The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-29

account Of the Importance Of the sub
ieet involved, to reproduce the follow
ing extract:
lam informed that q number Of persons
IN the portions Of our State adjoining East
Tennessee have lately removed, with their
families within the lines Of the enemy, and
carried with them their movable property
Those persons have never be0n loyal TO the
cause OF the South, and they now avail
themselves of the earliest opportunity TO
unite with the enemies Of their State.
l recommend the enactment Of law pro-
viding for the confscatiOn of the property
Of all such persons; and that all such pro-
perty be sold, and the proceeds OF the sale
applied TO the payment Of damages done to
loyal citizens of the same section whose
property has been destroyed by raids Of the
enemy, OF by armed bands Of tories.
! am informed that some dislOyai per-
sons in that section have deserted from our
armies, or, avoiding service have LETT their
families behind and gone over to the enemy,
and are now under arms against as. am
happy TO learn that the number Of such per-
sons is very small. l recommend the con-
isca6on of the property Of this class Of
persons also5 and in case they have LETT
families behind that are a charge TO the
allowed them, but that they be carried 10
the enemy's lines and turned over to those
IN whose cause their husbands now serve.
/ also recommend the enactment f-such
laws as shall forever disfranchise and de
citizenize all persons Of both classes, should
they attempt 70 return to this State.
The admission that families in the Vi
cinity of our lines are constantly ask
ing the protection of the Union armies
is deeply significant; and forever dis
pels the decisions so fondly cherished
by the rebel sympathizers of the
north to the effect that the "south can
never be conquered" that the present
method Of conducting the war has an
initiated the last vestige of a Union
sentiment; and, to use the language Of
the Great Convicted who awaits and
watches over the border" that every
man, woman and child is prepared to
die, rather than make peace while their
homes are desecrated by an invading
army"
What Gov Brown here says we have
long known to be fact; and We have
50 informed the public on more than
one occasion; but the Copperheads
were not disposed to credit our asser-
tons; we were "abolitionists" and con-
sequently talking for a purpose; but
now they have the whole matter laid
before them in an official form; and,
behold we had not told half the
truth
Wherever our armies have marched,
they have met with three classes;
Unionists, who welcomed them; indif-
ferent men, who accepted the rule Of
the old Government, neither protesting
nor rejoicing; and violent rebels, who
took great care to have it distinctly un-
derstood that they are of the blood Of
the chivalry, and invincible.
The first and second of these classes
constitute a majority Of the people in
almost all sections of the South; and
wherever our forces obtain foothold,
enough citizens accept the situation, to
at once inaugurate local civil govern
ment whenever they are encouraged
and protected in the work This has
been evinced in louisiana Arkansas,
and even under the most discouraging
circumstances, in Tennessee.
Upon another point referred to by
Gov Brown, we have frequently dwelt
We have said, and we now repeat it,
that there is no more Of discomfort
among Tennessee, Kentucky Louisiana
and Missouri soldiers in the rebel army,
than among others; and that the only
reason assertions were not so frequent
among the troops of other States, was
the fact that they had families, who
would not only be insulted, and abused,
by the authorities, but would be left
to starve All voluntary support given
them would be withdrawn; and all
that they had, of provisions, if they had
anything, would be taken away; and
they left houseless, homeless, penniless,
breadless The advance Of our armies
not only prevents the rebels from OBJ
tanning conscripts from the sections Of
country within our lines, but entices
away from his command nearly every
rebel whose family is thus safe from the
power of the oppressor. How that pow
er viii be exerted, the Governor ex-
plains, by his recommendation for the
conhscation of their property, and the
withdrawal Of all means of support
By the way, here is an excellent OPP
portunity for display of little IN
dignation, on the part of the copper
head gentry, who are now the great
champions of peace on earth, and good
viii to men-and women too. Do let
the 'tyrant Lincoln have little breath
ing spell and give us your opinion of JEFF
1efson DAVIS, GoV. Brown, and their
wholesale conscription, and confsca-
ton. Tellu US what you think Of exiting
women, who have committed no crime
themselves, but who are related to men
who are loyal to the old stars and
stripes You who were so Mortified at
the incarceration of Mrs. Greenhow.
and other confessed spies, who in any
other country would have been execu-
ted for their crimes, do come forward
and drop tear Of sympathy for these
unfortunate ladies, whose only offence
is, that their husbands refuse further
to identify themselves with the crime
of treason.