Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-21
VOLUME XXXIII.

law, they have caused to be institut,
agains; all the men Of property indiscrim
nately, who we're not Of their politics. a s
Of law suits which, as a system Of legal ro
bery, have 10 parallel in the history Of thi
or any other country.
In the country where they had II
strength they have combined and drive
away the parties 10 these law suits, and the
had the mockery of trials in their absenc
Thousands Of these men by these East Ter
nessee robbers have been driven from th
State, and are still away, not allowed {
come home, while their property has bee
sold under proceedings in court that woul,
disgrace the "Star Chamber" records G
| England
Not satisfied with all this. FLErcuEB
Stokes, MAYNARD and others have latel-
Travelled over different parts Of the State, anC
| proclaimed their deliberate purpose to fur
ther degrade the people; have coolly anC
deliberately announced their purpose Of put
ting arms in the hands Of the peoples for
mer slaves, TO govern them and compel then
70 submit to their new theory Of enfranchis
Ing those former slaves. After al they have
said against the negrO-after even taking
ground against his right to give evidence in
cOurt-after abusing the liberal men Of the
State who were in favor Of giving the negro
fair showing and fair trial in his new
relation, they now come forward and, upon
the stump proclaim to the disfranchised
whites their fixed purpose of putting them
and their property under their former slaves
And why has this been done in this open and
public manner at this time? Simply in the
hope that the people, by insult after insult,
lndignity after indignity, might be driven
into some lndiscretion or impruGence which
they could make capital out Of by torturing
into disloyalty.
And now what is the condition of the peo-
pie in the State, and what has been their
policy under these wrongs and outrages
ever since the war closed? ~
Suffering the pangs Of defeat, with their
property destroyed, and their country laid
waste, and here in Tennessee, continually
insulted and goaded, and robbed of what
little property they had left, they have not
only borne it all and been silent-that there
should be no appearance Of violating their
paroles and their pledges-but with moral
herOism never before exhibited in any eoun-
try, they have come forward and sustained
this State Government in everything that
a
never before witnessed in deep
diversity, they have accepted the results Of
The war. Yes, accepted in good faith the
results of the war, and now there is no lead
ing or prominent man in Tennessee, who
ioes not consider the questions of secession
md slavery forever settled. Not a promi-
lent man in the whole State who eherishes
he desire or thought Of renewing the war.
Here in Middle Tennessee, where the
'icious Radicals have no friends in a politi-
al sense, II say no friends, because outside
# the political hucksters who have become
o corrupt that they are willing to trade in
luman blood there is no body with them.
'LErcHER, and MAYNARD, and Stokes, go
lndisturbed over the country, denouncing
he people, and heetoring over them in an
icipatiOn Of their future degradation. The |
sw miserable and ignorant Radicals who |
all themselves a Legislature, " less than a |
uorum," meet periodically at Nashville,
nd denounce all the judges in the State |
rho sit upon the bench as judges and not |
s tools, and have actually undertaken 20 |
onter upon their Governor the power of de- /
whether there shall be any more /
lections in the State They continually |
lsult the people by asserting their purpose /
} further degrade and disgrace them, and
i'll the people are quiet and say, we will /
lbmit to anything rather than involve the
luntry in war again.
Under all these outrages, the sublimity of
he peoples moral heroism, is TO be seen in
ne fact that they have absolutely sustained
lis State Government. Though the Gov
nor and a majority Of the Legislature, and
,me Of the judges have assumed that, col
'ctively their power was without limit; that
icy could determine what sort of men
lould be elected to the Legislature, and
hether there should ever be any more
ections, and what sort Of Judges should set
pom the bench, and who should be the mu-
cipal governors Of the cities in the State,
I'd many other things equally offensive and
still the people have ac-
,quiesced in the State Government, and
I'VE everywhere announced their purpose
recognize it without inquiring into the le-
.lity Of its creation.
The Supreme Court having shown a dis
'sition to do Justice and administer the
W, there is nowhere in the State any pre-
dice against the judges, because they are
part of this State Government; but in
cry part of the State these Judges are
,ated with the greatest consideration and
'pect, and their opinions are everywhere
1epted as the law.
80 il is all over the State with the judges
d chancellors who go upon the bench and
minister the law. And as long as there
s hope that the Governor and Legisla-
e could be induced to let the people
me, they were universally treated with
: consideration 20 which their stations en-
e them and though nobody now has any
peot for them, yet they are nowhere mo-
ted or disturbed or insulted, but the peO-
, endure everything for the sake Of peace.
What shall we do now? Shall We be en-
pped, and driven from our heroic devo-
n to principle? Shall our steadfast pur-
Sc Of obedience TO law, be disturbed and
settled by this systematic and deep laid
leme against our future peace? | would
&c all those who 30 keenly feel these indig-
les, TO remember that we have a great
~ 10 perform. That We owe, as well to
ure generations, as 20 ourselves and our
miles, debt which can only be paid by
exercise Of a sublime moral courage in
ing above our passions and dealing with
Is as true philosophers.
When we turn our attention 10 this Ten
see faction, who are striving so hard 10 7
/ =,
tainly not men with whom we used TO "
idy words, or by whose threats no mat
how insulting, we should be driven from
selfpossession. The faction is composed :.
only few men, and they certainly the
st miserable adventurers known TO the
te. All the true Union men Of the State
e declined go with them. Not single
y in The State, as everybody will admit,
high character, who has gone with them.
on. NELSON, and NAT. TAYLOR, and
IN NETHERtAND, and JOHN BAXTER,
e all taken high ground against them, =
they, everybody in Tennessee knows
the controlling Union men in East Ten
zee. JOHN S. BRIEN, and Governor
dPBEII, and Ed. COOPER, and Judge
IT, and, in fact, all the respectable Union
! in Middle Tennessee, have turned away
4 them in disgust. So in West Tennes-
In fact, they are poor, miserable fac
I, and we must not lose our balance BY
r yulgarity. We have a mission TO per
q, and we must perform il like men. The
ltry is actually in great and imminent :
ger Of one Of the most terrible wars ever III
iemplated. Thousands Of people in the
th do not really know but what these
lstTOus statements are true. Others de-
to relieve themselves Of doubt by a sale
he lands in the South, and they are wills
to murder, as BROwNIOw proposes. q
10 accomplish the object
ers think war will give them a good
nrtunity to rob and plumber, while Others,
the most dangerous class, calculate that
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