The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-11

family. tie fought CALAMITY through this re-
belhon, and returns minus an arm lost at
the seige Of Nicksburg, where he was at
tached to the regiment commanded NV Pitts
tialiaher deserves credit for his fr4nkness,
and pays Just tribute of censure 10 those
rebels who- assisted in bringing on the war
and then skulked out Of the fight:
KNOXVILLE, June q, 1866.
Gorernor Broernlon:-.Sir: | have been for
nearly four years connected with the rebel ar
my, and no~ with my parole in my pocket
have returned ~ Tennessee. ! entered the
service from principle; / believed the cause
was Just, and never for moment emit brtained
any other opinion than that We would ulti-
mately succeed in the establishment of the
Southern Confederacy. But in this | was
mistaken: the verdict is against me CON
fess placed too mach estimate upon South
ern chivalrv. was crednlous. and believed
that men would defend with arms the princi-
pies they advocated, and in this | fsas de-
ceiyed. Many Of the leading men of Knox
vile, and indeed Of all portions Of Teh hneSsec.
exhibited so much anxiety for separation.
and professed to be so big with fight toward
the North. that ! could not doubt their sin
eeSity. But when armies we're To ~ orga-
nzed and the great question at issue was 10
be submitted to the arbitrament of the sword.
their pregnancy proved 70 be false cnneep-
tons. They sought positions in the civil
branches of the Government, and contracts
with the Government. that by virtue Of their
contracts they might swindle the soldiers and
soldiers families, and even rob the infant
government of It's swaddIing clothes. in all
of which they succeeded admirably. These
same men urged the rigid enforcement Of the
conscript Law, forcing thousands of men
IL - ~.
Twas they declared that If the Sonth sue
ceeded. Union men could not live in Tennes-
see And it was they who first bowed obse-
quiously to Federal masters, and now. sYco-
phant Ike, ask to be taken into full Federal
communion. And IN great agony do they
writhe under the disfranchisement act of the
Legislature. think. myself, that the Union
party. and the Legislature particularly. If il
is their purpose to reconcile and eonciliate
the discordanf elements, and establish that
harmony that once did and ought to exist.
might. 10 facilitate these ends. have with
profit acted with more magnaniniity. But an
act more just IN all its bearings. and under
all the circumstances could not have been
conceived of. |, SIR. for one. together with
all other Southern men of tennessee. If We
had succeeded, would have favored the pas
sage of such laws as would have forever pre-.
cluded from citixenAhip men who left their
houles and took up arms against us. And
can not rcprotase IN Others what | would
have considered just in myself Nor will /
enjoy privileges granted by Others that would
not bestow upon them. Nor do | feel willing
to live under the penalties of such laws as
would have passed to punish my opponents
And now, having fought and failed, | willing
ly submit to the powers that be. And with
out any malice, either special or general,
will ask the authorities for passport to some
other State, where all the foxes have lost
their tails, and with the dedication of my
new home, wherever It may be, W III renew
my aleyiance TO the Union Of our fla ihers
And now, Governor, + am very respect
fully, yeur obedient servant,
j. G. GALIAHER.