The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-01

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traitors.
Such men have no genuine sympathy
with the soldiers, and be assured the
loyal men of Ohio have none with them,
We disown them. They have forfeited
the confidence Of our people. The great
heart of Ohio throbs with emotions of
pride and sympathy foe bet brave SOL
diers who have not "counted their lives
dear" that they might save our country
and its free institutions. Your fathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters, and friends of
patriotic faith, who may be counted by
multitudes, cherish your names and
deeds with fondest remembrance. They
hail you as the guardians of the homes
and sanctuaries of freedom, and they
will count it precious privilege, whilst
you imperil your lives for us and our
country, TO check and control these
Northern allies" of the rebels who dare
to tarnish your good name, or attempt to
sacrilice the glorious principles which
you have gone forth TO defend.
We congratulate you upon your high
resolve to struggle to the death for an
undivided Union. Not star must be
erased from the old ilag-not State sew
cred from She Union, is the motto of all
loyal people. With an mistaken conf
dence in the existence of loyalty as
self-sacrifcing as that heretofore exhibi-
ted, we proclaim to you that we will
frown upon the attempt of any faction or
party organization TO disturb the unity
and nationality of our movement--to
adulterate the great creed of our faith,
or, to tarnish the banner under which
our fathers led US to the possession of our
present glorious heritage, This soil has
been consecrated to freedom aud free in
stitutions, and rot foot of it can be set
apart for traitors without base surren-
der of plighted and patriotic faith, This
attachment to the whole Union, and the
determination to preserve its integrity
are so deep-rooted and universal in the
hearts of our people, that even the most
reckless among Northern symDathizers
dare not advocate its severance or disso-
luton. Such an aYOwal would sink its
authors to deep and deserved infamy.
Your earnest and emphatic disapproba-
tion Of all who talk about "armis tice and
compromises" exhibits your correct ap-
prehension of the real sources Of danger
You have seen the rebellion in ali its
hideous aspects, and you know, as you
assert that cessation of arms would
but enable the rebels 10 recover from
their exhaustion, and to prepare for
| greater outrage. A truce with them,
now staggering under your blows and
painting for breath, would be as absurd,
as to grant respite TO an assassin thirst
ing for the blood of other victims.
We concur in your stern denunciation
| OF the suspicious loyalty of those who
talk Of compromise. These men ought
to know that there can be no compromise
which does not involve total abandon
ment Of the glorious inheritance Of free
government committed to our care. They
must know that such concession would
be an act of moral cowardice, the recol-
lection of which would sting us with
remorse and reprOach, and Justly bring
upon us the odium of the patriots of all
lands. The man who would desire a
reconciliation upon such terms has no
feelings in common with honorable and
loyal men, and he ought to place himself
and his treasures where his heart is--
among the rebels.
AS you state, the rebels will have no
peace which does not recognize the right
fulness of their rebellion, None know
their fixed and treacherons purposes bet
ter than their Northern allies, who have
been again and again scornfully repulsed
by them, and who are still waiting with
their accustomed servility, ready TO per-
form any act of oondescension which
their masters may suggest. The popu-
lar mind is becoming well informed as
TO the misohievous purposes of these pre-
tended messengers OF peace. And un-
less there is a speedy abatement of their
treacherous designs, the gathering storm
Of public indignation will burst with all
the power Of the Constitution aud the
laws upon those heartless trangressors.
Be assured that your stern resolve 10
accede 10 no terms but an unconditional
surrender Of the rebels, has inspired all
loyal men with renewed spirit and en-
ergy, and has stricken with fear aud trem-
bling the Northern sympathlzers with
the rebellioE. Your handwriting has
troubled their thoughts, as that upon the
wall of Babylon afflicted another trans
gressor, who saw, as they see In your
records, signs Of coming retribution.
We concur in your denunciations Of
the periidy Of these "NOrthern allies"
who are striving to chill the feryent pa
triousm OF our soldiers by circulating
letters, papers and documents which
basely misrepresent the noble purposes
Of American patriots. This is but a
new, and Ss we think, the last scene In
the tragic drama, which has been enact
ed by these vile performers. The first
was their Affected horror az the alleged
usurpation of the Chief Executive in
calling for $4,000 men. Their pretend
ed zeal for the Constitution made them
indifferent to the threatened destruction
of our National Capital, Their abstrac-
tiOns were dearer 10 them than the sal-
walton Of our Government. Whilst you
were buckling on your armor aud rush-
ing into the battlefield for the defense OF
the Constitution and the Union, they
were preparing their arguments 20 just-
fy their running away from the bloody
conflict aud thus saving that dearest 10
them OF all constitutions, their own bodies.
They next appeared With hypocritioal
wailings ana lamentations over the pre-
tended tyranny OF che President in sus-
pending the privilege OF the writ OF
haLcas c0roiis. They were not afflicted
with the sad tragedy IN the streets OF
Baltimore, when the blood Of ouT brave
men who were rushing 10 defend the
capital Of our Union, was shed by the
hand Of the vile traitors. They had no
} tears for those bereaved by the murder
} OF our patriots; but they hercely bOwled
when the dastardly assassins were hur-