Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-10
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE OUTRAGE IN TENNESSEE.
he Ia 10 ~ Lincoln's Letter TO Ihe Tenn's'san'-
Our. gss Negro p. DECISIONS, DC
To ABRAHAM LIkCoLE,

J De argument on tnls sutJrct 10 n'N'p ;.
have some dditiona q most important J0s' v
TO he pcopls in further elucidaton OF the su'Jes.
Oar wonder /, not excited to learn that ycu bad not
.sn ,h roIn,,ion OF Governor Johnson, and scarcely
heard # II until presented BY an evil OF no small
CONNIE c.ed with your Administration, that mill
tary assume despoc powers without asking
the sanction Of their superorseven Presuming 10 gSo
law 10 Tho people by proclamation and to repeal and oal
~ our laws will The idea that the President hAnseh
can make repeal or modify law of rhs land, State OF
national constitutional statutoy though freely RIsc
ticed upon By yourself doctrine OF despotsm IN
pressoe conflict" with The principles OF pubic liberty.
Aud WHEN these things done BY sabord'Hats inc e'i
becomes utoeraby oppressive, and calls tor Inc nfue'
aud most active lawful resistance which people aesef'
iug 70 be free offer ,sa..t,f .tt ~
Youte US the movement set on foot BY the con
v non ard Governor johnson does not as seems 10 DC
assumed BY you emanate from the National Executive.
What we did is that the plan was oy
proclaim alton Of the Military Governor who has no autho
rty but that derived directly from you, and it was given
the ,orce Of law by his edct 1t thus became indirectly
your aud that decline to order the edct 10
recalled or modified il becomes your fully as if
/ tad snanaed from you. II, no proper sense, you
saw can it be considered other Than independent
OF at least portion of the loyal people of Ten
ressee" Independent of what7 Manfesty independent
Of Ell lawful acknowledgement OF and ~ Whr Win
the Federal Constitution, which you have both sworn to
support, protect and defend What right has ciSssn
or ,cer TO favor an Independent movement at vari-
snce with Constitution and support the same py force
of arusf What less this than wasiDg against the
Constitution Of the United states and the
ta5lshed thereby IAN Independent movement against
tie Constitution, supported bya Military Governor BY
free of armsI recommended BY assembly calling itself
o Convention! e@'. ~..3 q r. ''--.' '.~
Such ID principle were the Independent movements
OF governors nd portions of the people which Sc! at
fret 10 notion great rebellion in the South with which
we are contebdiug The Convention" calls upon anil.
tHy Gove!nor TO order an independent movement to-
help your reelection and 70 support 1t By force of arms
placing gusEds around the bsilotbox. And their re-
muer dauoa Is adopted by The Military Governor and
" nade"by him part of this proclamation" And yet
you say do not perceive in the plan any menace OF CO.
erciop o. violence toward any one Just 80 with the
earlier independent movement" of Gov Harris 10 this
Sste which opposed oppose this There was no
nensce of coercion violence toward any who should
c. cot TO zee the Constitution violated and the political
plan carried out without opposition. But the bayoDet
WE kept il view as ii is III this case Public meetings
were uepsced and perhaps broken by armed force
Ard so it is now Those opposed to the independent
movement" denounced sc traitors and so they are
now Troops from our own and frcm other States were
used to over the people, and they now We had
vigilance nmlttees and mob violence then We have
now secret Leagues and liable at any time to arbitrary
arrest, as well % to mob yolencs which Is now used IN
nsidst. +. " .~-a s''' - '*e, 7' aa" -. rttu
These are general facts In support Of which we add the
following specifications. 80. ,..,.vs,. 49,, :.
We have held number Of peaeesble and loyal public
reetpss in this city, than of which he's been
repaced" by your patsans. On the 2st instant such
'uettrg vas held at the courthouse in this city n
was teld peacefully and CONDUCTED " legally " the 50.
nsy consisting chin sy of the "iriends Of George D..
MtClil.n" humber Of provost guards were present,
BY quest tb0se who conducted the ting to preserve
o cer Tie meeting had be- addressed By geRtlems
sro "a en- exile from bis home because Of his loyalty, and
who bs. spett much time in The military service of tie
Government during The One Of the upderagned,
Mech Ian EIsctor, HIN. Bale Peyton had taken The
stand address the meeting, when the hall was suddenly
entered by large party Of soldiers and The meeting VIC
lspty broken up These men rushed 10 with guns and
drawn pistols crying !" Dtsperse you DID rebels and
trsor" exnsuishns the lights and driving the people
from the hall. $50. .t.,-s.f..., ..g
We specify fpther that the a5th instant the roter,
tbts 10 Duber ubiished card 10 the Nashville Times
tie rean 10 this city Of Gov Johnson to which they ap
I'D Il cir psnes, all members Of company d, lie
T nseis.e Lght ,AItllsry,' This company was raised
superptebdence of Gov Johnson The rioters speak thu
in their card Neither Gov johnson, aoy other in
giouAl oustds Of The ho ioko aetips parties
pant, kntp a.y hirg Of tions till The affair
ortr. Some eoofed y hare Jotoped Us, bit ps
ka,p nothing Of them" We do not fear court martial
they haUuy add "And therefore eheerfuly give ouI
usmeu as loyal aud Unionlo.iDg soldiers" aae ,..,
we specify further that the evening Of the Path in
,taot only three dsys after the Mcclellan meeting wa,
BROKEN up our streets paraded By immense pro
ces.on OF negroes bearing torches and tranparepces
with ssch inscriptions the latter Lincoln and John
sou" LibeItyo or Death Some disorders occurred II
connection with this demonstration, and shots were freely
fred by the negrue.soe at window where white per
soLs were standing and at persons the streets
One Of The latter Gan employee Of the Governnont) wa
dangerously If not MORALLY wounded ard it though
oilers were hit IL the Of these orgies the process
.on aed Governor Andrew johnson, at the Capitol
and he delivered to the negro assembly address,
yort If Ills speech published and re-pubshed ia hi
organ tie lines" and from that report take th
following extract. Gov johnson says; u, st.v,s. r,
Itpesk 'gbt as citizen Of TenDessee. am here
on my own coil AID 10 r. main here, aud fight TIL
prrat battle Of freedom through 10 the end Loyal men
Jrn lh dog yard 10 be the controllers Of 1enHes
stss grand md SUBLIME dsstfnp and REBELS MUST BE
DUMB We Will not hsten 10 their counsels. NASHVILLE
Ii NJ LONGER The PLACE FOR THEM TO HOLD THEE
AtE1IrGs lkT THEM GAIHsR THEIR TRgAsoNABLf
CoNCLAvEs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1BEIR FRIENDS IN
Il THE CCNFEDrK AcY. They SHALL NOT HOLD THEIB
cunsPIhACILs Ia NASHVILLE" ...~ s Il.
The language Of the riots,, D.per.e REBELS and