The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-02

Against the u =. Cow
erumcnt--an ola but Rich DOcu-
ment.
BY reference to an ad yertisement in
our columns, Of the Board Of Claims, APP
pointed some weeks ago, to receive tcs-
timony 10 reference 20 the claims of Nc
OQ OG .'s'. 'a'.'' id sss. -1s a;, :, ; d. s:s. Pc.
ton of The place by the Federal forces,
II will be seen that Mr.. N. HoBsoE, Of
EdgeGeid, has fled a claim No. b3) for
' damages. The following testimony may
ohrsaf not be quite irrelevant in this case, and
we submit it 10 the Board Of Claims, for
patient examination. Tho article was a
o Communication to the Infamous Nash
600 sF Vile Union and american
a E3lors Union and american The perma-
ne q location Of the Seat Of Government
t OF the Southern C0nfederacy has been
e2' 9o occasionally alluded TO, and will ere
hilh long become a subject Of growing impor-
ies''D' h4 tance, and / hope 1t may not be consid-
l' cred premature in making some sugges-
tions on the subject Lssk 40 the fonr-
" teen Southern States as they are laid
im3 down on the map and the eye will naiu-
rally rest upon some central point, and
that point Is NashViHe. You will also by.
Cad refeFence to the map, perceive that Ten
ncssee is the -only State in the fifteen
Southern States that ia not a border Slnie
--all the other Southern States either
,"" border or the Gulf or free territory.
DiAH Tennessee, yes, Middle Tennessee, thea is
he tey heart Of he CotJedcracy, and will
be the most convenient point in cOnse-
quence OF its central position.
Then the question arises, how can the
permanent seat of the Confederate Gov
eminent be made in Nashville without
interfering With the State and county or-
gaDizations, viz: our State Legislature,
l'-'' State and County Courts, &c, &C.. J.
think, srs, That Ihqce tie piece Of ground on
IN JMogJJ. otd. m " etrr 81, 1000
sisie yards foza the city, on Tie line Nth Brdad
a.tl sf1fi street eEttndeh, ,0huh has already been laid
uc2 o ont 100 feet toiae, anil called IN 1e plan of
.eul taac Eaggfea SHELBY A0eaue." The'eminence
na3 is = most beautiful plat Of ground, higher
nefaJ than the ground on which the State Cap
IL Itsu itol stands, and Ommands q hand
a r' oa some view Of miles Of sur
r rounding country. Mtoye seems to haze
otaa 1padeiCthe piece for some magnificent strtc-
tire IN he form Of a public buiidinG il
5rI s1l 3lli is surrounded by the most beautiful
bsd eainls suburban country that can be found in
lfe 81 the vicinity of Nashville or any other
Iar 1tr h4e city in the South that may set up claims
.a 41E ss4 10 it's location. A portion of the emf
"a ess nence is covered with a beautiful grove
sltissst of forest trees, which does not destroy
.df .rai any of its beauty. With an arch bridge
~ 4rist ~ across the river near the mouth of Broad
-osr street, everything that Nashville could
trl wish for is accomplished; the State and
ei emfal county organization is not mOlcsted, and
orof an area of country, foe on ten miles
o4N0fc, Wftt nc uOtOt N ftNftlH oudTCiiefCL
isf bae jurisdiction of The Confederate GoUern-
s4sds aperk. Ihe emina1ce eoh a sigicfeacy Of
~ oa land for public buildings, say teoenty acres or
ftas $500 mere, tiHbe conveyed 10 The Confederate Gov
b ez1 eyy7z1aR by a general soafyanty deed for that
oiaml inaU object. Reader, come oaf and loOk al Con-
fsarate Capitol HH, and 1 am sure you mil
sad cfN sag IL is he cry place. N. HoBsoE.
iie The style of the preceding oommuui-
.ge cation cannot be TOO highly commended,
II is flowing, sylvan, and romantic, as
well as highly confederate. II reminds
us wildly of the Wisconsin land traders
.Isng advertisement who said; "The climate
10 romantic, the scenery divine also too
sl yoke of steers and a blooded Jack for
i sale" We imagine even now that we
oo stand on the summit Of Confederate
Capitol Hill" designed by nature "for
1na some magnificent structure" aud are
haaatai looking over the country for miles at the
os' aforesaid forest trees, etc. It was a vile
n gr,oa Outrase for (" Federal bayonets'' to molest
.ai SIS 70 such a piece of property as Confederate
sdi ~ bsl Capitol Hip A guard should have
-lal 'pl been placed around the hill to prevent
~. M vulgar loyal feet from bruisipg one blade
y.atc.l Of grass on that hsllowed spot.
.es aiore Now let us say seriously to the Fed
eral Government that if it las any
funds to bestow, il had better give them
.sH.8s s.i 70 loyal citizens, whose property has
aliatsh been destroyed, or used by the rebels.
bieo8 no' tits an insult to loyalty and Justice to
n.is talk Of paying men who offered brides to
I'll men to make them traitors, while patriots
slor whose property has been swept away by
veueao the rebellion SO unrewarded for their e.
sa' 3 deity II the Goyernment is guilty Of
such an outrage as this, il is too damna-
bla5d. bly, imbecile and corrupt to be worth
e.vsn~ unhaL... n.,.-tt III 49,
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