The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-11-03
A few Serious Questions.
For as Eat Tsnaesss Union Flasl

Our ears are still annoyed by the low muir
murings Of our rebel friends who have be-
come subjects of the misfortunes of war, and
they seem to be throwing the weight of their
complaints upon the Union loving men and
administrators Of the law, for not putting
stop to their miseries, for the boys seem to
be determined to hold their own decision,
that but one party shall stay here, and ac-
cordingly they are notifying them TO leave,
and when they fail to comply, they apply
that which was intended for the g fools back"
For the last few days we have heard of sew
eral who have been whipped, but we don't
know how to stop 1t. They seem to think
that we could control those who ART treating
them with so much sew Gritty, but, in the first
place, the Union citizens do not know who
are engaged In the business, and secondly,
they themselves have been abused till they
do not feel like running any risk for those who
brought so much trouble upon them during
the last four years.
Ny friends, how do you think men who
were possessed with patriotic principles felt,
when you were talking about breaking up
the best Government upon tho green earth
How do you think they felt when you would
not let Andrew Johnson and T. A. R. Nelson
speak in behalf of the Government in Jones'
boro2 How do you think they felt when
you were voting for Isham G. Harris, and his
corrupt Legislature, whom you knew would
force the State out Of the Union? How do
you think they felt when you were voting for
JEFF Davis? How do you think they felt
when you and your children were following
for JEFF Davis and the Southern Contederacy
when ever Union men would pass your houses
or meet you in the way? How do you think
they felt when you were encouraging the con-
| script law, hoping that all the Union men
would be forced into the rebel army? How
do you think they felt when you were calling
them traitors and Black Republicans, with
dozen other epithet-2 How do YOU think
they felt when you reported their sons, ~
have them put in the rebel army2 How do
you think they felt when you had them i'm
prisoned for entertaining or expressing Union
sentiments How do you think they felt
when their sons were driven from their homes
and had to cross the deep rivers and rugged
mountains, TO get to Kentucky, to escape the
cruelties of those wicked and unreasonable
men that you had put in office, and that COM
posed the confederate army? How do you
think they telt when you had your fast days
and prayer meetings; and prayed in such an
eloquent manner for jeff Davis and the South
ern Confederacy and abused the Union men
for not joining with you, telling them that
shey did not want peace; when they did not
feel like singing the songs Of Zion in
strange Government.
And you have never brought forth fruit
meet Tor repentance" You did not as much
as call Abraham your father when you saw
the Union men in his bosom ; therefore, when
we ould do good, evil is present. (.eyour
evil deeds.
You have held much more property than
the Union men for, while their property was
taken to support tAe Confederate army for
nothing, you held yours or got pay for 1t, and
then you turned your Confederate money in
to tobacco or something else, which you kept
and sold for green back, and when the Gov
ernment or the army Of the United States
took any Of your property, many of you
went and got pay for it.
Now we are opposed to trampling upon the
laws Of tho land. We are still fort TIE Union,
laws" We are not in favor of your being
abused--but We do think you ought to make
up some Of what you caused the Union men
to loose by the rebellion, (und let him that is
without fault cast the first stone.) We
know who voted for Convention, and that
you voted for the men that were determined
to tear up the Goyernment-nnd that sowed
the seed Of discord, and that you assisted in
inAamng the heterogeneous elements OF those
WHO NJ tue luu nv luuuVHNVl
and Of course you were the cause Of their
robbing the Union men of the necessaries of
life and running them from homo and all that
was dear to them-and after they were gone,
you would tell their friends they never would
be allowed to return again, and you have
caused many u fond mothers gray hairs to
20 down to an untlmely grave.
Now gentlemen, if you will do half what
is right, VIZ may still live in peace together
but If you are divested Of patriotic princi-
Plies, we think you would do well to find a
Government to suit your taste better. lfyou
are still tho advocates Of State sovereignty
you mOy fnd it beyond the limits of the Uni
ted States.
have made these statements that you may
not reflect upon Union citizens who would
by no means do you any harm. know that
Augustus, BY his clcmency and kindness,
mado to himself almost m inuumcrabe null
u ude Of friends, but those individuals had
never enjoyed the high privileges that you
had enjoyed, In al ages Of the world, where
mankind have trampled upon high privileges,