Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-09-20
Affairs in Lincoln County.

tSA1ODA 1tus LOOO.--4A1s LIuttO.
see communications in your pa
per from great many counties Of
the State, and | hope you viii not
think me intruding to drop you a
few lines from Lincoln county,
Lincoln county; great name in
deed, but how little deserving
Lincoln county, in which a Union
man was not allowed to vote in
the memorable election of June
Sth, 1861, or if he was he had to
vote against his will, for separation
and representation, or run the
risk of being hung or driven from
the country by the minute men of
that day. And | am sorry to say
there is no more loyalty here now
than was then, although we have
about three hundred in the county,
all told, who have not bowed the
knee to Baal.
There have been between three
and four hundred certificates is
sued under the new franchise law,
and so far the Union party have
the majority, but | am afraid it
will not remain SO long. The poll
books have been stolen, and it is
thought by some, that the rebels
done it for capital, thinking they
could get a certificate by swearing
they voted in the elections men,
toned in the bill, which none of
them would hesitate to do, if by
so doing they could get certifi-
cate. But it is otherwise, and |
for one am glad Of it. Ali the GER
tifcates issued yet have been from
proof of loyalty, and from part
|of the poll lists of the Fayetteville
district.
Quite an amusing scene occur
red a few days since in the office
of registration. A paroled rebel
soldier came in to get certificate,
but not finding his name on the
list, Captain Ship Jour Commits
sioner) told him he would have his
loyalty to prove by two Union
men. The man went out and re-
turned in few minutes with two
men to prove his loyalty. AS it
happened another paroled soldier
was in the room, who looking up
exclaimed, my GodI man, are you
here trying to prove your loyalty,
why you fought through the whole
war in the same regiment with
me. The ex-reb took with q leav-
ing Immediately. And such is the
case. If rebels were allowed to
testify to the loyalty of others, ev-
cry paroled soldier in the State
could get certificate, for it
would be a very easy matter for
one reb to prove by another that
he had always been a Union man.
Every original Union man with
in my knowledge indorses Congress
and the position taken by two of
Tennessee's representatives in
Congress, Hon. Horace Maynard
and Col. w. B. Stokes. They al
so indorse the course pursued BY
our distinguished representative
in the State Legislature, Hon. Thos.
A. Kerchival.
On the other hand, every Dem
ocrat, rebel, Copperhead, Conserv-|
alive, bushwhacker, guerrilla and
horse thief in the county, indorse
my policy and the Philadelphia
Conservative Convention.
They hurrah loudly for Andy
johnson, but their hatred to the
Government is as strong as ever,
and they still hope thatanother war
will be inaugurated, that will prove
favorable to the South. | read a !
letter the other day from one rebel
to another, which proves my as
sertion to be true. The letter
was from another county, of the
State, and says: "We rebs make
the opposite party take back seats
in every thing but the franchise
bill, and they are ahead of us in
that, but if | am not mistaken in
one p resident, he will fix things
to our notion yet" It further
says: "We are on the eve of an
other war, and if it does come |
aoant to march through Massachusetts
to see the aolite pine houses burn. I
Mould not leave house or chicken
coop standing as far as / aoe'at."
They now talk about Gen. Sher-
man laying the country waste,
but he did nothing in comparison
to what these ex-rebs would do it
they had the chance. Rebellion
IS in them yet, and will remain sol