The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-24
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL "A, 1868.


Goveinm,nt In Characterization
Barbartty.
CAMP NEAR CARTHAGE, TENN
April l7lh, 1868.
Editor Of the Nashville Union:
There has been some excitement ia this
amy for the last few days. It became
evident about Eve days ago. that the reb-
lis were in some force near here. The
srmbIing Of their sympathizers with
in these lines, in knots about the streets,
in eain7st under. tone conversation, was
an indication not 10 be mistaken. The
jubilant smiles of John Morgan admirers
among the f. male Inhabitants was anoih-
er sign. Besides which, our vigilant
General kept himself well posted up.
AscertainiDg at last, that Wheeler or
Wharton was at New Middleton, Joonel
Lane, Of the llIh Ohio, was ordered out
with a few hundred men on a reconnois-
ance. Making a dttour by way of Rome,
he came upon th, m on the Lebanon pike
at New Middleton, where there was
sharp skirmishing for few hours, the
Col moving round 10 the left till he
reached The Carthage pike. In the mean
time, Gen. Spears threw his brigadr
across the river here, and moved forward
to his support By ihi' time, however,
the enemy fed in haste bey ond Alexan-
dria. As it was useless 70 pursue with
infantry, The troops returned TO camp,
This morning they were reported drawn
up in line Of battle near Alexandris, but
whether TO frighten or run, is the ques-
iion.
Our Government seems TO have entered
earnestly into the work of putting down
the rebellion. / always had faith in its
coming TO it at last. There were alway 3
two things TO be done-lhe rebel army IN
the Geld must be fought and whipped,
and rebel sympathizers within the Fed
eral lines must be driven out. The one
is Just as necessary TO be done as the
other. What is being done at Nashville
now, ought to have been done year ago,
and then there would have been no retro /.
gade movement of The Union army. The
orders, on this subject Of the General
Commanding the Department of the Ohio,
have the ring of the true metal in them.
Let them be executed, aud there will be
no more raids into Kentucky. Let the
work so glo,iously begun at Ma hvillc
and GaIlatin, go on, and soon the Cum
Lerland valley will be free.
The most savage acts Of bsrbarity
have been inflicted on Union people, il
several instances, in this region. have
just conversed with an old man who was
taken 10 McMinnvi,le and confined in
jail ten day IS, in bitter cold weather, and
during all that time he was not furn shed
one bite 10 eat. His feet were frost Bit
ten, from which he is cripple for life
Go on, gentlemen, in your cruelty, you
are but "treasuring wrath against the
day Of wrath" There will be day oI
reckoning. You aud |, Mr. Euitor, may
not live to see it, but il t0iH oome Men
may ignore His existence and authority
but God still governs. The cries Of sui
fering children aud broken-hearied mJ-
theirs reach His ear, aud He will avengC
them, though Hs seem TO delay loug
There never was such crime as the pres
ent rebellion. There are many rebels
who would not steal, nor murder, MOI
commit arson, or rape, and yet the pres
ent rebellion is crime worse than any
or all of them. And what is exceeding.
ly strange, men who have been rebs Is iOI
two long years seem not 10 be conscious
OF having committed any crime. Tner'
is no hope OF repentance while men re-
main obliyiOus Of their crimes. just now
while write, the sun is going down II
beau behiud the majestic bluG tha
over looks this rebel-ruined town. Ii i
delightful evening, illustrating the Ie
mark, "All nature smiles, and only MAJ
is vile" hosE ASoS.