Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-05-17
FROM TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April I'D, 1866.
EDroR REruBLrcAs.-l hope will not be con-
sdered meddle.one or out Of place, in addressing
you and Your readers on the present deplorable
conditor Of the country; for surely the present
state Affairs "a TO be deplorsd by every hon
est and true country loving citizen Of the Repub-
lo,--or at least il appears 30 to your correspond
ent. Now, after four years Of the bloodest Of
modern times and its termination, by TIE suppress
sion Of the most gigantic rebellion Of which histo
~ bears any record, and when the people, AID the
world expect peace in all its beauty and lowell
ness to reign all over this broad continent, we
have in its stead jangling, dsrrl and confusion
to fearful extent. The malcontents, both north
and sou IN, begin to blow their horns afresh, and
are striving with all their power TO kindle anew,
the old flames, that 50 recently plunged the coun-
try into bloodv war Treason is encouraged by
those in the northern states. who during the war
were too bass COW ards to lift their hands to ngn.
for the principles they SO much cherished.-that
principe which led men to attempt the destruction
Of the government of the United States. Return
ing traitors are received with open arms and warm
hearts, large bodies OF mon collect 20 receive them
and congratulate them their return from exile
OF prison with life and limb, and to express to
them their extreme gratitude for the efforts they
have made 70 destroy their own government. des-
olate their own homes, and murder their own
nsighbors; refer now to the mob,-yss the mob
that assembled short time ago at Huntington to
celebrate the escape Of the arch Fiend--the dark
and dsmnable traitor, l.. P. Milligan. Oh shame,
shame on 3 lot OF men who will give any counter
snce to a man that led as deep laid scheme OF
destruction and murder as he did. He is too
mean, degraded and low TO i've and too conte npt-
abominstion to everything that's pure and holy.
Blu. no doubt his name will be flung before the
public for Office at the first opportunity. Oh
what has Indiana been doingi Has she been
lulled into a sound sleep by the disin2 echoes OF
the artillery that 80 lately reverberated through
the land, that she has not made law TO disfran-
chise such men. and also the draft skedaddlerl
Look At the little state of Tennessee although her
inhabitants principally Of the resellious stripe,
thank God, there are enough true and loyal men
in the State to make laws prohibiting the late
rebels from holding Office or having any say to
who shall. Noble Band. Their names shall be
inscribed on the highest pnnacles Of fame. and
their memories shall go down to future genera
lions and revered By all true lovers oil liberty and
Christianity. Has she not set noble example
for our more loyal northern stats.7 Would not the
whole country be benefited Il every state would
follow the example with regard to traitors and
draft skedaddiers7 The Tennessee franchise law
In itself is noble document. IL is true that il
seems hard for man to be deprived Of his vote.
but then is il just under the present circumstsa-
ees.
One Rebel soldier has been found who ac-
Lnowledges the law to be jus. one. He said to
q fellow passenger on the K, R: 81 don's blame
the Legislature for passing the law. for I'VE had
won the fight, we would have allowed no Union
man 10 vote, and am NOS disposed TO find fault
With them for serving mo as had fully determin-
ed to serve them, had circumstances put the pow
sr in my hand instead of theirs" Very few men
in Tennessee willing to look at both sides of
the question in so just and candid manner, but
seem to think they should go wholly unpunished
without regard to the nature and extent Of thei r
crime, and as a general thing they are very clam
orols in denouncing the franchise Law. heard