The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-21

Eiiiors 81 tie NashgiRe Union:
VIII you have the kindness
to permit ne, through your columns,
to state TO the public q few facts Of =
personal nature. This is not my habit,
but deem it proper at the present time
to do so. The facts / will briefly state
frat. and then my reasons for so doing.
The facts sre these. A little more than
three months ago, placed myself vol
unfairly in . public capacity-at that
time a not very popular one-7iz l IN
dertook 10 raise cOlOred regiment, with
the distinct understanding, as thought,
that upon raising ii, l should be com
missioned its Colonel. knew l should
incur great odium by this step. / have
done 50, even among those calling them
selves lovers of country; bat l simply
desired to do my Government my mite
of service. I saw no reason why such
position should be odious in any body's
eyes bat those OF traitors. So / gave up
my chosen PROFESSIONALS law-And de-
voted my time, and what money had
and could borrow, to raising the regi-
ment. was duly appointed Colonel on
the 17sh Of November, 1853. Chiefly
through my exertiOns, think, the regi-
ment became filed to the maximum about
the last Of December, 1863. immedi-
aielY came TO Nashville to be mustered -
doubling nothing. Upon application,
however, 10 the mastering officer, Capt.
r. D. Mussey, be declined, alleging as =
reason, that he had information to the
effect that had been in the rebel army,
and had made secession speeches. l
then forwarded TO the Secretary Of War
letter making a statement Of my
course since the incipiency of the rebel
lion aud up to the present time. Ny let
ter was accompanied by statements from
several Tennesseans, now high in off
cial authority, who have known my SEN
timents from the 6rst. They stated, they
believed, never was disloyal, and might
safely be trusted with q OOlOnelcy. In
mn letter l made an unvarnished state
ment of the facts, viz: That when the
storm that swept over this benighted
country in 1861 had gathered to its full
force, I was mad enough and coward
enough to follow after such leaders IS
John Bell, Geo. D. Prentice, Ed. EW-
ing & Co. I voted for Bell and seconded
his advocates. They said, l suppose,
under the influence of terror, the only
way to save the Union is armed neutrAli-
~. Under fear in q storm I joined the
Tennessee forces, with the express stipu-
lation should not 90 out of Tennessee,
and never serve JEFF. Davis or any of his
crew. never made secession speeches;
on the contrary, l made Snti-secession
speeches. Isaid was in . storm and
was afraid, but when the storm blew over
LAS it now is fast dOing) l was in favor
Of that side, which was against seces-
sion, and JEFF. Davis. In about three
months after their enlistment the Ten
nessee troops were transferred, n0lens 10
lens, to the Confederate service. Upon
this, acting upon the declarations had
made, sought, and procured discharge.
Ever since 1 have endeAvored to show my
faith by my works. Irefer to my speech
es in public, my conversation in private,
my position on the negro question, and
20 the manner in which l am treated So
cially by the friends of traitors, who
reside in our midst, taking advan-
tsge of the mercy of the government
The Secretary of War, however, l under
stand, through the Adjutant General, de-
clines to muster me into service, on the
ground that l was in the Tennessee army.
doubt not the propriety of the military
order declining to commission me Colo
mel, and revOking my appointment as
such. I have no complaints to make. If
I have done the Government, established
and defended by Washington, Jefferson,
Webster, Clay, Jackson, and all the tribe
Of our patriotic forefathers, any service,
/ rejoice at it. If in future l can stir up
negroes 70 run sway from their rebel
or 10 60 cut TO fight rebels in
arms, shall take great pleasure in doing
so. Further, on the broad principle Of
right against wrong, am in favor of uni
versal emancipation.
/ have made this statement of facts,
Mr. Editor, that might not seem to oc-
cupy false position before the public;
and that the mouths of my scandal
mOnger friends might, to some extent be
stopped. Yours, &c,
JAMES TRnIBLE.
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