New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-22
LOYALTY IN TENNESSEE.

They have just held their election for county
and local officers in Tennessee, whose present
Constitution expressly disfranchises all who up
held the Rebellion. That restriction proved
farce, as we always knew it would. The
Rebels not only voted almost everywhere but
Constitution openly a. defiance. Here is the
summary of Thc Nashville Press:
A Tennessee Union officer writes from Smith County.
that the Rebels there defiant and openly boast that
the bay oncts have len The comfy and thew VIII now
g'.e ~ There are 800 Union vOeFs in Smith, and yet
80 certificates were i'sucd 70 voters The Revenue
Collector d a discharged Eebe. soldier
IT. Putnam County nOt sound Union man was
elected some OF tue most dangerous aen in the coun
y were elected. among item several bushwhacEers.
IHs hne was IN most cases strictly drawn between
Union men and fchela.
In Ogerton Tie Rebels made nearly clean sweep Of
tie Offices Ia many cases Rebels held the election
who were not entitled ~ vote.
r. Nel.v County al the OHIO elect ore Rebels. OK
G. q two ard thes' were erected through Rebel iufu.
ence. The Franchise Jaw wss utterly disrc rnrded.
Ia Sumner County TIE Trustee elect ia Rebel Cap
sin who "a disfranchscd be dcoaied two Union can
dilates b. very large majority.
IN Wilson County the Franchise law WA amos. a
complete nuiiy. and not Union man has oeen elected
% On CO. ASIAN evidence % the feeling wi Oh prevails
there informed that two officers went 10 Leba-
ron recently. with company o! colol'd troops and
were refused ldmiiiauce TO most Oi tie boarding
ho1snt 90 the grooud that they were in comnand OF
The election in Fayst'e County Is said 10 have gone
OF vel and good men have been elected
L. Manchester County one Of the Magistrates elect
was Rebel conscrlp' officer.
Ulionist. in We1kI'y County want ~ know whether
they are 70 bo pat under Rebel rule. or not Oh tho
Nacistrrfes elec- I'D are Pcifls and 10 Union mca.
Sclua'ch.r County presents fpoued list One OF
the mort Important officers his been a Rebel all the
time snd hunted down Union men with Rebe. com
pauics ~ l-bl. was one ~ gang which hung Mr.
Ls until be was almost dead Ia order - make hun
tell where Union meu were concealed Three 81 the
Magistrate we've keDes but SAID 10 be pslceabe CHI
zcns. fho others are said o. he sound UL.on men.
IN Gfundy County the people voted ilou' present
ing their registration ceriihcar' Tho following IS a
sample q tie certificates which were Issued c,-.
certify hat A. legal voter 81 this Comfy GIVEN
under my hand - -, Cletk.
la Gilss County al the old officers vi o were loyal
men we're badly beaten by the original DisuuonistS
some ol them Just from tie fold In mos, OF the dls
r.c,s men allowed 10 vote without the least rt'
gaTd 10 certificates ~ several districts loyal Judges
disguised al the condition VI Affairs left their places
ana recessed 10 act where the pOpLacc seemed bent on
trampluy upon the law and Rebels took their places
and invited every body 10 vote.
Conservative candidates. who pauicrcd 20 the dis
loyal element badly beaten. Rebels boast that
the time II close al hand when every man who
held Office under Lncons Government viii be laid on
the shelf and forever excluded from public confidence
In Haywood County the officers elect are sand ~ be
good men with the exception OF three or four The
gentleman who sends this Information gives different
report from the counties adjoining. The Union men
are said b. dissatisfied With the resignation OF their
Representatives Mr.. Freeman, under tao crcun.
stances.
In Coffee County a returned Union soldier. erem-
plary young man. who produced lega certificate u
registration was refused vote by ksbcl judge. Tie
soldier formerly lived in East Tennessee.
The candidate for COuuty Judge IN sumner County
who had held that Office by appointment OF Gov
johnson and had given universal satisfaction 10 Union
people. was badly beaten.
When the Unionists of Tennessee shall
have learned by suffering that their only sure
hope is not Acknowledgement, but enfranchise-
ment, they will be on praying ground. Mean
time, we can only wish them Il good deliverance.