The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-27

n afy oAcoutiOo OF hnobe htty uekfo Ah-
sassins, dare them 10 take the step which |
eill bring upon he Government and peo-
pie Of the United States the condemna-
ton aud detestation Of mankind, while
IL would lift the South to a pitch Of
united hatred and enthusiasm against
the North that would secure our inde-
pendence in three months thereafter.
Bot IL is said, with what degree Of We
rscity ] Am unable 10 decide, that Col.
logan has taken the entire responsible
~, and that the negroes aforesaid were
sn,t soon after the engagement, at lit
tie place called Centervllle, twenty miles
from jackson, Louisiana. l. is said,
also, that PRIOR 70 the execution, Gen.
Andrews, learning the intended fate OF
tue slaves, sent a communication under
Tag Of truce from Port Hudson, warning
Col Logan thatif he executed the ne
groes he would Immediately retaliate, as
ue had The material in his possession. ~
II this should prove true, the Pandora
box Of this war is now opened in earn
81, and tue skull and cross bones wall
necome the insignia Of the Southern bat
Gle flag.
Patriotic NigRers'
A correspondent in Bragg's army
wnt5s thus Of certain niggers, who are
are Southern sympathizsrs :"
In illustration Of my remarks in the
letter Of yesterday upon the subject OF
Employing our slaves in the army, is the
Interesting case OF Henry Jones, col
ored mao, the servant Of Mr.. Il. Can
non, Of Clarksyille, Va, republIshed Ia
tue Appeal Of Monday, from the Dis
patch. Henry places large sum in
gold, large tor these times, at the dis
lossl OF the government calls our cause
gioriOus," aud declares 'that the slaves
u the south have a deeper interest in
the establishment of Southern indie
pendence than the whites" Henry, be
assured, Is not q solitary instance, and
am satisfied that il they were employ
Cd by us as soldiers, they would do
muoa better than for the Yankees. M
merous instances IN two wars very the
fact.
From all which il is plain that the
Southern chiyalry would be delighted to
use black soldiers, Fight with them, and
eat and sleep with them if they dared
They are cOmpromis ing on this last point
however by sleeping with the black
wenches.
Inc Confederate debt says Robert
Taylor, Register of the Treasury at
Richmond, is S840OO0OOO!
a Visit 60 the Eorts cas- ChariestOn
(corespondence 0 the Noble T,ibunS.
CHARLESTON, August IL, 1868.
At 8 o'clock last night, ac-
companied Gen. Ripley in his barge, in
company with Capt. Ross, of the Austri
an army, TO make an inspection OF the
forts. We hrst visited Sumter, three and
nali miles from the city, and found the
garrison actively employed in protect
ing the walls by piling tiers of sand bags
III tho inside, some twenty feet thick, tnt
walls OF the fort being ak feet thick
hus making an obstruction of brick anI
sand of twenty-six feet to resist the en-
emy's shot. The men seemed in the hes
OF spirits, and from the Jolly mirtl
which prevailed, one would have sup
posed lhaf they were enjoying q frolic
In tho centre OF the fort was a large NOR
tar which every now ana ,hvn tss.vr iu
ehell over the enemy's works on Morris
Island. We we're entertained at tn,
quarters IF Col. Rhett, who is in com
mand Ut the tort, aud who expressed
every confidence of its being able t,
stand any assault from the enemy.
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