The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-23

uittee l,s. g., v3,i. Five pro-ishrent saer, ontI
of whom VIA ~ intimate friend nj Gsn. ck'
sou. and Ias i,een politician iot forty yevsra
b.d not the lea - idea to who lie is. Since
te,srred hop.e. rather ts my present rest
stsnc~. ! have led ned that II. II. Myers catne
from California ami .acro,upanied Gen. Ioln,
sor In Tapnfs s~~ whe. he fast nafecd grn,ks
man went to Nashville IN uasurnc thsfinrcsie3f
e,f Military fiovetuor. sf Shane ami pieke
will spea; hereafter. e
The Constitution ufahe Cuion Club was PUB
lished on the faae dar. Fro,a il learn: :
The objects Of tie association sse hereby
declared 10 be tbs pHunotFon cf the interest
and spuccsa Of the fteeral cause in Tantarss9s
N siding, as far az proper or p'aAicabie, the
bhsiiifhry and other ati'kcr,iss Of the United
Hiates. Sscontn,r. TO hrisig tie organic lsssi
III contacs skith. ipaid auihoIites, so fsr us sq
s.cure indisidaa,l sid or protection when nee
sES sns = ss;s1 M =: sssi sS ssS EsIs9|ss II a
| ry antiiorities iroh being imposed upnn 10y
disloyal or unworthy peiso and 70 9ire Them
saca local Information as will enable them, a.
| tar az may he. 10 administer their authority
juGiciogsly Thirdly. To secure ,he heNeftr
of mutual couus 81 and protection. The clnl
sh0R hnre poucr TO ploce the seal ef secrecy 'To
en- 0ns Of lis proceedings. and q violation %
any order To that effect shall forfeit member
ship"
I have i,ai csed some portions Of tn,
above paragraph. to show that / believe ,aii
ridusIl benefit il the prime mover of tue naa
chime, aud that the members are ~iiiinS &
/ acriiice tho prosperity. and even the lives o
: heir fellow citizens. provided taey can rrUh
10y it, au., iiat fhcTr raecaiity will isoi be
! known.
! Ipropose now 70 mako tic following aidi
tional exiract fl oil tho Constitution, the taxi
.,f /, l,l
"QUALlFTcArIoN. OF MExRgRs No o,e 81 al.
be admitted a member of the Csub, who has
not been since the commencement OF TIE
pres, 1T rcheiliun Inion IMAM. loyal Ia tie
government of tie United Sia'es"
Spsuding a fe . days AZ McWhartersv.ilc,
Tenn, about th, month of Jane, think, in
| 1851 the place ras in a state Of excitement
on the subject of the war; AID among other
gentlemen there, for the purpose of making
speeches 10 up the courage of the bone
md sincw to sf,e enlisting point, was one well
Known in Nashville Foo tie esTGestness OF his
language and the violence of his gestures. .
course ] cannot remember the tenth part OF
what he said; bat he urged the young MEN es-
pecially, TO take hold of the matter like Inen
| fou must make this war 10 the knife, aud
the knife to tho hiiti' untii the usurper is
crushed, aud free," This same gentle
man after wards ran for the Office Of 81 henten.
ent in tie Nash vile Guards. bnt Was defeated
toy Lafayette Beech. who is now John Hugh
Smith, Mayor Ct Naelrviile, and President OF
| the Union Climb.
! The following extracts are copied IRON Il let
ter dated Liberty. May 10. 1851 ami dire cted
to John Duncan. McMinnvile Tenn. aud pub
I lished in The Nashville Bsnper:
Il have been u jealous advocate CT the
Union Mp 10 the time Of Lincolus call for
$4,000 troops. That being in violation of law.
and Tor The 'snhiHga'ion of the South. CON-
mended Gov. harris for his answer, and was
Tor arming the State, and resisting Luce 1n. 10
the tayouet, and have enrolled ny nssAe az
voluntcer'go rcsst liza Gisurpationr
have always opposed secession, but claim the
right of revolution and the right 90 resist op-
precision from the Federai Government, and To
throw of allegiance To the same wheu thai op-
preston becaraes inolerable. That time, has
COW come. The South ought to be
unit during the war
This precioas ietter is signed by that steal.
fast loyal nan from tie heginLing, VIM. b
Stokes, C.'lohe! OF Stokes Cavalry, who recen,-
iy resigned but is said to bs ag ain ia the field
fghting tor his darling Union.
Ex.Gov. CaTpbell, who figures as one Of the
"513' loyal iTnm tho commencement, said in
May. 1861 Oar State will need the services
Of all her sons, and mine shall be with her in
that capacity ia which ! think | can serve her
best. | want 10 place or position in csp,i lite;
and can give my person, at any moment, as
soldier, when shall be nseded."
Ar Address was published in April, 1861, to
the People OF Tennessee. sieuetl by Neil s..
Brown, Russell Houston Il. J. Meigs (lateiy
in your city, B. Peytoa, John s. Bfien, etc :,
from which oopysthe following
I'VE do not pretend To be able 10 Tell the
future purposes of the President {Lincdn)and
Cabinet, in reference To the impending, war; :,
hut should purpose lie developed by the
Government oi overawng aud subjug gatiRg our
brethren Of the Beceded States, We SAY une
quiyooally. that it will be the duty Of thtlSare
TO resist,at all hagard'. at any cost, aud by
arms. any su,h purpoSe or attempt; aud 70
meet any and all emergencies, she ougi,tao be
fully armed; aud We would especially cali up
oil tho authorities of tie State TO Irooee al
once to the accomplieh hment Of lfiis object
Let iennessca. then prspare thoroughly and
efficiently for comiug evSuts."
Ii this be legally, whaa is treason!
William Shame. the psesent City Recorder.
and one OF r,e espersA Af the "Decar aiio, ;"
vas aiways loyal 10 tine Government of ale
United States Az may beeasiiy proved by the
tact thai he AIDED materially in raising and or.
ganiz,ng in Nashville a company OF rebels
called the Light ArtiilerE oil which lie Was
elected hrst aieuicrant in' "A pril, Is6l--abou,,
the 24ih | 'hink. when il was org anised Tor
active service. i