The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-06
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cOniented people OF the OOuep'
used the term "if genuine" although
there can be little doubt upon that score,
~ we can reply upon the editorial state
nsnt Of the Cincinnati Commercial, IN
which journal the remonstrance first sp'
pesred. An editorial in that paper
says:
II comes TO us from two distinct and IN
dependent sources, each protesting to
be literal copy of the document IN
GLIDING italics and capitals. These
transcripts of the original are eorrobora-
tive, and leave no room to doubt the
eenuineness Of this revolutionary mani
festo.
The Commercial is rather over-csutious
than otherwise in accepting sensation
stories; and were not the channels
through which the document came, of
reliable eharaster, they would scarcely
have received the endorsement of that
psper. The fact that two copies, coming
from two distinct sources, agreed, INTO
the italics, can scarcely leave doubt Of
it's genuineness, as it was full of under
scored sentences, though we were COM
PEELED to omit emphasizing, on account
of the lateness Of the hour ct which the
copy was received.
Hitherto discomfort in the army Of the
bogus COME derscy has manifested itself
chiefly in an unprecedented number of
desertiOns, and in almost refusal to
Eight on Lookout Mountain; if there ex-
listed organizations with a view TO mutt
nv, those maturing the scheme have
managed to keep it beneath a veil the
secrecy has been cOmplete--a circum-
stance well calculated to enable the NAL
contents to organize thoroughly for the
accomplishment of their purposes.
The document commences with re-
cital of the wrongs of the army, both
past and prospective; INDUCES in an sp-
peal for relief, but winds up with the
announcement of a firm determination
not to be re-conscripted; with declsra-
ton that the signers 10il return to their
homes, when their present terms of SER
vice have expired.
It would appear, from the fact that it
is carefully written, and the circum-
stance that it has been found at different
points transcribed literally, that it has
been in existence for some time, and that
those who agree with its sentiments are
numerous. The statement made by de-
serters from Mobile, that q secret peace
association existed in the army, is cor
rOborated by it. In the fate of the sew
enty Mobile mutineers, who were all shot
in a single day, those who sign and cir
culate the document in question, may see
the dangers which surround them, unless
they are sufficiently organized to protect
themselves; for, in such an emergency,
it is organization, rather than numbers,
which insures safety.
The writer or writers of the remon-
STRANGE evidently understood two things:
the heartless designs of the leaders in the
rebellion, and the necessities and incli-
nations of the masses; and they have ex-
hibited both with a perspicuitg which
cannot leave upon the mind Of the read
er 8 misunderstanding of either; and
treschery is shown up in a light best cal
culated to impress those in whom reli-
ance for success is placed.
1t is highly probable that the rebel
leaders themselves are prepared for such
a movement on the part of the soldiers;
hence the severity with which the slight
est exhibition of discomfort is finished.
It is not surprising that the tone of the
rebel press is despon dent; that Long
street protests against the circulation of
the Presidents amnesty proclamation in
his army; that the Wilmington Journal
despairingly declares that secret move
ments are on foot more to be dreaded
than the advance of the Union troops;
that the Raleigh Register has been com
PEELED to suspend publication in Che cap
ital of North Carolina, TO avoid the fury
Of mob, because of its subserviency to
treason; and that the Stars and Stripes
are publicly toasted in different parts of
the COnfederacy.
What we need now is q vigorous pros.
ecutiOn of the spring campaign, that the
rebel leaders may abandon all hope, if
they entertain any, and that the masses
may feel assured of protection. That
we shall have such q campaign we have
every assurance, not only in the charac-
ter of Gen. Grant, but in great num-
Der of facts of which we are cOgnizsnt,
but which we must not publish. If the
men called for by the President are
forthcoming, next Fourth of July will
witness the rebellion practically ended.