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Year: 1863

The NASHVILLE UNION was commenced last spring,
for the purpose OF opposing the Rebel Southern Con-
federaoy and OF advocating the restoration of Federal
authority without any abatement, all tho States
which have attempted 10 seoede It's objeot was to
proclaim the doctrines Of Liberty and Union as they
were once expoundod by the fathers Of the Republic
but which for more than one year-the long and
dreary carnival OF treason-had been unBpoken and
unwritten in the Capital Of the State Of ANDREW
JACKSON and were treasured up only in the hearts Of
the faithful. We believed that the right way to con-
duct loyal Journal in city Ike Nashville, at such
a time as this, to raise the wavering aud tmid
up 10 tho true standard of patriotism, and not TO
lower tho standard Of patriotism, afer the manner Of
other Journals 10 suit the dopraved tastes of the
sOmi-loyal and sympathizers with the Richmond dy.
nasty.


Tho UNioN therefore, has held as friends all who
support and foes all who oppose, the Union of the
States. Its watohword is FRKEDoM AND NATIONALITY.


with rebols and traitors It has no compromise to
make. It contends for the Federal Constitution and
the Laws made In pursuance thereof as the SUPREME
LAW OF THE LAND, anything in the Constitution and
Laws of any of the States 10 the contrary notwlth
standing.


II contends for the Union Of tho States, because
without It the preservation ofour liberties and insti
tutons and the organization Of society itself are
wholly Impossible Therefore, whatever stands in
the way Of crushing out the rebellion and restoring
the Union must perish, no matter BY what name 1t
be called.


when thousands Of our citizen soldiers lay down
their lives upon tho altar Of their country a sacr
hce above all earthly price, and precious in the sight
Of Heaven, God forbid that any ignoble motive Of
selfInterost should make any man wAYer in his 10y
atty II there be any such let them look at the
blood Of SHILOH Fort Donelson Murfreesboro and
Fredorieksburg, and blush at their wlokedness and
folly. Love for our country should now oyershadoW
every other feeling and he Is patriot who loves
his houses lands, negroes with tthe Of the deyo
tion which he feels for his country. Even prudent
solashness should compel mon TO be patriots, FOX who
can hops save his own from the wreck Of
a ruined and dismembered Unioni


We want to see the land once more blessed with the
enduring sunshine Of an honorable peace based upon
the complete and unconditional submission Of the
rebels now in arms, and not lt up with the deoelul
glow of peace based upon emasoulate loyalty, and
concessions to traitors-tho glow OF a meteor which
would shine only to betray, and going out would
leave us in darkness tenfold gloomy than that
which prevailed before.


These are the sentiments and views which tho
UNION will continue TO advocate through whatever
Of storm sunshine may await It in the future, and
we ask the support OF all who believe 1t to be import
ant that thoroughly and vigorously loyal newspaper
should be published IN Nashville.
Year: 1863

Dispatches from the West inform us that
solemn masses were said in the various
Catholic churches at Cincinnati, on Sunday
last at the special request Of Gen. RosEs
cRANs, for the success of his army in its
work OF subduing the rebellion and restoring
peace to the Union Having faith in his
own right arm, and confidence IN the
courage and bravery OF his noble army, tina
christian soldier aud successful general is
unwilling to enter into the conflict before
him without first adding to the prowess of
his brave men, the blessing and favor Of
Sod. In this the heroic leader Of the army
of the Cumberland has given additional evil
leuce Of his fitness to command Patriot
ism inspired with feelings and motives so
lofty and ennoblng can never fail when
battling for the right.
Year: 1863

Back it up-We were told yesterday that
some ardent Abby" declared his willingness
to bet that Brough would carry the State
by from fifteen to twenty thousand majority
on the home vote. He can have an OPT
tunity to back his assertion with fifty dollars
by calling at the office.
Year: 1863

Hardware james Bracelin, No 3l5
Third street, not only keeps every variety Of
Coopers' Tools but he has also pretty gener-
al assortment Of hardware and all who deal
with him know him to be an honest man and
a clever fellow
Year: 1863

The author of Notes from the South, Col.
Eetvan, Confederate officer, gives the fol
lowing account of an episode in one of the
| fights that took place during McClellan's op-
erations on the Peninsula


An episode in the fight occurred, in the
shape of q duel between one of the enemy's
Dragons and one of our Texans, on a small
field close by. The dragoon evidently seorn.
ed to join in the fight of his comrades. and
displayed such skill in the management of
his horse and the use of his sword, that it
was quite pleasure to watch him. In vain
did the Texan make lunge after lunge at him,
and try all sorts of eSpedients to overcome
his antagonist. The dragoon sat as firm as a
reck in his saddle, welding his sword like a
brand 0! lightning. BY the manner in which
he handled bis horse and weapon Judged at
glance that he was German trooper. and
could not help watching the exciting con-
test with great interest. The Texan still
continued TO wheel round his opponent on his
fleet barb, eagerl seeking to deal home
thrust while the dragon, with a cool. steady
eye, followed all the movements of his i'm
petuous antagonist. At last they close in
earnest. A blow, parry. and a thrust fol-
low close on each other. The Texan had
slashed the Dragons shoulder, so that the
blood began to flow, which aroused a cheer
from the Texans looking on but at the same
moment the former received q back stroke,
which cut through the sleeves and the flesh
of his arm. The Texan now backed his horse
like lightning and his fellow troopers rushed
forward to look at his wound; but without
paying any heed to his hurt he again dashed
at his opponent and made lunge at his
breast. The dragon parried it with great
dexterity and at the same time let fly quartz
which caused slashing wound in the Tex
ans back. The latter spurred on his horse
to little distance, and before | could take
means to prevent the cowardlv act, he took
out pistol and deliberately shot the brave
dragoon, who fell dead from his saddle. The
bullet had entered just below the region of
the heart.


Much moved at his fate. ordered a grave
to be dug to receive the remains of the brave
German trooper. We buried him in his reg
imentals, with his trusty sword on his breast.
and his pistols by his siS Is sad act hav,
ing been performed, [ Or the Texan,
and after reprimanding 4verely for his
cowardly conduct, l ordereo- MIN to seek SER
vice in some other corps, telling him that 1
could no. think of allowing fellow of bis
stamp to remain in my regiment. The Tex
an scowled at me with his wild cat like ewes.
| and muttered a curse; mounted his horse and
rode away.
Year: 1863

A MODEL HusBAND.-A husband ought to
have great good nature, good humor and good
sense. Lively by al means. Stupid by no
means. His person agreeable rather than
handsome. No great objection to six feet,
with an exact symmetry of parts. Always
clean but not foppish in his dress. Youth
promises a Duration of happiness, therefore
is agreeable. Well read in the natural
philosophy. A tolerable ear for music but no
fiddler. must repeat it again. no fdding
husband. An easy and unaffected politensss.
No bully just ae much courage as is nacess-
arg to defend his own and his wife's honor.
Nay fortune smile on the man of my wishes
Fanny Fern.
Year: 1863

WoMAN.-There is nothing can make o
fool of man quicker than pretty woman.
If he had but five dollars in his pocket, and
that sum were especially intended to save a
family from starvation, should he meet q
pretty woman of his acquaintar ce on his way
ten chances to one he would take her to Tay-
lor's and have a champagne lunch. Two
smiles, producing two inviting dimples, will
make any ordinary minded masculine forget
everything but her presence. Who can
blame Adam for eating that applet? Even in
these days there are plenty of us who would
go one tooth on it, at any rate. Imagine your
self alone in garden, bright summers's
day over you, and the incense of thousand
flowers floating ON the soft summer air.
Fancy yourself in such place, alone with q
beautiful, smiling young woman, and she,
her face glowing with bushes, her dark eyes
resting upon you in dreamy volumptuousness
fancy yourself thus with her, and she offer
ing you luscious pippin-could you, would
you refuse TO go one tooth on it? Then don't
blame Adam for being a fool, and don't
blame Eve for taking him in
Year: 1863

Asiatic goverpment, based upon human SER
vtude, and human bondage; the other is
represented by the free institutions Of Wes.
tern Europe, whose light was first enkndled
in the dark forests of Germany, and the
whole world at this day, glows in that illu-
mination. We rspresen in tho North the
system Of free government based upon free
labor and free institutions, and will not
believe that this government is to hs des-
troyed by that monster demon Of slavery -
I cannot believe it. The wise purposes Of
Providencs for which the Government was
planted, forbid me to believe it. Our mis-
sion is not yet accomplished.


In the midst Of this sea Of blood, 7 see q
way of delivevancs to pass to the promised
land Of peace and security We may have
to pass through sea red with the blood
Of slaughtered thousands; but. nevertheless,
under the guidance of Providence and our
own high destiny, We shall reach the other
bank. In the midst of all these coavulsons,
a homogeneous and harmonious Republic,
based upon human liberty and human rights,
shall yet be established. In the midst of
these contending factions, yet afar OFF in the
future. catch the light of Institutions more
beneticent. more perfect than have ever yet
existed in tho tide Of time. will not for a
moment despair of the Republic. As long
as the free sons Of the great West, from
their prairie homes, rally to the defense of
the country, as long as the Atlantic seaboard
is alive, as long as New England is true and
is yet part Of the Union, rely upon her
sons, sons whose lullaby and cradle song was
sung by the wild waves Of the ocean that
beat upon Plymouth Rock. With these cl.
ements Of strength, relying upon ourselves.
relying upon Goi. the Republic is safe.


ask you, to-day, to stand worthy the
| high mission entrusted to you. See you
that the President and his constitutional ad


visers are in harmony with the people. that
they have adopted the right theory Of the
rebellion, that they believe in crushing out,
at all and every hazard, this moastrous trea-
son. | have no faith in an officer, cabinet


minister, President. or any ons else who
continually balances secession against the
honest ant-slavery of the North Sir we
must have men in earn est deeply in earnest
If we are to emerge from this terrible strug-
gle with safety and with victory. | doubt
not we shall do 50. The people are sound,
sir. No people on earth have shown such
sell, ,forgetfulness, such self sacrifice, such
lofty patriotism, as the people of the United
States have shown. They have done all.
and more than all, that could have been re-
quired; and if the country is doomed to fall,
if freedom is doomed to perish in the blood
of her votaries at her last altar upon earth.
history will write this and record it truly:
"the Republic failed, not for want of sup.
port by the people, but for want of far reach
ing statesmsnship upon the part of her
statesmen, and for want OF able leaders in
the armies" That is the ,fxt Of history !;
history will write it, and the waters of q
thousand de!uges cannot abliterats is.
Year: 1863

A gentleman having horse that ran
away and broke his wife's neck, was
told by neighhor that he wished to
purchase it for his wife to ride upon
" No said he 81 intend to marry q
gain myself"
Year: 1863

An exchange gives the following advice to
young ladies IT you have blue eyes you
need not languish if you have black eyes
you need not leer; if you have a pretty an:
kle there is no occasion to wear short petit
coats; if you are doubtful as to that point,
there can be no harm in letting them bo long;
if you have good teeth, do not laugh for the
purpose of showing them if you have bad
ones, BY all means shut your mouth and
smile; if yod have pretty arms and hands,
there can be no objection to your playing on
the harp; if you are disposed to be clumsy,
do plain needle work if you dance well,
dance but seldom if you dance ill, do not
dance at all; if you sing we'll, make 10 pre-
vious excuses if you sing indiferently. Hssi-
tate not a moment when you are asked, for
few people are judges of singing, but every
one will be sensible of your desire to please; /;
if you would obtain power, be condescend


ing; but, above all, (mark y if you are asked
to be married, say, Eyes" for yqn may
never be asked second time.
Year: 1863

ABOUT seven hundred of the ten thousand
rebel prisoners at Fort Delaware have taken
the oath of allegiance, and General Schoepf,
the commander of the post, is now organizing
them into cavalry regiment for the National
service. The General, who has had an Eu-
ropean experience, and understands the ma
ture of the bay onet or sabre that is borne on
both sides of war, does not admit any person
with property in the South, or wife and fam
lily there. Having thus excluded from this
organization the elements of revolt, he finds
in the simple -natured, docile, easily satisfied
Southern soldiers excellent material for a
regiment. Four companies of these men are
already attired in the st true blue" uniform;
and the General pointed them out with pride
and satisfaction as they marched across the
island to dress parade. The time has come
when it is not invidiops to do justice to the
good military qualities of the Southern sol.
dier, and General Schoepf is not slow to pre-
dict a successful career to this novel regi.
ment, which the rebel :. ten thousand" style
galvanized rebs." Hundreds of East Ten.
nessee prisoners and deserters from the rebel
army joined the National forces as soon as
they could find recruiting officer, and are
to-day doing most heroic and faithful service
under the old flag.
Year: 1863

1t was in the battle of Stone River. a raw
Hoosier recruit in one of Crosses regiments
got very much interested in the fight. 1t was
the first time he had smelled fire. He had
been long enough in the army to learn its
slang. and he used it zealously. The fellow
fought like tiger. He loaded in a good
deal less than nine times, and fred wher-
ever he could see head His whole soul
was in it. Every time he levelled and fred
he shouted: Here's your mule!r snap,
bang, Here's your mule!" At about the
twentieth round, a Rebel sharpshooter struck
him in the left arm. He looked at the wound
In amazement, and with sort of spasm,
CALCULATED, g They've shot me ~ then laying
down his musket carefully and stripping off
his accoutrements, he also laid them down
deliberately, and ran to the rear with frantic
energy. 1t was evident that I" Here's your
mule" had s'ampeded. The officer who de-
scribed the affair said it was the most ludi
crous incident he had ever witnessed on a
battle fed. g Roseyp laughed at it until
the tears rolled down his cheeks.
Year: 1863

The HUMAN PULsE.-The human pulse has
in all ages been consulted as an index OF
health or disease. 1t is a kind of dial with
in us, which gives US both the measure of
time and of health The pulse of person in
health beats about seventy strokes in min
ute. and the ordinary term of life is about
seventy years In this seventy years the
pulse Of a temperate person beats two billion,
five hundred and seventy four million. four
hundred and forty thousand times. If no
actual disorganization should happen, a
drunken person might live qntill his pulse
beat this number of hmes; but by the con-
slant stimulus of ardent spirits, or by pulse
quickening food, the pulse becomes greatly
accelerated, and the two billion, five Shans hun
and forty thousand pulsations are performed
in little more than half the ordinary term of
human life. and life goes out in forty or forty


five years instead of seventy. This aappliea-
ton of numbers is given to show that the
acceleration. of those forces diminishes the
term of human life.-Nedical Journal.
Year: 1863

PoLrGAMY ILLEcAL.-The Deseret, Utah,
News contains the following report of ha-
beas corpus case recently decided by Judge
Drake, of Great Salt Lake county:


"A mother, by writ of habeas corpus,
brought her daughter of seventeen before the
Judge, asking that the mother have custody
of the daughter, who was then under the con-
troll of man named Park, who claimed her
as his lawful welded wife. The case com
ing up for hearing, it was shown that Park
already had one wife, by whom he had sew
eral children, and that his two wives lived in
the same house. The Judge decided that the
second marriage was not lawful, but crime
against the laws of the United States, and.
therefore, null and void; and censure rests
upon it. The Judge decided the mother was
entitled to the custody of the girl. The News
characterizes the Judges doings as detes
tible proceeding and an official outrage
Year: 1863

and pride, 1 blush to confess that re-
Gently some of those who were once our
comrades in arms have so far forgotten
their honor, their oaths and their eoun-
Try as to shamefnlly desert US, and
skulkingly make their way to their
homes, where, like culprits, they dare
not look an honest man in the face. Dis
grace and ignominy (if they escape the
penalty Of the law will not only follow
them to their dishonored graves, but will
stamp their names and lineage with in
fanny to the latest generation. The
scorn and contempt of every true man
will ever follow those base men who, for
getful of their oaths, have, like cowardly
spaniels, deserted their comrades in arms
in the face of the foe, and their country
i'll the hour of its greatest peril. Every
true-hearted mother or father, brother,
sister or wife, will spurn the coward who
could thus not only disgrace himself, but
his name and his kindred An indelible
stamp of infamy should be branded upon
his cheek, that all who look upon
his vile countenance may feel for hira
the contempt his cowardice mer-
its. Could believe that such con-
duct found either justification or excuse
in your hearts, or that you would for a
moment falter in ourSglorious purpose of
saving the nation from threatened wreck
and hopeless ruin, l would invoke from
Deity as the greatest boon, a common
grave to save US from such infamy and
disgrace


The day is not far distant when trait
ors and towards, North and South, will
cover before the Indignation of an out
ragged people. March bravely onward
Nerve your strong arms to the task of
overthrowing every obstacle in the path
way of victory until with shouts of tri-
umph the last gun is fired that proclaims
us a united people under the old flag
and one Government Patriot soldiersl
This great work accomplished, the re-
ward for such service as yours will be
realized; the blessings and honors of
grateful people will be yours.


JOHN A. LOGAN,


Brigadier General CONG.
Year: 1863

Such surrender would not only be pu-
sillanimous and cowardly, but SO dis
grace us before the civilized world, that
every foreign power would rightfully spit
upon US. Better at once become the
hewers of wood and drawers of water
for the Southern Confederacy than enter
upon such disgraceful negotiations. Life
would have no charms, honor no home,
peace no permanency, Government no
solid basis, in a country thus debased by
its leaders
Year: 1863

We have the best authority for stating
that petition was started some days ago
in this city, asking the President TO put
a stop TO negro enlistments in this State.
We hope the movement is not knocked
in the head by the recent elections. By
all means let it circulate. Let il be pos
ted up on every street corner. The thing
ought to be looked at. II must be a Gu
riosity. Can't its originators get up a
public meeting, and pass some telling
resolutions about it? BY the way, here
is what The Union Gubernatorial Conven-
ton of Delaware resolved the other day :


ReSolVed, That zoe GpprOve The policy Of
Emancipation, and tie employment of oOLored
troops, as depriving our rebel enemies of
= most powerful auxiliary, and as afford
ing TO ourselves material assistance by
the enlistment of species of force whose
bravery and good conduct have been
tested, and who will save our own race,
not only from the perils of the battle
field, but the more deadly malaria of a
Southern cline. That if from this cause
the slaves of Rebels shall be set free, il
will be justly attributable only to the
evil counsels of bad men, who have in
duced their masters to take up arms
against the Government and have COM
pelled it to war against slavery in lis
own defence.
Year: 1863

An old Abolition sinner, in conversation
with Democratic neighbor the other day,
confessed AS follows: II own that the Rel
publican party is in rather bad fix. The
Democrats have evidently got the majority
in the free States, and if the war turns out
unfavorably they will have still greater
majority. On the contrary, if the war is
successful, and the South comes back into
the Union, it will be adding all that much
more to the Democratic strength. So let
the war 90 which way it may, it is death to
the Republican party.
Year: 1863

DEATH IN CHILDHooD.-How true and
exqusitey beautiful is the following i'm
pressive passage, which is taken from an ar
tcle in the Dublin University Magazne:-
"To me few things appear so beautiful as a
very young child in its shroud. The little
innocent face looks SO subimely simple and
confiding amongst the cold terrors of death.
Crimeless and fearless, that little mortal has
passed alone under the shadow, and explored
the mystery of dissolution. There is death
in its sublimest and purest image, no ha-
tired, no hypocrisy no suspicion no care for
the morrow ever darkened the little face;
death has come lovingly upon it; there is
nothing cruel or harsh in its victory. The
yearnings Of love, indeed cannot be stihed;
for the prattle, and smile, all the little world
of thoughts that were so delightful, are gone
forever. Awe, too will overcast us in its
presence for we are looking on death, but
we do not fear for the lonely voyager, for
the child has gone, simple and trusting, into
the presence of its all-wse Father; and Of
such we know is the kingdom of heaven.
Year: 1863

How Man FEELS WHEN HE is HUNG-
One would naturally suppose that man
who had suffered all the horrors, Just short
of actual death, would never risk the gallows
again; but in one case at least, was not the
result. A house breaker named Smith was
hanged at Tyburn, December 24Lh, 1905,
and when he had hung nearly fifteen minutes;
the people shouted. "A reprieve!' He was
cut, bled, and recovered! When asked what
his feelings had been, he replied in substance
that when he was turned off, he for some
time was sensible of great pain, occasoned
by the weight of his body, and felt his spirits
in strange commotion, violently pressing
upwards; that having forced their way to his
head, he, as it were, saw a great blaze of
glaring light, which seemed to 90 out of his
eyes with flash. and then he lost all sense
of pain. That after he WAS cut down and
began to come to himself the blood and
spirits forcing themselves into their former
channels, put him, by sort of pricking or
shooting, to such intolerable pain that he
could have wished those hanged who had
cut him down." Ever afterwards, he went
by the name of "half hanged Smith" This
fellow soon returned to his former evil habits
and was again tried at the Old Bailey for
house breaking; and the jury brought in
a special verdict, leaving the affair to the
decision Of the twelve Judges who decided in
favor of the prisoner. Even this second
wonderful escape did not defer him from
resuming his malpractices and third time
he was to have been brought to trial, but
the prosecutor died before the day appointed,
and thus he once more got free. Nothing
is known of his subsequent history.


Chambers Journal.