Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-07-26

They are tired of war and utterly
broken in fortunes. But they
are not without the spirit that
ieels Indignation at broken faith
and continued oppression.
q. In case of war with any 9TH
er power how would your people
act?
A. ] cannot answer directly.
Should.they not be admitted into
the Union, as expected, they certain
ly would not feel called upon to re-
sist the enemy. If admitted they
want peace above all things, and
would not unite in an aggressive
war upon Mexico, Canada, Cuba,o
any other nation. In case of inva-
sion sweeping over them, they
would resist and do their whole
duty, as they have heretofore done
in two, wars. But they desire
peace above all things. and take
very little interest in politics.
They have gone to work to mend
their fortunes and are determined
to prosper, whatever the political
condition of the country. They
believe that the Northern States
have possession of the Government,
and are determined at all hazards
TO keepit. They therefore look to
the support of their families and
are Indifferent about general poll
tics. So long as they can make a
living, in spite of the tax collect
or, they may be quiet. But if the
State should be rejected, as the
others have been, / should rather
have any other Office than tax
gatherer. Taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny, and they
so regard it, in my Judgment.
@. Do they expect admission at
once to representation, and will
they eject. LOYAL men to Congress?
A. If.byi6Xal men, you mean
such as can take the test oath, or
iron-clad, as they term it, they
would not,generally. We have not
respectable material for that pur-
pose, if so disposed. One or two
men, such as Judge Hancock and
Judge Evans, who have been spo-
ken of for the Senate, and who
have preserved their integrity and
respect for their people, though
disagreeing with them in the mat
ter Of secession, might be elected
as a compromise; but they under
stand an election as giving them a
choice, and they could not choose
the men they had been fighting,
and who have aided in their sub
jugation. q Certainly they expect
admission ON reorganization, as a
part of the bond, but will not be
greatly disappointed at a rejection,
common to the other States. If
they are re-admitted they will deem
it but in accordance with the plan
they accepted in good faith. If
not, there are many who will say,
"that is just what we said before !;
we are out of the Union," and
would be very glad of the result,
if it could be done with peace;
perhaps three-fourths of the State.
But they all desire peace above all
things, and they will do nothing
to provoke further trouble. This
they have amply proved by sub
hitting to much unreasonable ex-
action as they think. The best,
and think the only method of
staying the ebbtide of. good feeling,
would be at once to withdraw all
troops from among the people OF
the South, except at the coast and
frontier garrisons, to disband the
entire negro force, to abolish every
vestige Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and to admit representatives of
the revolutionary States, upon the
single condition of their taking the
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oath required by tie Constitution.
Time will, doubtless, in this case,
assuage feelings that have been too
intensely enlisted to subslde at
once.
HoUK ON THE RAMPAGE.-We
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