The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-30
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Freedom and Nationality.
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fcorrc.pondenc Of The NashvIno union !
BELLEFoSTE, ALA, Aug. "a, 1868.

10 We hdttof q Ue Cih0H
DEAR SR,--Gen. s Johnson's Division,
of the Grand Army Of the Cumberland,
left Tullahoma, Tenn, on Sunday, the
10th inst, at o'clock, P, NJ, and the Sd
Brigade, 10 which your correspondent is
attached, arrived here, and pitched tents
on Saturday evening, 22d inst, We have
had hard, rough, tiresome march, for
the distance travelled, and the time occu-
pied in traversing the same. "Jerusa-
lem !" exclaimed familiar voice, ct our
elbow, lust as we arrived; and looking
around, beheld my quOndam friend
Stems" swell, Young Soldier" says
he, "Pm glad to see you alive, and not de-
voured by 'chiggers and ratile-snakes;
we've had an insufferably hot march of
il, as Mrs. Partington would say, hav'nt
we% We responded in the Affirmative,
as "mAtter of oourse;" for we were at
that instant melting into perSpiratiorL to
use An original and genteel figure of
speech "Ah," continued Jeems, eve
have not gained much glory in this march,
but perhaps we have made good Mac
adAmized road for some other Grand
Army to travel over in this world, OF the
world hereafter w We came through
Larkin's Gap Of the Cumberland noun
tains, Mr.. Editor, aud Jeems says that
this Larkin must have bin some kin to
the D-l, or otherwise he was acting as
Supervisor for him when he laid out and
cut this Pass. Geographically consider
ed, it is one of the worst roads we have
travelled over in the past two years.
Loose rock boulders impeded the pro-
gress Of our wagons TO considerable
extent, and we heard more praying
amongst teamsters than we ever heard
before, The infantry Jared as they ush-
ally do on march. "Hard tack" and
"sow belly" lie the standing bill of fare
until IL is "played out" and then the
boys forage little-that is, gather roast
ing-ears, fruit, vegetables, and whatever
else the COmmissary General Of Creation
(who is generally more liberal and gener-
GUS than Army Commissarys Of Sub
sistence,) may put in their way On
march, and subsequent TO arriving in
camp, we are usually on short rations.
How is this? The very time that men
should be bountiiully cared for is the
time that they fare the worst Officers
who ride horse all day long, complain
of being fatigued after the hot dusty
days march; but what of the poor pri-
vate, who is obliged to travel on foot,
and pack his knapsack, gun, cartridge
box, with forty rounds Of ball cartridge,
canteen, haversack with at least three
days provisions, etc? Not much OF him
He is only s1IVate anyhow, although
he may do some fighting when the tug of
war comes, and tho he may be the silent
element in placing on mems shOul-
ders who are not whit better at home
than he is, but whom circumstances has
made prominent, whether through merit
or not, Jeems Says, remains moOted
question. But enough of this; we are
in for "dsree years, o, during he ccar"
AT the end Of that time we will be our
own men-treemen once more In the
mean time, we are not to be silently
treated as Slaves because we are volunta-
rily fighting for freedom. BY no means.
We advocate freedom of speech" and
freedom Of the press" in all that is not
treason, or derogatsry to the best inter-
ests of our Union and Government.
Whilst fighting for Right, Truth aud
Justice, we shall ever claim a share of
those attributes of the welfare Of man
here and hereafter; and we shall not
cease 70 censure, or endeavor to shield
those who would wish TO deprive us OF
our honest and entitled behests. We are
not getting justice done us, and there is
no use in trying to cloak the matter.
We will soon be in our third and last
| JSst VI NAAH NuhtAaStl ~AN - CAShS HNn
desires 10 have the future services Of any
of the men comprising this Grand Dc ar
Mes, he win have to "about face" in more
ways than one Justice, tho the hsAv-
ems fall !"
Well, we are here, aud for what, can
not say. When we shall leave, or where
we shall go to, CannO. say, as We have
only passed the LIST act OF q new cam
paign. We are enesmped in a very pleas
ant place, but not contiguous TO water.
We are about one mile from Belleionte,
in close proximity to tho Memphis q
Charleston railroad. This 10 said to be
an important point in our hands, and
stragglers report plenty Of rebels on the
other side of the Tennessee river, but
they represent Bragg being At ChattanOo-
ga, and say he will show us hght there
and, II defeated, will retreat to Atlanta,
Vhs can : An engagement is anticipated
at or near Chattanooga before long.
Keep your display type ready for start
ling dispatches.