The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-03

We ardently hope that not many days
will elapse before our correspondent aud
his comrades will reach their unconquer-
able mountains, from a wandering as
painful as the long absence of Ulysses
from Ithaca. And the gallant boys OF
the Northwest will shout, with tears, at
their return:
For the Nashville Daily Uuiou. -.
Mistaken Idea In Regard to tho
motives which ActHated East Ten
nesseaDs in Leaving slomO.
NJ. EE1Cr Please uilsw me, through
the medium Of your paper, TO correct a
few false impressions, and make a few
suggestions in regard TO East Ten
nesseans. ~ A
In to-day's issue Of your paper we see
recorded another instance of the suffer.
ings and privstions of our friends at
home. Those of our fellow soldiers
whose families are not exposed TO The in
human atrocities Of these vile miscreants
may sympathise with us, but they know
nothing of the feelings of the East Ten
nesseah y hen he r, fleets that it is my
wife, my mother, or my children, that is
thus oppressed and downtrodden BY an
unmerciiul enemy. H
We receive private letters almost daily
through the medium OF the underground
railroad, which more than confirm tlsIe
statements. 4. ti bad -r..
To-day we receive intel ligence from
creditable source that they are conscript-
ing regardless of age or circumst anees,
and are depriving helpless women and
children OF the last means ofsubsistence.
But why did we leave our families and
throw off the letters of Southern despot-
ism, and seek protection in Abraham's
bosom ''a
Was il because we feared 10 meet and
contend with the enemy on our own soil,
or did we renounce our friends aud fam
lilies in order to sustain the Go yernment
we loved and venerated? By no means.
IL was because we trusted the strong
arm of Government whose banner has
waved triumphautly over land and sea
for nearly century, would relieve us
from the thraldom of Southern tyranny,
and we were unwilling to sit and quietly
hooh Oh NuAlC OtttTb "WtIt uilNllK IDH
invader from our SOIL aud thus restoring
to us Constitutional liberty. Thus we
crossed the mountains. We rushed TO
arms not to crafty personal ambi-
ton not to wreak our malice on
traitors who had driven us from home
but to bear tho old flag, which had been
disgracefully torn down, back again to
people who were waiting as anxiously as
the Children OF Israel waited for the re-
turn Of the ark of the covenant. This
we still desire. We are soldiers; we are
ready TO march 20 the sound of the drum,
but we do claim the privilege to ask the
authorities to turn us homeward Just
let us drive the invader from our soil,
and relieve our distressed families, and
we ask no more. But you must be con.
tent TO obey orders, says one. We ex-
pect 10 obey orders, but God grant that
| may never see the day when am 80
lost TO the feelings of humanity, that
can close my eyes, and quietly pass by
ten thousand suffering families, whose
natural supporters are fighting for the
Government that promises them protec-
tion. We do not pretend 70 dictate to
the authorities what course to pursue
we have confidence in our Commander
in-Chief, but ours is pressing case; the
hills and valleys of East Tennessee have
no inducements tor us. when our families
are taken from us--when the last COM
fort the soldier has TO animate and cheer
him, are taken from us, we ask not then
TO be permitted TO return TO chant the
funeral dirge over the ruins of once
happy and prosperous country.
RAproN IL RAuuu