The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-05
Contemplated Raid on OSWegO
and Rochester, New York.
Latest News from Mexico.
Hostility Of the InperIalists to
the United States.
Citizens Arrested for Expressing
Sympathy for the Union.

GJuputug hui thC UnAOHs
NEW YoRK, March 1.-THE Richmond
papers assume to be ignorant Of sherman's
whereabouts, but at the same time say be
is stuck in the mud in one of Southern
States.
The estimated force under his direction,
including Gilmore and sehofeld, is GO, 900.
The excitement at Charlotte has subsidized,
showing that Sherman has moved in anO-
ther direction.
Nothing is said Of the contemplated june
ton of Schofeld in the vicinity of Colds
boro.
Wsde Hampton and his cavalry are said
to be in possession of Columbia. The burnt
section of that city extends in one direction
p of milo. No public property was de-
stroyed.
Rebel deserters arrived at Newbern re-
port Kingston and GoldsbOro as being forth
fed by order of Lee, who says the latter
| place must be held at allhazards.
The Herald's correspondent says that re-
bel deserters from Lees army state tina !
when he made his late visit South, he took
two divisions of Andersor's corps with him
to reinforce the army confronting Sherman
and that heavy seige guns are being sent
from Petersburg to Gonzales, n. c., and
that citizens of both Petersburg and Rich
mond are preparing to leave.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Richmond papers
charge Governor Brown, of Georgia, with
discouraging the people, encouraging de-
sertion, and strongly suspect him of being
a traitor to the rebel cause.
The House of Representatives passed
another bill to place three hundred thou
sand negroes in the army in order to satisfy
the objections of Senators. This bill does
not guarantee freedom to enlisted slaves,
but leaves the question of emancipation
open.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The Richmond
Wing of yesterday says it is stated that
Bragg has succeeded in bringing SehOfeld
to a halt on the North East river, ten or
twelve miles from Wilmington. 1t was
thought that Schofeld would try to effect a
junction with Sherman at Fayetteville.
The Sentinel, of the LIST, admits Sherman
has crossed South Carolina, which shows
he has entered the old North State.
The Wing, of the LIST, says all north
Georgia is filled with bands of tories and
deserters.
1t is reported that Hood is to have an
important command in Texas.
The panic in Richmond has extended to
the surrounding country, and farmers re-
fuse to bring in supplies.
A Fayetteville dispatch of the 1st says
no Yankees have advanced in that direc-
ton.
The rebel pirate Chicamauga was de-
stroyed to prevent her from falling into the
hands of the Yankees in Cape Fear river.
NEW YoRK, March 4th.-AlthOugh the
COLE boord was closed still the gold market
has been crowded with eager operators
and considerable transaction made at from
19S 10 200.
WASHINGTON, March 4th.-House-Th
Conference committee on civil and miscel-
laneous appropriation bill reported the
question of exempting civilians from trial
by court martial unsettled. The confer
ence reported to make the duty on import
ed paper Is cents advalOrem. Without tax
ing final action on these two points the
House adjourned sine die.
WAsHISGrON, March 4.-The following is
the Presidents Message:
Fslloto Citioens-At this second appearing
to take the oath Of the Presidential Office,
there is less occasion for an extended ad-
dress than there was at the first. Then
statement somewhat in detail Of the course
to be pursued, seemed very fitting and very
proper. Now at the expiration Of four
years, during which public declarations
have been constantly called orth on every
point and phase of the great contest which
still absorbs the attention and engrosses the
energies Of the nation, little that is new
could, be presented.
The progress Of our arms upon which all
else depends, is well known to the public
aud TO myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably
satisfactory and encouraging to all. With
high hopes for the future, no prediction as
TO it is ventured. On the occasion cores
ponding 10 this, four years ago, all thoughts
Of the nation were snx ously directed to
an impending civil war. All dreaded it
all sought to avoid it.
While the inaugural address was being
delivered from this place, devoted alto
getber 10 saving the Union without war, in
surgsnt agents were in the city seeking TO
destroy it with war; seeking to dissolve the
Union and divide the effects by negotiation.
Both parties deprecated war, but che Of
them would accept war rather than let the
Union perish, and the war came. One
eigth Of the whole population we're eolored
slaves, not distributed generally over the
Union, but localized in the southern part Of
it. These slaves constituted a peculiar sad
powerful interest, and were, somehow, the
cause Of the war. To strengthen, perPst-
uate and extend their interest," was the Oh
jeet for which the insurgents would dissolve
the Union By war, while the Government
claimed no right to do more than prevent
the territorial enlargement Of it.
Neither party expected from the war the
magnitude Of or the duration which it has
already attained neither did they antiei-
pate that the cause Of the conflict might
cease. Each looked for an easy triumph
aud result less fundamental and aston
ishing. Both read the same Bible and
pray 70 the same God, and each invoke His
aid against the other. It does seem strange
that any men could dare 10 ask . just
Gods assistance in fighting their brothers