The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-15

AL OF which saw, and part Of which was p
Thus wrote CiBSar on 3 memorable occasion, and
Edmund Wright has fully established his t4e to
echo the sentiment an OCCASION that viii occupy
long and dark chapter IN the history Of Gov
eminent
Edmund Wright saw what it is pIeasantor TO read
Of than witness, and involuntary participatOC
IN sceres and events that would ffee5e stronger
blood than Is given 20 common men. What be d.
vulges rcsrilz the causes and inner life Of the So
cursed res lion OF the South is the newest and by
r the most startling chapter yet written IN the his
tory Of great ard bloody crimes while the incidents
Of his own personal experience, connected with the
scenes lie describes, and the astounding facts he o-
vulges, are Of 6 strangely exciting intsrest.
a hnadred novels have leen produced end road
yp1@eIv ell of which combined car9Driso less of
startling incident than Is cSassssts ia this volume f;
Eble hundreds OF narratives Of personal adventure
have been gratefully received by the reading com
muoty which seemed tame and iIeloss when com
pared with this. II tells Of trials and sOrTUws,
abuses, indSnides, and crimes, trusts betrayed,
and condolences Outraged. that we ct the North
related and described by an sctiye pTticlpatOr and
While the merit Of such work, in a literary
vieJy ought not 10 be measured by ordinary stand
ards is not too much 20 say that the literary char
acter of this book VIII gbundEntly stand the test Of
ordinary criticism Its UtteTances arc the natural
signals Of new tOund freedom by soul long tram
need, Rnd they are Uoiegraphed into our syTnpa-
thies like the eXultant bTGUGs Of Joyous VctOry.
The popular heart throughout the great and g5O1-
Gus North vii indulge "A miraculous and whole
some throbbinCs IN response TO this reveladOni
We can scarcely conprehendgthRt an organization
o. the fearful character this work describes exists
our very midst; in short, that It influences the
politics, in some degree, Of every Northern State
vet Mr. WriEhts disclosures most cOuclUsIvely
prove such to be the fact. That the rebels against
our free institutions and the glorious Government
Of our fathers were directing sDd influencing the re-
cent State elections ~ the North, and using their
hest exer,iOns for the success OF the ButtsrnUt
ticket is a truly startling gfaeti bt s f1ct as true
rs the existence Of heaYenl That we have n our
midst, at our very doors, hundreds Of men who are
fully in sympathy and in secret communication
with the Southern Tebels, is demonstrated beyond q
cavfl, and we are forced 90 believe It
Il is tine that order Of character 50 infamous
and destructive 20 every principle Of political nteS-
rty be understood by tho people, that It's nlscnils-
tons may be 1T once CoUnter ted and its very eE-
istence crushed out of every loyal Stale. No one
that reads this narrative wiz fl 10 understand why
the Knights OF the Golden Circle were organized,
and why they have been kept 10 existence. No Cue
will faii 70 that they were the grand nstggt0rs
Of tie Rebellion, and that tho entire cHiEas 81 the
Southern treason and Northern C0pperheadism IS
encouraged fostered, and sustained 10y the secret
springs and organized wirc-puling of this wicked
0iiEafshy. Mr.. Wrights book proves all Of these
positions, beyond doubt
The work is produced 10 CTsiItstle style, on fine
paper, with splendid Illuminated covers, g.j fully
Illustrated with