The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-22

"All Of which I saw, amt part OF which was -
Thus wrote CGSdr on a. memorable occasion, and
Edmund Wright has fully established his title 10
echo the sentiment, on an occasion that viii occupy
long and dark chapter iu the history Of our Gov
erment.
Edmund Wright saw what il is pleasanter to read
Of than witness, and an involuntary particlpaOr
IN scenes and events that would freeze stronger
blood than is given 10 common men. What he di-
vulges regarding the and inner life Of the
cursed rebellion of the South Is the newest and by
far the most startling chapter yet written in the his
tory of great and bloody crimes while the incidents
of his own personal experience, connected with the
scenes he describes, and the astounding facts he d-
VulgeS, are Of 4 strangely exciting interest.
hundred novels have been produced and read
widely, all Of which combined comprise less Of
startling incident than is contained in this volume
while hundreds of narratives Of personal adventure
have been gratefully received by the reading com
munity Which seemed tame and lIieless when COM
pared with this. II tells of trials and S0rTOygS
abuses, indiglities, and crimes, trusts betrayed
and condolences outraged. that at the North
would never credit. were they not circmnstantiay
related and described by an active partcipator and
eye witness
While the merit Of such a work. in n literary
view, ought not % be- measured by ordinary stand
ards Il l. not too much % say that the literary char
acer Of this book Will abundautly stand the test Of
ordinary criticism. rs utierances are the natural
signals Of q found freedom by "A soul long tram
meled and they are telcguphed into our syGnpa-
thies like the exultant brGrGs Of q Joyous victory.
The popular heart throughout the great and giori-
Gus North viii indulge m miraculous and whole
some throbbings IN response 60 this reye!atiOni
We can scarcely comprehend that an organization
Of the fearful character this work Describes exists in
our very midst in short, that &c influences the
politics, in some degree, Of every Northern State
vet Mr. Wnght's disclosures most c0nclusiyely
prove such to be the fact. That the rebels against
our free institutions and the glorious Government
Of our fathers were directing and influencing the
cent State elections az the North, and using their
best exertionS for the Success Of the ButrenCt
ticket is a truly startling fact BAT IS tqrf true
a. the existence Of heaven! That we have ia our
midst at our very doors hundreds Of men who are
fully in sympathy and IN secret communication
with the Southern rebeiS, d demonstrated beyond q
c-lyil and We are forced 20 believe lf.
il Is time that order Of a character Infamous
and destructive % every principle 1f political integ
rity he understood by the people that IT, machine
tons may be az once cOuntereied, and IL very eX-
istence crushed out 81 every loyal state. No one
that reads this narrative VIII fail 10 understand why
the knights Of the Golden Circle were organized,
and why they have been kept IN existence. No one
viii fail 10 that they were the grand insteator-
Of the Rebellion ami that the eltgc Of the
Southern treason and Northern Dopperhe3di-m D.
encouraged. fo-terrd. and sustained by the secret
spring. and Organized WIre-puliug Ol this wicked
oligarcl4y Mr.. Wughts book proves aIl OF these
positions, beyond DOUBT
The work j. produced IN cre1Itabie style, on fine
uaper, with splendid illuminated covers, and fully
illustrated with