The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-04
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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1855
A gpIcr Letter 10 General sherman,

A spicy Letter 10 General sherman,
The Richmond Wing Of January "a
publishes the following letter from ASA
HART" to General Sherman. asa
Hartz' is the nom lie plume OF Maj. E 6.
Mcknight, of Columbia, S c., formerly
assistant acknowledgement TO the rebel
Gen. Loring Major Mcknight was
captured near jackson, Miss, and con-
fined four fourteen months on John
sons Island While there he wrote
several neat, pathetic and humorous
poems which went the rounds of the
Northern press, as did also his comical
advertisement for a substitute TO stay
in his place in prison. He left the re-
bel service on his exchange and became
associate editor Of the Columbia Is. c.
Guardian. His advice to General Sher-
man not to come his way is in bis best
style, and iswell worth perusing
ASA HAETz TO GENERAL SHERMAN
Gentle Warrior The sweet young fe-
male patriot of the confederacy, who
periodically bathes my classic brow, has
just left my bedside 10 the 290 Hospi-
tai Before leaving, she informed me
that you intend to come up this way in
a short time, if not sooner.
Mr.. Sherman, don't do IT,
l cannot say, my hero. that you o.
cupy the most loving corner in my
heart Of Hartz, nor that you are PAL
ticularly proper bosom cOmnanion of
my uncle J. d OF "old Blizzard" still /
like you with mucbness, and do not
wish you to take a contract which YOU
cannot fill Appreciate duly the kind
motives which govern me in this, my
gallant Yank, and do justice to the af-
tectionate heart Of your confederate
trump.
My hero, ] don't know if you are
aware Of the fact, but this section of
the once great United States is engag.
ed IN war-a war Of some magnitude.
tOO-and all the little annoyances incl
dent TO a condition Of war prevail 10 a
certain extent here The means Of
transportation are not so abundant as
they might have been had peace con-
tinued and railroad companies multi
phed. Provisions, IN sections where
there IS scarcity, are not 50 plentiful
rs they would be II there were more Of
them. The people all along the route
by which you may reasonably be ex-
pected 10 travel do not fancy your pc
culiar style Fondly believing you are
not a good egg, and that you are not
over nice respecting the materials of
which your tire5are built they viii very
naturally place distractions in your
way, and might even so far forget what
Is due Southern hospitality as TO fire at
you with ball and cartridge. They are
simple minded creatures, my gallant
warrior, and don know any better.
/ mention these little things, magni- !
Eoent YenS, as but a small portion Of
the difficulties which viii make your |
excursion anything but pleasant They |
are by 10 means the most prominent. |
Let me tell you a little story -
There was q gallant and festive chan
from Florida, who used 10 answer roll |
call in block fourteen, mess two. He |
was member Of the lapstone rangers, |
my hero, and as such broke into the |
prison block aforesaid ike a man He
had the bad taste 10 dislike his quar-
tiers, and was simple enough to enter
tain desire for freedom So, one day
he thought ola plan to break out, and,
all unknown 10 the other lapstones,
put Is into execution. Time passed on,
and the day arrived on which he fond
ly hoped 10 leave the prison walls He
started, my Western hero, but didn't
20 far before he ran his head against
an ounce Of lead, and stopped. The
lady he used TO board with never got
another letter from him. lie sleeps
now where / never wish to visit again,
and he dOesn care for the cold.
Ny hero, the chap referred to, under
{ ok a journey unadyisedly, and never
made the trip. In view of his fate, and
applying it 10 your own case, allow me
10 repeat with gentle iirmness-dont
come
Should you rashly conclude TO follow
the bent of your own judgment, my
worthy ConqueTor, aud try 10 come
anyhow, take advice founded upon ex-
perience, and eschew all railroad lines
II you undertake the trip by rail, you
will die of old age before you reach
Danville Danville, my sweet general,
is supposed 10 be in the bosom of
the mother Of States, a geographical
fact open to doubt, and, but for the ex-
tremely cold temperature which pre-
vailed there the last time your trump
passed through, liable TO the imputa.
ton of being in the bosom of the
Father of Lies. Don { stop at Danville,
Mr. sherman unless you have made
your peace with heaven and settled
with your laundress. night there
would be an inhiction too great for my
worst enemy to bear
Finally, If you will come, my gentle
warrior, bring your dinner and stay a
week
You viii find me at the 300 Hospital
in Columbia, where am engaged in the
highly interesting pastime Of robbing
the cradle and the grave have sack
ed fifteen cradles in the last sixteen
days, and inferred all of the spOils ex
cept one-au interesting infant of sew
enty-tive summers. ! am saving him,
my hero to start a new graveyard with
near Charlotte, in the State OF North
Carolina
Don't forget to call on Generals Har-
dee, Beauregard, Johnston, Hill, Tay-
Tor, Bragg, and other gentlemen Of mil
ltary instincts, as you come by They
are Jolly and interesting set, and will
entertain you in a highly satisfactory
manner-to themselves
Remember me soothingly to your
Chief Commissary Yours, in a sug-
gestiye way, Asa HAITI
29O HOsPITAI, Jan. %