New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-10
WHAT | SAW IN TENNESSEE.."2
BY EDMUND KIRKE,
Author Of Among the Plea"

every turn my military passport was called 'or'
offered to paw nv fare, and "Plesse show your
pa,s. Sir" greeted me from he small opening in the
tieket-offce. tried to force my way through 'h0
crowd which blocked the inner gateway OF the STU
tion.house, and, "Pleaso show your pass, oir, sr'
rested M footsteps. l applied for creek 70 my
trunk, 1pd please show your pass, Or, sounded
from the lungs Of tho luggage department. at
tempted to get upon the train, and, " Please show
yopr nass Sir" was echoed by a slim gentleman
in shoulderrsps at the foot Of the PLATFORM and,
6nally, when congratulating myself that at leas'
one.four,h Of my perilous passage was accom-
plshed, please show your pass, Sir" was smil-
ingly repeated BY young man in military coat and
citizens neither garments, who Just then halted
abreast Of me in the aisle Of the car. l drew it
forth in dospsir
"Will this never end" exclaimed, in evident
Miniature.
ooh yes, Sir. Well no. trouble you again-til
you reach Nashville, 1t is annoying, Sir but abso.
luely necessary"
The car, when we entered, was already packed
with g general assortment Of Kentucky jeans, but
ternut lnseys regimental blues, regulation buttons,
aud shoulder straps; but eingle, timid-ocking
woman in the corner and small sprinkling OF
civilians smong the soldiery told plainly that none
OF our fsllow.travelers were leaving home on
pleasure excursion.
Near the forward door were number OF citizens,
who, politely dsplscng some pieces OF luggage, In
vited the Colonel and myself to squeeze ourselves
into seats by the aide Of two fat men 10 Secession
gray who turned out to be planters from Western
Tennessee. They were Of party Of neighbors, who
bad been to Louisville together, aud were returning
10 their bones.
As the train moved of from the station, one Of
thsm said to me:
"You 70 FROM the North, SRI"
"Yes, Sir"
Fittings are rather disturbed with ys jos. now
are MT thsyi That vslandishsm affair is creating
some troublei"
"Not much, Sr--ihe best ale viii foami 1t 10
only little froth OIL the surface"
at seems to me II . more than froth," said my
rigbt-band neigbbor. al reckon your peopls are
about tired Of the war. II ,he Democrats were in
power, they d stop it."
How would they stop ~
BY letting the South so. I'm Union man,
Sir, but We had enough Of the war--I want peace.
You people at the North know nothing about 1t.
We re robbed by both sides; We can stir out Of
our houses in safety; never wake in the morning
but fear the day will be my last
"It is sad state of things. no doubt; but fear i,
will continue Till the South Submiis.'
"Then it will las: forever" exclaimed another
planter, who sa, facing mo "The South will never
submit Sirl 1t will never come back Every
Southern had will die fret"
"Allow me to ask il you re not STAKEHOLDER 7"
said the Colonel leaning forward, and smilingy ad-
dressing the last speaker
eyes, Sir, own some twenty negroes"
al thought 90. never heard man with lees
than that number express such sentiments"
"But OWE more, and Ia not Of that opinion"
said the quiet gentleman bs.ide the Colonel. /
would be glad TO see the South back now"
"You're not q native, Sir"
"No, Sir; but I've done business hero FOR 20
years. My friend, tho doctor here" pointing 10
another gentleman sitting opposite to me, " is a
native, and STAKEHOLDER and as rabid on the Union
as am
"And how many slaves have you, doctor" asked
che Colonel, with another pleasant smile.
"Only two quarters OF one, Sir, an old man and
. woman who were play mates Of my mother" sn-
swered the medical NAN.
al thought So" said the Colonel, quietly.
"Come, gentlemen" l exclaimed, laughing, " as
che Colonel thinks the number Of darkies q sort Of
political barometer let US take a census at once"
They all received my remark good.natursdly,
and, In five MINUTES, had the statistics. The cor
pulent planter, who expected each day would DO
bis last had seventy odd; the Northern born mer.
chant had q; the doctor had 2, and the othen had
respectively 100, CO, "a and Eli the latter number
representing the interest that the beigereD! planter
had in the peculiar institution. A haf-hours dosul-
tory conversation followed and during II every one
Of them, except my right hand neighbor, ard the
"No submission" man, expressed willingness to
sacrifice bis chsttlef 10 save the Union.
"Ah, Colonel" ey reclaimed, as / got at the SEN
Iimens Of the whole Of the party, "you are
Aoored-your theory won't stspd fire."
"PerAop, it won't" he replied, dryy.
More extended observation subsequently con-
WINGED mo that bis views are fully supported by
general facu.
As tho planter Of Secession proclivities was
rather warmly combating my vows on the Ernan-
eipaton Proclamation, q singuarly selfposssssed
gsntlemanly. ooking man. Of about fifty. approached
u.s. and leaning against the arm Of the opposite sea-
sccostsd me - follows:
"Aud when the South Is subdued and the war Is
ever, what will you do with four millions Of sman-
cipated blacks ."
"Ss, them q, work, and pay them."
"And would you, q white man, consent to live
where every second citizen il black, and your po-
Itical and social equslf"
"Freedom OF itself Sir, will not make the black
nv equal. At The North hs IL not politically or ~
eialy on par with the white, and there he has had
fifty years of freedom"
"But your black !, inferior To ours. The negro Is