The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-25
AND THE
cOPPERHEAD MOVEMENT
AT THE NORTH.

"All Of which saw, aui part Of which was w
Thus wrote Cesar Ou 60 mcmuEthir occasion, amt
Edmund Wright has fully established his t'tlr 90
echo the sentiment on an occasion thgt viii occupy
a long and dark chapter in the history Of our Gov
eminent.
Edmund Wright saw what 1t is Feasanter To- read
Of than witness, and was an involuntary participation
in scenes and events that would freeze stronger
blood than Is given To common men. What he dl-
ulges regarding the causes and inner life 81 the ac-
cursed rebellion Of the South, is the newest aud ty
far the most startling chapter yet written iu the his
tory of great and bloody crimes WHlic the incidents
of his own personal experience, connected with lh-
scenes he describes, and the astounding 1cts he d
vulgcs, are Of a strangely exciting interest.
4 hundred novels have teen produced and re3d
widely, ell OF which combined comprise Jess of
startling incident than Is contained u tins volume
while hundreds of narratives Of personal adventure
have been gratefully received 10y the reading com
munity which seemed tame amt litrle~- when cont
pared with this. 10 tells Of trials and sorrows
abuses mdieu.ties, and crimes, trusts betrayed,
and condolences outraged, that we nc the North
would never credit, were they mo-, rirrun-tsnttdiy
related and described 10y au active participation ami
While the merit Of such q work in q literary
view ought not % De- measured by ordinary -,nt-
ards. il not too much 90 -Ty that the literary char
a.ter Of this book Will Jbundutiy stand the test of
ordinary criticism. lts uijeranees are the natural
signals Of now found freedom 5y soul long tram
meed. and they are telcUJphcd into Our symVl-
thieS like the cxult9nt br0uE Of Joyous victory
The popular heart throughout Jh" great Hut gorI-
NbLn VIII Nllltl1t l iiil't " li'flt
some thrOb5ug- in response To- tIu- revelation
We can scarcely comprehend that an organization
of the fearful character this work describes exists ia
our very midst; in short that 10 influences the
politics, IN some degree, of every Northern state
vet Mr.. Wrights disclosures most cOurlu-lyeiy
prove such 20 be- the fac. That the rebels aEuI=f
our free institutions and the glorious Government
Of our fathers were directing and influencing the re-
cent state elections 20 the North, and using their
best excIt.DuS for the Success Of the BIitemui
ticket Is q truly startling fact bt 0JIe, "a true
a. the existence Of heaven, That wc iuyc DO otu
midst, 1T our very doors, hundreds Of mcn uho rs
fully i'm sympathy and Ina secret communicable
with the Southern rebels IS demonstrated beyond q
cayil, and are forced % believe Do.
Il is time that an order Of "a character 80 infamous
and destructive % every principle OF political intrr
uty be understood by the people that It- uaehiiE-
tons may hc at once couutcutctcd and It- very OK
isteuce crushed out Of every loyal state No orc
that reads this narrative viii i % u1 .or-tind why
the Knights of the Golden Circle were organized,
and why they have been kept iu existence. No Que
viii Eul 10 see that they were the grand n-iEttDr-
Of the Rebellion, and that the entire 0lit1s of thr
southern treason and Northern COpperheadlsm l-
encouraged fOztered, and sustained by the secret
springs and organized wre-puIlIng OF tins wicked
oligarchy. Mr. Wright book proves al OF these
positions, beyond q doubt
The work is produced 10 creditaha style, on fine
paper, with splendid Illuminated covers, and folly
illustrated with