The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-21
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SATURDAY, OcroBEn d. lse5.
Major Hail's Testimony before the
Efheridge Cont Martial.

EthefAuse Cont MaFtiais
B. H. Han, formerly Major Of the I'll
Tennessee, (UnioR) testified that he wa
present ct the Dresden meeting, and heard
Ny. Z. speak; Alr. Colwell make the lonQes
speech; ar. E said that the Legislator,
was bogus" and termed its members and
Gov. BroWnloW "usurpsrs;" he said ths
laws pers null and void from the fact tia
the Ltgislaturo uas bogus; he advised ths
peopls 70 VOC ea1ly aud Fole late, and tc
vote no.oiieuer than theF were entitled q
vote ~ lave he said { was q shame for
troops wearing the Feder1 uniform, 10
come IN and destroy the public records in
thrt town, and rob Union men as they hed
done there; don't recollect whether he said
anything about the officers Commanding
them aon't rec0llect that he advised the
people what 70 40 when the tax collector
came found.
When asked whether Mr.. rs speech We
mild and c0neiiisiory, witness said be never
knew Mr.. E. to make mild speech on nv
occasion, snd he had known him twelve or
fifteen years. Witness did rot recol ect
that Mr.. Z. said anything about President
Lineolni what be said about President
johnson was indenticsl with the language
embodied in the letter 10 hir-, published
IN the Missouri Republican, July 10. 1858.
| tIhe letter was hare introduced and made
| part Of the reeord.) Witness continued He
said Gov. B. and the Legislature we're
usurpers, that they usurped the power they
then held.
In the cross-exEmination witness said that
Mr.. E. especially referred 10 the robberiss
and outrages VIGOROUSLY alleged to have
been peTpetrated there, and Whereabouts, a
lew weeks before by troops from this place,
| (Columbus) and mentioned the r0bberies Of
Col. White and Berry Jones who had alwavs
been Union men and were 10 this dsv.
though whether he spoke Of them as negro
troops or not wituess did not remember, but
they were negro troops, and he spoke Of no
other troops than those which had commit
ted those outrsges; those Ou'rages were no
torious, especially the destruction of the re-
cords Of the Chancery Court, and creased |
great excitement and feeling among all |
Union mem witness sat belsde defendsnt |
while ne made his fpeech, and thought |
aoou' hail OF It ives made TO him personal |
lyi he did counsel the people to obey the /
laws, and admonished them to bear eli the |
Ills complained Of until they could be COR /
reeted through the ballot box; advised the /
people to vote under the laws passed by the 4
present legislature, although il was q bogus /
one, until they could elect good men who 4
would change those lsKs; also advised them
to take eli the oaths required, and vote
Tor good men who would change the Il
laws; he told the p opls their only relief /
Sgainst the State Government, which he de-
nouneed, was by an appeal to Congress, and
ADVISED sue people TO elect a memler to that 1
body pledged 10 lay the subject before il,
and ii Congress denied relief ihay mnst
besr the burdens and further, when he "a.
solicited 70 become q candidate, he stated
positively that he would do it only upon cen
dition that If elected he might move his
FaIn haf h. H.. Il
ton, either Of Tennessee or the SOUTH
don't remember which he counselled the
people, IA his own words, thus: Commit
no violence submit 20 all the laws until they !
are repealed or modified" he said he had
nothing 10 take back that he had said Of The
rebellion and IFS leaders, nor would he have
anything 70 take back if he had said things
ten times worse than he had, and in that
connection be said that the rebellion had
been suEpr ssed, as nine times out Of ten
every rebellion Wonld when opposed by su-
Perior force he excused himself for not de-
nouncins tbs rebellion, as in former times,
by saying that it was over, and he wished to
see peace among the people, and made IA ap-
peal to al TO be as forgiving as was in their
natures possible; never heard any one in the
counties where Mr.. Z. spoke say they ever
heard him, al any period Of his life, counsel
10 shoot tax collectors, or soldiers, or cOun-
sci violence 70 any human being, witness !
voted against accused at the last election
was one Of those who brought out the gen r
.leman who was elected, and took part !
against Mr.. Z. in the canvass; have been :
intimate with Mr.. E. for twenty years, and !
have agreed with him politically till the
ast canvass; never heard him utter dis
oval sentiment, and don't believe any one
,lae ever did accused did not quail fy or
often the word "boZus," as applied to the
Legislature.
In reply to The question By the Court,
What do you consider the present Leg
ature Of Tennes zee p" witness said, "My
opinion about that Legislature, and the l
opinion Of sl good loyal men Of Tennessee a
:, that it is q bogus Legislature. There q
we're some members elected last August who j
we're legally elected, but the others were Il
lot Constitutionally elected. MYSELF and d
'ol. Hawkins rival candidate Of Ether "
ise for Congress, and successful over him, d
Tere agreed that it was a bogus Lesisla- P
ure, and the difference between me and b
Dr. Z. was, he wanted to fight the thing a
ow, and proposed to wait two years, and o.
buyer if necessary, and then hurl the q
fhOle thing from power" p