Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-19

SHEEP IN THh kHAhBbES ~ ihEth
AUTHORITIES!
In looking over the documents placed
in the Office of the Secretary of this State,
during the Spring and Summer Of 1861,
we find letter from JEFFERSON DAVIS
to Gen. SAM. r. ANDERSON, Major-General
of the Militia Of Tennessee, which proves
beyond the shadow OF doubt that while
the civil and military authorities of the
State were pretending TO submit the ques-
ton of separation to the voice Of thepeo-
pie, and TO allow them TO choose their own
political position, they ,0ere and had been
long l1,eUioug preparing TO tie them hand and
foot ,citb the iron chains and letters Of mill
tayy poaceri It was all understood be-
tween JEFF. DAVIS on the one hand, and
Governor HARRIS, and Gen. S. X. AMBER
SON on the other While KING HARRIS
and his clan were amusing the people
by pretending to open the polls to allow
them 10 vote for Union or for Separation,
they were receiving arms, and had been Jor
some time, from the areh-leader of the
rebellion at Richmond. Look at the date
of this letter, and of the vote which Ten
nessee cast after she was placed by GUS
TAyUs A. HENRY, 40 w. ToTTES and
WAsHINGToS BARROW, In the military
power Of The rebel Confederacy. The
vote was taken on The 8h Of J,ne, 1861,
and this letter of DAVIS to Gen. ANDRR-
SON was written on the 11h Of June, 1861,
or only three days after the vote was cast,
and before the returns could have been E7ao,on
at Nashville Then notice the statements
and references of the letter:
"TAad dopea, BEFORE THIS, to have
been able to send you enough (arms) to meet
your immediate sOants."
He speaks elsewhere of arms sent to
NgsEviLle for special purpose"
Again he says:
"By this time the Governor may haze
t,oelOe hundred (arms) ,obica I authorized
, him 70 take"
Every one knows what this Especial
purpose" must have been. 1t was for the
purpose of treason. 1t was for the pur-
pose of oyerpowering any attempt which
the people might make to uphold the
Union. 1t was for the purpose Of vio-
lence and rebellion. The letter shows
cOnclusively that the work of preparing
for bloodshed was busily attended to by
the unprincipled rulers in whom Tonnes
see had reposed the preservation of the pub
lie peace, and the maintenance of law and
order. But els true and correct copy
of the letter
RICHNoND. Va, June IL, 1861
Gen SAN. r. ANDERSON,
Dear Sir am glad to receive letter
from a well remembered aud highly esteem
ed comrade in arms, and upon whom have
long since learned this country could safely
rely.
If my ability equaled my will, Tennessee
should have as many arms "a her sons de
sired TO bear. ihad hoped BEFORE THIS,
70 hare bre able 10 meet yoar immediate wants
aud am still expecting to, receive supplies.
though the difficulty Of getting hem s great.
ly increased. Those 10 which you refer as
being in hand and not iujured, are some |
think, sem to Naslpigp FOR A SPECIAL
PURPOSE BT bii' lime IL mgy be that N,
GoUanOr has 9osipe hundred, WHICH ! Az.
| THORIZED HIN TO TAKE Please con.
fer with him and | win be content with the
disposition yon mike The condition Of
! Kentucky is embarrassing enough. Were
She with u7, our power TO repal Invasion and
q maintain ioag oar would be greatly 10
creased. Hopius for better things than to.
day promises.
/ am. as ever
aibfllly
Your flioad,
JEFF DAVIS
What further comment need we make
on this letter? II spcaks out. i'm tbun-