Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-04


For once Kadicllism travels before the
march Of Conservatism in East Tennessee.
To say that there is a majority for the Presi-
dent does not half reflect the real sentiment
Of the people. The whole country is alive
with ANDY JOHNSON Conservatism. There
Is but one black sheep among the entire
flock Of counties in this division Of the
State, and that one is Washington; and
against Col. BAXTER gets through with his
exposition Of the Radical lies that have been
told in that county, she will be all right.
The tale that Secretary FLETCHER has been
telling at Nashville, since his return in re-
gard TO the unity Of feeling in East Tennes-
see in support Of BRowNLOw and his bogus
Legislature is a SANDER upon the honest
yeomanry Of this section. Take a few IL
lustraiions, for which your correspondent
vouches: While FLETCHER was delivering
his speech, sometime since in cambridge.
his statements were repeat edly denounced
by persons in the Court House, as false; and
when he came 10 speak Of his negro policy
he was invited 20 the streets by discharged
Federal soldiers, who told him that they
would knock his negro policy out Of him.
Becoming somewhat exasperated at such
treatment he told them that he was aston
ished 10 find them so ignorant as to the
Constitutional amendment-that If they
would come out ia Nashville that the ne
groes could tell them all about it. lie had
no sooner made this announcement than an
ex-Federal officer and some men who had
belonged 10 bis command We're going TO
duck the gentleman" in French Broad.
But for the timely interposition Of Hon.
JOHN NErHERLAED, Judge BARTON and
others they would have executed their
designs. And yet he has the eilrontery to
"a
tentive audiencei While Speaking at New
port he made his usual attack on Col. JOHN
BANTER, which by the way is a very un-
popular theme in that locality. Whilst in
dulging in his sander gentleman called
out 10 him from the assembly and said t1at
JoHN BANTER was worth a score Of such
men as he was. This cooled him down con-
siderably. During the entire delivery Of
his speech he was treated with contempt
From Newport, lac came 10 Greenyille and
remained three days. There he WAS treated
with silent contempt He then came 70
Jonesboro, where a few misguided souls !
were collected, through the influence of
the reasonable little sheet published in
the place From there he proceeded to
Carter county, where he and BRowNLow at
tempted 10 incite revolution, but met with |
no favor. This is the full extent Of the !
great enthusiasm with which these official |
disunionists met in their recent visit to up |
per East Tennessee.
The spirit of the speeches and private |
conversations Of these corrupt demagogues |
have been TO incite hostility between the |
Conservatives and Radical element. 1t is |
alleged that FLETCHER remarked in a pri- !
vate conversation that bushwhaeking would /
have 10 be resumed-that the rebels and /
oopperheads were becoming tao bold, and |
must be driven from the country. This |
sentiment is now going the rounds of the |
Radical circles, and is endorsed by the Rad |
icals. |
1t is further alleged by these se.fstyled |
patriots, that there will be more rebel blood |
shed in Tennessee within the next few |
months than was shed during the late var |
that the country had 90 be rid Of rebels and /
copperheads. Such are the indoclrinations /
Of BROwNLow and his " law-abiding Secre- /
tary.' But thanks TO an All-wise Provi- |
dence, such vicious counsels have their in
huence on but a Geo--a miserable misguided |
few.
In connection with the speeches that have |
been made; with view TO the prejudicing |
Of the public mind against the National
Administration, pamphlets and newspapers,
of the most malignant Radical type, are
being circulated, yree, in the upper counties,
especially in Washington and Carter. Great
or desperation was never manifested by an
expiring faction than that exhibited by the
Radicals of East Tennessee. Power, or
revolution is their motto. BRowNLow
and FLETCHER would rather see Tennessee
bathed afresh in blood than to have their
administration of the State finances exposed
STATE FINANCES.
In this connection a word in regard TO the
Athens branch Of the Bank Of Tennessee.
As there is considerable feeling manifested
throughout East Tennessee as 20 the man
ner in which the Governor has attempted TO
smooth over his action in regard to this |
bank we have taken some pains to ascer. /
tain the facts touching his action in the
premises, and understand them to be the |
following: When the war broke out, |
THOMAS CLEAGE, as Cashier Of the bank, |
had some ffy-nine thousand dollars in gold /
aud silver IN his possession A short time /
before the occupation Of Tennessee by the /
Feder'ils, w. s. GALLOWAY, one of the d. /
rectors Of the bank, advised CLEAGE TO sell |
fifty thousand dollars Of the gold in his pos |
session, for It's value in sterling exchange 20 |
which he assentcd, THos. GALLOWAY and /
DICK WILSON making the purchase, giving |
their notes for the amount. Unexpectedly /
10 all parties, the lines were changed and |
Athens was in the hands Of the Federal /
Government, Mr. GALLOWAY remaining |
within the lines, in CI.EAGEs debt as above |
indicated. When the war closed CLEAGE |
went TO Nashville, and proposed TO BRowN- |
LOW Ia return what money he had on hands, /
including the GALLOWAY debt, as the ster |
ling exchange was at has command. Bot /
the pious Governor would not treat with a /
rebel and refused Mr.. CLEAGE a con |
ference. who left the State and went |
into business in Quincy, Illinois. In |
a short time Mr.. GALLOWAY, says BRowN
LOW. came forward and proposed 10 |
give his individual check for nv thousand /
dollars in greonbacks as payment Of the /
CLEAaF debt, and that he accepted the ]
proposition, inasmuch as Mr.. GALLOWAY /
had acted so hnnorably and Mr.. CIEAGE |
had left the State And here q query very |
naturally arises and il is this: Why is il |
that Gov. BRowNLow would accept hity /
thousand dollars from Mr.. GALLOWAY in |
payment for a mole whose face called for at /
least seventy thousand dollars in grocn-
hacksY Why such discount Could not /
Mr.. GALLOWAY have been sued and the |
full amount Of the note collectedg Was has 4
estate insolventT We have no such reasons |
assigned for the adoption OF his policy. The |
following circumstance throws some light on /
the motives that prompted such action. /
Suit has been instituted against CLEAoE /
snd the directors OF the Bank for twelve /
hundred and ninety-two thousaRd dollars |
and for no other purpose than 10 cover up |
the frauds paeticed by those in charge Of /
the finances OF the State. In connection |
with the hank-business about which there /
is 50 much dissatisfaction among the people, |
there il also one other item about which |
there is much inquiry, and il is this |
What disposition has been made of the |
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL |
LARS that was turned over 10 a certain
member OF the BRowNLow family, by the |
confsoating agents for East Tennessee? The
agents, we understand, claim that they
have made the payment or turned over the
funds On the other hand BROw NLow de-
mics that the money has ever passed into his
hands. Can the agents exonerate themselves
and show where this money Is II they
can the responsibility is easily located to a
certainty. a H
ROBBERY OF THE UNITED STATES MAIL
PERgUREp PosT3dASTERS
For some months there has been much
complaint In East Tennessee about letters
H. ,r.ora Lost aud fha faffura - mail mai.