Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-29
FOR STATE SENATOR,
GEN. WASHINGTON BARROW.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
IRA p. j . N + 8.
What the East Tennessee Unionfsts
are Doing.


The Knoxville Rtgisr has been furnished
letter from q Union man in Hamilton coun-
ty, written to the Rev. Mr.. MUNsEY. pastor
of the M=thodist Church in Rockville, and
lays before the public the following extract
81 have but time BOW to drop you a line
and it il more for Brownlo1's eye than for
voura I, wonk haze addressed him person-
aIIy but his letters are liable to be broken
open.
First, we are doing all we can to steady the
column Ny plan is to organize our people,
toyetb.r with all doubtful men, into home
conpanies; hold them steady until the election.
In The MEAN time mould and prepare them
for taking such Q course as wisdom may die
tate afterwards.
see the call for the Convention at your
town: approve of IL. But for one / want
more hqkt as 20 the proposed programme. /
want BrOwnlow TO write me forthwith.
am Captain OF a larg- C mpany. and am as
sisiing in organizing two others. We have
all good UuioB officers. and the minds OF our
men are nov very piable aud Op'n for i'm
pres>ions. Among our Union N u we have
three parties in embryo. One party is tor
tamely submitting in The event the State
voter out; even submitting to The draft thai
must foILOt0-this party is srn1H. Another L.
for banding together aud with the best arms
The her ia for EIst renDes-ee TO withdraw
from the balance OF the State. and bid def
ance to Gov. Harris aud his miuions. AS to
the views of retaqble. tauskiny men in your s. c.
ton We can Ouly guess / have been among
the people much of late; Chattanooga is hop.
lessly gIne. perftcI reign oil terror Is being
inaugurate fear many mn will not dare to
go 10 the pills. Harrison di-trict stands drm
almost To a man. We will beat th' m lady la
disfri ati II nufhInO ueW The -rh
end til districts. tending mostly at,
are becoming faint and fear will vote
by small IMPURITIES. but against Re -.re-enta-
ton The district, the til, will do The
came thing. The bslance of The county will
mainly stand firm. We will beat thrm. /
think, at least 300 v,.fes. We world bat
them more than that to-day. but have no
doubt that rtrung sensati,.n news will b-
foOd-d on day or two before the cleo
tiou which will have its effects.
81 have iust Learned that our former
friends in Middle Tennessee propose to can
vass East Trnuts>ee. II so, Nelson. Maynard
and johnson mast meet them We Will d.
fend III N with our lives and every thing
Else. d. C. Trewhrtt l. q hing gallanIly.
and bis speeches tell wherever made. at
be goes almost too far for sOme Of our PEG
pie at this juncture-"
IL appears from this disclosure that the
Union men in Hamilton county at least are
"takiug time by the furelock," aud preparing
for arm, isis ance to the authorities OF the
State when she votes herself indep- ndent.
They have proceeded with some adroi' ness.
IL must b., confessed, in attempting to get
MP, without the knowledge Of their opponent.
Union companies command by ULion Off
Gers. These companies. mustered into the
Home Guard. and armed and EQUIPPED,
ut the public expense, would be valuable In
backing up q revolt But, as the scheme has
been. fortunately, exposed, these Union com
panies and their Union officers will not be
permitted to get into position where they
can be mischievOus.
TIE Unionists are unfortunate, in being
divided into three parties. In view OF the
necessities OF their condition. demand
upon them for the utmost harmony. and the
exhibition of more than ordinary daring
they ought not to be divided in opinion. The
wisdom Of the zone party" which lis for SUBJ
hitting, in the event the State votes out" is
not to be questioned That course will save
them a world OF trouble. and display their
loyalty to Tennessee. The party which sis
for banding together, and, with the
best arms they can get, resist the
draft to the death" are somewhat rash.
There's neither good sense nor sound policy |
in couriing death unnecessarily. Drafts" /,
are sometimes to be avoided, IL is true-es- |
pecially "draf.r of air when you are not in |
condition to receive it or draft" of mean
n. ~
you ought always to face, if III y conform to
law. and you are liable,-a draft" Tor money
You owe, and "draft" on your servic. for
the military defence of your State. To resist
these is not exactly honorable. II the mill
tary draft" is the thing you mean to resist
to the death, you had better wail until it l.
made. Tennessee has courag ous hearts who
will volunteer to defend her cause sh.- does
not fight now with drafted N q. A towards /
money il better Than bis arm. and " hen she |
makes Hdraft" on thai you II he more likely
to fork over than to resist. Theirs old |
adage that 1.-TWO things are cert ain 10 ihi-
world, death and taxes" The latter can't |
be escaped by REQUIRE 10 the former, if the
taxed have properly.
As for the third party who wish to create
new State of East Tennessee and ''bid d. g.
ance to Gov. harris and bis minions" W
suppose they have counted the cost. They
have searched ihe C"mprI oilers Reports and
ascertain, d thai e ,st Trnnsss-e has resources
rich enough to justify b, in assuming The
expens Of a sepaI ate establishment. as she
certsiniy has men wise enough-in th-ir own
uBd rtake to administer il.
Under some circum- tances, 'he other portions
of the State could have no insurmuuntablr
objections TO parting with and wishing her
success. Bot just now, they are engaged In
. struggle for freedom and ind pend nee. and
don't intend to have ally OF the Federal
Government between them and Virginia.
They will zee 10 IL, that those Who ar. an
wifi to defy Gov. Harris and hi minious /"
!. rapidly become gentle as lAmb-. The saiety.
the lives and properly Of the loyal children
m the State are involved in the maintalcaucs
n the position which she will assume on the
,tb of June next. aud all who may become
,bes acles to lie main,aiDance will be spe. div
emosed out Of she way. Let those 90 in.
lined be warned.
The Kentucky L gislature have adjourned.
.fter initiating measures for arming the
,tase. Nothing was done towards severing
d connection with the dead body OF The old