The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-11
From Chattanooga.


IN these days Of war and rumors of
war, any thing from the front, foreign
to the sensational, would, very likely,
DO voted tame and uninteresting At
the risk Of being voted prosy and didac-
tic, we must, nevertheless, indulge in
our natural bent, and leave blood and
thunder stories to the Jefferson
Bricks who are always on the q',i-uioe
for anything in the language line
Our present surroundings are not the
most favorable for newspaper eifusions
Rooms to rent, unfortunately, are not /
an institution in Chattanooga On the
contrary, rooms OVERLOOKING with hu-
mainly, are the prevailing type As a
slight token of our appreciation Of " the
situation" in connection with ourself
we win refer to the matter for a mo-
ment Your correspondent is manfully
essaying a few jottings for the UHoX
" gay and festive euss' on our right,
il just as manfully essaying, in a style
that don't indicate rigid cultivation Of
his musical powers, sundry verses Of an
Irish comic song. On our left, staid
and sober individual, with slight for
eign accent, Is reading aloud, with evil
dent relish, leader from yesterdays
UyIOS; while a Frenchman near by, in
a shrill, husky voice, is making feeble
attempts at producing the Marsailles
Hymn. Not far of, is a select crowd of
four, whose passion for cards has not in
the slightest interfered with a most de-
cided success in a certain wordy accom-
plishment, not generally considered for
eign TO the card table In the corner
on broken down coffee mill, ICON
seryatiye chap is descanting somewhat
incoherently on the Union as il wa"
and the shameful thick lips and long
heels Of the damned Niger wenehes.
Our private opinion is, that the young
man has, through some means or other,
been taking Homeopathic doses of the
Nashville Press. On the hearth, with
his back to the fire. in a flaming red
shirt, and wearing a ferocious nous
tach, stands a young gentleman rejoic-
ing in the elegant So',Jriqget Of Young
Top" For the benefit Of the company
in general, he is making persistent eff
fort to secure a hearing for a few verses
of doggersl Milesian poetry introducing
a very gay young lady, indeed Usual
~, however, his tastes, both aesthetic
and epicurean, go in the singular direc-
ton of low comedy and army beans
Just now, young fellow has dropped /
in to see the folks. A certain freshness /
and geniality in his manner at once
indicate a recent farewell 10 college, and
but a limited acquaintance with the
rough and ugly phrases Of army life
We hardly ever see him without being
reminded of Dickens inimitable picture
of Steerforth in David Copperfeld."
At the risk of having our .jottings for
the UNION interrupted by his pleasant /
conversation, we must always bid him
a cheerful welcome; and earnestly wish F.
our young friend to ever cherish the I
virtues and manly lrankncss, while 7.
stunning the iailings which led to the /
untimely fate of poor Steerforth
The most prominent item Of local I.
interest is the advent of new daily
paper, or more properly, the resurrec-
-tion Of an old one-the Chattanooga
Gazette Like the Knoxville Wing
and other sterling papers, in the days
that tried mems souls, it battled fear
lessly against secession as long as it
dared, and then-the old story-had to
succumb fora time 1t is a progressive
sheet, conducted with considerable
ability, and is not particularly careful
TO mince matters when speaking of our
misguided Southern brethren"
Talk about the boys of Ireland, but
we doubt very mueh-and we know
something of the matter-whether they
can furnish anything like the apparent |
human wretchedness and conscious.
hungry looks which may, at stated pc
RODS, be found in Chattanooga-one of
the fruits of this internal rebellion.
On ration day you can see hundreds |
from the surrounding country, on a
regular jam, outside the provost mar
shals Office, waiting for their turn to
get an order for provisions, free, from
Uncle Sam.
Many of them are loyal East Ten
nesseans-a name that, like that of
the Spartan band, will forever i'm
mortalize the noble heroes. who stood 1
loyal to their country and government
when the waves of secession were surg
ing around them Numbers among
them-poor, helpless little children in /
their mothers arms, and lean, sallow .
faced, hopeless and hopeless looking
women, were left 10y the noble young
bloods and high-toned "chivalrv." to
the care of a government, they them
selves are endeavoring to subvert 1t
is sad and melancholy to contemplate
the fearful havoc and misery brought
about by unholy rebellion. There
must be an awful reckoning some day.
But what can ever atone for the muir
dered fathers, sons and brothers; the
desolate hearts and lonely homes which
sum up the terrible consequences of a
rebellion founded on the solitary idea
of human slavery
'Tis pleasant Sabbath morning
The broad waters of the Tennessee glide
peacefully along free from any distur-
Dances from vanquished foe With
the advent of returning spring. the
birds are singing joyously, unconscious
Of the fearful drama Transporting around
them. Bat miles and miles away. in
peaceful hamlets and busy cities. the
habiliments Of mourning and sorrow