Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-19
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Prom the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Parson BRowNLOw made two speeches
last Saturday night, in Philadelphia; one to
a select and confidential party Of the mem
bers Of the Loyal League, the other to a
crowd outside the building. The reporter
Of the SHaday Transcript says that at the
close Of his address in The reading-rootn:
Mr.. BR0wKLow stated that the Ioyal
people Of Tennessee had been organized In
10 militia, and that he had made arrange
ments with Northern Governors for $1,000
stand Of arms and plenty Of ammunition.
and that demand would be made on ANDY
JOHNSON for their rights. The President
would, Of course, refuse, when the loyal Ten
nesseeans would fall back on those rights.
and fight il out. As for himself he would
rather hang 10 a lamp post in the street OF
Nashville or Knoxville, than surrender one
iota Of his principles, particularly regarding
negro suffrage"
The fact disclosed 10y the Transcript ac-
counts why, at the meeting Of the loyal Gov
errors and ex-(iovernors the reporters Of
the newspapers we're excluded, and the pro-
ceedings kept from the public eve. The
question OF arming the militia, and secret
political organizations, was up and discussed.
and BRowNLow told the league that he had
made arrangements with Northern Gov
errors for $4,000 stand Of arms and plenty
Of ammunition. What does BRowNIow
want with that military supply? Is it
for defense? If so, against whom? Against
the General Government? Yes, it would
seem so for, when he gets those Il, 600 stand
OF arms and ammunition, "a demand would
be made on ANDY JOHNSON for their rights.p
What rights that the people Of Tennessee
are entitled to, docs the President withhold,
or deprive them Of? Who can tell? A de-
mand viii be made, and BRowNLow says:
"The President will Of course refuse" Why.
Of course? VIII the demand be Of such n
character that the President must refuse
compliance with it as a matter Of course?
Or will II be 80 Radical, and lnerefore I'M
constitutional, that his oath will not permit
him 10 complyI But he viii refuse What
then? THE loyal Tennesseeans would fall
back on those rights and fight them" That
il, they will inaugurate another war, because
Mr.. JOHNSON will not give them their rights
they being, Of course, the judges.
Il will be remembered that Congress, at its
late session, passed an order to distribute
arms to all the loyal States How'll was put
through Congress, and for whatpurpose, was.
explained by Mr.. RAYMOND in his expos
ure Of the Congressional caucus. twas, in
contemplation of public disturbances, TO be
inaugurated by the Radicals. Tennessee
was mo-, then, according 70 Radical ideas, re-
constructed. She had no Senators or Repre-
sentatives in Congress- She was not, there
fort, entitled 10 her share Of the public
arms. BRowNLOw, therefore, as Governor Of
Tennessee, applied 30 the Governors of the
Northern States 10 supply him with arms
and ammunition; and they promised him
1900 stand Of arms, with ample ammuni-
tor, 20 inaugurate another war, if President
JOHNSON did not comply with the demands
of BRowNLow & Co. The public can see
that we are drifting into another home wal,
which will be inangurated by a class other
than the rebels, on a hunt for their rights
II the Radicals will succeed in the approach
ing elections that war will come, for the
Radicals will regard success as an approval,
by the people, Of their policy, which they
will carry out by acknowledging the |
President, and doing other acts provocative
Of civil strife. |