The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-06
Affairs at Nashville.

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The Cincinnati Commercial, Of the 10Th
ult., contains the proceedings Of the Trai- |
tors Convention recently held in Nash
vile, and in which eighteen counties is
claimed to have been represented. The
meeting was in pursuance Of call for
convention of those who care In favor Of
the restoration Of the former relations Of
Tennessee to the Federal Union" From
what we have been able to learn Of this
Infamous conclave, it was in point of ma
ieriai, one Of the most Heterogeneous and
motley concerns this side regular New
England bread riot, or John Brown an
niversary, in which black Dutch, and all
manner and classes of quaint Yankees
and free negroes are the participants
Among the names of the officers of the
meeting, we notice that of "Dr. j. G.
Brown, OF Bradley" Now this same "Dr.
j. 6. Brown, of Bradley" deliberately
took the oath to support the Constitution
of the Confederate States not exceeding
fcar months since, when the hypocritical
villain was arrested by the proper militia
ny authorities for supposed completely
in the bridge burning. He afterwards
denounced Lincoln and his administration
in unmeasured terms, and to our own
personal knowledge made application for
the appointment of Surgeon in an East
Tennessee regiment.
We notice, also, among the names of
the Secretaries that of one James n. Hood,
"of Hamilton" This is the same fellow
who emigrated from Buncombe county,
North Carolina, to Chattanooga, about
three years since. He leased the ga
zette" Office in that place-kept up q
dirty little paper about eighteen months
and upon the election of Lincoln, bar
. gained himself off body and soul, to Andy
', johnson, receiving the appointment of
Post Master at Chattanooga as q reward
, for his treachery. He is little bow
7 legged squint eyed specimen of humani-
= ty, without either brains or principle, and
/ from the fact that this creature was Sc.
e lected as one of the Secretaries of the
"grand Union" fzzle, we take it that
there must have been great demand fol
!, material. One E. 4. James, formerly o
r Chattanooga, more recently of Atlanta
e but at present one of the clerks in thu
10 Post Office at Nashville, attends the meet
v ing and is set down as delegate from
e Hamilton The last time we remembe
Y having seen this young man, he asked u
F. to recommend him to some official in tn
!; Confederate service where he was making
re application for clerkship! So much TO
d the smaller FRY of the "Union" Conven
re ton.
re- VIM. H. Polk, of Maury, a notorou
in drunkard and black-guard, seems to hav
lg been among the most prominent of tn
VI speakers. Polk is half brother of tn
- lamented James K. Polk, but is in ever
way wholly unworthy such relationship
D. He is the veritable traitor who presented
10 himself, twelve months ago, as a cand
date for Governor against Isham G.. Har
g. ris. He claimed to be better Southern
:, man than Gov. Harris, and advocated
d vigorous prosecution of the war upon tn
:, ,s was always regarded by many as being
i genuine Lincolnite, and was run as tn
a. Union candidate. Many honest and well
m informed Secessionists voted for him, be
is lieving him to be true Southern mar
~ and hoping to conciliate rebellious fee
{. ing which seemed conferred on Governo
le Harris.
"a The time has now come when it b.
I'd hooves us to be scrupulous in whom W
ze trust. Every man should be regarded o
lj. against us who is not known to be for u
OF He who can now sit quietly by, and waite
I'D the struggle without word of cheer fc
to the brave spirits engaged in it, is disloy
Id man, and should be branded as TRAFFIC
"a by honest public sentiment. In 9th,
he words, the moral of this Nashville col
I'D clave should teach us to trust no ma
: who may exhibit q tenderfootednes
re- this our day of trial