The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-26
Southern views OF the Political and
Military situation.

Late .hlChmonu papers are, AZ lhls
time particularly interesting; those of
the 18th and Sth, which have been re-
ceived, are burdened with articles which
can't fail To interest the reader; and
while we are compelled to leave out
pc, ton Of the articles, we give enough
below 10 cenviuce any one of the des-
peration prevailing, and to prove that
their only hope lies in the success of
the peace party at the North Their
importance is such, that we give them,
to the exclusion Of much other matter
of interest and we have no doubt bat
they will Command a careful perusal.
ARNISo NEGROES
All the leading Journals of Dixie,
outside of South Carolina, urge the
arming Of negroes, The Richmond En-
quirer of the 18th says:
The proposition to extend the Con
script Law to the slaves of the States
was first formally advanced 10y the En-
quirer in the issue of the 9th instant
Since that tame we have received many
assurances of its popular favor, and
none whatever of opposition to il. w
learn that hht planters IN ths.entrens South
era States fdisoT The pr2p0sition, and some
have signilied their readiness to free
five. ten or fifteen of their slaves ifthey
will enter tie army The near approach
of the time when the Congress VIII meet
again, requires that expression be given
TO the sentiments of the county upon
this important measure We, there
fore, earnestly invite its discussion, and
open our columns to opponents IS well
as friends OF the proposition
The c0asclaptl0la Of 1legros should b.
accompanied ieiM freedom and prisf1sge hi
rea.riningla Va States this IS no part
of aBoliEiOnism. it is the exercise by
the master CT the unquestionable right
OF manumiksion; it is remunsrating
those who defend our cause with the
privilege of freedom Nor would this
important subject be PROMULGATED with
questions about putting the negro on
an equality with our friends, brothers
and fathers Many of the soldiers IN
their childhood were fondled and
nursed by taithful negro nurses, and
yet no question of equality was ever
raised. Many 3 man has manumitted
slaves withoUrt ever being subjected to
the suspicion of being an abolitionist
We hare ~ .osF niast a kalf p'iti0p n
lighting mqierri iobiek IS propTtf--shall
we use that property for tie common
cause Justice and sound policy de
mand that va. make freemen of those
who fight for freedom We conseript
the master and impress his horses,
cattle, wheat and every other prop
erty except slaves. THIS eegg eroeption
Is aa impyiat'sH Dat his aefr IS y6E skrsery
and not jreotoHy By conscripting the
negroes, we show to the world the
earnestness that Is in our people, we
prove TO our enemies that at the mo-
ment Of-cnr supposed exhaustion, in
the fifth year of the war, we shall meet
them with larger armies than We have
before raised and We explode the false
accusation that we are lighting for
slavery, or g slave holder Confederacy.
Ihsre a-s fhoseseh0 doubt tskethcr sousd
policy tcosta f7ssi Hsroes tcih arms We
are not OF those who entertain any
fears apon that subject Drill and is.
cipline makes valuable soldiers Of
Russian serfs and no negroes in these
States are 50 ignorant and brutal as
those seris. q Between service with the
Confedefncy aud with the y KEGS. be-
tween LIKING among us, with all their
strong local attachments, and going
among strangers. who are now openly
buying and sitting them 20 recruiting
officers, our sltves will find no difficulty
ia choosing And, when once tits an
derstood that frefaon add h0us "a sle
South az IsEEislleges e6asd ~ fdsslbi.-
t,tersis- safhoHnes, while the enemy
extend the beggarly hospihlihes Of
Yankee philanthropy. NOT only will
desertion from our ranks be unlre-
quent but lle drafted negroes OF the
Yankee Armies will exchange services.
If there are any reasons against ex-
tending the ctlnseription TO slaves, we
should like d have them stated, Bla o.
are dccideRg NJ opinion Mat ~ ssisok
country soiA ggrse 70 he prepositon, flza
al "a early day he merit Congress p;A6s
oalied apQ, o prorids. for iflky lac.
The subjoined extract from 8 dis
patch from Henry W. Allen, styling