Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-03


Immediately on the publication Of the
memorials te the President and the "de-
struction" committee Of Congress in the
Press and Times, we laid them before our
readers expressing the opinion that they
would be hailed by the Committee as val
liable contribution to their archives, while
they would be held BY the President at their
true value, which was just nothing at ali.
On Wednesday the Union stated that several
members Of the Tennessee delegation had
written letters severely condemning the me
MORALS and their authors The Prszs and
TINES, Of Thursday, expressed doubt Of the
genuineness Of these censures. SO far as Col.
Stokes and Mr.. Fowler were concerned. The
Uaion, having made its publication On the
strength Of these letters, retorts on Friday,
reiterating the correctness Of its statements,
and adds the following piece Of information
upon the subject:
I'VE fear some one has been playing upon the
creduiity of our contemporary. If he will inves-
tiEate closely, be will find out that when Colonel
Thomas arrived IN Washington bearing the pre-
cious freight intrusted 20 his care by the
tation with Messrs Stokes. Maynard and Fowler.
and found that all of them condemned the memo
rails. and that President johnson declared they
coaid be productive Of nothing but "mischief"
and ought not 10 have been sent there. They
would, as scas adtistd. have been snothered. Is
worthless puppies are, had they not been pub
lirhcd here in the Press and TINES We doubt
whether the authors have any well founded assu-
rance now that the Reconstruction Committee
have been presented with their bantling; bat, il
they have the fact may be attributed to it, APP
peaTance first in the newspapers" 5
From which we conclude that when the
memorials arrived in Washington they were
submitted to the scrutiny Of certain mem
bers of the Tennessee delegation, and were
condemned as containing nothing but mis-
chief" and it was advised that they should
be suppressed, or smothered," as worth
less puppies are and would have been but
for their unreasonable publication in the
Press and Times. This publication rendered
some plain talk necessary on the part Of the
delegates in Congress from this State, which
they proceeded to make. In addi-
ton to the letters referred TO, the
Onion of Thursday, printed another letter,
without giving the name of the writer,
dated January Goth, at Washington, which
SAYS that those members from Tennessee,
who remained at the National Capital, chad
succeeded in turningi the tide of public
opinion and private conversations of the
most strenuous advocates for the general
expulsion of Southern men, in their favor"
This was all reversed by the memorials
and bids fair," says the writer, to accom-
plish the designs of the memorialists, who
would sooner see their country turned into
q serritory, ruled by the Emperor of Russia,
than to lose the chance of creating fer them
selves and their special friends and CO.
workers, a fat Office under military gov
eminent" The letter concludes as follows !:
sWill the people of Tennessee let such state
ments az were sent forth by Fletcher. Cone 4 Co.
be the cause Of depriyng them Of the services Of
| ench men as Maynard. Taylor Campbell, Left
| wieh Fowler Cooper, Stokes and Patterson
Cannot or will not, the people OF Tennessee eoun-
| teract the movements of bad men like those be-
| fore mentioned? Why not call public meetings
in ali parts Of the State expressing the feelings Of
| the people, and csndemning as false the stale
ment Of that printed circular of said self-const-
| tuted b0dy?'
1t is very clear from all this that great
wrong has been perpetrated upon the good
name Of the State, and that serious damage
has been inflicted upon the rights and in
terests of the people. The public should be
informed how and why it was done, and
who in Office opposes it. There is fair
opening thus presented for statements from
Fletcher, the Press and Times, Col. Thomas,
Senator Spence, and all those of the delega-
ton in Congress whose names have been
mentioned in connection with it. Let us
have all the facts