Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-09-13
Our "Pious" Governor.

|. iceeulngS OIL the Legislature, al
, charging the President with hay
ling made an effort to break up tina
: body, thus compliments Andrey
johnson:
This is a part and parcel Of
Johnson's policy to restore the reb
els to power. 1t means to crust
out the Union men of the South
land restore the Democratic trait
Iors Of the South to power and
|place. 1t is intended by him and
his advisers to make treason respect.
able, and traitors honorable, while
loyalty is to become disreputable,
and loyal men are disgraced and
driven from the South. To &C
complish all this, and even more,
there is on foot a regular conspira-
cy, and the chief conspirator is
Anda'eao johnson, as honestly be-
lieve.
In neither branch of the Ten
nessee Legislature can resolution
be adopted indorsing Andrew john
son or his policy, unless it be to
declare him traitor, and his poll
cy treason both rank and damnable.
Should another conflict of arms
be forced upon the country-as l
honestly believe it will, by the
combined efforts of Northern trait
ors and Southern rebels-the work
of reconstruction, after the con-
flict is over, will be easy. A Sur
veyor-General, with a deputy and
land offices for each county in the
rebel States, and a few bayonets to
guard them, are all that will be
required.
He thinks loyal men are still in
danger in all parts of the State
After abiding to the New Orleans
riot, he utters the following:
This feast was intended for
Msshoille, and was only prevent
ed by the prompt action of a tai
ented, fearless and patriotic Con-
gress, admitting Tennessee to her
position in the Federal
Union. But loyal men of Nash
vile and of all parts of the State,
are still environed with danger
The rebel papers of the State all
encourage violence and resistance
of law.
Having no hope of protection
from the President, in the event
of an attack from a rebel mob, l
shall look with confidence to the
Northwestern States to come to
our rescue, as soon as attacked by
the minions of jeff. Davis and An
drew johnson. And if further
developments seem to justify it, |
will call out the loyal militia of
the State, and call upon the Leg
islature to arm and equip them.
We must and will meet these trait
ors, and sustain the Government,
State and national, or fall with our
faces to the foe!
"To this complexion must we
come at last" Well, parson, it is
some consolation to know that,
as we are by your infa-
nous rule, the good people of this
State elected you only under pro-
test. They were not blind to
your total unftness for the posi-
ton you nowoccupy through their
leniency. They knew you to be
a traitor, political huckster,
knave and demagogue; but it was
not expected by them that the
cloven foot would be shown SO ear
ly in the action. They foolishly |
thought that, for the hope of a fu-
ture reward, you would be seduced
into assuming virtue, though |
you had it not" What folly!-I
The leopard cannot change its
spots; while the vase, though bro
ken, retains its scent!
We haye read, with no small
degree of interest, this. address of !
the Governors, hoping to find
in this hour of confusion, while
our great ship of State, under the
pilotage of radical pigmies, is
threatened with annihilation-a
State paper worthy of Tennessee's
Chief Magistracy. How bitter
the disappointment! Instead, we