The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-18

larson BRowHLow ON THE sITCATIoN-As MUCH
DIsL0yALTY IN THE SOUTH NOW AS IN 1851
THE IDEA OF SEPARATING THE GOVERNMENT STILL
CHERIsHED-HIs ONLY HOPE IN THE VIRTUE OF
THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN c0NGREss-TRrsTs
THAT THE SOUTHERN MEMBERS ELECT MAY NOT
STATE OF TgSsEssER, ExEcurvE DEPARTMENT
NASHVILLE, Nov. Is, 1885
In your paper Cincinnati Gorsne) OF Saturday find
this notice.
Governor Brownow was robbed Of ave hundred dollars
and his watch by some hsbwsyen near nashye While
evening.
This is mistake. II was my son. the Adjutant Gene.
raj OF the State who riding in buggy with Of
Horace Maynard am too prudent man 10 ride out on
any road leading from coming into Nashville other
than railroad This whole country abounds In thieves
watch or for Ave dollar bill Despite Of all the vigil
lance exercised by the civil and military authorities,
murders and robberes are Of daily occurrence both in
Nashville and the surrounding counties OF Middle Ten
nessee Az loud and numerous AZ are the complaints
against East TennasN BY the papers Of Nashville and
RACES perpetraed in Middle Tennessee every that
occurs in the eastern division OF the State TO be can
did, there is almost as much dsoysiy In Middle Ten
there was In 1861. And this Ia SO Of the
whole South, minus the number of foya mon who are
under ground Tennessee Is In much better condition
than any Of the seeded States and she has great
room for improvement Six or seven out OF her eight
representatives 70 Congress true and loyal men, for
them admitted 10 seats in the spproachns session BIT
this cannot say Of she other Southern States
They will mot elect loyal men TO Congress- nor can
States. Their conventions and legislatures
overwhelmingly rebel, and will be for years 10
come Their candidates fer Governor Congress and the
Legislature, M well for county offces urge their
claims for votes the ground that they had done all in
their power aid the rebellion They for assuming
the rebel sar debt and they for legisating NorAun
mon out n The Sos'h
In word, the rebels Of the South have by no means
abandoned ths long cherished idea OF separating the gor
rnDNnf They are looking 70 this end and more they
arc ogdntsng with view TO this result They do not
propose 10 dissolve the Union by the OF the sword
and bayonet They have tried this In wicked Of
four dreary years and sgnally failed Their purpose Ia
10 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,
che recent elections a the North have blasted their hopes
for the present and Taught them that the real people, the
loyal masses Of the great North, arc all right
My hopes for the future In tho goodness the obst
nate LOYALTY and determined purposes Of the republican
majority in Congress. pray God they will not admit
rebels into Congress ndiscrimnately because they have
taRen the amnesty oath obtained the Executive par
don As President Johnson said, let them occupy tho
back heats for few years
am one of those at tho South who bcicve this
has closed out too years TOO so The rebels have been
whipped. but not oiippcd enough
For saying these things expect 70 be abused BY all rebel
papers South and by all ratorous sheets az the North
Let them say out; able 70 stand their abuse am
for The American Union, regardless OF the hate Of SOC
ttDne, the war Of parties or tho malice OF ndivduals
have the honor 70 be, very truly and sincerely
W. q. BR0WNLOW.