New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-08

mand OF division of cavalry, and post; during sep
tember October and November was stationed ~
KnoSyile Tenn as chief Of cavalry Of that Depart
ment. -. ro,,oosee, III
O. Dnrino the time you we're in that State were you
much among the people OF the State ana 40 you eonls
Yourself as familiar with the sentiments OF inc yop
thcrel A. Yes sir, in portions OF the Statei ."o
often at Nashville and also In other parts Oh the ''"'e
great deal - .ho sen.i
ments OF the people Of that State far loyalty TO the
Federal Government Is concernedf A. Leaving zig
peope OF East Tennessee out Of consideration shouu
bnk that the people Of the balance Of the State more
largely opposed to the General Government; that Is
that there was no good feeling toward the
there Is very little s0cs i in East tennessee
o. You regard the public sentiment In East Tennes'
see In the main loyali A. Yes sir. MIMI
o And do | understand you TO mean that IN hlodle
and West Tennessee public sentiment u In the man
disloyaIi A. Yes, Sir West tennessee cous'ue' DO
dsloyal Mississippi. ,,a rrr,,od
o. Ia II your opinion that the troops OF the onltea
States could safely be withdrawn from any portion OF
Tennesseei A. Do you mean with safey " 'no peop'
| Of the Slater Sat.
They could be safely Withdrawn from East Iennessee,
for there the people could protect thsmsees Ina hs
the only portion Of the State from which they couid pe
o. What in your opinion, would be the condition OF
affairs in Middle and West Tennessee, should our mn
tary force be withdrawn from those portions 0i to
subject TO certain ostrecism. which would drive them
ont Of the country They would egislae against thei
in every way; at least have often heard them Openly
q Do understand you to say that the disloya peo,
pie there say that they would egislae against tne oy
white people, A. Yes sir they say tna not ' SoId
people who opposed them in this war shail not noiu
Office there: that is, that they will not vote for any O
them and that all civil offices shall be hedby their own
O. Is anything else threatened beside depriviDg them
OF office, A. They say the two people cannot live to.
gethcri there Is no more popular name In West Ten.
nessee to-day than the late Rebel Gen. FORESTS the
quartermaster OF my old regiment IL partner with For
rest on plantation; be said he took the plantation
because Forrest is popular and will take care OF him
| and his interests.
| o. Ia this feeling Of hostility toward the Federal
Government in Middle and West Tennessee quite gen
eral, A think it is; perhaps much OF the hostinty
toward the Government has occurred rom the person
al anmosities Of the peoples they have been hghthg
among themselves for four or five years anu now nave
an intense hatred for each other and that ieehbg
think has extended TO the Government, in some meas
ure; there ore men in the state, men Oh iaIge
views and andholders who are willing TO accept tne
state OF affairs az IL is and to do almost any thihg IN
order to farm their lands they wish to retain their o
.bori but they constitute very Sma Pof''H u '"'
RI Mr. Grider-O. How long were you stationed in
Tennessee A. lad troops IN West Tennessee, ahu
was M I,astport jusl the confines Of the state
the border Of Mississippi -,
a A. :, sir; was at that post rom January uhta
July. ltOJ. ~,
i o. state whether the rest Of your intercourse with
the cizens of Tennessee was not OF rather cursory
nature when tho army passing from point to point
A. No sir; for have done great deal OF business ioi
them and been among them great deal nave peel
in Tennessee more or less since le62
n o. Did Won know Col. H0oson OF Kentucky, yer.
Young man who was with the army at hnoxyHlei a
| may have seen him. but am not personally &C
quainted with him. -, -
By Mr. Grimes-Q. understand you to say that yor
have been IN Tennessee less for the last three
or four yearsf A. Yes. sir; since le62.
o. And most OF that time in that State A Yes SIT
! have been stationed at Memphis. Lagrange Collier
Vile and Passport was stationed NJ Lagrange IN th'
Summer Of 1863; l know West and Middle TENNESSEE
better than my State that the roads and thorough
fares.
4, O. While travelling about IN Tennessee were you al
ways known as an officer oil The fedeia arm! a. w
sir. 60. M,
. O. You did not always wear the insignia Of your OF
Zee and rankl A. No, sir. not all the time
O. Were comm Gnications made 10 you as freely wheI
YOU wore the insignia Of your Office as when you die
not-that is communications showing the sentiments
entertained by the people toward the Government an1
, tow ard each othert a. No, sir. not always some
times people would speak IN q very braggadocio wa,
tow ard officers have already said men OF large
views those who understand the question and ADM
the state OF affairs IL is those men are Wiling
10 do ANYTHING to sustain the Government but they are
IN very small minority. and cannot control these iel
lows there II everywhere intense hostility TOWARD
the nego and suppose there always VIII be IN tha
State ,
q. What is the condition OF the freedman in tht
State Of Tennesseef y. They can lind employment
now but they have the opposition OF the poor whites
or Of the who own very little property and that
a very intense opposition,
By Mr. Grider-Q. great many OF the orgina
owners OF the slaves desire TO employ their old slaves
A. Yes sir; the reasonable men, the men oil education
understand this question.