The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-23

servIco--To the Great Loyal AR
mics, Government and People OF
the United states.
Most Noble Freemen:
The series Of appeals Of which this is
the last, which published in the Louis
Vile Journal and Nashville Union in be-
half of my people aud countrymen in
East Tennessee, who are yet under the
dreadful rule and license Of the mobs Of
most bloody traitors from all the rebel
South; in which also have expressed
very decided sentiments in favor Of the
EMANCIPATION OF SLAVERY in all coun-
tries, especially in these rebel States in
this fearful crisis, are genuine; composed
myself, after mature and long delibpra-
tion, for the love Of my country and my
dying people. My great grandfather is
buried in sight Of my fathers house
where | was born 10 East Tennessee.
My father and grandfather were yet alive
few months ago, and they were both
soldiers in the long Revolutionary wars
with England and the Indians for our in
MISUNDERSTANDING for this great free
government which is nov passing
through final, fierce and awful trial
with the naughty traitors of these slave
States, secretly aided by foreign despots
10 'oas recently asserted in papers Of very
suspicious loyalty, that there are no
EHlancipationists among The people proper of
Tennessee" It is not so. The very reverse
is true, or nearly SO. The great masses
of honest, hard working people of Ten
nessee neUer desired TO own slaves, or TO
have them in their families. They al
ways admired the Emancipation senti-
ments of Henry Clay, of Presidents JEFF
ferson, Monroe, and Washington, and in
the language of Henry Clay, they de-
nounce it as "tIe greatest of all evils." In
the words of John Wesley--the great
founder Of the Methodists-.very many
denounced it as "Ms sum of aHwllaiaies, ("
This sort were hanged by mobs. But a
great many of the more uaseJfsh, naagnan-
imous and enlightened Shareholders this
great State, in past years, ep,ancipated al
lleir rslaUes--many having large numbers
sending very many far away TO Liberia,
at their own expense. OF that noble
number, will here only mention few
who, 10 my own persenal knowledge,
emancipated all their great numbers Of
slaves-all of my own county wash
ington) but one.
The sacred names Of two Of these de-
parted men mention with reverence and
awe; for | was brought up at their feet
They were the venerable and noble var
ENTINE SEWER, of Greenville, and ELI
JAN EMBREE of Washington county
The former Of he stock Of tie first Goveno,
Of 1ennessee--MAJoR- GENERAL JoHN SE
vIER. The latter, perhaps the most ener-
| 9etie and eat nsive Ironmoager Of all III,
Southern States. They both emancipateC
all their slaves long years befor,
they died. Mr.. EMBREE's brother die
the same and they carried on for fifty
years afterwards all their great work.
tOith free, hired labor. The late Mrs. Col
JoHEsoE-srand- -daughtsr Of Gen. Sc
| yIER, the FIRST Governor Of Tennessee
emancipated all her slaves. The lat
venerable JoHN STEPHENSON, and hi
brother MATTHEW, did the same Th
late venerable Presidents Of Washingtl
College, Rev. Drs. Mains and BLACK
BURN, and the venerable Mr.. FoRD did III
same; nearly all Of them having larg
numbers, and all of Washington count,
but one. Besides many others in th
same county yet living, sent many slave
toLIBERIA, having set them free by eman
eipation. Among them are the eminel
Judge LUoKEY and Hon. T. A. r. NELsol
and E. L. MATHIS, ESQ all of that on
county, and there are many more who's
names are not now remembered. Il
useless here 10 extend the list to Ii
hundred other counties ia Tennessee
nearly or quite al Of which had simil,
noble hearted, upselHsh slayeholder
who emancipated either all or parts
their slaves. Those were the wise slav,
holders who followed the councils Of Il
immortal Washington and his great con
patriots of past ages, who emancipat,
all their slaves.
President JACKSON propheeied thirt,
Eve years long ago that the tory null
iiers and traitors would next make slav
ry their pretext for rebellion and ci,
war; and we now fad Slavery 10 De b
he tert and tie prefer, Of perhaps he dare
and bloodiest toar he ,0orA has aer kaou
The doom Of Slavery has come. It's drea
ful sentence has been long prOnoune
by the great and good Of ali nations a
ages Of the world, and it must now cor
to its final ExEcggIoS, by the Presidsn
Proclamation. .s
The day Of fierce wrath is upon us,
% nsglectlng il so long. And when :!
Aoyria monster, Which Is Ne base and siren.