, 1866-01-31
LETTER FROM COY. BR0WNL0W.
The Admission Of Tennessee Asked
E0F-E II &Op1nlon OF Southern Rebels.
NASHVILLE, Jan, Is.

The Hen. Schuyler Cnlfa1:
DEAR S1R: Your letter Of the 9th inst. vas ro-
celsed Ut esenine, and N :lad to ha1e an n B og-
mission % their seats. You understand me cor
!eeny and represent me properly. ! an decidedly
in favor Of admitting the tennessee d2iesatin1 ana
have 20 expressed myself IN al my private aud pub
rhe Letters, a. veil as in my message to the Leg
Tennessee occupies different and better position
on; @ nd Il her re sho1d not be placed
On the same footing with those Of Virginia, the
Catolinss, Alabama, Georta, Florida. Mississippi.
eiafed her qlaVcs iree, elected i loral Governor
and Legislature under the admins tratlon Of the
lamented Lincoln; aud as tribute 10 h!s memory
te Stae ogh TO- ss restored hoe 10 ns oxa
eea,s. add to ti,e strength offthe Union party.
Tennessee Use allowed 70 !utnl.h 1ne canatdase io5
now fnrnithes tho President. Tennessee continued
10 be partially represented m both branches Of Con;
,S e i. s5 $ % 1stTs 5 a ss anioa
s eaess to pe .anl.,sa s q ii d & }ast,ss .s.
70 Tue lo{al Isn9es:Issa1. I ,on Mho .to9d TO .! re
butte to ,ne joint iabon Of Mesrrs. Iineoso md
Johnson In resto.ip. the state to the unton. r.
nally, thtJ ought 70 be admitted IS means q pte
dent, which, for The eake Of the copnuy, ought TO
be avoided. Thy Psettd ought ia he satisfied
Nth the Adm1tG1on OF Inc 1efneefGt delegates tO
their teats. aad have no doubt would be.
atanulnG upon different footing altogether. It
does nor follow that If the Teunesseeans are admit
ted the fr ocT sn,ss !aE, teig II II
Tennessee should be admitted UNTIL those States
manifest lees Of the spirit Of rebellion. and elect
more lo5sl get Of men, and msn %hn ean taSe a. e. me
II he removal Of the Federal ,roop- from Ttr-'
Of our Congressional deecat,oa 70 their .ea11, hy.
lien, and In that case, The loyal mea OF Senuesse&
beg TO be witho1r representatives IN Concfess. Buf
retained sufficient 10 goyesn and control the
rebeil1ous. tell you, and through ycui all whom
Il ma5 eoncetu, fhat without law 70 didran-
81 tsat isv ihis S,aie viii pass Into ie hands Of
the bel., and terrible state of aitatrs ts bound
10 follow. Union men will BE- driven from she
homer e}.ewhe.e. And yet, Yenne.*ee + IN q
much bette. condIslon Than any Of 1hs' other
rTtolted states, aid adofds stronger loyal popu-
iation.
Those who.uppcse the South I. "recoustruc!ed,' y
tbe waT, arc iesrfs11 -,iecet,ed I1ie whole South
growing mors bitter and insolent eserydsy. Rebel
nenrparese arc sprfngus up a! orer the South.
md fpcaking o1t In terms Of bitterness and re-.
sia'ss. These papers ieaa he people, md at tha
Fsme 'tne reflect their sentiments aad feel
!nZs. ofthc tTentY-one papets ID Tennessee. four
ts" nIE AeGl1eult 1Gut4, uAt!PoAEu ALL AuuAe~
grieed, some Of them pretending to hcqulesce in
the exist X suite Of asatss. In al! the vacancies
u.rulr,:. II onr lc:.islntute even with our f1an-
chisc Ian In force. rebelb invariably returned,
and In some instances rcbel o11aert, Hmpins from
wounds fecetvcd in hattie, nyhsias against the
United St.teA forest And set. tell you that
Tennessee Is in better condition. than any olher
tcrolted State
0thera wiIl gtye you more favorable tccoaut. l
csnnut in Justice to myself and the truth. think
l know the Southern people. have lived 50 years
In the South Of eAotce and to at The North, OF re-
eftstty+
". q. Bn0WNLoW. Governor, &c