, 1866-04-07
Hotter from "Parson'' Brownlow.
EXECUTIVE DErAHTMENr.
it M ,Nh,

hon. HID H4Ny, HouSc %, Representation.
DEAR SIX Enclosed | send you II copy Of
my Proclamation, from which You will learn
that n Fiction of ,wcnty-onc d;tmrsanixcr, have,
III tho true spiri, Of the late iniqnilols rebel
lion, withdrawn, and reduced our House Of
Representatives below IA quorum. need not
adj! further remarks. rs Tie Proclamation fully
discusses The point. n; ISSUE.
GA Friday l,st the election NJ county officers
took Place throughout the state, Such us c!, ks,
%shriiil-. justices, trustees. and ,lX collectors.
and III middle and west Tennessee. he rebels
have made i clean sweep. turning the Union
men nu', and clccliny their own cGnajdntes.
~In plect;cuccrc re-! for o.irc on the .rnnul tina,
tlny We're rebels, AMI had ether served III the
rr'l,l army or in some other way had given
thr!r !:.iiuonCe 70 the cause Of treason and ,rl;-
lois.
Wlrn lt;ril,mun,i fell and lee SURRENDERED,
rebels md Irany vino >ytnpnthlzra with ,iir,n
were vcry respectful 20 Union men, often ubst-
quions--snli,y ]aulpr.ts, they cyl emily frnie.
arrest ann punishment, aud I'll: That 10 b. l,i
alone and allowed To 1--we VII. all ,hvy hal n
Ii';ht 10 expect. Iiut since parlnns have been
20 multiplied. nnt! 40 ;ilaii AHs been punished,
thtyiuvc rv~rivwAr1c become i'm putcntnui !c.
i!nnt, until in mos. counties III middle and west
rrnrc,*tr il Is di>;rpu,able 10 have been il I'm
ion man. or, n n southern mnn. 20 have served
- ~ no" "t"!. NY matters "'c Sr""r'':
worse 'hc itcoh,:fnctHi traitors openly ours
ias loyal men. and tisr,a,,nimg ii.ni they have
the Ficsidtnt on tls"ir side, While We al. feel
that the Presidents policy Is Iu!npus to us.
When ] pul Ia" President III nomination for
the Vice PRESIDENCY IT Baltimore | felt that lc
Ind 50 iH"'o"Shiy cp'nri'ttr! himself 10 the
! ni"n cauat, hi,d had been 50 badly treated By
the rebels, IT WA impossible for linn ever to get
I round l., rh.{.t# again :: t,u. | ,,:yt. it;u ny "a, I,.t
10 the lm!"n party, aud as the man WHO i. TO
htna ''r 'r1rts md Democrats. Every rebel
IN n1 TINS H'nltr!' every Mcclellan man. and
every cN-Sn'i.iia ciiei, are soti and tiiiiti ias-
nc III l'i''~" 9: 'hc iire!!er'. me men VIII" bat
=: lew months >ihce wee" cnrsiiS lam Tor Al!
a5nliiinii't aud traitor, aud w!,Ain: Inn exc
:,tv'i are nov Tor executing al WIG dare 10
oppose ms policy.
There Is ,wic" tho amount OF bitterness md
intolerance IN The South to-day toward ii.c
l Mon am! ever yth!n. Nnrlhcrn ,lun there WAS
NJ III, ,.n,. OF l.,c'> surrender. Abuse OF Union
men, ufli,: Na!irn!s III Congress, and ,cifns.
-uui,d superiority on tn. ,nrt OF lie Southern
chivulry have ARISEN 10 s!ch ii height TIM, loynl
men rsn,ut tInvc! on a Steamboat, or IN n rail.
,oad car ~vit.out being ,a,u.,cd. As il wu,
Aur,u.. tie way. SO II is nov. all runc,s.in,.
from the Sor,!, or from IN, muj,r,y in ;.,r.
49,, nr, r,,,rI.l rs ,yih.,,.. , Nh ~,
nii r,h,l n.i,rt. ,f l$6l md nmry n,..
M. i, M Ma, b,.,,.,:ny .,.r,,s 49,, Mi
Na,,h viii rl,i,u,t. ,,n.,,.nuc,. ,tl L.,.,;,, Il,
.,r,h.r, nr,w,.s III. NM, ,,n,I,r IN, iiI,,",
,r,,,,rr M, nr .r,nn.s.,.n ,,,-,I,y 49, T.. - ~, =,
mo,, ,lr,inru;.hcd FIR ,L.;r hn.iliv ~ ~. E',,h
land Win, ,It,v -, ,i,,,.,l ~ an ~, :. p,I;c.i
t,onyrr,>" ana ,a..y ar. IN. ,l,.s nf MI, =.
ioc,ru 10 iii offices. ns thr lntr ,n,n,y ,l,r,;n -
sl,v M. :, M +. ,r,,,, az ~. ,,,i,, -, ,I'
mnr,. 81, In :, y.,r,, ~, 49,. ,,..,l," ~, 49,:
lbrc,kino nm no (,yrruu,n, and ~, ,crn =,
Gerry on, ,hr;r s,bc,n.. ,hro,,,., ,hr i,,lI,,. IN !
and low .n,n q, ranIor AMI intelligence. can ~,