The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-26

can Of which saw, and part Of which wa p
Thus wrote Caesar on memorable occasion, and
Edmund Wright hj5 fully established his title O.
echo the sentiment, on an occasion that VIII occupy
long and dark chapter in the history of our Gov
eminent.
Edmund Wright saw what it is pleasanter to read
Of than witness and WAS an involuntary participation
in scenes and events that wOuls freeze stronger
blood than is given 10 common men. What he iii
yulges regarding the CAUSES and inner life Of the ac-
cursed rebellion Of the South, Is the newest and by
far the most startling chapter yet written in the hs-
tory Of great and bloody crimes while the incidents
Of his own personal experience, connected with the
scenes he describes, and the astounding facts ne d.
vulges, are Of a strangely exciting interest.
hundred novels have been produced and read
widely, all of which combined comprise less OF
startling incident than Is contained IN this volume /;
while hundreds Of narratives Of personal adventure
have been gratefully received by the reading com
munty which seemed tame and lfele5S when COM
pared with this. IL tells OF trIuls and -Orr8ws
abuses ndignities, ami crimes, trusts betrayed.
and condolences outraged, that at the North
would never credit, were they not cirrumStsntially
related and described by an active participation and
eye witness.
While the merit Of su,h q work, in a literary
view, ought not to be me sured by ordinary stand
ards, It is not too much TO say that the literary chsr
acter Of this book will ab ndantly stand the test OF
ordinary criticism. It's utterances are the natural
sigsls Of a new found freedom by a soul long tram
meled, and they are teegraphed into our sympa-
thcs like the eXultant brIuB Of Joyous victory.
The popular heart throughout the great and glori-
GUS North will indulge ia miraculous and whole
some thrObbingS IN Response 20 this revelation,
We can scarcely comprehend that an organization
Of the fearful character this work describes exists ia
our very midst IN short, that 70 Influences the
politics, in some degree, of every Northern state
yet Mr. Wrghts disclosures most cOnclu-iyely
prove such % be the fact That the rebels against
Dur free Institutions and the glorious Government
Of orr fathers were directing and influencing the
cent State elections at the North, and using their
best exertiOus for the success Of the Buttemut
ticket, II a truly startling fact bUf Il IS fgc' true
the existence Of heaven That we have Our
midst, at our very doors, hundreds Of men who ARE
fully IN sympathy and IN secret communication
with the Southern rebels is demonstrated beyond
caVil, and We are forced 70 believe 10.
Il u time that an order Of character so infamous
and destructive to every principle Of political ntrg
rty b. understood by the people, that rs marhnas
tons n8ay be at once COunterlGted and it, very
istence crushed out Of every loyal State. No one
that reads this narrative viii ful 10 understand Why
the knights Of the Golden Circle were organized
and why they have been kept IN existence. No one
will fail 70 see that they we're the grand instgltprs
Of the Rebellion, and that the entire oni0lits Of the
southern treason and Northern COpperhesdism -
encouraged fostored, and sustained by the secret
springs and organized wire-pulling Of this wicked
oligsr.hy. Mr Wnght's book proves all Of these
positions, beyond doubt.
The work il produced in credtalle style, on fine
paper with splendid Illuminated covers, and fully
illustrated with