The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-19


TIE spseviss IS the reply Of M Curtis
T. letter q Coy, Brovnlov, published
some weeks $50. ~. 'CuEtis talks tgSna
loud ssd-sesgas. q thiak hohss the best Of
me scntr0yersy.- he vilithhk ifEe-s6ssy
when The Governors spear punetaFes In,
again; -
- 30 a-iss Nra F0sk. oeisBei Is.
p rs ErccIltssy, ". Q. Broraioss Gos-
srler e .lcuiCSsegs a.ai.i- 80 q BOO
SIE.-0n. The sth Of August Lass Z a6dfes-
sed a note y yous respectful IN, is mannsf
and lts substance, requesting YOU to. usa
your rudue1ice ny the NIT eation 81 Nehst 4
believed to be the unnecessary slVsritv OF
Mr.. bain's esa6Rezncnt. Instead OF diving
me, or tirertiag any one b give ne, aux IA
formation reslsactins the mode ui has. con.
hnemont. you wrote me 4 lettnr Which
could only cause asio aish Iueutt that itshepld
have emanaied iruIn tha place where o. was.
aaled--the Executire Departuseutl of the.
State Of Fanuessee--ini answer 90 sueh (.
note IS I lad written % You But las was
notah Mithout waiting Scr Ta1r aletier 10
reach me IN due course ct NAL, ysu. pub
lished The correspondents In .Ionnesscc.
when ID must have hem perfectly ohViuns
10 you thai my hote waa puifnto one, az
though. according % customary courtesr, ID
was addressed 90 yen byTyouf oGiaisi iiiie
LNas made aware af this puaaicntieh & the
times bat have to-day, az the fnzi iirae.
seen he oosrespondelco In printia q paper
published in this city. I shsll nsa fepit
60 you publiaiy. and la no. other ioun.
Ny note 10 vuu Waa sent urlsaaled. Under
cover 10 an eminent cititeu Of your State,
whose devotion ~ che cause Of theIuuiol
h. HI.aHs
in the South, and whose ability 90 jadye Of
the propriety Of my request, and whose
Jealousy f9sthe hanog oi he States, are a
least equal 70 yours. Had there been any
thing Ia Il aiaresBeetfdl to YOU, OF 70 he
State, it is not probable thai Il would hate
been delivered, although 7 certainly AZ net
desire 70 cast upon hri the slightest resp1l-
abiltT Ter ~ delivery ~ writing 'it
was aware shat was wriingt 10 2 Govefncr,
and ] assumed shat I was wiling j. te-s
gentleman. ~ ..a
Il can scarcely be nseessary lor ne to
point ont to the public how inpcent that
mole IS 81 any or ali % nc qtienses which
you Affected 10 impute % d, or how pr3uerly
4 proceeded feara one wh5 had eonsent5d 10
stand IN the relation 81 counsel b 3 Pris-
ouer. J shall probably 40 you no iniEltice
II y regard The publcaton 81 such an
answer IS prot Of purpose 70 f9ed = locel
popular preiudlce against M. kain,I in
stead Of q desire % vindioqte the dignity'of
the State, which, II yqu are man of sense,
YOU knew had been DO 10 way Offended By
me. Ny remark, that the diEnity aud hu-
manity with which prisoners are trestea By
State have much y ~ with % good name,
was 50 obyious' not n say eewnen7p'ase,
truth, that one would suppose ID might
challenge assent within A5 vel "a FitAs ut
81 H. ..Fa h..
q not ing acious, even 20 Il hsppeEed % Be
an neeessary suggestion. II. 49,.
II you designed bY the publieation Of
such letter in advarce OF the trial Of this
prisoner % ihtmidate Others, a. believe
you did, let me assure you that Is win have
no eject in lettering me lf6m doing any.
thing far Mr. Kain that bad underaken
Belonging 20 a profession whose common
characteristic is the fearless discharge Of
its duties, trust that DO not aI below the
ordinary standard Of its virtues. Ithasnot
az sny lime been my purpose 10 be pretent
at the tfisi Of Mr.. hln. But 1T IS my IN
teutiou, at proper time and ID q pfopcr|
mode 20 lay before the jad'cal authorities
Of your State my views Of he legal oacs-
tons involved 10 bis case-ques' ions Of the
utmost gravity. which VIII demand, a. !
doubt not they viii receive from those uu-
thorities, the most careful. deliberate, aud
conscientious examination. Mr. KAN isin-
dicted IN a court of your ststs, with seYerai
other persons, for murder in The hrss de-
gree the homicide con titutng the alleged
murder having been the execution Of per
son who was sentenced TO dcath by q cpn-
federate court martial ia December, 1901,
when the state was Ga the military occupa
ton Of the con federute forces, He was not
q member Of the court, and not 81 that time
D. Q j .ra al asH.
participation in those proceedugs consisted
Of TIE ta2a5 g5eH rs Rs 4 t5 Sc ary eor
and Of the counsel for the prisoners. 10
taking down the testimony given "a both
sides. He is not indicted to- ihe ofenses or
the acts lor which YOU arraign HIN in your
letter; tnd the irrclsvsu6y therefore. OF
those imputations, which, eveu 81 they WIRE
true, can have qpihing h DO wi'h has treat
ment under the Indictment found against
him, 4 az once qpparrnt. .4. ..U. DID.
Your infamous insinuatiou thai may per
haps approve oftbe enormities with which
you gratiiupusly gharge him is n very
strong confirmation .oi The purpose with
which your letter, as think, was written
and published. If y0u knew aaythiuK of
nae, y0u knew very well that my npprurai
Of acts Of cruelty and oppression. shofhcr
committed BY secessiQnisis or uuio1iits-
and enough Of them have been committed
BY both sldes IN thls ciyl war % be q last
ing q sgraca % eur cQunlry-ia a thing hi-
possible n have been given herstaious. or to'
be given now Or hercait r. What my "pro-
eliyiiies III you were entitled 10 know
them-have % Do With the matter ou whnrh
I wrote you q private note, no ono Wili be
able % perceive, excepting those who are
qualified 70 relish the manner b which The
present governor Of Tennessee can write q q
distant stranger, who as1s him % % al ncs
81 mercy toward prisoner chat would have
in DO degree iptegiered With the trial for the
offence charged, and which. II inadmisaibio
or unnecessary under tho circHmstancss.
could have been declined with ciyility. as
addressed 40 lectures" 70 ygu Or 20 the
5 ATE, D was clearly Is unnecessary for you
to consider my 'procliyites'' a. d j obvi-
Gus that you are totally ignorant Of what
they are - I'D
Iisref should stop. were It M thai there
are considerations involved in this ihatter
which are Of Tia almost importsnce b sod
ETY., and Ehich4 NEAR 90 DO al in my poaef
% enforce upon the public attsnti8u and
Courts of justice in this oouh
ny val for years 90 come have difficulty
enough IN working out the application 81
sound legal principles 81 aets done ia this
eiyll var, without being subjected % the
further and eNtraneous d iicultiss Swinging
from personal oraParty. or sectional, 81
local preiudiees yiole1ce, and desire for re-
venge. Men on all sides, both those who
have and those who have not acted under
clalnioi authority, viii siand IN need every
Whese Of afFm, enlightened, upright, aid
impartial admi1islFstion Of tho law, and
must undergo IT, yiaitatious or inquiries
Z be consistent and steady acli0n OF the iu
dicia lsfsfhunsis In - -1,aIvy -, -, .
juries where the law requires such re.irtss
sad a. fearlessly refuinF it where the law
does u0t demand or warrant pudiahment.
can alone save society from the psrpetration 4
0f great judicial wfonEa Whoever. there 4
fsre, b aonesftied in the adnfniffdli6n or
justice in any capacity, on the bench or 81
the bar. and who Hould serve bis dav and
generation, must give himself with the ue
most diligeBce, % the study 81 the great anH
dnhrnlt questions which this wer has
brought upon us, and whose jdaf atd true
elucidstia on Involves the psflonaf faIarzsts
AID personal safeiy Alike of ma Wh5 Save
and n men who have not adhBFad IN the
past b ihe natienal GAG Mast rce1sliiuiy, I
Mr. GpYernQf, lshal he fluud. snc0niiugt6 I
my humble capacity, ampng thqse Who en- [
J. avor % Do their duty in mis- rsgs1d Eith- |
'ut iear ~ ne tongue, ne pea, "a ne hapa ]
= voS- ,,.l,s,, : s..j,ysst - -
D ezoeoe Ffcksok Ctafis. I
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d. MUzora Ia su7Lzsrorx.-On snn8sv /
narning.a priFats soldier named afnr-ss /
y hite, helon yizg % Co. Il lst UsssC. ri al. |
vas shot and killei uaar Seven \ a1d 4
,hestaut strestsf1Y aome person auppossd I
Q be Henry AeCullqugh, : private ~ fha
5me cdmEanT and Eerfue-t H. fatt.- /