Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-31
The Union Men of Louisiana.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS AND THE
NoTRH.

The subjoined important petition from
the loyal citizens of New Orleans, asking
protection from Congress and the loyal
citizens of the nation, has been signed by
nearly every Union man in New Orleans
We, the undersigned Union men Of the
State of Louisiana, respectfully represent
that after four years combating the armed
forces of the rebels and traitors, we are
not prepared nor yet willing that these
same rebels and traitors should return
among us, assume authority, maltreat with
contumely and contempt, or otherwise
abuse US. The facts are patent beyond
question, and it is well shown that the
real Union men in this State are in the
minority. The returned rebels and trail
tors have the balance Of power in their
hands, and it is publicly avowed that the
confederate element must iule. Matters
have assumed such a phase that, If not
stranged in the birth, we, The Union men,
will have no security for life, properly or
| honor. The returned rebels and traitors
are daily growing more powerful, and dali
ly insults and abuses are heaped upon US
by them. They no sooner find return to
power than they commence series Of
abuses of us. Our residences are arked
and attempts have been made to fire the
dwellings Of some of US who are most con-
spicuous. We are told that we are spot
ted, and daily threats are heard against US.
They not only abuse and curse US in pri-
vate, but publicly scorn and villify U.s.
Newspapers, of which we have but two in
our interest, cannot be brought on the
streets, but, like private papers, during
the days of the inquisition of old, are pass
ed from hand to hand. We would infinite
ly prefer to return them their arms and
fight them in open field than thus to per-
nit them, under the protection of our gov
eminent, TO assume to dictate TO US and
govern US.
Our government, under misapplied
mercy, grants to prisoners OF war, guilty
of the highest crime against the State
treason--the privilege, hitherto unknown,
of debating TO their conquerors the
terms upon which the couquerors may be
permitted to live in the land of their birth
with unpardoned traitors, against all of
which we protest. We protest against be-
ing termed rebels and traitors by those
whose hands are yet reeking with the
blood Of men, and who boldly and with
unsurpassed tffrontery, not only in private,
but throughout the daily papers, term US
rebels and traitors, and style themselves
the Union men of the South, and this too
while they are keeping up their eonfeder-
ate organizations, and utterly ignoring that
they are prisoners of war 10 our govern
ment. We protest against being ruled by
prisoners of war under parole. We pro-
test against being abused by them. We
protest against being made to feel the VEN
geance of baffled traitors. We protest
against being used as the lamb of the sac
rifice TO conciliate rebels and traitors
Knowing our shrift would be short if once
these assassins gain power, as they have
proved conclusively by their acts of pre-
meditated eold-blooded butchery Of Union
men on Monday the 18th day of July, the
St. bartholomew day of New Orleans
We protest against being left to the ten
der mercies of the assassins, who use the
knife and pistol. We protest most en-
phatically against being made the slaves,
so to speak, of these prisoners of war who
bate US with unutterable hate, who des-
pise and curse US. Was it for this hun
dreds and thousands of our Union soldiers
persisted? Was It for this we waced a
war for the Union? Was it for this we
have imbrued our whole land in taxation /?
, Was it for this we spent millions of treas
ure? Was it for this we have made in.
vaids and cripples of our thousands of
Union men? Was it for this we elected
Andrew johnson to the office from which
ill-starred events caused him to become
President? Was it for this we conquer
ed! We therefore call upon the con-
querors and loya! citizens of the nation TO
protect us. We not only petition, bu. de-
mand protection from the Congress of
your country, as we are in duty bound.
REIGN OF TERROR IN SUMNER CoUN-
TY, TENN.-Ihe Demon of .Slareyy Re
eSced.-The Nashville correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette gives the following
startling narrative of pro-slavery outrages
IN SGmner county, Tenn. The letter is
dated Aug. II:
t" On Tuesday nigh; last, Geo Martin
and Leroy Going went to the residence of
a thrifty colored man named Nathan. who
lived near Mitchelsville, on the L. and
N Railroad, knocked at his door and ask
ed who lived there. Nathan answered
them civilly. They then called out Il
Get up Cd d-n you, and come out
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