peace and urg
our Government 10 make peace, would b
at once marked az q traitor, dtvisinl
how to deserve well Ofhi8 country 'aene
mics, IN win indu lence for himself b,
abandoning the cOmm cause, and
merit rewards out OF The plund Of BIZ
neighbors. We do believe that II Con
Fsderates univereallT comprehen6ed thi
men would be afraid TO speak Of peace Of
compromise lee they should meet on th
spot the doom Of a traitor.
One may observe sometimes in the Con
federAte newspapers phrases which W
regard as Of i'll omen. It has bscom
common 20 talk sarcsstioally OF he "las
ditch" men; and the "lEst.drOp Of blood
men namely, those who declare that
rather than yield co yankee rule, the
will shed the last drop of their blood
and die in the last ditch Has this be
come a ridiculous sentiment, then? /
is possible that bar room orators, or eve
the very gamblers, may have been hear,
70 bluster ia this sort Of way withou
for moment meaning 10 shed tho Gre
drop Of their blood, or 10 die anyWher,
save In their beds. But that does ma
make the idea 10 itselfby any means la
dicr us On the contrary, il there be n,
now within this Conts deracy sew, r,
hundred thousand men, each one
whom Is last drop" pan, and "lal
ditch" man, then indeed, IL is Ill with 4
this day--With US aud our heirs foreye
If that "ConhsoatiOn acJ' ever comes
be. applied throughout our country, tho,
who shall live 70 see it will often wis
thev had died Ia any ditch az all.
The phrases may have become can
aud mean nothing ia the mouths Of mo
who use them, but the thing ilself--tl
firm resolution to perish rather than sui
init upon any terms whatever is pc,
oisely what Is wanted, aud all that
wanted 10 keep that famous OonGscatiC
act forever in sbeyanoe, a mere orni
ment to the Yankee statute book, and
transmit our bounteOus soil, and our M
stained honor along with il, TO those vi
born heirs forever, whom WsshingtC
law DEGREES 20 be born paupers az
slaves-RicRmOHa Enquirer dug 6.
DANoER TO GEoR0IA,
The savannah News publishes tho 70
lowing appeal from General Wayne,
anticipation Of an invasion Of Georgi
Measuring tho vital necessity of u
road 10 his army, General Bragg b.
urged that certain of los important an
exposed points should be strengthen,
aud fortified, aud has illrusted th,
honorable duty, and their defence, VIII,
completed, 20 you, Engineers are no
at work preparing Che plans for deienC
and within day or two you will
oalled upon 10 execute them. Some q