Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-21
NUMBER l48

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wIIVas a'y lnyestigatien yoluhtsr come Forward
Snu esfe ehe elt Of allepiancs and sIitV 10 fle
~ NJ Di'ss i hoaor proceeded 70 plain
ance Of no duty save that yri Trsfi NOR e-s-
good aud rue man resident in The South that every
/ person within DE limits Of lie So.tsor C,1fsl
racy was protected IN the enjoFme.t ~ ali ~ e,ll
rsn Ia an 'nA' protection and allegiance were
His Honor remarked that be li5 nat l,..is,.o 70
say that be Fdad be rejoieed 70 feel AZ IL si,oId
do in case Mr.. Dickinson took the oath trt Ls bsJ
ia his efforts 70 harmonIzs the jarrire Dolitieal
elements Ct this section the cooperation al snr
| port of gentleman Of Mr.. Dickinson's sSvFsn55I
influence; keen dfscernneHt ana familiar E1o-i
edge Of the springs ef human action. He took oe-
caslon also 70 sa thar in taking the oath at the ur
sent time COMPROMISE Of Political pFincipe p1ain
VOWED that the American Union in far itssupre
macy over Tennessee was concerned. was 4 thing Of
the past, st the voice Of the people, the s0uree Of
al power had dissiPSted that supremacy, aud had
revoked and annulled AL the Governmental right
over our people that was once vested m and exer-
eised BY the authorities Of the United States; that
new Governments had heea created, formed sn1
established by the people themselves and fully
placed "a operation in every department, executive,
Judicial and ltgisatiVe and that the nation thus
organized and established had been itself on every
battle field to assert its sovereignty by force Of
arms and tomaiBtainits authority over every foot
Of soil. -'
At the conclusion Of Jadge Humphrey : rensrl.s,
which were listened 70 with profound attention gy
large and eager array Ofspectators Mr.. DickInsan
arose and responded in brief address to his Hon
or lis voice was tremulous with emotion and
his eyes mOistened with teSfs ne he referred 70 his
advent into this State, stripping OF sixteen the
connencement of his career here A a teacher and
his conneetiea with his present firm as a merchant.
70 which he had given his best energies He then
referred to his recent visit to the North ard denied
enphstcslly that he had held any Intercourse with
tae people Of the North which could be considered
improper or treas0nsble and expressed his surprise
that he should have bee1 arrested 50 soon after rs
arrival at the home Of his adoption, and the rssi-
dence he had provided notsO mUcA for himself as
Tor his friends. aGerths cIFcumslsnces OF his ar
rest. he declined TO take the oath Of allegiance
His Honor regretted Mr. DckiusOn's deesi9nlas
he again repeated, that he had hopsdto have the
benift Of his example. The fact Of his having de-
clined to take the oath Of alb glance justified him
in requiring bOTd TO the amount Of isa thousand DOL
lars fer his denleaning himself, while he renaised
here in obedience to the laws Of ths STATE OF Tsnnes
see and the Confederate States. --
Mr. Dickinson gave the required bond, and was
discharged.
Mr. Baxter, when Mr.. Dickinson retired. egzplaired
to his Honor, that from cOnddentisl conversations
with Mr. Dickisnon be knew that the latter did not
wish to be considered as an alien % the COnfe3e-
rate GOYernmenL Ills declining to take the oath
was simply because he th0ugt This prosecution was
groundess and he did not feel disposed 70 take the
oath under arrest and under compassion He (dr
B2xteF) had taken the oath voluntarily, because he
could not be admitted 10 practice in court without
doing SO but ifhe had been arrested as Mr.. Dick
nsOn had, he wotH not have l1sn the oath on
s. -.
The prisoners from Greene county, ten in number,
were next brought up, and stated, through their
counsel, Reuben Arnold. Esq that they had been
1eIuded and deceived into an attitude OF rebellion
BY TDmOrs. industriOusly circulated. that Union
nen were being murdered by Confederate troops,
hey were 70 be drafted, and BY the thousand ami
me lies that have emiuItcd froul-1O man kuaWs
vhenc4; that they we're guilIless Of bloodshRd,
hOugh taken in arms, that they we're williEgto
axe the oath Of allegiance, and some of them. since
laying been undeeeived, were anxious 10 onlist in
he Confederate army. ff SRI ass
His Honor exPlained TO these men their true pO-
ition, assured them that their iear had tfen ground
ess, gave them some wholesome a3mblitOn, and
equred them 20 enter into their person4l reCOgni-
ance in small san for their future good behavior;
fter which they voluntarily took the oath Of ale
iance and were discharged.
Frank Bounds, Of this county, was also brought
p, and after explanation, took the oath Of Gllegi~
nee and was released. .- II. .r t-a -.a.r
Several prisoners from Granger county, in ike
lannef were discharged, and several persons, eit-
ems Of this county. belonging to Sheriff CrippeR's
egimebt. voluntarily came forward and took the
ath of allegiance. -.rf
W. y. hcGuire, from Granger was called m for
xamidauon il the afternoon, but his case was not
oncluded at the adjournment Of the Court
, From the KncxyIls Reg,ste-, Sept. 70. 81. -
Nothing Of special iiltest transpired ia the Con-
sderate Court on yesterday ....s .aes
We learn that a couple OF persons, Henry and
owe, Feeeatly taken upon the Cumberland noun
IN by Col Rains and upon the person Of one Of
hon was found reasonable correspondence from
ls notorious f. h. Byrd. late Of Kingston, but new
18th the Lincoln troops in Kentucky, t. his Union
'iends in East Tennessee will be brought up for
CaminatIOn at the meeting Of the court this morn
g, when some exceedingly interestag develop
snts are expected 70 be made.