The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-09
.slssE Jon .RalPhael Islslassa % y.

! washington IntellCencer. WITH III,
J following letter. written byRslnhsF
Semmes, late commander Of. Ghe. rsbsl
cruiseri AlabaEls. aad noW. sWailins
, VIA ~. tins city. written by Inn n
?, August last 70 his brother,- Samuel II
Semnes, a. Cumberland, -Atsrylana
Noses, At-As Augnss ~. ls6a---Ml
; pHAs hEo1bsE The cessation % ths
I war leaves ne ~ hberty. 70 renew ny
correspondence with you, without sub
Jeetng you % suspicion snd annoy
: anee. and I need not say 10 yen bow
|, grateteltO the yearnings of my hearl
= this long suspended privilege, You
have been -frequsRtly N my thoughts
= auring our pnioFiunste stFuggle, and I
have often felt much soiicitade on yons
seeountr lest.a part OF the oiiun and
Ai-Wil which. azeslops Performances Of
> my duty has qaled down ppon nv
head from 3 mad nati0n, should AZ.
tach 70 you snd your, family aud ops-
=, rate 70 your ipjlry.i lndeed ] have no
\ ooaot bat HAT the spseIudice sgainst
me Was the secret Of the barbaroas and
malignant persecution of your son, OF
FhicA | heard only a few days since
RON 1aF Eiies friend and relation.
Ars- audEs SPenesrs sf CiReiARati, 4
hays neyer inquired into. your opinions
aud. conduct during tha FsT, beng con
tent 70 leave you the liberty and choice
Of sction that I-claimed for myself I
knew that WhatsysF yQu did yop
would de Ike man Of honor, and ]
restedsatisked. Besides you bad been
for some Hme retired from active life
BY your want Of heslth. As FOR nyself
| have nething to Tegges save oaly
the { loss OF our Independents
Ny consgienee,si, which. is the
only earthly trlbGnAl Of Fhich =
good man sRoald be Afraid, bears ns.
witness Of ths uprightaels Of ny lntfn-
ton in choosing my .courss when. with
many Eegrsts, LseEered NY eonnectioh
with che old Government and hasfeleti
TO tks defsnse OF my home and section;
aud nov, UPON reviewing ne whole OF
my Subsequent. career see no act
VITA Ebieh l have 70 Teproaeh myself
a unbsconing q man Of honor and q
gentleman L Appn0Ted the secession
nOFementa Of the Southern sRtes,
though I had no agency init i thought
that a ssparsiiOn Of these Two sections
Of our republic. which had been en-
gagged in q deadly moral con hist iog.
thirty yeaEs, would ultimately result 70
the great advantage Of them beth. The
BOrld was wide enough tor them " live
apart and peace, l thought, would De
the fuitOf their mutual independenee
Of each other. Although cared very \
little about tltheinstitutOn Of slavery,
thoughtthst the. subordinate position
of the inferior race was its proper pbsi-
ton. / believed that the doctrine Of
State rights Was the only, doctrins
which would save the RepVblie from
the fate Of allothsr Republics thAt had
gone before ", in the history Of the
world ] believed thRt this doctrine
had been yi0latsds and that is Eopd
never be sufficiently respected By the J
controlling masses Of the Northern |
section to preYeRt, them. from deiac /
ing with sacrilegiopss hands eur na
ti0nal bond OF Unionl Bheresoeyer its
letter was meant 70. guard the peguhsE !
rights OF sthe South, r Believing |
this, there MAS bat one course which a !
faithful Southernman could pursue and !
bis self espeoLl l pursued. 4.
that lcouge When the alternative |
WAS pyssentedttO me qiRdhering 70 the |
allegiance due to my, State or 70 the |
United States, Lnehose the iormer |
Having taken my side. gave i 4eal3us I
and eaFnest support. ii spent four I
years Al active segRiees and only eeased |
to labor for ny cause when it vas no |
longer possible. i rendered this ser /
vice without ever having treated AZ
prisoner otherwise Asp humanely, and !
u may say, often kindly and Without 4
ever having committed an act of var 1
at any time. or in any manner, Fhich 7
was not sanctioned by the laws ofiNiar;
ret nay paRle Will prohahly 80 down IA
pOsterity in the untruthiul hlstofies
that will be twFiLEen1 by bigoted aud |
Venal histoFiaps as aisort Of Blue Beard I
or Captain kydd. But, \ am eontdntf I
nay bFotheF, !. M conscience ~ clear
my eelf-respect has been preserved, sud /
my, sense OF aanhood remains uni I'M
paired ! think, 700, the South wall be |
eonteAt, notwithstanding her lmmehse /
losses and sacFlAees. ffshehad yielded !
10 the ,iltoleEent eXastl9aso OF Northern 4
ael6shnsss and fsRAIcism, without ap
peRliag %, the srHitr; Nent Of Wal, she l
would have played 3, s,eraYen and hu ]
HoFthyPartd ltisbetteE p lose eEfryi |
thing than our shon0r an I manhood !
know gel viii bslieEs me my brother, |
when tell Eoqthat hAhould feel greatly |
humbled in my eva opinion Fste
/ this daY entitled % wear An ad Il
miFafs, hags in The old Eavy, and !
in posaesst0p. 81 Az the meaps and hp7 |
PliRRees. Of wealth ni \ thought fny
bonoFs and EsNards had been gai Asd
BY = saeri6ee 81, ensed- The pgeaetvs1 I
ton Of ny own seli,EssPect = iphHifely
pEsfsrables ~ a ! -sFieh gains, hhye
came out Of the WAE PoQF, Pgts dI'iisoi
ipgs 4 ,aheAa 1aa8s a SHRpqri slof my I
family The RresideRt treats NE a an 1.
oHtlsW, ruRFeTth ! " amnsslY,dsi have.
n0thins TO gasstJt y And aeepedy PnS
worthy to be citizeps eaa remain Id /
nay jRstiFa- land ssisns alien w mass
nsRimOus people WeHld hAEs passed an
act efdgspsTai slnnestgi - beng ABSURD
and ridiegleus % tax iabQu I EeBels, and /
traitors IN connecsQn {H1h snca a
revolution as has swept over The length /
znd bteSdgh a6fi th3si si138ha, sal " Tea !
aud inoto 1nsii9 dslalso merely,
EEsre 1hs RstDpEos Bat enough Ell tbs
subject am still in Mobile, bat 4 q
yet uncertain where I shall 20, OF Whatel
/ shsHd6 nTf leave ffg6 Or s7x thou,
snd dollars out Of iths Wfee h of nv al.
fairs, Il kiHii5eF falfyq - dfdstf as 4 lex-
peEt. II thinkHef fsf9tiflnE fistO the aofn.
nv where tiponn Z ysIA ! A nEaffnFf1 Naf1
I've Ia oobseaffty and 86ao4 tlFS gsw
YsEhS thaa r6hfsinf "a hel MSehHdfen
steh al agroeh, are well educated, and
VIII be sbIe, Il the Hofs g cones - ths
worst. 10 tSk sScSre nf ithssaseEvaaso iouI
Remember me kindly % 50af Eshiilg
anf iet ne heaio from yea We have
both had car tb0dbles, bat Che chain Oh
affection which binds me- q agOd re-
MAJ lusa dhaffectef By inc casss Of the
world EHd'is a. bright nov ssaWHeh ae.
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An Illinois LaFyeS HD6ing weiIgs
litl8 ftaf4 talA 9H nHu11I 1anf b.
u There We sfeF ablar is4yeFs in the
State Of Illinois daring the past 4 ears I
teuof arcsn'uEy tbaao the latesslghge |
PGEpls Of RsoTiao3 He Raz tbsoaEihpr.
Of lssseEaaaimportARtlla llaE sbeelsss BY
his entire devotion 10 his pFoisssiOp, be
had attained .meFited celebrity as Sn 4
advocate and jgrist r1I
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y Some Fears since, y Vdge p 7hen. On 1
the ely eof 81 sShington, met NilA a
ofroEns s8oston., ERos . bon |
ieayning that Tie Ildge "a 1om, III |
aOia, made particular ~ q2isy - ~ lie I
saocsHs q sYozag s2s1g q HE ~ by' 4
spsnas 81 Rz7--, who baa emi efate1t I
West some five years hefsfe 80 . rat
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ly replied The Judge, ...-..1-
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