The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-11
Ex- Gov Harris's PrOnunoiamento.

Ex-Gov. Harris's Pronunciamento
HAMS has betrayed his ruling passion
to the people Of Tennessee. He was even
foolish enough to tell the people at Mur-
freesborough last Monday, that he had
protested against BRAcG's policy, in going
to Kentucky first; and that he urged
BRAGG TO attack Nashville, and then 20 TO
Kentucky. BRAGG very sagaciously said
that if NE could take Kentucky, Nash
Vile would fall without a battle into his
hands; but HARRIS, in his passion, and
inordinate lust for Office and plumber was
willing to let Kentucky, Brace and his
whole army be lost, prosided be could
get back to Nashvillel And strange to
say this political harlequin and cheat had
not sense enough to see that he was actual
! lyleXposing his real motives 10 the people
BRAGG was right assuredly, and HARRIS
an ambitious and selfish blunderer. lie
is now stamping Middle Tennessee to
raise troops to recover the Capital from
which he fed so precipitately last Feb
ruary; and perhaps we can state his po-
sition better by republishing a copy Of
the clustering proclamation which he cir
culajcd on the 18th Of August last, from
Chattanooga. He begins thus
TENNESSEEANS! We enter the
Middle Division Of yo~r State to wrest
your Capital from the hands of the usurp-
cr, and TO plant upon its dome the stand
ard Of the government of your choice, to
drive back the mercenaries who for six
long months have dcsolated your fields
plundered and despoiled your homes
imprisoned your citizens, insulted your
wives and daughters, and murdered in
nOcent and unarmed men.
As this man talks of wrestling the
Capital from the hands Of o usurper" let
us ask by what authority he protends to
be the lawful Governor Of Tennessee
now? lie has not the shadow Of title TO
that Office, for the people never elected
him Governor Of one Of the Confederate
States all the power he ever possessed
as Governor was by his election under the
sanction and the provisions of the United
States; and the State Constitution which
he swOre to support derived its validity
from the provisions of the Federal Con-
stitution and laws. lie has the audacity
TO tell tho Tcnncsseans that his own
abominablc usurpation is a government
Of their own choice when the archives
Of the State contain the testimony that
he sold the State by secret treaty to JEgp
DAVIS. A government Of the peoples
choice indeed, when at the only election
in which they were suffered to vote on
secession, they rejected the miserable
scheme by $4,000 majority
The charges made against tho Federal
army are notorious calumnies. Lawless
individuals have committed excuses,
but the army has respected the rights of
property protection has been cxtcnded
TO the possessions of the worst foes Of
the Government and we challenge
comparison between the conduct OF our
army here and that Of the marauding
hosts of the rebels wherever they have
been. Has he the audacity 10 talk Of the
Imprisonment of traitors when wohun-
dred of the best Union citizens Of East
Tennessee are now locked mp in the pu-
trid dungeons Of The South The next
paragraph is a rich morscl:
For six long months you have lived
under a dcspotism. absolute and tyran-
nical. controlled by the edicts of mis-
cradle. coWardly, petty tyrant, who has
proven himself rs ready TO desert YOU in
your hour of peril and trample upon your
dearest rights i'm the moment Of your
weakness rs be had previously been 10
iaWn upon. Halter and caress Won in the
pIenttude of your power
HAEMs. the runaway Governor. the fu-
gitiyc Executive The perambulatory. and
peregrnoting Chief Magistrate, the ter
riied skcdaddler calling Governor JoIg-
>oN-calling aWJody cowardly. or a miser-
able tyraut. Why the very composition
and csscuce OF HAEBIs is cowardico and
tyranny The concoctor Of secrcct
treaty to sell out near one million Of
ircemen. should be the last one 10 charge
others with tramplipg on the rights oi
the people, lie proceeds
Your courts Of Justice have bcen
closed. your judges imprisoned on driven
from their homes the public press
silenced--the right Of free speech denied
the sauctity Of the church invaded apd
the holy ministers OF the gospel dragged
from their pulpits and hurried Of TO dis
tant snd loathsome prisons.
The courts Of justice are closed be-