Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-24
nEHEREkELE LETTER PROM THE
GBFEHAOR OF TENN E.sSEE.

STATE 0E IENSBssEE, EXECUTIVE DEPT,
Nashville Nov. la.
Editors Gazette: In your paper OF
Saturday I find this notice.
Gov Br0wnlow was robbed Of five
hundred dollars aud his watch, by some
highwaymeu near Nashville, while he
was riding out with Hon. Horace May
nard, on Friday evening
This is q mistake. 10 was my son, the
Adiutant-General of the State, who was
riding in d buggy with a son Of Horace
Maynard. / am too prudent q man
to ride out on any road leading from
or coming into Nashville, other than
a railroad. This whole country abOuuds
in thieves and robbers, any one Of
whom would murder a man for his
watch, or fog q five dollar bill Despite
Of all the vigilance exercised by the
civil and military authorities, murders
and rObbeTies are Of daily occurrence
both in Nashville and the surrounding
counties of Middle Tennessee. As loud
and numerous as are the complaints
against East Tennessee, by the papers in
Nashville, and certain class of poll
ticians. there are five Of these OutraCcs
perpetrated in Middle Tennessee TO
every one that occurs in the Eastern
division of the state. To be candid,
there Is almost as much dislOyalty in
Middle Tennessee now, as there was in
eighteen hundred and siNty-one. And
this is so Of the whole South, minus the
number Of disloyal men who are under
tine gToluidI Tennessee is in a much bet
ter condition than amy one oftAe seeded
States, and she has great room for I'M
provement Six or seven OF the eight
represeutAtives 20 Congress, are true
and loyal men, ana for the good
Of the States and natiCu, ! should like
To see them admitted 10 seats in the
approaching session. But this cannot
saw of the other Gouther States. They
win not elect loyal men 70 Congress,
nor can q loyal man be elected Governor
Of one of those States. Their Conven-
tions and Legislatures are overwhel-
nlingly rebel, and viii be for years to
come. Their candidates for Governor
Congress and the Legislature, as well as
for county officers. urge their claims for
votes on the ground that they had done
am in their power 10 aid the rebellion.
They sns Tor assuming the rebel war
debt. and they arc ar l5glsla'ing
Northern men out Of the South
In "a word. the rebels of the South have
l,v mo means abandoned this long cher
ished idea o. saparsting the Government
They are looking TO this end ana more
they are organizing with view 10 thus
resillt They do not propose to dissolve the
Union bv the use Of the sword and hayo-
net, they haye tried this in g wicked war
Of four dreary years, and slgHaiiy falish-
Their purpose is TO accomplish their IN
farmal plans through the ballot box m
Congress. and they look 10 the Copper
head democracy and other Nortnerh
traitors To aid them. Thank Goa, the
recent elections at the North have
blasted theif hopes for the present, and
taught them that the real poopio, the
+ loyal masses Of the great North, are All
right
! My hopes for the future are in the good
ness, the obstinate loyalty and deter
mined purposes of the Republican ma
Jarlty IN Congress. ] pray God they
. VIII not admit rebels into Congress III
al7tfllninateiy, because they have taken
tue amnesty oath, or obtained the EXecu-
tive pardon. AS President johnson said,
let them occupy the back seats for a few
years.
f. am one OF those at the south who
/ believe thls war has closed ont two yeans
/ too soon! Inc rebels have been whip
ped. but not whipped enough.
For saving these things / expect 10 be
abused By all the rebel papers South, and
/ bv all traitorous sheets at the North. Let
them saw out; ] am able TO stand their
abuse. i am for the American Union,
REGARDLESS of the hate Of sections, the
war of parties, or the malice Of indi-
I viduals
/ Ihave the honor 10 be, very trnly-and sin
I cereiy W. q. BROWNIOW.
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