Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-22
FEELING - EASrTENNEssEE.

A general disposition appears TO be mani
Tested on the part OF those who have hereto
fore resisted the southern movement in East
Tennessee, to scguiesce in the clearly ex-
pressed viii of the decided majority Of The peo-
pie OF the State, and cease all efforts to resist
the acsion ef the Confederate ard State su-
thorties. Everything appears to be quietly
settling down to the new order Of things, ard
we can ehroaieIe the fact, we believe, that the
whole Of our owa fair Safe is loyal to the
great csuse-thas Tennessee viii have no ac-
tive traitors within her borders.
We dad in the Knoxville Register Of late
date a correspondence between Messrs " c.
BRowxLow, JoHS BAXTER, C. F. TR,Ge, and
GONE fifteen ether leading citiz,ns of East
Tennessee, and Gen. ZoLLIcoFFER, which in
dicates that the most pacific councils will
prevail. In their letter TO Gen. Z, The gentle
men named refer 70 the fact ihat apprehen-
sioDs have existed in the public mind that the
people Of Fast Tennessee are likely to break
out in open rebeiIi7a,'' and thus insugurate
civil war With a full knowledge Of the pur
poses Of the Union men, they emphatically
deny any such intention, saying that their
op.nisa is made up alter free ihtefconrse and
conversation with their old psrtisans, and
they add:
We should dspiore civil warIn our midst
aud we believe that We bSt reflect the feeling
Of theUaion partyin East Tennessee il aVow-
lag the sentinent Our counses for sometime
past have been for the peace and quiet Of The
community. and so far as we have any knOwl-
edge, these csunsels have almost invariably
been responded TO fsvorsby by the people.
From cur knowledge OF tie people Of this Por
tioa OF the State,we have an abiding confidence
that there is no purpose on the part Of any
respeCta bic nrm5er OF them 10 inaugurat te civil
STRIFE, OF provoke collision betgeen the au-
thoTities, civil or military, and themselves. At
all events, 50 far as .sgs have any influence
with the people of fbiasnd Of the State, it wiii
be exeT ed FOR the maintenance Of tie quiet and
peace Of toe community.
We feel well assured that it is not your
parpoEs uHiassly to hsrrass or oppress snF
peaceSble law-sbiding citizen, and it IL equal
" ours 20 use whatever Of weight we may
have to prevent aRy outbreak, OF disordsrly !
coadaet upsn tae par ot-ouF citizsns
" You will pardon the eXpFes sion OF our be-
lief. that should TIE troops now under your
command Be required mon another h1ld OF
operations, there viii be no danger Of an olt
break in this Q Isrter because Of their absence
at all events II viii aot a5ate our honest Efforts
10 'nainlain peace aud g0OI order among cur
people.
Gen. ZoLLIcaFFEE replies thanking the gen
tlemen FOR their assurances nat their efforts
should be so directed as to best promote peace;
AID he adds thst be "wiIi most chesrfully
hereafter, az heretofore, retain no more militia
~ fcr.s, and exercise no more military suthcr-
ity sa Fapt T'apressen than may bc desme6
due 20 the peace and safety ofthe omnunity-', /
The sspondence alluded to was followed
by an address to TIE Union men Of East Ten
Hessse, signed by Messrs BRowNL9w, BAX-
TER, TsIsG, etc, from which we take The fol- |
Iswing extract, urgingsthe adoption Of peaceful
measures:
We sinceTelv irst that The motives BY
when We haze been prompted in this matter
will be proy yerly appreciated by the Union men
tb-orybaut East Tennessee We are satisfied
that we have truly represented to tue military
authorities The disposition and purposes I OUT
Deople as body. and we earnestly hope that
our friends in every locality will demonstrate
bV their conduct that the confluence TePosed I
in their peaceful inteDtious has not been mis-
placed We trust we viii not be regarded as
,resumBlous in invoking al to continue tBe
pursuit If their peaceful vocstjons, ant to
siu5ionsiv refrain from The use OF intemperale
language. and from violent acts calcgsted 10
nrovOks collisions with the oldIery noH IL
cur midst To preserve the peace Of our see
tion, aud the safety Of ourselves anu families,
is surely worthy the combined effort OF US al.
Resistance TO the present authorities can only
result IN the destruction Of those who uBder
fabe il. We, therefore, earnestly invoke cur
friends, in favor of peace, both in word and
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