Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-30
The Police Bib, etc., I'm Chattanooga.
Hot Shot from Major Traeey...SOund
Words from Captain j. I'll. James.

Tho Police Metropolitan has started lively
breeze in the fourishing city of Chattanooga
place noted for big iron works, defunet newspapers
condemned mules, and the most romantic and de-
Hghtfnl summer resort-Lookout mountain-in the
Southwest We willingly publish the material points
of the communication from the Chattanooga mon,
and would remark that the version given IN the
caustic comments of Mai. Tracy differ very widely
fromIthst of Justice"
From the. American Union.
CHATTANOOGA, May nth, 1855.
| Mr. Editor Noticing in the Nashville Press
and Times of the 10th inst, article purporting
to be the proceedings of meeting of the uncon-
ditional Union men of Chattanooga" which, al
though from the beginning is tissue of fasehoods,
it is hardly proper to pass by without remark In
the first place there such meeting as Is there
in claimed unless it was in Robbers Row, or some
other classic pureu OF the city. Inere was on tne
10th meeting of the citizens called at the ONCE OF
the CITY Recorder to express their opinion upon the
METROPOLITAN Police Bill. There were no rebels
took any part in this meeting, unless VIM Crutch-
field the President Capt. Clevenger, (ste OF the
In s. A. Secy.l Il. G.. Parrish, Col. Jno. II. james,
and Cant. Ben S. Nicklin are and were rebels; and
even the genial face of our friend Major Tracy, was
seen there and urging of the Sfu police to call
out Col John II. James for speech Who and
where is the man that will pronounce W. Crutchhed,
| d. d.UaI
| and traitors? The speeches that were made by men
whose LOYALTY can come up to the most radical STAN
dard, and all agreed that they did not want the
Metropolitan Police Bill, but all counseled obedl-
ence to the law while it law. They opposed,
and do oppose it, because they do not wish to feed
cormorants at the public crib, who smelled the bat
tie afar off and in order to show their devoted 10y
atty are willing to sacrifice themselves at any time
in any Office, for consideration.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and all the police of this
city, with one exception, have been loyal, and were
never rebels and nearly every have served their
time either in the Federal army or in the prisons OF
the South.
it cannot be sustained. JUSTICE.
7 CHATTANOOGA, May Is, 1865.
Press and Times Il enclose you a copy of ar
article in the daily paper of this city this morning
As my own name is mentioned in the article, anC
calculated to convey false impression, take th'
liberty to vindicate myself If you will give me tn'
, use of your columns.
meeting held in regard to the Metropolitan Police
Bill We went there for the express purpose OF op
posing the sentiment and men, who called the meet
= ing, Cor the express purpose OF opposing the Dill
g When Col. James and myself entered the meet
v ing Mr. Wm. Crutchfeld was in the chair, and Mr.
d Ben. S. Nicklin had the floor and was denouncins
: Gov Notwithstanding the Metropolitan 70
i lice Bill and while denouncing the Franchise Law
characterized it as the most Infamous outrage eve
= put upon any people l did ask Zone OF the slntu
) police to call for Col James to speak, and die
u it because the policemen generally IN the meeting
together with the Copperheads there assembled, haC
control of the meeting and were frequently applaud
ing Ncklin's speech. Col. James answered the call
and in q short speech told the citizens MI
: views; he told the citizens he was thel
: friend and that as SUCH counseled them to go t
!, their homes and behave themselves IN peaceab
|. manner, and obey all laws made over them tina
Just such infamatory speeches as the one he had Jus
listened to from Mr.. Nickn trying to create pop
ular opposition to law, had brought on the reoelGi
= in 1860 Col. James concluded by saying that IN
experience of the last five years ought to eonVlnc
every sensible man that any law made by tho Con
gress of the United States, ~ IL. 0tate OF Len
nessee, not conflicting with the United States law
J. would be carried out.
e This was the extent of Col. James and my pres
ence at this reconstructed meeting and the attemp
to ring us in as coincding in the proceedings OF tn
meeting is as shallow as it is simple, for we are, an
have been too we'll known as friends and advocate
It of Gov. Brownlow, the Franchise Law ana I'd
Is Metropolitan Police Bill
J. AZ 70 the nroceedings of meeting held here 8
published in the Press and Times OF the 10Th INST
ell I know nothing about that meeting, ana was not
II the city at the time but endorse the character an
y specifications of the resolutions as whole and cha
lenge Justice or any other man to the test OF u
assertions made in the resolutions, as puohsned
10 the Press and Times Of the 10th inst.
Is And in regard to fair representation IN the CO
N umns of the American Union the paper publlsht
here under the supervision of reconstructed man
O. gers, and edited by an editor of rebel paper
ring the rebellion; it has been notorious and u
disputed fact that Union men, and plain straighto
y Union sentiments could have no hearing throue
rs this paper and all documents of this character al
10 this end hayU been excluded from It's column
make no apology for coming before the publ
in Nv name has been too often in print to mind
much, but no one shall msrepresent me, my sen
ed ments or nv position, without being corrected VIII
it comes to my knowledge.
NV WM. r. TRACY.