The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-28
Another Rebellion Needed.


If the Richmond Wig tells the
truth about the rebel Government,
the Coufcderacy needs another
rebellion. 1t says:
The Lynchburg Republican states that
Government agents in that place have
been impressing flour at S17 so per bar
rel, whisky at 50 per gallon, and sugar
and bacon at prices not mentioned. The
owners of this property declared their
intention 10 resist, but force was en-
ployed by the Government, and the par
ties yielded under protest Armed guards
were stationed at the doors of various
stores in the city. We hear that seizures
Of -four have also been made in this city.
We deplore the proceeding as shame.
and reproach TO free government. u is
placing our G0re,nntnt on the same lerelicih
The odious dePotism al Washington.
For more than eighty years the rights
of the citizens Of Virginia, in respect 20
property needed for public use, have
been protected by law which was found
just to the individual and tho Govern
ment during all that time. This law
was passed at the beginning of the
Revolution, performed its part 20 the sa-
tisfactiOn Of all during that eyentful era,
and ever since. Ii provides that when
individual property is required for the
public service its value shall be estimated
by three disinterested rrevhUldars Our
ancestors never thought for moment OF
appropriating any mans property with
out fair appraisement. IL is humili-
ating beyond expression TO witness this
outrage on justice and government of
! law.
ltis the duty Of the Legislature Of Virginia
| to take the most prompt and decided measures
| 10 vidicate as olCn lars and protect its o,Cn
citizens from the sp3liation Of a military
/ tyranny. Congress, we believe, has never
| passed any act to authorize impress
Enthusiastically none to seize property
without just compensation, and the
whole proceeding is therefore without
the warrant of law or right Nor is
there the slightest apology on the score
of necessity for rcsOrting to the sword to
enforce robbery of our own people.
One would suppose that common sense
would dictate, that n Government like
ours, dependent for its very existence
! upon the affection and COnlidt nee Of the
country, would spare no means TO secure
that confidence and affection. But, so
far from this, the disposition seems to
exist to hayTasS and ALLEVIATE the people by
every species Of petty tyGmy This has
been especially the case with respect to the
great agricultural population, on which, at
last, rests the sole hope for the national
salvation. Nothing but their whole
sOuled devotion to the cause would have
made them submit in quiet TO the viola
ton of law and wanton invasion of their
rights. 1t is difficult 70 assign a reason
for this absurd aud extraordinary policy.
Possibly the solution may be found in
the vast number of Jews and Yankees,
who having no sympathy for our people,
and no rega d for their feelings and in
terest have insinuated themselves into
the management Of our affairs.
Now, to say that the Southern
people arc harra5sed and oppress-
ed by every species of tyranny
by the very rulers who are pro-
Tossing to deliver them from the
oppression and tyranny Of the
Federal Government, is certainly
strong language. If this be true,
does not manhood, honor, chivalry
and Southern rights, require the
Southern people to sccede again
IT, il no more honorable or wise &c