The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-29
Copperheads and Grant's victories.

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Copperheads and Grants Victories.
That Grant has won victories-iHl-
portant victories, nearly all now concede.
lie has driven Lee thirty miles, and TO
within day march Of Richmond; and
has captured at least 1900 prisoners.
But the rebel General still confronts
him, and the work is not yet complete.
Since the commencement Of Grants op-
CREATIONS, wehaye carefully watched the
tone of the Copperheads upon the sub
jecti and without a single exception,
they are chagrined beyond measure al
the result; ehagrined beyond measure
that Grant Is not defeated, and driven
TO the Potomac
When the dispatch announcing Grants
success, and Lees retreat, after the first
two days Of battle, was read in
Congress, cheer after cheer greeted il
from the Union side Of the house
lekiis azy coppsrhead remained siisat
They could see no cause for rejoicing
their friends were not the yictors
The Philadelphia North American
states, that, when the extras first came
out, announcing Grants success, come
rebel sympathyzing women were walk
ing aiong the street, when one Of them
exclaimed, by God, they were whip
ping Us, and ia order 10 avoid the
rejoicing multitude, they fled down a
narrow alley to their homes
The Cincinnati Enquirer at first con
ceded victories, but consoled itself by
the reflection that we had superior
numbers, carefully emitting any refer.
ence 10 the fact that Lee was strongly
intrenched, in fine natural position +;
bat finally it came out after this style,
on learning that Grant had moved TO
Bowling Green
aThis position is said 10 be q better
one than the former, and covers our
communications il il farther from
Richmond, and its selection. after try
ing the SpottsylVania route, looks like
the confession Of defeat
This paragraph exhibits the desperate
lying Of the Copperheads. Bowling
Green is much nearer to Richmond,
than Spottsylvania, and the movement
to that place compelled Lee to retreat
South Of the North Anna river, whittier
he was followed by Grant, who now
holds an advance Of but twenty miles
from the rebel capital The idea that
an advance by our forces, and retreat
on the part Of the rebels, looks like
confession Of defeat, on Grants part, Is
good.
The fact is, tho Enquirer, and its
party desires--ardently desires-Lee's
success; and it and they, take no pains
to conceal their real feelings. Like the
rebels in this city, they are always
hearing some late news later
than comes by telegraph, which is to
put different face on the situation
The Enquirer further declares that
Opinions obtain that the road to
peace is not through victory of the
arms Of the United States, and that
there is pleasure felt "at news of
defeat" 1t does not expressly say that
it feels a pleasure at the news Of our
defeat; but the problem is readily solv-
ed by the general tone Of the paper
The Copperheads complain bitterly
at being called traitors and grow ex-
ceedingly angry at the claim of the
supporters of the war, that they are the
only loyal people in the country; butwe
candidly appeal to the world, If, after
witnessing the manner in which Union
victories are received, the term traitor
is too harsh to be applied 70 the Peace
Party of the country.