New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
A TENNESSEAN ON THE STATE OF
AFFAIRS.

IL re Editor Of The n. y. Tribune.
SIR: Allow me space in your columns TO say
l. Ii is with much regret that mark the surprise
OF NOrtherners and Northern presses at the die
covery Of strong Union sentiment in Tennessee
and elsewhere in the South.
Three months ago. took occasion in long letter,
published IN THE TRIBUNE and copieG into MANY
other journals, 20 give 10 The public detailed expose
OF tie state ef aiiis South. In that letter claimed,
and now repeat, thu, the Uuonists are, as TO
bers, in the majority in Tennessee. Senator JohTson
coDcurs with Inc in the opinion. So does Mr.. May
nsrd. So does Mr.. Etheridge, Col. Trgg, X. j.
Meigs, esq, now Of your city, and every other Ten.
nessee exile with whom / have convened. Are We
ali mistaken? or what sinister purpose have 10
subserve in making an uniounded state ent Of 60
grave nature
ii. You chronicle with delight that old men shed
tears of JOY upon tie OF the old flag up the
Tennessee venture 20 assert there are this day in
Middle Tennessee twenty thousand men anxious to
imperil their blood upon he battlefield TO share in
tile immortal honor OF crushing out the most ungra.
cious rebellion known since tie secesson of the devil
and bis angels from sweet heaven 10 hel's abyss.
Twenty ibousandl / hope the Government viii
give them arms aud dauee.
III tLt DlLI it!tt "a tIo EbuN ~ l'7tb vi
one-haif The regular Deinocrats, four-iihs Of the
Douglas voters, aud three-ifths Of the Bell and
Everett men.
". Now | come to answer the circulating ques-
tion-~Why are not Southern Union men in the Union
armies
For tie same reasOn Sir, that Northern Sscs sson-
isis not IN tie Sece ssien armies, Tie other side
in Teuuessee armed iirs-arIIed under the Govern
tore. There Were 10 arms lett among us. We
could gUt none IRON NrsliDs tOo. We were sublu-
pated--pfisCners Of war
My vice was for var from the beginning-war
for preventing elst.rets in our uei2bb0rhoOds Tor
,he southern Co,.feleflcy But NY party oyeTuled
Inc. on the ground thAi di,Iiay Oi traVery under
the circumstances would be n.ere ioolhaIdiness l
lett toe sac.
V. And now some unpalatalle facs. TIE Demo
cratic party had otg talked Oi seeding, that the
In.sr Il their own VdeTs and Of tie Wings never
would believe they would attempt sece-,On in fact.
The mas OF Tenne,seans were go amazed that re-
belOu hould break Cli without decent bill OF yIiey
auc.s hat they still TerLrcod par irick
10 nske the Admin iSi;i0u back down FROM he Chit
cago Platform; an1heuoe tLey took no active part
against them IN tiuf 10 he effective
La Ienue,see VIZ IS ere Wine aud Democrats, be-
tween whom, as F.u'ts, there slHays has been q
bite,pees polliG iI.d social, witch Tor years eX
peci.d 10 resut arpcsls 20 arts, Ia addition ~ the
dues and fsGcufi- frequently growing ou' of 81.
In
ton was: VINO are you ior, Lincoln or DGyisl We
old Wligs-UIion uen-repiied:
" C,eIiieleu Democrat, Gu nave arms, We have
none. lOu we can't ngit yOu. We iblnk II
very uIgradous Of you % ark us 10 t2ti for you
ILis il q Democratic rebellion. ion g0t u upon
uCsl lghi il out. We wash our LanO, 81 tins great
tTea-on. Ne cannot help you; sc Wlll throw no
obstacle IN your way. i y,u whip Lincoln Ne
Will yI,id you The uuoiviacd glory o that achieve
DeAt IL Lincoin "hiis YOU, you're he Tie uhci'idsd
ebame,'
Yes but" rey ed the Democracy, we are
sighting Tor the ishi. OF the Souihi"
We Iephed we don't re il. We orly see
that sou are beaten in au 1sc;on--ousted ffon,
Ilce--and you DOW make war Tor oiIce. We con.
cur with the NOrtbern PEOPLE. tLai sou are unfit 10
rule tbis nation. We caunot tight 10 reInst.te YOU"
Tia. 10 what said.
VI. IL 70 happens. that tie eaders Of the Southern
rebellion are persoualy and politically the mot odi
ous men AZ the South And Leuce, even II W. did
not care a stfaW Tor TIE JLiOn, would rejoice 10
Pee them beaten ~ the cODteri. Tor ton YEAR,,
1"ouios, Days, SLd,N, 3larol, IlGiicr isrcey,
No. naiiis q Co., hase been as hateful 70 South
err oLioh men, a. ever were Weed, Giddm.h Gre
isy,0 heAd'l Is4iihi And ycs yOn IRE surt ris.d
th1s 'ebbetS ets .hed tears II Joy, drieut alter
oeieat oFeHakes lhsse nfefi al traitors Let me as-
gore you TIC most melancholy newe that ever au-
20 iehneteee, was that 81 tie baiile OF Mani.ssnr
1hai God, we can Offset .at nov
~ another tblnS that kept Union men In the
oo..' DSluai or quiet, was Tie conviction that "a
s~'''"""i wal at eDAt lIre or other eVliab .
ihe argument Oh both fid,s seemed exhausted.
lAt tesm h-bt and eettle it in that way," vHs AN
eapieesi"i - LcOnmOn. lie Democratic IIef see
lho OfaiO y the South we're gwen 10 lying, that
~ VIZ gNen Up az bOpelesn tack to attempt vim
oa'e Our Northern brethren from their assaults. IL
we natural We rhOuld be- gEld 10 have them vim
oiea'e tteInseiyes by arus. Onr only rege L. that
eaiarlne.
60 not wre often for tho press, and while
=; -; u, want 10 WHISPER II word IN thiDe ear
~ ~ esp+elally. IL IL this: L.L Siurefy oIone
'.'' W. ~ u oDer. / drtest Slavery cordially
n.:,eJ ~ HA"'''s suinUei-i eihhpe more, ior bay"
&c. "i my lie in the very midrt OF IL. We
yn men SCUM aIe willing mt slavery shall take
a. innate '"i'.4ae.ces Of Tie var; h0t III 50
az h'gyere are IN TIE way Of suppie- ring the re-
S.ion' higgera must be p.t out 81 The way; lint
Sa'sfy SHALL persh, rat4er tlu Union aud Liberty.
Dot we Southern Uuiobi.ts can never agree that
S-Ne'y sbhl &C abOiIhed, ara yet nigpeIs not tie
tV'eo rom among You advocate ID free niger
II1nip"i4Lisib Tor The South. 4" No more u TINT,
MI an thou lowest us.
Va. Ia aores propo ions clear 10 my mind:
Si"-ihe abolition Of Slavery at tits time by any
Hssns 10 an absolute iuipossiDil lily. See ond-1ho
so'vcacy OF nh lno.cin mate abolition 81 slavery
throughout NE souIh by loyal presses ana Conyicns-
leu tehos only 70 strengthen the rebellion by in
infistiug and eDlargnx its soldiery, aud diving
Otherwise good Union u en- from tie support OF tic
Annonistration. Aud tLi,d-Ap Gttonpt by the