The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-10

TRxNes.g UNION Mss-Slcrery not ;At Caxse
If heir Opposition 10 TIC South We copy the fol-
lowing iro1n an interesting correspondence
from East Tennessee, published in the Men,
pbis f.ataachs, of the 4Ih inst:
You m ust remen Der that East Tennesseeans
are radically sound on the slavery question.
browniow, whatever may bs the extent OF his
political errors has GoEe MOI q for the SO I'll
@rn cause by his thorough discuss,on OF the
slavery question thaa any man in Tennessee.
On this question no differed toto coeto from
Naynarp and johnson, both CT wh1m have
been eh1itfionists for ten years past. oOe,ec
from the democracy when II became my
partizan duty TO support johnson when he
was rrst' made Governor OF Tennessee
BroWniow IS also one OF the few Sou ihern
preachers VINO, IN the hot bed Of Abolition.
ism mas promG gated soasd southern Senri
meats. HIS discussions with tie redouDta bic
DR.. Prynne, iu Philadelphia, :.ttrac ted very
general attention at The lime, and every East
Tennesseean who read ''Brownlow's Whig"
became aDonyert 10 BroWrlow's opinions.-
,brownlow therefore has done a share OF good
TO ensct an immense deal of unmixeu eyIl.-
HIS teachiugs ana the action OF the adm mis-
tration at washington with reference TO
elaHes have done much to correct popular
sentiment in this portion Of Tenaessee.
No apology can De made for 4 southern
man VINO ~ this time fails or refuses 10 give
AL til ut he has or All that he c:.n achieve foI
Southern inu dependence, bEt there Is no reason
why simple justice should not te awarded
even 10 the worst men. Browni1", 6c1orc the
revolution occurred III this State, was threat
ened with trans portation to The slave States.
he retorted by declaring that the raii Dad
bridges should be burned II this threat was
sought TO be executed. This reply OF Brown
low is now pu pliskea without date, and he
Ii thus misrepresented. While / am satisfied
OF all.of this, yet ii theirs were n reasonable
pretext for returning this dangerous man in
the Southern States after bis agreement with
the Secretary OF War, l would uree HIS reten-
tion on parole or otherwise IN The southern
Coufederacy. He has more indomi table pluck,
more Of tireiess energy, more daring, ana
more friends in East Tennessee than both
johnson and Maynard.
Nelaon is the greatest man il East Ten
nessee. He Is the greatest and one OF the
best. His word. is his boaG. He has prom
lsed to be silent, and il not Il supporter OF our
Government he will be gully Of no act
openly or otherwise hostile 10 the Confeder-
ate States. He was III this city q few days
ago, but it was not my fortune 10 meet him
] shall not soon forget my last in teryiew
with 7. A. II. Nelson. During the discussion
OF the Force Bill, enacted by the Federal
Congress of last winter ,one Kellogg, whiiome
an Illinois abolitionist, in a violent speech
unexpectedly bolted from his party. Sena-
tor Douglas was on the floor of the House
at the Conclusion OF keilogg's speech, the
Senator went up and congratulated him.
So did Nelson. The three entered d CLERKS
once, and we tsmiled" with the rotund aud
jolly kellogg. Nelson then grew eloquent,
ard uttered sen timeIts glowing with heart
felt hope and patriotism. Lincoln's mad
ness Is Nelson s sanity. lie lives a quiet life
IN his mountain home, INDUCING his kindly
feelings and cultivated Ii erary tastes. Tht
time will soon come when Nelson VIII be q
% leader In the Sou thern '.rebellion.''