The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-17
AND THE
coPPERHEAD MOVEMENT
At THE NORTH.

"All Of which ssw, and part Of which was e.
Thus wrote Cesar on memorable occasion, and
Edmund Wright has fully established HE title 90
ecnO the sentiment, on occasion that viii occupy
long ard carr chapter IN the history Of our Gov
eminent.
Edmund Wright saw what it is pIeasanter 10 read
Of than witness and was involuntary paTcipatOr
Ia scenes and events that would freeze stronger
blood than Is given 70 common men. What he d.
Yulcas regarding the causes and inner life of the &C.
cursed rebellion OF the south, Is the newest and hY
r the most startling chapter yet written IN the his
tory OF great ana bloody crimes; while The incidents
Oi his own personal experience, connected with the
scenes he describes, and the astounding facts he d.
vu'ges, are OF strangely exciting interest
a hundred novels have been produced and resd
widely, al Of which combined comprise less OF
startling incident than Is consumed THE volume
while hundreds OF narratives OF personal adventure
have been gratefully received by the reading com
TJrty which seemed tame and lieless when COM
pared with this. Il tells Of trials and soTrows,
abuses, nlIgnlues, and crimes, trusts betrayed,
and condolences outraged, that Wa at the North
would never credit, were they not circumst8nlsliy
related and described by active pastcipator and
eye witness.
While themerit Of such a work, IN q literary
view, ought not to b measured by ordinary stand
ards II Is Tot too much - say that the literary char
aCter Of this book vail 8bundantly stand the test %
ordinary criticism. It's utJsTances are the natural
signals Of new found freedom 10y a soul long tgEm-
meod, and they are telegraDhed into our SyIupa-
thies Ike the exutsnt bTaUGs Of a joyous victory.
The popular heart throughout the great and gori-
OJLs North VIII indulge IN miraculous and whole
some thTo,binCs IN response 10 tbs reveiatOni
We can scarcely comprehend thst an organization
OF the fearful character this work describes exists in
our very midst; in short, that 80 influences the
politics, in some degree, CT every Northern State ;
yet Dir. Ensht5 disclosures most cOnciusvelT
prove such u be the flct. That the rebels against
orr free Institutions and the glorious Government
Of on. fathers directing and influencing thu re-
cent STATE elections 81 the North, and using their
BEST ezertiou7 for the success Of the BuJenuJ
ticket is q truly startling feet; Bat l. f5t as true
~ tho existence Of heaven! That We have IN our
midst, at our very doors, hundreds Of men who are
fully ia sympathy and N secret communication
with the Southern rebels, is demonstrated beyond
cayil, and we are forced 10 believe il.
Ii is time that 80 order Of character so infamous
snd destructive % every principle OF political integ-
rity 10 understood by the people, that its MACHINE
lions may be AZ once counteracted, and its very
iscenes crushed out Of every l0ysa State. No one
that reads tiiia narrative wiz bail 10 understand why
the knights Of the Golden Circle were organized,
and why they have been kept in existence. No one
will fail % see THAI they were the grad instg-ors
OF the Rebellion s5,d that the entire Gl.S oi the
Southern treason and Northern COppeCheadisn IS
encouraged, fosteTed, aud sustained 10y the secret
springs and organized wire-pnIlug Of this wicked
Olgarchy. Mr.. WriEht's book proves all Of Jns-e
positions, beyond q doubt.
The work is prodGcea IN creitsde style or FIRE
roper, with splendid illuminated cOTtr7, ana fully
Illustrated with