The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-04-11

BRowNLow on Observation-Disclosures, of Tennes-
see, while visit to his home at Knoxville, made
speech before the German union league, from which
we subioin the folfowing
On the subject Of parties, the governor said that
parties again at work. seeking all ascendaney in
the government. The democratic party, under new
guIse and new leaders, again asking countenance
from the people. The firing on Sumter was demo-
cratic measure. The(southcFn States were all demo-
cratic when they went into rebellion. The revenue
stamps You taxed with are democratic and so
are the shnplasters. 1announce to you that if Andy
johnson is to lead the way in reconstruction with the
democratic party at his back go the other way.
go with the congress of the United States the socaed
radicals. do not fear to side with them. The name
OF radical has no terrors for Il have been known
as damned blue-light wing" and IL damned luna
tic" And think it cheap, if they viii now let me off
by calling me damned radical"
The reconstruction policy Of the president is thus
referred to; T . sr<i-
So far as the reconstruction policy of the president
is developed, do not ndorse it. do not ndorse his
policy as military governor of Tennessee. indorse
his letter accepting the Baltimore nomination. | in
dorse his declaration that if there but five thou
saEd Union men in a State, they should govern such
State lnd0rse his declaration that treason should
be made odious If we differ, it is he who has
changed. .
The governor has penchant for "human mon
sters.' #E5 &. @-T EEE EzE -
There are two human monsters" nov engaging the
attention OF the Americana people,. Their names are
on every mans lips refer to Sumner and Stevens
President johnson is engaged in a bitter warfare
against them. To abuse these is the test of 10y
atty Mr.. johnson prescrbes. They are both men of
ability and unblemshed private character. Stevens
has sacrificed more for the Union than any five in
east Tennessee, and is better Union than any
two men who ever lived in the south. | afraid to
indorse these men on my own dunghill." We must
all be radicals or reconstructed democrats ! prefer
to side with the former class.
On the negro Suffrage question, the governor occu-
pies this position -..-7. as.
On the negro suffrage question, have only to say
that for the present. am willing to be content with
the freedom Of the slaves, and with the privilege
given to them to testify in the courts differ from
president johnson this subject. He says he is in
favor of allowing all negroes to vote who can read
who are worth $780, who have been in the army; and
of gradually extending the right of suffrage to ALL 1t
through his influence that we succeeded in pass
ing the negro testimony bill through Tennessee
Legislature He wrote letters and sent kilograms
asking members to support the bill. 1t was through
bis help that the bill became law. He went further
than ever did. want them to be qualified first; it
will come in time They voted in Tennessee prior
to 1882
The governor makes revelation of +" secrets" con-
corning the freedmens bureau Ellis ID
Ihave some secrets to tell of the feedmens bureau
bill. think the bill Objectionable and it might
have been proper for to veto it, but president
johnson ought not to have done it. Gems. Howard
and Fisk drew up the bill They carried it to the pres
ident and read it to him, section by section He ia
vored it. Gen. Pike thought the expenses would be
too great, but the president said no." He urged it,
and promised to sign it if congress should pass it. 1t
went through both houses In the meantime he got
into personal quarrel with Sumner and others, and
when the bill came before him for his signature, he
vetoed it. after having promised to favor it, This is a
secret but true.
The last opinion" worthy of question touches the
test oath
l am in favor of the test oath and don't want it re-
pealed and it won't be, thank God. There are Grip
pied rebels in Washington who want to govern the
country, and am opposed to letting them in. They
wouldn't help govern the country. President John
can't carry a single State north Of Masons line but
Kentucky, and wish he would, carry that State to
" hell"