The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-19

NASHVILLE, Tenn,
Nay 16, 1865 J
The text / have chosen to preface my
epistle betrays the intensity Of my
feeling Wall, beloved, for the calann-
ity is upon us Weep, for our high tow,
ers have fallen, and the spoiler holds
high reyel in our gardens and pleasant
places. Gather together, oh We follow
ers of the @Great Expatriated, and
clothe yourself in sackcloth sad cover
your heads with the sshes Of your
hopes, for Wood, surnanned Fernando,
formerly an APOSTLE feryeDt in spirit,
has left his first love and gone back on
us-yea, he has crsBfshed. Nallan-
digham is hung up today Pugh is
snuffed cut. Voorhees, is consigned to
the dark shades of political oblivion,
and Harris is being sorely tried. Wall,
oh ye cops, for have not the seourges
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, frus-
trated our hopes. They have walked
TO and fro in the land, ike him who
troubled Job, and now possess the
country. Weep, for the heroes, Lee,
Johnston and Taylor have surrender
ed. Yea, also, have they drawn in JEFF
Thompson by their specious promises
JEFF, who was won't so nimble that the
vandals styled him the. little joker"
Yea, verily-where now are our dreams
Of q Western Confederacy Where
the bright visions We were wont to
CHERISH Where our boosted strength
Where our hundred thousand that
Pugh and Dick Merritt of Illinois
pledged to escort the "Great Expatri.
ated" with from the border2 Where
our articles of faith as set forth in the
Chicago platform p? Where the Demo
cratic affairs and our high places upon
which we were willing to sacrifice our
country? Alas, all is gone, and our
temples are cold, bare and cherries.
And now the hirelings are returning,
we will be but as meat for their ven
geance-codmeat, assuredly-in very
short space Of time, Yea, verily-the
men of war, clad in blue, viii 60 for US
and consider it 0, hunkidori proceeding.
Must we not meet the Philistines, and
summon up the nerve we were wont
to diplay at the polls in the good old
DAYS when we voted IN circle, none
daring to make US afraid Are not we
as sound on the goose? as ever, and
shall we not oppose these blue-clad
monsters of iniquity who are coming to
deprive. rs Of our s1bstancs2 Oh Lee,
why did you cave imp On, Johnston,
why did you allow the spoiler to git
your" Oh, Taylor, why did you not
haste Candy, and take your,oabbage to
Mexico On, Forrest, why did you die
Psoeauinus wiz not the niggers laugh
and gloify over yeur remains2 The
vandals are returning, yet athirst for
blood. They will take US, my beloved
fat, sleek and 'hunky" as we sre-in
their rapacious mEws They will fll
our ofices-snd the high places that
used to know US will know US no more.
Show have the mighty fallen. They
will be Governors, and Legislators, and
Judges, and Sherifs, yea, even our post
offices will be full of them. Their peck
cts will be filed with greenlbscks-as
suredly their mouths will be full Of pap
Their loins will be girded with thC
reins of Office and we will be cast intC
the ditch. Verify, they will rain al
kinds of abuse upon our heads, anc
the newspapers will uphold then
in their wickedness, and the UnioI
League will mock and laugh when on,
fear cometh. They viii have arsenal
and munitions of war to hold US il
dread, and if we venture to remonstrat'
they will go for our lemons upon half
pretextg They will revile us and abus,
us and call US all manner of names
We will no longer be able to take ad
vantage Of the Governments necessi
ties. Trade will be stagnant Cor
will be law-and we used to sell at fat
ulous prices. Putty down. Petroleum
will also fall Yea, verify, will it-an
we used to get $50 barrel Thes
men of war, moreover, will not allo,
US to abuse the Government as we don
with IMMUNITY heretofore Verify,
we do, they will constrain our ibert
and despitefully use us. Yea, they vi
maui US, for are they not shoulde
hitters, and the sons Of shoulder-hitte
men whose wrath is easily kindled
Know We not them, my beloved, an
, their violent ways2 With what IN
= ton would they bind our peppers
scar cur mugs, OF go for our jugulal
l and we will not dare to counter ;
their knowledge-boxes-for are tn
not scienced men Of war who glo
in fray and snuff the bait
from afar Whisky will be scarce, 4
these sons of Anak will consume it
!, a devouring element Our sacrane
viii be tal1en from US, and the gre
$, unwashed will at last have 10 cor
ir down to water-otherwise known
., Adams ale-and, beloved, i never Z
he give a-dam for such beverage. q
bellies will be empty, and our thro
- will be furry. Yea, they will taunt
as being old bloats, and bung our hes
"a If we do not barrel our wrath. W
te can stave of the day Of these yetera
!, return OF a truth we win greet b
: with whoops and loud shouts, and
shall be chief among US. Meanwh
sS we will store our side-boards-those
US who have the grssn-bscks to pla
- down-with the choicest Bourbon a
7 Robinson county.
y, aHow have the mighty fallel
Mourn hApless raee--for are we
- being sorely chAstened And the n
dens, Of verify, will treat these
turning sons of Belial with the psal
E, and sackbut, and our butts viii
re sacked from the mAiden's doors ,
p; viii we be also sailed And tbesen
as, Of war wiilrejoics with exceeding
in at our discontinue, and viii laugh
US, and say the girls have given Us
mitten, How viii that diseon-ki
feelings, my beloved Is there am
you, in this hour Of trial, one man
enough 70 craB-6sh2 The heat