The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-04
A loud Scream.

From tie Richmond Sentinel, December "a
1t is the duty of every citizen to en-.
courage the rest amid all the adverse
circumstances of the war which is upon
us. Subiugation is the horror of which
we must not so much as think, except
to avoid it at whatever sacrifice and by
whatever toll and endurance. The
mind can not conceive of so terrible a
condition, so awful doom. Happy in
comparison would be the traveller drag
ged down by pursuing wolves. Happy
the captive who might fall into savage
hands Their fate, though terrible,
would be brief in its sufferings It
would be agony indeed, if aoe the living
men and women of these Confederate
States, should have to lie in the dust
before the most abhorent people on
earth, with their hoof on our necks,
and have to endure the low, malignant
tyranny of men who hate us as they do;
but, oh, when we add to this, the
thought that oar children would thus
be trodden down by their children, and
our children's children by their chill
dren's children, the very idea becomes
torture to intolerable to be contem.
plated If we were base enough to
yield our own rights, we could not dare
thus to betray our posterity For them
the battle must 60 on. Were we 10
cover, our children would curse our
memories in the bitterness of their
souls, and the world would say amenl
Seeing then, that we have no cleo
ton, no choice but to perseYere, let US
animate each other to the exercise of
a cheerful courage and an uncomplaIn.
ing fortitude Let US do this as an Oh
legation of duty and Of principle -
WheP the Israelites had nearly reach>
ed the end Of their wanderings; and
were about to confront their enemies,
there were found those who caused
their hearts to faint by their evil pro
phecies. The land they said, is indeed
a good land, but 1--WE be not able to 90
up against the people; for they are
stronger than We 1t was in vain that
the courageous Caleb and Joshua en-
deavored to inspire them with drawer
sentiments. 1t was in vain that they
assured them that they were well
| able to conquer. "Would to God we
had died in the land Of Egypt was
the bitter lamentation. sand they
said one to another, let US make us a
captain, and let US return into Egypt.
What was the effect of this faintheart
| edness and coWardice g? Tomorrow
turn you and get you into the wilder
ness by the way of the Red Sea" At
the close of their pilgrimage, and in
sight of peace and happiness, they
were turned back again, and condemn
ed to wander for forty years in the
wilderness Such was the effect on
| the public interests As TO their indi
yidual fortunes, of all that multitude
the only persons who lived to conquer,
were the men who affirmed the ability
to conquer and encouraged the eff.
fort.
Shall we not learn the lesson Alas
how often lave we, too, been returned
to our wanderings by our fears How
often has the peace which was so nea1
by, and needed only brave hand II
seize it, been lost or delayed by our tim
idityi If the war has lasted four yean
instead of one, let US blame ourselves
If there be some among US who are for
getting and forteitiRg that Divine favol
so signally displayed in our behalf il
the past, and who are inquirinG whetEel
it would not be better 70 recons>Fuc
the Union" better to "return unit
Egypt" let them remember, and let tbs
people remember, that it is such IN
manly trembling, such treason to on
birthright, as this, that prolongs th'