The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-11

large amount of Southern news, which
is of truly a mixed character. The
datesare down to The Attn Of this month,
and the files received include those of
ST the principal Journals in Dixie
Speaking relative to the character Of
the views taken by Southern editors,
the Philadelphia Enquirer says that It
Is as checkered as the fortunes of the
Rebellion, and the tone Of the editorial
commentaries is quite as varied. There
are forced smiles and real tears, feigned
confidence and unmistakable despon-
deney, arguments in favor Of peace and
blatant demands for undying war, pro
testations that the white soldiers of the
"Confederacy" are not exhausted, yet
ingenious speculations about the neces.
sity and the consequences Of arming
the blacks. In fact all the character
istics of Rebel public opinion are rep
resented in these recent files
Thus the Richmond papers have the
garrison Of Atlanta reduced to six
thousand men, and the Rebels cavalry
paying nightly visits to the outworlzs Of
that city, and they ask why in such
condition of affairs the Georgia militia
do not retake it. On the other hand,
the Georgia correspondents with Hoods
army say it is believed that there are
three Yankee corps in Atlanta, and in
Inmates that they had better let it alone
Ia one journal we have an exulting |
statement Of the rapid return of absen-
tees to the army, and in another we
have Howell Cobb stirring up the en-
rolling officers because they are not re-
turning. Here paragraph tells us of
the undying enthusiasm Of the PEG
pie, and there another denounces penal
ties against tworthirds of thatsame
people who are deserters. The Nal
con Intelligencer proclaims that Hoods
new movement viii undoubtedly COM
pei "the complete evacuation of Geor-
''gia, and that not place will be left
ITO the hated foe south of Chattanooga.
Per contra the Savannah Republican
says ~ it were not for Shermans SUI
perior numbers, there would be no
risk in putting every confidence in
Hoods success The Richmond |
Enquirer poohp oohs the peace" con-
troversy, yet lis own articles show that
the movement has influential advocates
in Alabama rs well as in North Caro-
lima, South Carolina aud Georgia. II
quotes avery significant paragraph from
the Montgomery (Ala) Mail, which
suggests that the rebel Congress app
point three Commissioners to proceed
10 Washington, to lay the matter be
fore the Government of the United |
States" tits observable, too, that Ste
phens, in his letter responding to Gem
eral Sherman's invitation, speaks no
longer Of the two nations, or the
1.-TWO Governments but in style
quite different from his manifestoes of
last year, talks of restoring peace and
harmony to tic country Nor does he
wander off into his impracticable alb
solute sovereignty distractions, bat
only asks for peace on principles of
honor right and justice to all parties"
1t is very clear, from our files, that the
peace party is rapidly spreading, and
that every day is adding TO the reason
ableness Of the views OF the Southern
people. aarn1u.
In the discussion of the project of
arming the negroes, it is easily discov-
cradle that it is neither the shame of
having to call upon their enslayed coll
ored population for help nor pride of
caste, that keeps the Southern leaders
from calling them out at once They
pretend 10 consider the question as q
mere question Of OCCASION whetberit
is worth while before their white popu-
lation is exhausted, TO proceed to a step
thst will be construed into an acknowf
edgment Of exhaustion, &c, dc, nc.
But the real reason is fcar They dis
trust the people in whose fidelity they
profess 10 repose 50 much confidence
The Richmond Sentinel Davis person
al orgsn) argues that the boon of free
dom (which many negroes desire, and
are willing to. take even from the Yam
KEGS, viii secure their earnest support.
But correspondent Of the Sentinel
says, ''they will desert from as to the
Yankees, and then puts this poser to
the Rebel Journal, He neaoss DO MT ds-
sert from nc Yankees 70 rs.
But the most remarkable develop
ment Of the discussion is in the change
of opinion that has been wrought at
the South with respect TO the fighting
qualities of the African race. One of
the writer's objects to the scheme on the
ground that the negro viii not fight"
To that the editor of the Sentinel re-
spends, that he once entertained the
same opinion, but that distinguished
Rebel General has written to him GER
tain facts that have changed his opin-
ion. And here is what the distinguish {
ed Rebel General says on the subject
Fort Gilmore, the other day, showed
that they THE negroes would fight
They raised each other over the para
pet, 70 he shot as they appeared That :
may be considered an indisputable GER c
tifcate Of the heroic. courage Of our
African soldiers, for it comes from the
inveterate and interested slanderers of 7
their whole race.
In another column viii be found an
article from the Richmond Enquirer, /
on the subject of arming negroes The
scheme is meeting with great opposi-
ton from the psQpl, Of the south, while i
the leaders favor it. The latter com