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

nrREssMESr EXTRAORDINARY.

TWPRESSMEST EXTRAORDINARY.
Orders have recently been issued 10
the cOmmissary agents Of the rebel
Government in Alabama, 10 impress,
among other cattle, all the oxen in the
country, to procure beef for the army.
Upon this order the Eufalah Spirit Of
the South comments as follows
It Is scarcely credible that such an
act of folly should be ordered and vet
we are assured that there Is no question
Of the fact 1t is the climax OF all that
is objectionable IN the system Of inn
pressments. It IS q wanton injury to
the country, without any corresponding
benefit to the army Il will decrease
very greatly the productive capital Of
the country, and add little or nothing
To the commissary stores Of the army
To render oxen at this season Of
the year fit for beef, will require at
least three months time, at a cost Of
not less than one hundred and fifty
! dollars per hea,l lf let alone, they
/ would fatten on range in less time, and
serve the purposes OF the farmers be
/ sides, for that length of time, thus
/ saving the Government tens Of thous-
| ands of dollars unnecessary outlay.
/ Orders traught with so much folly, and
with such damage to the agricultural
! interests, should never be enforced
SCARCITY or PROVISIONS
Under this head the Mobile Register
Of March 4th, says:
The excitement caused by hostile
demonstrations on this city, OBTAINING
country producers from sending their
supplies to this market, as well as the
temporary use for military purposes, of
the river transportation, have caused a
scarcity of country produce As usual,
holders have taken advantage Of 1t, and
sent up prices to the great detriment
of the suffering poor. Corn meal COM
manded so per bushel, and -four has
been scarce at almost any price. As 10
meal and corn we are not so badly Oft
as they are at Charleston, where we see
I the article quoted at $50 But these
causes of deficiency are now removed,
/ the boats have resumed their regular
I trips and we are glad to note the ar
! rival. in two lots of .20O sacks of -four
Z yesterday This scarcity will therefore,
be of short duration, and people must
! try 10 bear it rs well as possible re-
membering always that il is to the
Yankee foe and his Internal war upon
us, that we are indebted for it. Mean
while the Government Is abundantly
supplied for the army.
SOUTHERN PEOPLE ENHOETED To CRUSH
GRANT.
"Osceola, correspondent Of the Mem
phis Appeal, writing from Dalton on the
sd of March, utters the following ex-
hOrtation:
Let those at home spur up the iHdo-
lent, push forward the recruits and dis
! courage laziness and backwardness Of
every kind Let the conscripts be sent
forward rapidly, and the ranks filled
up. Let those who are fortunately per
mitted TO 90 home on iurlough prompt
I ly return on the expiration of their
/ leaves Of absence. II all, both at home
/ and in the amy will do their duty,
/ against the enemy again in advance, We
will have a force organized, equipped
and rationcd. sufficient not only 10 meet
/ and drive him back, but 10 follow up
/ and crush him Of course, this will de-
/ pend somewhat upon the Importance
/ attached 10 success in this department.
| bY the authOrit 60 at Ri .hmond and IL
I would seem that our cOmmunder-In-
chief surely ought TO gee by this time
/ that this is really the heart Of the Con
icderacy
Let Grant be overwhelmed and
driven back 20 the Ohio or his army
routed and destroyed, and what glo-
rious prospect at once opens up before
the South
CONSEQUENCES OF sUCH SUCCESS.
The correspondent thus faithfully and
truly depicts the consequences which
would follow the success he speaks Of.
Such an event would b. immediate
ly followed by a general retrograde Of
the Federals everywhere The Army
Of the Potomac would leave Virginia
and rush 10 Washington to defend IT,
Troops would be withdrawn from other
points 70 make the capital safe The
armies now spread out in Mississippi,
Louisiana. Texas, and Missouri, would
be hastily concentrated 10 prevent their
demolition by our victorious forces, and
thus o vast extent of Southern terrific
~ wOu'd be freed from the invader;
Tennessee and Kentucky would be rc-
deemed and 100000 fresh troops
added 10 our victorious standard and
our lines established whore they were
at the beginning OF the war With in
vasion threatening the North, the ma
tiOn- Of Europe could no longer refuse
to recognize ~. and we might, indeed,
begin 10 sc- the cnd-thc Acknowledge
ment Of our national independence,
and the return Of peace 10 our war
scourged land