The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-26

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From tte Charleston Mercury
The L%ynchburg Republican says that
in the interior Of some Of the Southern
-four is so scarce that children
or four years old have never seen
biscuits. The father q a family being
on avisit 20 Savannah, took home with
him some buiscuits for his boys, aged
three and five years old. Observing the
with a coal of fire on the top of
buiscuit, be asked him what be
meant, ''IPo make the darDed thing poke
head, out" answered the boy
" that's the way, dad, TO make terrapins
The father laughed q hearty
haw-haw and left. II is to be hoped
this contraband news will not reach the
enemy, whom it would greatly rejoice.
ssThs 90 Decpens."
The Eaqmrer concludes a long leader
this caption as follows:
The alternative then is before us, and
the decision is near we are either to be
q victorious and famous people, a sup.
port to our friends and a terror TO our en-
emies or else-may God be between US
and harm-au oppressed nationality, one
of the mendicant peoples Of the earth,
hawking about our grievances and sores,
to the disgust Of mankind, and invoking
execration (tn vain) against masters
and owners, the Yankees. In vain, for
nobody heeds an Oppressed nationality"
its grievances are q bore; its words are
not believed; success has the ear of the
world, and tell its own story and its VIC
tins, too our portion through all time
will be not only beggary, but contempt.
This is the truth. Would that every
man at the South this day laid it TO heart.
Surely, there would not be a straggler
from his post; not an officer, on p%retenoe.
of duty or health, struttiDg idle in our
streets. 1t will be no credit hereafter to
boast Of having been in all the "battles
of the war;" from Manassas TO Murfrees-
boro. That was child's play; the bat
tie of the war is TO come, this month, or
next month, or is now raging along the
whole line. Pity the mother whose son
will not be in that melee, and yet live to
tell it.
SCARCITY or PAPER.
The Augusta COnstitutioAaliSt, of Sat
urday, April 4th, appears on a half sheet.
The editor says: The destruction of the
Bath Paper Mills, from which we derived
our supplies of printing paper, may en-
tail on us the necessity of suspending the
issue of the Constituencies. AT this time
it seems impossible to obtain paper from
any other source. All the paper mills Of
the Confederacy are now m~onopolized TO
their fullest capacity by press engage
mcnts. Under these circumstances, we
prefer not TO receive any more subscrip-
tions. We request all persons contem-
plating remittances by mail or express,
to withhold them, at least until we CT n
announce definitely whether we will be
able 10 continue the issue of this paper.
Should we be compete ed to suspend, we
will resume our publication as soon there
after as practicable. 1t is wholly impos-
sible, however, to make any calculation
as to when that can be.
These remarks apply equally TO the
publication Of the Southern Field ana
Hreside.
1t would be vain for us 10 attempt to
express the depth of our regret at this
great calamity. 1t is one of those terri
bic providcnccs 10 which we must bow
and we feel that our subscribers will dc
so likewise, without any other sentiment
toward us than that Of regret II a com
mon misfortune.
Under these circumstances, We will be
compelled for the time being, 10 publish
our daily on half a sheet, and to con
dense, or perhaps TO leave out our CON
tract advertisements.
The Macon telegraph of April 9Th, also
appears on q half-sheet. The editor
says:
"What We have for a long time fore
seen and dreaded as inevitable, has come
upon US, We are obliged to take to a
fragment Of a sheet, aud even then car
only promise that IL shall be as large as
possible, For the reasons which impc.
this step, we refer the reader to an ar
ticle copied elsewhere, from the Charles
ton Counter, of the Sd inst, and so stiin-
gent are they as to force that old, veal.
thy and influential sheet TO a suspension
for a few days. Nothing remains for u.
and all other Confederate newspapers
but TO diminish our consumption to III,
lowest possible limit consistent will
keeping our readers advised of curren.
events, and this must be done by throw
ing out all standing advertisements, anC
restricting that branch OF our husinest
to the smallest possible limit"
The Charleston Mercury of April 81
says
"The prices Of single copies Of thu
Mercury at the counter of our Office will
on and after date, be ten cents.
eve can no longer afford TO give on
any copies gratuitously."
rnE NORTHWEST,
"Patrius," writing TO the Mobile Rec
lister, quotes the following paragraph frol
the Richmond Enquirer -,
"Thoso woak-minded Confederate
VINO were some time age looking eagerl
at the symptoms Of discomfort and PeaC
Democracy Bt the Northwest, must b
somewhat mortified at present. WIS
has become of our Northwestern friend
and sympathizers Why comes no wor
Of cheer from Vallandigham? Is Ricl