The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-27
Mr.. wIgfan speaks a PIoco,


puerile, penurious,. cOwsrdly, snehkinl
Yankees. Who would doubt il? If any
man dare do that, let him conceal hi
fears beneath his waistcoai, and ther
keep that garment tightly buttOned, t.
cover the agitation they would coca
sion, else they would reveal themselves
to the eagle ken of the modern represen-
tatiVe Of Roman proWess, who would 81
once, with 3 glance, annihilate their dis
turbed possessOr. Mr.. WigfalI was 8
terrible man-nOt only with his arm, buI
with bis visage; at least we presume be
would have been terrible with his arm
though we never heard of his having Oc-
casiOn to use it; for be always felt sat
isfied that in every controversy he bad
demolished his antagonist with eye and
tongue, and believed that there was moth
ing left for physical strength to accom-
plish; therefore his difficulties always
closed with whitening looks, and terrific
denunciatiOns.
We have said he was an original dis
niOnist-but not from fear; Wigfall never
felt fear; he would not turn on his heel
&c. We forbear 10 give the reader the
rest of the quotation. But be was dis
uniOnist, because he detested and abhor-
red the Yankees, and because he regard
ed it as degrading to the chivalry to be
longer associated with them.
Here was the fre-eater, the genuine
representative of the noblest work OF
God; and there, the niger, next to him
and then, in the scale of manhood, or 60
rillahOod-he was not satisfied as to
which species they belOnged-came the
Yankees, and the non slsveholders and
Union Observation-Disclosures the
South. He could endure no government
Ia which all power was not vested in the
first class named in which the true no.
bility was not only recognized, but &C.
knowledged as the legitimate rulers Of
inferior races. The chivalry were noble
brave, and above al, generous; they were
never prompted by sOrdid motive they
scorned mere money true, it might be OF
use to them, and they ought to have it in
abundance; but it was to come and GO
in . manner moi to affect the character Of
those who eDjOyed it. Harold Skimpole
who 4" despised money" never refused to
accept it; but it hardly interfered with
his pOetical temperament; indeed he
never tailed to borrow, at every favora
bic opportunity, though he always lectu.
red his creditor on wOrldliness, when
ever be demanded its repayment. North
erners alone were sOrdid money getters,
and money keepers; they alone pinched
q dime, and chung to it, as if it were OF
value. Therefore, away with them be
would have nOught TO do with them.
WigfAll has spoken = piece in the
Richmond Senate. He told the Sena
tors-grave--nO allusiOn TO q rope and
of the COnfederacy, that
he didn't expect to convert any of them
to his views; indeed he hardly knew
why he desired to speak :" we can en-
Tighten him it was intuition the spirit
Of Old KrOOk lowered around him.
though the mortal was unconscious of
Lhe immortaps presence. Not to put too
ine a point upon it, he must talk err
burst.
He then tells the Senate:
It was absolutely necessary that every
Ioldier in the army should remain there,
Inder the present organization, without
my change of company, battalion or
egiment. The statu quo must be pre-
erved. We could not afford to disor.
'anize the army. Incompetent officers
must be gotten rid of by examining
'Oards. He meant what he said, and |
ad said what he meant. The army and |
be country had been talked of in q
hammer calculated to produce confusion.
he army was the country, and the coun-
~ was the army. We were engaged in
uch . conflict as the world never saw.
There is consolation to the rebel SOL
iers, truly; they volunteered for year;
ad their terms extended two years
lore, without their consent; and now
hey will have the honor of remaining in
be service indefinitely; and that too,
D the face of the fact that their families
re starving at home. When we recOl
oct these things, we are prepared for
mother assertion that the Texan makes:
Senators should recolleet that there
Vas discomfort in the army. He be-
ieved that this discomfort was ground
ess, but still it existed.
1t would be altogether natural that
here should be dissatisfaction and the
to re-conscript those men in
be service, is not calculated TO allay it.
Bat we wander from our original pur-
'ose; we intended only to chronicle the
set that Wigfall has become Disputed
nth the chiEalry; that be has arrived at
be conclusion that they are the most
enurious, sordid-but we will let him
III bis own story:
Il was the fashion to talk about the
one and sinew of the country, and to
peak of the planters and farmers as hsV-
lg all of the religion, cultivation, edu-
ltioR and patriotism of the country.
ak of spectators, extOrtiOners and
utch Jewsl the farmers have been the
orst Spectators, extOrtioners and Dutch
sgs of this war.
After that we should have believed
Iat the South had been overrun; and
lat = new population hsd taken the
ace Of the old fashioned generous
,utherner. On our FIRST perusal Of the
,eeeh, we reached the end of the ex-
act quoted, laid down the paper, and
- wept; wept that the chivalry had de-
lrted; that ell the nobility of the land
ID sunk, doubtless in some "last ditch"
defence Of their arights;" and we