The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-27


DiaaRFeotion in soush oaroIins-4
squa1 oasoldIeEs whipped by Fee
males.
Sumter District, South csFOlina, is
blessed with village called Brown
Town. We know it is thing scarcely
credible, that, after the rsesIlsOtiOns Of
Harper's Ferry, the plscs should be al
lowed to retain its cid designation. This
has not usually been the policy Of the
South; heretofore when . man showed
70 The baal Of AbOlilionism," and "wor-
shipped Al the shrine Of the Demon" alI
tbs places-cOunties, towns, and villa
ges-bearing bis name, were lmmediats-
ly re-bsptiz d, and clothed in = new
garb. Fremonts were changed to Blu
chanAns; BentOns to OslhOuns; and Van
BUrens to Ysnceys.
There ID much in name and who
could answer for the sOundness Of men
habitusted to terms Synonymous only
with abolitionism9 The thought vas
horrible.
Why. then, should an exception be
made in favor Of Brown Town. Gould
it be possible to live in such q place, and
not become corrupted By its association
with that hayward brother, who is sup
posed to be lying around loose, With 3
very large knspsaek on his shoulder
Yet the South OarOlinians-the very en-
bodiment Of chivalry, and the holy cause
of Africa--permitted Brown Town to
retain its nAmei MOnstrous And they
ara now resping the fruits of their RASH
ness in 3 word, the place is abolition
lied.
The Sumter Waterman, q sentinel that
must have been sleeping long while, not
to have warned the chivslry Of the dam
ger attached to anything Brown, except
brown cOntraband, says that q few
days since = large number of deliuquents
"a modest title for desetters-colleeted |
in that village, when 3 squad Of soldiers
was sent after them but they-the
"deIinquents" use its classic Ian
guage, @gOt wind Of the fact, and es-
capped but" adds the WatohmsD, "the
attacking party were gallAntly met by
garrison of women, and after a short and
sharp engagement were compelled to
retire"
This attack on females is chivalrous,
indeed. It reminds as Of the individual
who after being wOrsted in several com
bats With male antagonists, sWOre he
could "Whip any woman In the place"
The females were armed with ian ava
lanohe Of axes, hot water, and hotter
epithets :" and these were too much for
the chivslry.
After reading Southern papers, and
Southern proclsmatiOns, we had sup
posed that it was the peculiar province
of the detestable Yankees to war on
women. Butler obtained his classic aud
title of Beast, because he
held members of that persuasion &C.
countable for their misdeeds; but be did
nothing more than fine and imprison
them. The South osrOlians on the other
hand, came up in line OF bsttle, and, we
presume, fred at them; bat Oh this point
our testimony is deficient; and therefore
we swat for the facts."
We should be glad TO ley before our
readers the particulars Of the bloody
encounter; but have not the mAtsTisl,
and therefore We are compelled to be
content with the brief, but pathetic
given by the Waterman. The
party" says that Journal, " describes the
scene IS very exciting, and the surround
ing atmosphere as decidedly suIpbure
Que; and although the engagement was
1t of short duration, it will long be
We presume that the N. 7. PioioriAls
II next week viii have = drawing Of he
battle taken by "our artist" 'cn the
pot; and IL SO, we shall be able to learn
something more about it, and shall no
al 20 give all 20 our readers.
The Waterman then grows indig4nt
.fter the following msnner.
The men who have been lying perlu in
hat vicinity, and who have banded to-
.ether to resist the laws, must Ultimate
Y, and perhaps very soon realize the fol-
= and criminality of their course. We
'egret that any such instance of defeo-
ion should be found ia any part of Sum-
er District.
We also understand that one of the
,ssistants 10 the enrolling officer of this
district was shot at few nights since in
he neighborhood of town, By two men
Who were in ambush. The ball whistled
past his hesd, but fortunately missed
lin. We know the gentleman well, and
Know him to be tried, although 3 dis.
lbled, soldier; cool and fearless, and
7ery mild aud gentlemAnly in his man
1srs; and for such q man to be shot At
N this way, by coWArdly rufilans who
IRE sinking their duty lie abominable.
An example will have to be made Of soms
IF these misoreants.
This spOils the very nice story of
Northern OOppsrheAds, to the effect that
he people of the South are unanimous
n the determination Of lighting is OuF
or If there be diSoont in South Caro-
ina where should harmony be found