The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-04

horrible results of tho "COnservA-
tiVeb Policy in miSsOuTi.-A bloody
Warning 40 Loyal TenneSseans--
who the Guor.iIIds are!
Gen. Jim Lane who took so fearful
revenge on Quantrills gang, for the
Lawrence massacre, made 4 thrilling
speech to an immense crowd in Leaven-
worth, Kansas, few days ago, in refer
ence to the bloody results of the conserv-
alive, cOnciliatory policy in Kansas and
Missouri. We copy a portion Of his re-
marks, asking, entreating, beseeching,
nay, imploring the loyal men of this
State, and all in authority, TO set their
faces steadfastly against the policy which
has proved a bloody curse to the loyal.
lists wherever il has been instituted. LIST
this miscalled conservatism the of.
spring of tImidity and disAfIeotion, OBJ
tain no foothold, nor encouragement in
the reorganization of the Government of
Tennessee. Gen. Lane said:
In the history of the world the massa-
Gre at Lawrence is without a parallel
Place yourself in my situation. 1t has
been said that Lane never sleeps, and he
does not when there is danger; but we
depended upon the military authorities
for protection and were surprised, or we
would have protected ourselves and whip
ped the rebels
You who have known me in Kansas for
eight years know this. | don't propose
to blame anybody, but it was misplaced
confidence in the military authorities
that caused the slaughter at Lawrence.
What were they doing at that time
What was Schotield doing? Admins
tering oaths to bushwhackers, and try.
ing TO WOO them back to their allegiance
instead of killing them! Millions OF dol
lars have been wasted in pursuing this
Ilusiye idea of Cancellation and now
SchOfeld goes back TO 81 10 renew a
policy which all sensible men have long
ago ignored and while thus engaged
one of the bulwaTks of freedom in Kan
sas has been torn down aud destroyed
| ask you then to adopt a
resolution demanding the removal Of
Schofeld and the appointment Of a mao
|
SchoGeld and the appointment Of a rad
ical man instead. The constitution as il
was is played Quits technical deini-
ton is the restoration OF slavery"
Then We had a man at the head Of this
Department who announced this policy
on many fields, and the ex erminAtiOn Of
rebel sympAthlzers was the motto OF
Gen CurtIss; but man dressed in a lit
tie brief authority" went TO Washington
and said to the President the bush
whackers are the conservatives, aud we
want a conservative commander OF the
Department of Missouri, aud these men
wall return TO their allegiance 10 the
country. tie pledged his word that II
the President would remove Curtiss aud
appoint SchoGeld it would be a guaran
toe of peace in Missouri, and allow the
withdrawal of every Federal soldier
within her border
Acting upon the representations Of
Gamble, the President appointed a con-
sentative for the purpose Of rest ring
quiet TO the bushwhAcker5 Of Missouri
and the blood of the people of Lawrence
is ohargeable 10 the fact that a conserya-
tive has controlled tho military Affairs
of the Department with one accord the
people OF Kansas are now, as they have
been, in favor Of the determination OF the
population of the border counties OF Mis-
souri,, from whence all men who would
give us any information have been driven
or murdered Ia them. have traVersed
miles Of that country, and found the road
filed with refugees, eXiles from theii
homes because they we're not sympatht
GERS with tire ason And have traverseC
the border on the Missouri side, aud seer
their forest Businesses in which thousand
, Of men may secrete themselves from any
, force sent out against them, while on on
side we have wide prAries, aHOrding NJ
, cOncealment or protection. II the bush
whackers hold the forests on the Nilsson
; ri side, the people Will be compelled q
r. give up the praries on the Kansas side o
( the border. UWs attempt 10 capture hei
{ bu9lviacksr' d0 zoe not ind them as psqcsqbl
{ citizens II Missouri, l0Ukig up N their jam
z and aJ2ut their b0use', i0ih protection paper
I IN their p1cketsI
l All Kansas knows from the history (
eighteen hundred years, that guerrilla