The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-31


Held two bodies frgzkn dead.
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The Rebel Press.
From the Riebt,ond Exsminer.l
We repeat tbArefore, that it wert
better 20 await the report of Genera
Hood, before stcepting the defeat A
the same tint, We cannot say that ID,
campaign Of General Hood promises
any very great or important results
But imFiew Of the situation in Ten
nezsee and Georgia-with Hood report
ed defeated before Nashville, and Beau
regard IN Savannah; with the desOlsted
track 81 Sherman army still fresh upon
the earth. with our railroads broken
sad our subsistence supplies disar-
ranged--it does appear a most unrea-
sonable lime % be wasting discussion
upon peace propositions, State rights,
and other formaiAs, which serve but 70
make us ridiculous before our enemy,
and 10 distract and divide our people.
Instead 81 such time wasting nonsense,
il our Congressman would close Their
doors, and devote themselAes earnestly
70 the recruiting Of the army, TO the
supplying Of it with clothing and "a
tons te improving is organization, TO
rebuilding aud repairing the railroads,
70 the fostering aud encouragement Of
the importation Of supplies, the people
wonld soon forget disaster, and take
encouragement from Congress, and
give again their whole heart AID soul
30 the war
lac su tiect Of negro CONSUMPTION
gains ground with every defeat why
should not the Congress and the State
Legislature turn their attention TO re-
noving tho popular prejudice That ex-
's;s against this important measure,
and prepare the public mind for that
which Is ue7itabie Why endeavor
% hug the de!usion that. the srming Cf
the negroes will not become necessary.
when the march Of events steadily pro.
grcss toward the measure2 Wisdom
would anticipate the event and prepare
the people for the radical change which
military agents are hurrying upon as
IL would now be very proper % begin
to arm the negroes in few more
months il may be absolutely necessa>
~, and before six months have passed
10 may bc beyond that aecessily Ev-
cry day Is important. and every days
delay % Just go much lost Whether
Hood has been defeated or not. peace
viii not bc gained without. more men.
Aud the negroes only We fear, can
give our army the men.
or THE sLAvEs-GENEnAL fFE
IHE BEST 5upGE OF MILITARY 81
CEssTTIEs
From ,ha Bchm1nj Eaa-n'npr. Be.aa
The bin for the impressment ofslaves, |
which has passed one branchof Con- |
eress might he very properly enlarged |
and amended in the 'othe., namely. bv
placing al the disposal o. the military
not forty thousand negroes,
bat eighty or one huldred thousand
and, by leaving il 10 General Lee at his
discretion, and acconling 10 the exigen-
cy Of the service, 90 use them in any
way he might mink II edful There
seems, also, 70 Je good sense in the linn
Itation of ifeiF service to twelve
months and, ia fact, when they are
impressed y Government, they should
paid FOX on certain scale Of prices
according % their present value, and |
hereuron, should cease to be the prom. ,
'rly OF their owners, but become the
properly Of the Confederate Governs
neHl. as impressed mules and horses
10. No good and loyal citizen oftl,ese
'tites hRs ever, so far as we know. oh. !
ected 70 the impressment aud employ
neatof negro slaves for any military ,,
.urpOses. no more than they have oh.
scted 10 the appropriation OF any other =
~ Of the wealth and resources of the
ounfry-tQ the purposes of our defense. :
nd there ne~sE Mould Aarr-kaAn INV
lscussion or discussion on the suhssef
the President had not, with his uspai D
ldgmenL introduced the topic into II
is Message, accompanied bv specula- y
We suggestions which were ninentv y
not To be made. Impressed mules n
nd horses do not necessarily become p
tlzens, ard IL Caligula made his horse tC
consul, the example has not been fol. "
wed by rational Government 81
l. may he taken for granted that the
yneB OF THIS species of property will 10
Use no iacilQns opposition To the inns IN
'essment Of their slaves, in any NUNS ri
r That may be required the country is
taxing and straining all its energies hs
defend Itself against an invading enc. gr
v, who would take our all Planters ut
VI make the Governments welcome to al
e halt or two thirds their negro hands da
d that freely and cheerlulk II thew te
state We warn them that their Oh la
'hons will be ,summarily overruled. .ry
AZ 10 ''the time being come. or not sh
me, when TINS resource should be ial
ed it may be safely presumed that ar
military aUthorities-or, let us say all
one w0rd-GeneJal Lee is the bsst ter
ige Of That No person out Of the Oh
my ANA very few 10 it are capable Of aus
clarlng at what precise moment the 10
oesslty Of oar affairs demands that sex
shali use the tremendous reserve no
c. m our hands and the time Ian
ght chance 90 be put of until too he
ne Richmond Wing thus comments th'
1eneral Dix's recent order ten
MS Is something more than the Va. for
ring aud s7ageer n we have hereto. tiol
e had. The successful bpllyirg ~ Ply
Yankees and the patient suLyfs. rat
NA'N Hs4+Aa4 AAkIO i.lH9 have a 4 "
brought about ava oiIicial commit. vie
OF the Governmeut Of the I-nited no
les Cor the New GoAz papers inforn, I
mat General DIX acts under instrur. for
IS from Washington TO a step which pro
6e taken and maintained viii in Coz
ibiy result in war The fame ana to
siige 81 Great Britain, high As thew Ma
arfeiiy are, are not sufficient 10 bul
teet her from ineradieable dIsprace ! b.
ne should submit 10 such violation cou
Der sovereignty, such an insult aud a ri
5Iege az Is here proposed. There i nee
government recognized AZ civilized ish
eeoie o. 80 spisliless, that ID would Der
recent = the lesi extremely soc5 : nav
rsdsti' . Is tli1 eye
frof's 70 Alessaoaa lasm.ner. PEE pow
be eestrsnsdy Tor he present evil VIC
niI'iy 70 stop tie uses whieb 49, WIG
sea them. t'-sA Gave lplui
g sac 1sxecatire.eease 10 ;nterf..o aud
). IS ssEesss send Johnston y ~ ~ are
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