Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-11
NUMBER 81
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Ms. EDT7oR; Some people saldon represauf a7v.
thing as Thence l give you, to-day, she faczs N
reference 10 the mass meeting and hattie afSkrav7~
berry Plains. The 1r;-Wesksy JE5iq has crosby
misrepresented II. as to the size Of the crowd,
there were 256 horssmen, ipsgdiHq speakers and
three women. Three witnesses are ready 10 swear.
there were nc moTe,-as theZ corn-ea thes1 AZ diff
fe-ent places. One Of the persons counting Wa q
Union lady, whose name VIII appear IL necessary
Another was Mr.. J. A. Stsnsb rry, clerk n The Post
Office. the other, the writer CT this notice.
followed the entire procession into the grove
through the guarded entrance, 70 the stsad re-
manned about half an hour, listening 20 Mr. Tf:orn-
burg speak, before the firing commenced Whsa the
train was heard approaching 20.Or 80 armed men
rushed from the stand, to Join those then standing
by the Railroad with guns in hand. Mr.. II. Gift :
Union man, says that the first gun was fred from
the grove over his shoulder, by Mr.. Bales, OF
Knox county, at the soldier throwing the rock Mr..
John Gift viii swear the same thing, being on the
train The rock struck lime kiln by which Mr..
Chit was standing Mr.. B. Aei3ee, whose life has
been threatened by Union men. testies that the first
gun was fired from the grove.
The soldiers were entirely unarmed, having no
guns and bat three pistols. The cars remained &c
tne depot two hcurs-frem eleven to one-so that
the down passenger, nd the regular freight train
due az one O'Clock. could pass. They did not keep
steam up. such delays are not unusual at this de-
pot Nnile they were here, instead of uloleztirE
others they we're listening to Mr.. J. 81. Smith, Of
advied them to go quietly on as any insult to the
Union hig, or 70 them was "only evil contintlal75'
Mai. a0ulden, Mr.. McBee and Ne Elr,.ors. All
others, advised to the same effect The captsin mt
the man who threw the rock under guard AZ the
depot but loosed him on his promise to behave III.
made them take in their Tags and done all he could
to keep them from Offering an insult. The engineer
told me the cars were making tsrs miles pr 0ar
when they passed them.
These are the facts
Now how man can make go to be "s08to 20O'
and how = man can make crowd Of less than
1000 to be from IS 600 TO 5,000-and how man
could help a soldier I'll his canteen when none of
the soldier went TO any honse--and how n8En can
be nearly killed with missile which liz on line
kiln,-and how man can have the first gun fred
from the train when several witnesses TO the
how man can have the cars running
Uesy slow, when they are making twenty miles per
hour and how three pistols, fred from a train IN
rapid motion, could endaBger the people seated be-
hind dense grove Of large trees and small shrub
berry, at distance of 500 yards from the trsin-srs
az, ALL STRANGE very strange. These people work
BY the rule that Peter did when he denied bis Lord;
sometimes hear it called metemorphistesl trans
mutation table, prepared for the sole use Of Ger
tain individuals l will leave facts 70 speak for
themselves, and will ask few questions:
Why did they have their MACS meeting heres
Did they got know that the majority Of cur cit /
zens were secesslonists3
Why did they bring their guns
Was the Ike ever known before IN America
Why did they have tn If meeting so near the
Raroadg
Did they not know that troops passed daily
Did they not think that troops would feel i1aig-
liant towards the enemy's flag?
Why did they not stay at the stand
Why run with gun in hand to the Railroad
IL but just TO say, the speakers and others sst-
ID manfully in trying TO keep down excitement Snd
o stop the mob. For this let them be respected.
Now, freemen Of Tennessee don't you think this Is
big fuss to be caused simply Jy an iator;c1lsd
'odter hrourig rock, or rather Jrfo5G on a Eas
tj'n? y. s. LATHAM
SrAVBEREY Plans, Tenn, June sth.