New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-08
The WAR FOR The UNION.
rc, srATr OF ywrNGs IN E<N-
TUCHY AND TENNEsEE'


ar Nor,bero hone of the perpttnasch of ''
..t.hhent Of the Union rests, IN great part upon
.,h~lo, ,h.t tbere 10 in The sSceded States snIn-
-. .,,u,er of loyal or Union men 10
-. A. n,eleps of reactionary party, ana
-, or,ortnnj,y Offers, ~ annul the Secession Or
-. .Iect members 20 the Federal Congress, &c
W., oo,,,,rp this belief TO strengthen this hope, aud
:. .nco,race volunteering throughout the North, is
,hs sneesl object for which Row deem it my duty
20 write.
That INV testimony may have due weight Iapperd
10 this communication my name, and so make myself
responsible for my assertions and party position.
sative, and with the exception of few scattering
years. lifelong resident of Tennessee, but now, Ike
Andrew johnson, w. r. Hurley, II. s. Norbcott,
John Lellyett, Horace Maynard, cum muhis aiii' a
political refugee from that State, may I've suspected
Of writing in malice or reyengefulness. BE it 30,
we are all mortal" as Shakespeare hhs IL but the
obligation ren,ins 70 submit TO the nation nj large
faituful expose of the state of affairs South that
ear rnlers and warriOrs having due notice thereof
may govern themselves accordingly.
shall frat speak of my own STATE, ard then OF
other portions Of the South, where L have within
che last twelve months been in person.
OF Tennessee, gyeit ss my deliberate conviction
shat the majority Of The people there 81 heart
anxious for the suppression Of hs monster rebellion.
TO begin with East Tennessee: Mt the last State
elections the citizcns of thst Switzerland Of the
South voted Against the Confederate States Con-
s6tutioD," in round numbers, 10000 majority, and
elected Nelson, Bridge, and Maynard to tie Fed
sraf Congress by larger majotios than those gentle
men ever got before. These are record facts.
In Middle Tennessee, whence come the August
voss was a large majority For the Confederate
Constitution" la WesseTn Tennessee the majority
was still larger. In the entire State the vote " For
sho Confederate Constitution 4" and " Indepsnd-
snee wac 30, 900 majority. These are also record
facts.
Now you ask me why venture 10 ,sy, ia the
fsce of those acs that the State il Union State ia
SENTIMENT answer 10 the best Of my knowledge
and belief, and pray you, note well what | say.
The 9Th Of juno vote for and sgainst tho rebel
Constitution was no; test OF the wishes and senii-
meuts of the State.
l. 1t was the smallest vote cast in Tennessee lex
eept for attorneys, judges, &c. st special eleoons
within the lsst thirteen years. There only
about Ito, 900 votes poied; whereas at the famous
eh of February election the State cast 10000 votes
voting down tho Convention, and eleetiBg Union
candidates by 600 majority. Thus yOu perceive
thai tls vote upon the Joif Davis Constitution wss
not a full vote-40, 900 men not voting.
Who were these 10000 monl Not SeoessiODsts,
for that occasion they put forth all their strength.
That was their special day, set apart by their
asvilmsy.csre Legislature carry their pet scheme
Of Separation" Not Secessionist that ] have
heard Of stayed froIa the polls the 9Th Of June,
1861 Ii were an absurdity 10 suppose il.
Who then, were the 40,000i Unqussiionaby
Union men. suppose they bsd voted IN that event,
the majority against Independence -" Against the
pernsnen; Constitution on'-woUld have stood 10, 900.
Well, why did they no, vote Toeir State was
endangered the Goyernme estsblished by Washing
Son and their fathers was imperilcd, and they Saw
she gulf of Secession into which they about 70
be precpitsted hellwsrd, yswBiDg before theLa-why
did they not yotef
Let the facts be submitted to a candid world.
1. Thousand, were kept from the polls by the
hopeessness of ever being able TO conquer the Dis
union party; for they had been voed down again
and again, but they would not stay voted down
Changing falsfyug, and misststiBg the issues, they
would rally again and agan. until tho people
worried, vexed, and bedeyiledo Of their patience
by Thousands stayed at home on Tia, iGtai 5th OF
june
9. Other thousands were broyg -bea,en jsered, srd
ihamed from tie polls by the charge Of being 81 alice
Of the Black Republican party" Whoever is for
abe Union ssidthe Secessioniss " s for Iucolu. Tor
Seward, and for Greeley; hs is sn Absh onisi;
10 is for negro equality; be is for equal
ixing the Niger and the white mall; he
k for allowing greasy, black, buck niggsss t.
marry the fair daughters Of the Soath; he is for
allowing niggers TO vote side by side with the white
man" &c, &c. Thousands SIR voted ias Secession
&ckel just 70 prove they were no Abotionist5--nOi
Lincoln men-and thSt they adhered tfoe-nigger
barbarianism The Uaion men had voted ior Bell.
Bell was defeated. Tie Breckenridge nen then said,
"lf yon are Union msn, you have gone over to
Lincoln. Can you suffer Lincoln TO rule over the
proud Southron 2" II was thus they talked and
wrote. Thousands Of tinid men, uB~illiag 70 be
"spotted With tbs soot Of Lincoinisn," were thus
kept from the polls OF induced 10 betray their c0an-
Try to Yancey d Co.
3. Other thousands were aotaslly terrified fIom
Ae polls by the most fearful thrests of violence.
1. II was proposed by tho lesden-msny were
induced TO believe il the lawthst the names OF
eli the voters for the Union the Sth Of June
stould be enrolled in the achiyes Of the Capitol,
chat they and their chidon might be forever known
a Tories.
2. Union orators were not allowed tol
Epeak In Nashville itself on the pending issues
before the electioni to 6 their appointments in
Middle Tennessee. In my own county bedford
chose sterling patriots, Cooper and Wissner, were
deferred from speaking at Fsrrnington and other
points because said their Union friends tho Seces-