The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-06
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1868
A late number Of the Louisville Jour

late number OF the LOUISVILLE Jour"
nal publishes two communications, pur-
porting to come from this place, which
complain bitterly OF the course OF the
Nashville UNION. One Of these commu-
nications is signed Nashville and the
other is anonymous. Ordinarily we
would pay no attention TO such censures,
as every one has our hearty consent to
think Of our paper just what he pleases.
We will find fault with no man for dis
liking the Nashville UNION. We will
however, notice the communications be-
cause the Journal, finding itself worsted
and exposed ia its recent editorial con-
tests with us, has seen ct to akulk out
of the controversy, and assail us through
its correspondents, whose articles IL en-
dorses as follows
The Union Cause in Tennessee.
We this morning publish two commu-
nicatons on this subject, one entitled
away THE UNION SENTIMENT Is NOT
DEVELOPED IN TENNESSEE" and the other
entitled "A VOICE FROM TENNESSEE"
We commend these communications to
the thoughtful attention of the public,
They are striking and instructive. They
cannot be successfully gainsaid They
unquestioDably represent the views aud
sentiments Of the Unionists of Tennes-
see as body.
The Journal thus broadly and une-
quivocally reiterates the sentiments Of
its correspondents. What are they Z
One is that not more than /" corporaPs
guard of the Tennessee Union men are
with the Nashville UNION" The facts
are that in last April we began the Nash
vile UNION without subscriber, and
since that time our subscription lisl and
sales have both steadily increased, except
during the blockade, until our daily CIR
oulation is noO over $500 copies.
Another statement of the Journal is
that it is "a fact we'll known and pub
lished to the world, by all the CORES
pOndents of loyal newspapers, that
Union sentiment in Tennessee is
losing ground" We don't believe
one word of this statement, and
We do not know one Intelligent Union
man who does. Such "loyal papers" as
the indianapolis Sentinel, Cincinnati En-
quirer, Chicago Times, and Louisville
Journal have doubtless stated so frequent
ly, for the laudable and honorable pur-
pose Of making capital against the AID
ministration. We believe that tho Union
sentiment is progressing steadily in this
State The overwhelming majority of
the East Tennessee soldiers a. Murfreos-
boro, are for standing up like patriots to
the Administration, until the rebellion is
thoroughly crushed out aud they are not
atan Scrupulous about the means and
agencies used 10 kill off the race Of
traitors
But the journal agaiu exullingly an
nounces that "nothing but the army
keeps this paper (the UNIoN) in Nash
Vile" We ask if one true Union man
IS could stay in Nashville, except in Jail, "if
II were not for the army" at which the
Journal turns up It's nose? Tits cores
pondents are true Union men, as the
Journal pretends they are, could they re-
main in Nashville day in safety, if it
were not for the army? Is it not the
presence Of the Federal army only which
protect us from FoRREsT's guerrillas, from
MooANN's highwaymen, and from KrRk's
assassins ? Boz
The remark that the UNION would not
be suffered to be published in Nashville
If it were not for the glorious army of
hosEcRAEs, lea vcry high compliment 10
its earnest and unAdulterated LOYALTY.
The covert sneer at the UNION for be-
ing, as tisslyled, most groundlessly, the
organ of Governor JOHNSON, is in keep
ing with the arrogance, impertinence and
meanness Of the Journal The Journal
hates Governor JOHNSON for his detesta-
ton OF its wretched policy, as bitterly
as IL hates the soldiers of Murfreesboro
the immortal heroes Of Stones River, for
their denunoiation of the Journals Con-
perbead allies. II denounced tho SOL
diers for daring to express their opinion
Of the Copperheads. 1t wanted General
RosEoRANs to put stop 10 such express
ions. II has been as silent as the tomb
in reference to the great Union meetings
which assembled at Cincinnati, at In
dianapOlis, and all over the Northwest,
to respond to the appeal Of our noble
soldiers, and assure them of their sym
pAthies. Ii has not published line Of
the soul stirring speeches OF Governor
Ton, Of Governor MORTON, or Of Govern
or JOHNSON, or dared TO allude 10 them
sditorially. Far from endorsing the po-
sition of these patriots whose course has
won the applause of the nation, il en-
dorses the views Of the Copperhead Con-
serVauves. On the 18th of February,
alter quoting over two columns from the
infamous address of the Copperheads
of the Democratic Central Committee
of Indiana, from the still yiler res.
olutions Of the Illinois I.egis,ur.
proposing an GrmiSiice, and also fran
the cold bloodod inaugural Of Goyerpo,
SEYMOUR, it adds The position Of N.
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