The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-19

me that / must soon depart 10 another
and l hope better world, and before l
60 have some counsel TO which feel
assured you viii listen, with that Won
derful discretion which has ever charac-
terized our family am glad that you
have taken the oath to the Federal Gov
eminent. 1t was necessary / suppose to
save your property. II was not neces-
sary for me to do So from the fact that l
long ago, in order to avoid paying my
debts, made over all my property to my
wife. have some idea, however, of la
king contract TO furnish beef to the
Yankees, and in that case / shall take
the oath cheerfully, inasmuch as | con-
ceiye that the Scriptures enjoin
it upon us TO provide for our
households by every possible means.
Having taken the oath, you know | will
also have more opportunities for convey
ing various articles and important infor-
nation to our noble and suffering friends
in Bragg's army-God bless the old
hero, and may his monument be pile
of Yankee bonea higher than the holy
cross of our Blessed Redeemei!
would caution you to be very prudent
in expressing yourself in public, at least
until you receive all money due upon the
damages awarded by the Federal Board
of Claims. Still there are many ways
in which you can weaken the Union
cause and serve the Oonfederacy. While
protesting to be Union man, you can
now and then ask such questions as
"What will we do with the negroes when
they are set free Won't there be great
danger least the free negroes of this
State should cut the throats of our wo-
men and children? How will we keep
She negroes from starving if we with
draw them from their masters care p
You can also hint, though very deli
cately, that the negro boys when freed
will oil want to marry our daughters,
and be elected Congressman and Gov
errors Urge the Importance of con-
ciliating such high toned gentlemen as
Rev. @. d. Elliott, L. D. Huston, Gus.
tavus Henry, Sam. D. Morgan, General
Harding and Washington Barrow, and
show how many people they could bring
over with them into the Union ranks, if
they were induced to attach"
themselves to the Government, by
fat offices. Say that bloodshed is
contrary TO Scripture, and advocate a
peace convention. Talk great deal
about high taxes, and the danger of des-
potism. Oppose radicalism" as some
thing exceedingly dangerous. Indeed, l
think it would be we'll, whenever you see
any measure or proposition that promises
to be troublesome, to call it radical =
il is almost as effective with some people
as the name abolitionist" Nothing is
80 handy as hard name, when you have
nothing else to say. There is still a
great attachment among our people 10
State sovereignty; hence you must talk
considerably about the Reserved
Rights of our Stale. If an Emanci-
pationist begins to proclaim his abomi-
nablo doctrines, in your neighbOrhood,
call him a "slapdash innovator," or a
" transient Adventures" who has no in
tereat in the State. You must be sure TO
urge on all occasions that 10 will only
increase the public excitement TO discuss
tho question of Emancipation notO, and
therefore il must be postponed until a
more convenient season." played poker
and raced horses for fifty years before
Joined the Church Think how much
pleasure should have lost il had been
precipitate in matters of religion. like
the plan you suggest of forming League
for he protection Of slavery IN tennessee, "
which they tell me will soon be adopted
throughout Middle and West Tennessee.
The Lord has blessed me nightly.
Twelve Of my negro girls have lately
had children. / shall not derive any
profit from them, but if you can
only check this Emancipation plague
for a while, slavery will be more
firmly fixed than ever upon the State,
and these children in the course OF
ten or twelve years, will bring you at
least $4,000 in tho Southern Market
One Of my negro men ran off the other
day, because / threatened 10 have him
carried South. Oh, Peter if these poor
creatures act so strangely when sur
rounded with Gospel privileges, how
dreadfully they would act If set free
Our ook Bette died the other day IN
consequence of 3 whipping gave her for
drinking some Of the wine bought for
the Sacrament. The Lords will be
done. can say with Job of old, "The
Lord gave and the Lord taketh away.
Blessed be Che name Of the Lord" Ny
son Tom has just come in as deserter,
and has taken the oath. When he has
rested a little, and got his under-cloth
ing, he will join Forrest again. He is a
noble fellow. Parson B--n has just
come in TO hold worship, 80 ! must close
THOMAS lRoEoLAp.