The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-14
For The Nashville Daily Union.
To the soI6lsrs OF East Tennossec

Fast Tonnessraos, wo arc orgagol in a just and
holy cause, aH1 viii oertiilly succeed Ga pututg
down this nefarious, wicked, aud uuholy rcbslion
and thus preserve aud perpelua,c those sacred rights
bequeathed TO US by a noble ancestry. We uuoo en-
joyed peace, and al tho blosinRs % a ggelt md gaod
Government. But som, the latsnt Gre, pentup i On tho
hesTts Of ~tnltorous mon, began % kindIo 20 a fame,
aud soon the Solth was all on1 ra, Tho hydra hcaied
monster OF treason, long Concealed, came forth from
his hiding hole, and s'akei about IN cpoo Jay. Tfee.
sons cry went up from every htl,op through5u, TIC
South, by which meEns several States were soon pre-
~cipitated into opea rebellion. They toe down and
trsiled In the dust tie dag OF car country Che emblem
Of freedom, and reared up the tri-coJcrcd Tag, rci
with treason, where ones coated the banner, rnlsr
the sacred ,o-ds OF which, Washington, tle great Zee
Their Of his country, fought. TIC wa--sry rang al.rF
the Southern cost, AID hcl.uorn rcbs'r rush,Ito
arms, and sworo tho Union was uus a rJpa 81 land.
They took Fort sumter from o lew + uishod mon, and
elaincj q great victory. amer hay bad done all this
We akcd them to frbear hcit rash Gosiggs, aud save
the laud from blooIshed and ruin. We rlolgfce 10
thom desolatsd homes, f~mishl9g wives, and naked
ohlliren. We told them their sons would be slam,
their hearts broken, and that a million and a hslf Of
the rational foro.s would penetrate th, South, uud
carry asoy tleir negroes by thousands. Thty needed
not, bat denounced IS rs tfalt)re and tories because
We would not ras0 the puny a Of rebellion against
the Government in which we we've bora and rails. ;,
and by which we have ever been protected. We then
had but one course to ~. s0s, sad that was TO torn
our backs upon our hJnIs, oid4ing farewell to tba
lovely scenes OF youth, the civil Vacations VI NE, and
the frloads Of our love, andIu.h 10 arns. The vel.
fare Of those who dapcndsi upon ua for protection gDd
support demanded our stay While personal safety ard
true patriotism BIZ Us 30 and save our county from
run and our names from disgrace. We crossed The
mountains and fogni he Union forces assembled,
eager to redeem out portion o. the country from ,he
hands # lawlcss mon. We elsorod tho army arm IN
the boIor that orr cause was a Just and holy one, aud
would eventually lriuupL over I'll oqpJsl Coz. Our
faith IN the strong arm Of she sogernaieEl 10 the
samo to-day thai. IL was thea. We believe the day Is
no. nr distant when every armed De o. our country
wul 10 naIo to bite The dust, and he Gag or orr coer.
Try shan float over every city, town, and hamlet ia
tas south. Exilod Tsuuosslans, let Us look iorTsrd
to that day, and zaalously Lb0. 10 hastaa 1t on. lct
Us m9ys torwatd, trusting ~ tho strong and tried
arm Of Jehovah, who controls the destuirs OF meu
an nstoas. The road 20 honor and profariucnt "a
open to an, aud we only have to syal ourselves Of the
opportunity oGered to immorlalizs our names. byron.
dorial good service 10 our ooupuy in ihIs her loar 81
greatest peril. Lsth never bssaid that Fa-t T.nnss.
scans proysd unworthy tho trust roposoi In tlcm Dig
desoriag their comrades On tlo GOD olbaiuc Mech
has a,rcldy been accomplished, but mach mae I'D,
mains 10 be done. We have gainsa great Victories
during tho past year, aud greater one must nIlog
The hungry ho,dos Of JeI Davis must be driven ffoJ
the ba'scl son OF Tennessee, They must DO whipped
scattered, and en4rliy demolished, before we need
| sHraaut al J.. UHlraHl F.I.rU la ,MrT rrarHa F... u..
We have been driven BY he mad myru,,ors Of J..
Davis deildoi followers, tho mopstro4Hy of wla.
criuosa just Cod HiA strictly scrl,ui-c
We are not only opposed b. a powerful calmy o.
froat rendered ~dtsrcraI, BY starvalioa aud f-4ual.
defeat bul We are oplosal 1y a rorcl-Helrtoir Dol.
low.headei sot Of cowariy ylalus IN mo N1rt. r
cla.u 81 be onf fio-ds, aud at tho ssms time H
gladJ seaths great agmm tbrt-t- fItui f H..
uueHt of bbesty he has ever Anoba-- u. ..
mare fragments by latorlli slrie anil c,vl DO. OIL.
sllh los llag, uu.ermiu ug WIc.oles -retls.H ..'
objects Of coatem.t, and wiH u1 duu9t SIT re-.Ea o.
JUS reclop3nse of eWri fr ono t'tF. pai DE-,
aays ta1cn against $50 G0ytuaoal Nltalh ...tH
have us5i thclr beet vIlrs Or ths rostt-u.a U t.
Union. Che Yr,ferylu1l u. .a.st r-itl aHl l..a..
t|lly4al-sf. They have a9t Doe mo-a courage Do
tslus d. pam t.uta-aat lH. ars. r O.. aa -'
sJaArrl Cu.-lsrao- Ilry soy Lsy aIa .os u.
Ua,J., Jal oqgo.si 90 tls Aani .afra. Aa. T-.
orc th-y ogpas.- 10 h,Atml.I seIaaf aE
asasr t.s policy uf As adn.laaa.ll atotl OBJ.
negro, gag d ah fs.usI taH-aiu Go tauit. tg
fs2s4 Do sasyiag ,l Lei l-4siy c uftt- ara.l1t i-.
Juyai lul ults Hm available la gartus -'Hr ODE
rs5dloa. $40 Pfa.dsat gIlght 49, -a g1 .a
appr57aL fAv1 DO u'r t5say
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