The sun., 1865-07-22
ETnRRIDCg ON THR RAMPAGE.
A sublincIy Impudent Letter TO President
Johnson.

Emerson Etheridse-once Hon" Emerson Ether
idse-is in lnbo at Columbu. Ky. having been ar
rested for temorable uttersnces, and has written
letter to the President the cool saucnes Of which Is
positively refreshing, with the thermometer up In
the nineties. To Judge from the letter. one might
think Etheridse was trying 70 writo himself down a
lunstie, 90 a. to put in plea Of Insanity" at his
trial lie opens his letter with . statement Of tho
manner Of his arrest, by force OF negro soldiers, lie
snys:
They we're commanded and directed hy four or
I'VE I'VE White men Who arrested me as Mr. Adder-rig,
nom which infer, they claim a lager beer nstiou-
sity. deem II my duty to report that vour cid
friends Of the ,ecesh persuaion ain pcnst in The
IRRESPONSIBLE practice Of ca ng the ps'sonrsi Of such
ttpedltlons id Dutch and niglefs'" OF the cause
of his arrest, he sayp! II am charged With uHng
iressoasblo language against the Goyernmont Of the
ni,ed states. and tie GOyemment of Tennessee;
and OF the Right Reverend William q. Browniow
who, gnni indml that the Cons tuition OF lennessoe
ttcudee AL ministers from civil Office, 10 nov claim
ing 10 have successfully seized the Office OF Gcveor
OF SAID state. Further and truly that have given
professional cpnton. declaring that the slaves 10 Ten
ne",o have not teen made itse by law" lie fooe
on th,n to give ststemcnt OF what he said,
ees'iohls's aud oihcf.'eeter., however, that they
need not wat for quarantine before JOINING the Amy
oi w suniheT and John Brown that you had done 90,
thtnei your back upon ihem-betrAyei them, and
that although the uihcnl health bulletin represented
you Ia piecaious condition, bad ) ct secn no
mention Of AIRY morhid dirtenson Of yonr bowee.
Nor did tsil To remind the audience OF the fadcsl
chanse In your opinions Of John Brown and Mr. Sew
alu; rilcc lou denounced tho Vne murderer,
rohbtr thioi and tr1itor,' snd the other hi,
PoltcHi tutoi. pointed TO the femari abie AID
eesahce With which you nov itateruize wtth the
olltiLN Browns; bow Oh noa piOurly regarded his
sallous as only lees sscr'd than the Ctoss Of
SnH" III. 0,h. how lenisnAn'ly YOU smiled a.
could sing John Bro-n's body lice mould.riue in
the dust" Then EtheridIe ravcs-under the iiu
preston, no doubt, that he 10 WHITING Ere hunor;
NOV Tor tins euostum upon vOur HE character and
put ic 'efyices-sud lecause the Mon men of that
Rf NNlR In ItFN NaNHE
ne Tor Confftrs / am held, like Napoleon a. Hriona
Ad-deL.iiJ Al toiumhus Hov hstory viii te.eat IT.
sltl For the lCnett Of subsequent travellers who
NAV Nitlt TINS clarrc city Ia search OF rClicr, will
mere state that am al the Coluul ~ liOtci, room /,
diccty opposite 4 butchers estsbhshmeut wAtro
thirteen CHAINED dogs hunuTeds Of uuCn lined contra
bands, and milons Of mosqutOes mighty mia
ge their music 10 lull me- to repoee." lie
winds up his letter In theso terms. " Am /
nEinc too much whom ayoW myself willing to svsl.
low cOse OF that universal plnacea for AL doubtful
cases the Military Commission at NashiurtOur
lNuhtl - II has jurisdiction U my Gaze, | am
cused NJ comp acy. kuow N II cOmTctent 20 inhc
thai iulisl meut which many Of your old rebel
hung woman Don't fail to writ soou Direct your
Iftrdte letters 70 Padurah, Kentucky. Miy our
hcANeLlv fatl cr speedily restore your lNcg lcuCy's
hchth 'nlasPo your ul, ady powerful Judgment aud
uEuerssnfiuF, ave you io"t cling again poisoned
l.. on The 4th 81 NArch last, tnI luAy crown YOU ia
heaven ~Ath the Old man Brow u, and ali the mighty
hosts Who await you there
Line -on Ethoridge 'put hi foot IN IL" when he
wrote .h.. impuGont letter. General Thomas haa or
dcrcd that ho be held At Columbus until further
orders, and not be allowed 10 converse on political
Affairs pain Of close confinement lie Is nov under
guard.