, 1863-09-22
TENNESSEE.
Readnlftsfon and Re0r.Antz alton of
the State--A Reply to tho louisville
.T1nrna4. -


From the Nashville Union, 18th inst}
As Tennessee han now been deliver ID. 10 doubt
permanently, from the presence Of rebel aoldtory.
1twould seem to ee her proper course, ~ ! State
ceased 70 be, to el-ct Legislature aud a delcsa-
charge Of al heE old duties and tie enjoyment Of
that Kentucky performs and be treated a. Ken
tucky Is treated Is there any obstacle to
thtss # 60, WIG interposes It: And By Whist
right:-LosisrtHt Journal.
t. Perhaps it would be q sufficient reply to
this in:olent paragraph, to say that it ap-
pea1ed III newspaper which tlercely de-
nounced the President for calling out troops
to suppress the rebellion. Had troops not
been called ont, Kentucky would hare been
plungtd, as Tennessee WISE, Into thb Wh1rl pool
OF -jtH. Davis Contederacy. Fortunately,
patriotic PEssid ident called out an army to sup-
press the alaTefy rebellion, and Kentucky Is
acy, greatly, doubtless, to tha disappoin anent
and chqgsin Of the LauisTit1e youraal, paper
which never had a principle, nor uttered
manly. patriotic thought. Had the advice
Of Rousseau and Joseph Holt not been over
borne b. the marmed neutrality: doctrine
hare been spared Infinite suffering. and tor
rents Of blood. The worst foes Of Tennessee,
during this rebellion. hare been the pro-
slavery politicians Of Kentucky. who proved
I1iae TO heT IN afr hour Of trial
: Governor johnson. from the rery day be as
sun ed bis present Office, has not ceased both
publicly and privately to express his earnest
desire that the people Of Tennessee should
eo1oy civil government az soon az such
thicg Vas practicable. We are aware t1at
many persons who mere active rebels under
ne reign Of Gov. Hatris, are andous- that an
eiect1on shou!d be held without delay, oyer
ne state, for officers Of various grades, feel
ing strong hope, II not An assurance that
such a step would place the State In ths
nsnde Of the very cflss Of politicians who
aeipeq to drag her into the rebellion. These
men 40 not desire restoration of civil au-
thorlty 80 much as d restoration Of the OLD,
cursed us 10 bitterly already. Recognizing
but one institution III the State, and But one
element in State Sovereignty Slavery
and regarding. only one class Of men as
needlDs or deserving ng Observation-Disclosures
under n,ana'aosA Siaue ppliss. tbs ne1t step
would be to receive twenty thousand or thlr-
ty thousand State militia, of1icesed By "Gai-
San3zea". guerMas, after the fashion Of Cor,
,aa uatnnls.s officers tn Missouri, whose sole hu.
eyer the State. and If any little burning af
fairs should take place In Knoxville, or aael-
bYyil1e. or GteenVil,e-why, 1t would teach
a." transient asyentarers and s1apdash lnnova-
tors" to mind their own business! There is
sot snerlh nor Magis rate, nor officer Of
election IN any county in Tennessee, and be-
tore an election can be held It will be neces-
Eary to appoint the agents and Instruments
OF An election The Louisville Journal,
as ignorant as 1t "a fmpotent aud impndent,
talks OF electfng congressman In Tenressee,
not knowing that the State has not been dis.
trtcted, and therefore cannot elect Represeu-
tatiges to Congress until this shall have been
done as required hF the laWs Of the United
States. :
4 State election will be held as soon as pos-
none but loyal men need expect to particis
pate in It. The election will be for the ben
eht Of loyal men exclusively, whether they
Constitute two-thi1ds, or one-thiyd, q. one
tenth Of the voters Of the State. The right
OF rebels to 70 assume the control Of the bat
lot bog will not be recognized tor ole mo.