The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-30

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Ma. EDIroR: 1t is quite while since
il was frst said, that the government was
terribly in earnest. Some little has been
done ia earnest Hooker has made an
advance aud retreat-Stonemsn has cut
his way through the third line Of the
outer works al Richmond;--Grierson has
found his way through the entire length
of Mississippi, doing the rebels an ire
coverable injury cutting off all commu-
nication with yicksburg Grant has
taken Port Gibson, Jackson, an immense
aumber Of prisoners and cannon, and
probably by this time occupies Vicks-
burg, he rebel boosted stronghold, with
it's entire force The copperhead and
arch traitor Vallandigham has been
arrested tried, and found guilty de
serters and spies are being shot The
chivalry of Nashville have been remem.
bered, too, and quite chivalric company
sent through the lines, TO enjoy the lib-
critics and boasted privileges of the
starving Coofederacy, aud luxurious
climss Of the cotton States. But there
10 one place Of considerable notoriety in
this LAM Of Dixie, that has been forgot
ten, passed by sighted entirely. Brent
wood and vicinity, the scenes Of blood,
Gre and destruction, Of BoodgoOd, are
remembered no more But the same
Pointer whom the rebel spies congregated
to plan the destruction Of the Federal
forces still remain unmolested, still hav-
ing the privilege of prowling about our
lines, picking of our pickets one after
another, and his neighbors, Port and
Dennis Hadley, the May fields, Jim and
Lsnto Johnston, Ovens, the Crockcts,
and an innnmerabe host of others, who
were outspoken rebels while Bragg and
his forces had full sway, was King Of the
day and lord of all; then they could not
do enough to help the noble legions.
They were lavish with their favors, I'M
sparing in their efforts, unreseryed in
their devotion of jeff. Davis and the
Confederate States of America The
X. G.. C's, the chivalry, held their night
ly revelings unmolested. How is it now?
The scene is changed; the loyal blue
coats plOd along in their daily duties
and hold their nightly revelipgs on their
picket to be scoffed at, shot at, and pay
six prices for cup of buttermilk, or 3
bunch Of onions. How is il that rebel
sympathizers and, at one time, plain and
out-spoken rebels in Middle Tennessee,
now under the protection Of the Federal
Government, can hold their property un-
molested and not conascated, while al
the same time in East Tennessee the life
of Union man is as the life of a dog. "a
say nothing Of his property, his rights OF
his privileges as a n-combatAnt? Why
is it that the powers that be are nursing
those who they know to be rebels, unre.
served at one time, and now, when they
are apprehensive of themselves, theil
property, and their niggers, are Unior
men on the sly, in the presence of blue
coats, and when our lines are fred on
Isyill display signal lights from their win.
dows? How long Is this 10 last? Sent
them South confscate their property
tell them that their interest is not oul
interest, and their interests are withou
our lines, and there you must go. TAX,
all such mems property to pay our grea
war debt which they and their infuenc,
created, and my word for it, orr deb
would cease TO exist, and we would hav,
a sinking fund to buy rope for JEFF. ant
his crew TO stretch Then the war will
be at an end; the hated blue coated
Yankees will get home the country vii
be again blessed with peace and plenty
the Union win be re. established on
firm basis traitors will not o,on Oh,
government, brow beat the mudsills.
greasy mechanics and small listed
farmers Hoping that the government
and all her subordinate officers will soor
see the necessity Of setting the real DOW.
err in motion, remain
Yours very truly,
A LITTLE MORN 0RAre.
BE@tioood, Tenn, Nay 25ih, '63
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