Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-11-30

W The following letter of Gov
'Brownlow to the Gin. Gazette will b,
read with interest. 1t gives a truth
ful picture Of the present stateso
feeling in the south. Every day
experience goes to show that tn,
rebellIous spirit still exists, and tha
the leading rebels are at heart nc
friends to the Union. Gov Brown
lows opinion that ''the war closet
two years too soon' is being rapidly
co-incited in by loyal men.
EDS. GAZETTE: In your paper oi
Saturday l find this notice: -a
''Gov. Brownlow was robbed OF
$500 and his watch, by some high
waymen near Nashville, while he was
riding out with the Hon. Horace
Maynard, on Friday evening"
This is a mistake 1t was my son,
the Adjutant General of the State,
who was riding IN buggy with a
son of Horace Maynard. l am too
prudent man to ride out on any
road leading from, or coming into
Nashville, other than a railroad
This whole country abounds in
thieves and robbers, and of whom
would murder man for his watch,
or for 50 bill. Despite of all the
vigilance exercised by the civil and
military authorities, murders and
robberies are of daily occurrence
10th in Nashville and the surround
ing counties of Middle Tennessee.
As loud and as numerous as are the
complaints against East Tennessee, by
the papers of Nashville, and Ger
tain class of politicians, there are
five of these outrages perpetrated in
Middle Tennessee to every one that
occurs in the Eastern division of the
State. TO be candid, there is almost
as much disioyalty in Middle Ten
nessee now, as there was in 1861.
And this is so of the whole South,
minus the number of disloyal men
who are under ground! Tennessee
is in much better condition than
any one of the seeded States, and
she has great room for Improvement
Six or seven out of her eight repre-
sentatives to Congress are true loyal
men, and for the good of the State
and nation, l should like to see them
admitted to seats in the apDl oachingI
session. But that cannot say of
the other Southern States. They
will not elect loyal men to Congress,
nor can a loyal man he elected Gov
ernor Of one of those States. Their
Conventions and Legislatures are
overwhelmingly rebel, and will be
for years to come. Their candidates
for Governor, Congress and Legisia-
ture, as well as for county offices,
urge their claims for totes on the
ground that they had done all in
their power to aid the rebellion
They are for assuming the rebel war
debt, and they are for legislating
Northern men out of the South
In word, the rebels of the South |
have by no means abandoned their
long cheris he'd idea of separating the
Government. TLey are looking to
this end, and more, they are organic
ing with view to this result They
do not propose to dissolve the Union
by they are organizing with view
to this result They do not propose
to dissolve the Union by the use of
the sword and bayonet They have
tried this in wicked war of four
dreary years, ane signally failed.-I
Their purpose is to accomplish their
internal plans through the ballot box
in Congress, and they look to the
Copperhead Democracy and other
Northern traitors to aid them. Thank
God, the recent elections at the
North have blasted their hopes for
the present, and taught them that
the real people, the loyal masses of
the great North. are alright - II,
My hopes for the future are in the
goodness, the obstinate loyalty and
determined purposes ofthe Republi-
can majority in Congress. 1 pray
God they will not admit rebels intoI
Congress indiscriminately, becadsef
they have taken the amnesty oath, or
obtained Executive pardon. As
President johnson said, let them oc-
cupy the back seats for few years.
am one Of those at the South who !
believe this war has closed out too
gears to soon! The rebels have been
whipped, but not whipped enough.
For saying these things I-expect
to be abused by all rebel papers
South, and by all traitorous sheets
at the North. 1 am for the Ameri /,
can Union, regardless of the hate ofP'
sections, the war of parties, or the
malice of individuals, z -0f
/ have the honor to be, - -
Very truly and sincerely, ossj
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