Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-10
LAW AND ORDER In JACKSON
COUNTY.
ANOTHER ISLANDER EXPOSED.

GANEsBoRo. Feb 8. 1866.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
In the Nashville Daily Press and Times. Of jan
nary Slst. see the following:
Reliable information received from n high
source states that in a certain notorious bush
whacking county Of IN adjoining Congressional
District. the officer. Of the law discharge their
duties with great difficulty, owing TO the Oppo-
sition and bitterness Of the rebels. who express
their determination TO rule the state and put the
Union men down. If they have to Eight for it."
What county the Press and Times aIludes to.
cannot tell. certainly not TO jackson county. al
though Il is In an adjoining Congressional District
not, however. notorious for bushwhacking. that
have ever learned. From some circumstances, of
recent occurrence. IL is thought by some of the
citizens Of jackson that she s the county alluded
to by the Press and Times.
w. II. Morrow Clerk Of the County Court of
Jackson went TO Nashville a few lays before the
last Of January, and returned TO his home in
Gainesboro on the ID day Of February. and being
an officer Of the law in jackson county, il is con-
jectured that he was Che informant Of the Press
and Times.
jackson county has among It's citizens major
but NO county in The State IS there rmer de-
termination, on the par Of its citizens 20 submit
30 law and order.
last by the appointees Of Governor Brownlow,
and MS soon after as practicable entered upon the
discharge of their respective duties.
The Sheriff, Clerks Of the Circuit and County
Courts Register and Trustee. and most of the
constables and justices Of the county, were taken
from the Union men of the county. Without a
guard Of soldiers TO accompany him, the Sheriff
has executed his office from tho time of his APP
pontment, until now, without hindrance or mo-
leetaiion Of any sort; nor has he been resisted in
the performance of any single act Of his official
duty, by any person in the county. The same re-
mark In all truth applies 20 all the other county
officers, constables and justices.
The Clerks fthe Circuit and County Courts, and
Clerk and Master Of the ChanceTy Court, are
Union men. and have. ever since their appoint
ment been exercising the functions OF their Offices,
without threats any sort of opposition whatever
from the robels Of the country.
Mono Of our good citizens. and among them are
many rebels. who have returned 70 their allegi-
ance 30 the government, have any desire 30 resist
the execution of the law or 10 interfere with any
officer IN the execution OF his official duties.
All the rebel citizens Of jackson county, and
know them those who have been soldiers in the
rebel army, as well rs those who remained at
home, are now law abiding men. true TO the gov
ernmcnt as they have sworn In their oath Of allie
giahce-as true to the government and thousand
times truer to the best interests Of their country
than many, very many, OF the so-called Union
men,.
II Jackson be the county alluded 10 by the Press
and Tiiaes It's information Is false utterly false,
and its informant he'd no regard whatever for
truth. reside in the county site Of Jackson. and
know her citizens and know the facts here stated
in regard 10 their disposition toward the govern
mcrt and their desire for law and order to be
true j. b. WASHBURN.