The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-09

The Judge returned the following en-
dorsement upon this petition
The application made in the accompany
ing petition cannot be granted. LIST, Be-
cause i is now too late to permit the petit
toner 70 intervene, the case having been
finally disposed Of ct the last term Of the
court. 2d, The petitioner, not being
party on the record, is not entitled 10 q
writ OF error, and if he were, the csss
would 20 upon the record IS Il is, and the
relief sought could not be granted upon It,
CoEEALLT +. TRIos.
February ?, 1885.
Asa consequence, on Monday last the
United States Marshal, under the diree-
ton Of the Court, summoned the posse, and
proceeded to the farm to dispossess Null
| Inns. I, on the other hand, called upon the
Commanding General 70 furnish me de-
tell Of soldiers, which he did, and to whom
I gave SIS document:
KxoxvILLE, Tenn, Feb. %, 1865.
The detail Of men furnished me By Gen.
Tillson viii proceed TO Lyons farm i've
miles west Of Knoxville, on the river, and
there resist any effort that may be made to
dispossess ar. Mullins, who has rented the
farm from this Agency, and is entitled TO
an undisturbed possession for the year lso9.
W. G. BRoWNLow,
These soldiers made their appearance,
| but the forces Of the court did not attend.
/ On the second day, l retained the soldiers
under similar instructions, bHt nothing was
attempted, and here, for the present, the
matter rests. The rights Of third parry
/ kaviag intervefed, the Government is bound,
in ali honor, to see justice done to Mullins,
and IS the agent OF the Government, have
undertaken 10 see Il done. If the court has
no regard for the just rights Of Mullins, l
have, end viii not yield what ia due to the
Government 70 the rebel heirs 81 rebel
estate.
I make this publication to correct, in part,
the erroneous impression that there has
been collision between the military au-
thorities end the Federal court. The col
lision has been between the court and the
Treasury Agent, two civil departments.
simply called upon the military, as | have
done ia former cases, for force TO protect
an honest, loyal renter, against an unjust
assumption OF power on the part of the
court. II the court had thought proper ~
direct that the rent be paid over TO other
parties than 10 the United States Govern
ment-though unjust, 1 would have obeyed
it-but to turn loyal renter of farm he
had rented from the Government, and paid
fair rent for, in order 10 serve thu rebel
heirs OF traibOrs5 reported % De dead, was
Just what / would not be party TO.
Here / might close this publication, but
choose to say more. l will not play into
the hands Of a0eGltAy and influential rebels,
in violation Of the laws Of Congress, even
though / incur the displessure of the Fed
eral court. / am willing TO measure arms
with the court, OF in other words, TO let the
loyal people of East Tennessee decide upon
our respective merits. / have never heard
a more general complaint against any or
ganization, than is made by loyal men
against the doings of this court. 1t has
not convicted any man Of treason or of high
misdemeanor, out Of t0elvs hundred indiet-
neats, and believe never Will. It admits
q rebel LawyeE 10 practice in the court, in :
dicted for treason and it turns traitors
loose upon the community who come IN
and take the amnesty oath, after they have
been indicted for treason. In a word, it is
popular with the rebels and unpopular with
foyal men-I mean the masses OF the loyal
men of the country. It's sessions are doing
the Union cause no good, and the best in
terests Of the country would not suffer if 1t
were to suspend its operations until the
c-Ose Of the war.
W. G. BRowELOw,
asst. Spec. Agt. Treas. Dept.
February 25, 1853.