The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-04-06

ort to be made the frens Nv the government
and to be met in a sperit Nv kindness and |
generosity.
Look at the course Nv Andy Johnson
and then look at your course, and you will
see the difference between a statesman and
a little stern-Wheel politishun with tubular
bilers that's always a BLOWN up and scaldin
somebody. Now thar was no man that the
Tennessee rebils hated like they did Andy
johnson, and Andy Johnson knowed it as
well as anybody. and he hated them too,
and when the war was agoin on he used to
give 'em the wurds with the bark on and
they give him the same sort Nv an artiekle.
The war was ragin high and thur blood
was up. But no sooner was the war over
and the smoke klered away than Andy
johnson seed that the rebels was as true
grit as ever pulled a trigger or made a track
on battle field, and he sot about to make
them frens NV the government. He treated
'em kind and magnanimous, and told 'em
he want afraid to trust 'em. They met him
in the same sperit-they were disarmed Nv
thur hate, and he has done more to wipe
out the bitterness Nv the war than all other
men. You seem to think it strange that
rebels, as you call 'em, should support
Andy Johnson-you don't seem to see that
in that very thing the wisdom of his policy
shines bright. You are incapableiuv under
standing it. But what was your course?
About the fust thing you done after the war
closed was to issue proclamashun signi~
fyin to your blood suckin frens in East
Tennessee, eff the kourts Nv the kountry
didn't decide to suit 'em, to take the law
inter ther own hands and murder the rebels
themselves. Yes, sir, you done that in an
official docume Mt. And how many poor
rebel soldiers, with the solemn pledge NV
the United States Government in ther pock-
cts that they should not be hurt eff they
! cum home, has been murdered in cold
blood, under that proclamashun, God only
knows. And when Judge Trigg sent the
Marshal NV the United States to put you
out Nv possession Nv some rebels property
! that you 6as about to take in outen the wet
and number among your sacrifices for the
Union, you got squod Nv soldiers and
overpowered the Marshal and sed you'd
show Judge Trigg whether the Guverner
/ Nv Tennessee had more power than ore
boss Judge. And now, after all this and a
good deal more uv it, your late proclsLna-
shun opens in the fOllerin beautiful and af-
fecting language-s'It is my painful duty
to announce that civil government is again
imperiled in the State Nv TENNESSEE
Your painful duty TO announce! Iknowed
it would give you pain. Ised as soon as
heerd Nv it, it would make you Unhappy.
In the furss place, I knowed that any man
that had showed hisself sich devotid fen
to civil government as you had, must rs
turally feel the most exkruciatin agony
when he seed it in danger. And then the
new FEanchise law, the great magner char
ter Wv loyalty and liberty, all liked up as
nice as blue bucket, with the hoops driy
SO tight that it would hold water this time
and 40 mistake, had the bottom nocked out.
en- ie at one lick. And you was all fxet
up in grand stile-booted and spurred By
the grace NV the Puritan's God, to ride the
people Nv Tennessee a bug huntin-but be
fore you knowed anything about it, yor
was lifted clear outen your boots and youl
spurs flung on the other side v Jordin
Jes let senn lay thar You'll never have nt
use for ,sm. You Sc heard Of the ride tha
fkabod krane tuck on Gunpowder, when tn,
devil got after him, amt you? Well, he had
deliteful time to what you'll have eff yoi
ever undertake to make the trip you've go
in view. Did you suppose that the peopl
NV this State was agWine to hold still ant
let you and the dirty little tools thatyoI
mite appint in each kounty tie 'em hard an,
fast and pay for the ropes they was tier
with aud the expenses nv the men whii'
they was tyin it? Nary time. You stan,
about as much chance to git to Heaven a
you do to sstraddle the free white men u
this State You Amt wide enoughsin tne
britch. on have been a tryin fur sum
time to bully the people Nv this State, bu
you'll come out about like the little bull di
that got the apple dumplins nocked cute
him by the steem kar. The people ain
afeerd Nv you-yOu ait a scaTin nobody bad
, They don't mind your rippin and snOrtin an
eovortin no more than the steem kar did th
a little bull when he throwed up his tai
5 paved dirt bellered and squared him self {
q butt the brains outen the locomotive. The
t aint agwiue to let you git the ballot box
G your hans. You may. sware to that. Th
> people nv this State was born free and hay
t bin in the habit Nv haviH guverners ths
r they wernt ashamed Nv. You and you
a squad was never intended fur nuthin els