Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-27


have the immediate control Of the colonel troops,
and are in daily conversation with them, had as vel
understand this fact at once. Loyal men in East
Tennessee concede to the coored people their free
dom, and their right TO enjoy all they can make OF
even realize from the aid Of the Government, and
the still further privilege Of educating their chill
dren; but they not prepared to sec all their
churches and school houses tursed over to them,
and the innocent white children Of Union parents,
who never owned any slaves, denied houses of wor-
ship and houses in which to teach school, because
few impudent teachers, upstairs from the North,
out Of any other employment, have conceived the
idea Of immortalzing The negro. There are those
Of Us here claiming 70 be the side Of the Union,
who still think notwithstanding the result Of the
war, that a white child Is as good a black One!-
There are those Of us here on the Union side, who
do not recognize the right Of the Government af-
ter emancipating the negroes Of Union men, 10 take
their lands and property punishment for their
having owned slaves There are those of Us here,
claiming that there is no discount upon our Union
ism, who don't recognize the right of Captain or
Lieutenant in command Of colored troops, upon the
representation of negro Of bad character, arrest
ing respectable loyal white men with negro bayon-
ets, and marching them from one county 70 another
for trial when their condemnation has been agreed
upon by the negroes in advance! And there are
thousand Of true-hearted Union citizens and dis
charged Federal soldiers in East Tennessee, who will
die right here IL second waT, before they will sub
NIT to any such insults wrong, and outrages!
l speak out plainly because the state Of the pub
lie mind requires it. There Is a deep, intense,
desperate feeling getting up throughout this end Of
the State upon this subject. think where and
what il viii lead TO- and desire to remedy the evil.
advise the white population TO treat the negroes
Justly IN ali respects, and not 30 disturb them in
their lawful and peaceful pursuits. They were
armed and uniformed by the Government and ought
not to he denounced on that account where they
conduct themselves properly. On the other hand,
let those who have control of the negroes advise
them TO quiet and peaceful course and to reconcile
il 10 themselves TO see white and their families
enjoy what rightly belongs to them. Let them
frown down all malicious camplaints from negroes
of bad characters against white persons who have
always stood fair Let them cease to arrest gentle
men Of character and standing, and OF loyalty, be-
cause some enraged slave has tancied he can pro
cure such arrest \ day Of reckoning will come
hereafter and if these ncroachmentz upon the rights
and liberties of loyal men are impudcntly continued
that day viii come sooner than any of lis want to
see it!
Since writing the foregoing, l am informed that
at a colored ball in the University building in this
city three coored persons were killed in one night.
It is said they were shot by white men dressed in
lcoDs.u'S clothes. OF course l condemn in unmeas-
Ured terms, any such outrage, and 1 make mention
Of to show the state Of feeling getting up between
the races. These balls are too frequent, and all
wrong. White soldiers, and officers, attend them
and dance with the colored women. One Ohio sol
der man Of very fair education, procured license
to marry, but not disclosing the color # his tend
ed, and actually married young wench, formerly
slave in this city Ii this sort Of alliance suited
his taste, have no complaints TO make But l do
complain that the noral Of the colored population
are not 50 good since their freedom as when they
were in bondage. And at the speed we are all max
ing in the direction Of their eRlghtment our teach
ing, preaching, praying singing and dancing, viii
take half Of them to ruin in Il very short time.
The officer addressing Inc the foregoing letter,
states that we all respect the noble men who, for
four years, have stood by tho Union, but he thinks
that in that time they should have learned to re-
spect the uniform Of the army. One-half OF all
the colored soldier in uniforms in East Tennessee
have no respect for that uniform and do not appre-
cate it, dignity and Importance, Two of them in
full uniform, some time since, upon narrow side
walk in this city knocked the writer Of this article
into the gutter, throwing him upon his hands and
knees. He was trying to get out Of their way, and
they saw it, but being feeble and leaning upon
staff he moved too slow for their ideas Of progress
made no complaint, but concluded that these col
ored rufians had not learned to respect the uni
form OF the army, and l vent my way-not re-
jocing- but fcsyg n the Let knee that was worst
ed by the encounter, which had not brought bout,
but sought to prevent. Soldiers and officers, wear
ing The Federal uniform ought ali to be gentlemen,
matter what their o0LOs but the only two colored
soldiers ever encountered did not prove to be of
that stripe / have no wish to try them again.
might light upon others less refined who would run
me through with the bayouct Being denied a
white mans choice only ask negro privilege Of
getting cut Of the way
The plain truth IS the uuored soldiers have not
been properly instructed. Who al fault am not
able c say. Believing that their longer continuance
in East Tennessee viii be productive OF DC good,
but Of much harm, | have written to President
johnson to remove them to those localities where
they are needed, and where the people we're unit
in bringing on the rebellion Indeed l have in
formed the President that no troops are needed in
East Tennessee Of any color and that the loyal peo-
pie and the civil authorities fully able to pre-
serve order and lake care Of the country The Bench
from the County Court up to the Supreme Court, is
occupied by loyal judge; the Prosecuting Attor-
neys are loyal men, and the Shorifs and Jus
tiee and are prepared in East Tennessee o. pre-
serve order without the aid Of troops.
[ do not advise the removal of troops from Mid
die and West Tennessee, but on the contrary,
would protest against their removal. There Is too
much Of the spirit of rebellion in those sections Of
the State and If the Federal bayonet5 were removed
loyal men would not he allowed to hold courts or
try rebel offenders.
THE SENIOR EDITOR.
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