The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-26

in 1861. that if he 4rpaFhfrn Sta''
would only sec+dr, an arihis pafaa 3
would gov up wills n heir border
All tn ILL., If ,h- ciiv'lry, "heih,
physical. moral. or political Nhe'n''
tbey come il IT,. form Of yellow .ev.i
small pox, dis. ipalien, or rows
",peskurs, w-re I'D the Tesult
affiliations VIA, t,.a -Yanke. s-punisL'
m-nts ,i...-d u5,n she " u'0''s-y' o.
the laud Tor tAgir igno6ie as,oca
tons
B4twe regret chat she reality b"
not met the pleasing picture drawn b.
the vivid imsg nations Vi the sangniP'
chigalry. It will be recolscted thst
when JeF Davis was elected president
Il WAS by a unaninous vote and that
circumstances was pointed TO, as.sn Eva
dence Of the fact that among true.
Southerners there could b. no dissen
sions But the paradise pictured, has
been supeToeded BY a concentration Of
asout all the Ills that human desh Is
heir TO; aud as for intestine strife
that carried on by members OF the old
Union, is nowhere .
To show how these high-toned
gentleman are now fighting one
another. much afrcr the manner of
very low lIenizens Of the Five Points OF
New York, and hoa the noble poll
ticians are swindiing and aOuEing one
another, we quote a few extracts from
Southern papers. The Richmond Dis
patch, Of the 18th, tAu5 takes down the
rebel officers.
"Would 10 Heaven the Congress Of
the Confederate States Rad inherited
but a portion Of the spirit OF those
grand old patriots OF &c But we look
for il in vaIn. Our armies have suffer
ed disaster and defeat A mighty most
is encompassed within q few mics o
the CITY. The thunder OF his batteues
shakes the walls Of the Capitol dc !
does MOI hesitate 10 proclaim that u Is /
his intention TO eBs.aYe, 70 eGIrpGte /
the whole race OF which We are part 1
and parcel OR Congress Is IA SESSION. 1
bills OF most urgent necessity are before 4
IL: bills vital 10 cur Constitution ana /
our country; bills, upon the passage OF 4
which depend our status % treem IN Or
slaves. probably for centuries 20 come
We are IN the eighth week OF me ses
sion; the enemy is prosecuting has en-
terprises throughout the wiaser. ho
allows our army no lest day Or /
NIGHT. and vet not one single step hss /
been taken by our L. Stature Tor tAe /
reuoyatiuQ Of cur arulesi iCr lha anne 4
lOrajion OF our cA'Teo'Yj TOT Inc
r,storatiou OF coIiid-ucs 10 our
people; for any object wh4-ever /
that can have inc IemotesJ bedi- 4
ring upon our deieHse aSalns, /
the v,nzeance of our lmgiac /
bic enemies they sPeuu thrlr umo i4.. /
talking, just as / ,-e e.o Gays o. 4-l
o. ms aud hard cider Vc-c here again
They appear TO have fallen asieep un- /
der the administration of AHruu Van |
guren. and never to have become Lnof-
ouehly awake, aud while they are post /
poniug every bill that can be useful ~ I
this emerge1Cy, the enemy ~ f@lsihs I,
Heaven AID eaTsh t3GeciulJ nls aiElies.
The dssstsrs which we have r-lIereu o.. 4
late. are not only not irrepaFay-ei oj' /.
they ere not 90 great IS DINERS nave I
suffered on other occasions. out the
Deorle have be- come more depressed Oyi
theni than they ever were before be-
cause thew had been battered by hope I
Of peace by PERSONS who We'll knew
there could be 90 peace short 81 s00-
, "a ID
depressiou has been CuEeT and more 4
violent than formerly because lnoy soc
that Congress, to which tuey naturally /
turn for encouragement tTn.ng on tHei
very edge Of the abyss, with reckless
disregard Of their situation, Wh'Nn
prompts sailors when che ship is aoout
70 go down. to break open ihe spiit-I
room and drown their Tears In hq0oi.
They see litde hope lu that quartet
Congress, is, in fact assisting the enc !
my by encouraging the proposition to /
crOak which seems to have beset the /
whole country. a little prompt action /
"a slight display OF resOlutIon--a few /
words 10 keep UP the confidence Of the j
people, would work wonders. Can not |
Congress arouse itself and become |
equal to this task
Richmond is crowded with refugees,
and their numbers and restitution
seem all the while on the increase. Phi /
ces hsvo recently been going up at an
extraordinary rate The latest quota
lions of gold is that sixty dollars in
rebel paper are required to bay one n
gold. The rebel dollar is, therefore,
worth about q cent and q third
The Richmond Examiner OF the 18th,
says.
The restaurants and drinking sa-
looms advanced their prices on SatUr
day putting the rates @ peg higher
The advance, they alcgo, Is necessitat
ed by the great rise in the prices Of
-four and provisions i'm the market,
The bill Of fare in saloons that former
ly cost $40 now cost SIS, and uD drinks
are 70 be mad under S Perhaps il is
well that the price OF living has come
% be defined at last The thermometer
can COMO higher than 80 The currency
may 20 to zero, bat the charge can not
20 above blood heat This may as well
be understood hrst as last
Almost any one would oouoeao chat 8
place where drinks command 5, is no
paradise for the chivalry.
The late disasters here aroused a sPi
rit anything bat consistent with pesce,
and harmony; calculated 10 do any
thing rather than usherirC in great
political, and moral millennium
"Hsrmes." the Riohm3ad e7rrespon
dent Of the Charleston Mercury, says in
q late letter.
"At Leaf we have rs;l from Char
leston ID - uot mere fAaa t:7s or 6ftc5
dgys Cd but it will do very well ooasid
eriDg the times
"GoIG sizty fl O-si Coffee fort7 dollars
2 pound are you going 20 let Sherman
get 20 BrsnchviUe2
Sherman has commcroed moving
yesterdays SNOW 6id uotarrest hin, we
hops men will do what snow cannot /
Some men you have slreadT you vii,
have Others soon, foT tRs Sufficient reasoN
tat yoss ml4s. kals tA.7s o. .os mAgt .gips W |
Richmond