, 1866-05-28

Letter from Gov. Brossnloyy--A Batch
oil fschei H.ic@ Nn1icd 10 the Counter
The CulsacA OF East Tennessee Dis~
aurbaIlcea.
The following Is an extract from letter
written by Gov. Brown1ow while attending
a Methodist Conference ut G1ccnville, Tenn,
upon the condition Of East Tennessee, and
the true causes Of the Tennessee disturbances:
The people throughout East Tennessee. with the
exception Of very few localities, arc quiet and
peacrah1c. ahfutng BY the 1aNs. and respectful to-
!he past five weeks, two men have been Killed
hs bnsh~ hackers, and third wounded. The su.-
here1s were discharged Union eold,err. and the
d,cf<. In Washington comfy there are sad 10 be
tight or nine bad men banded together, rolb,n1.
houses alter hight. and abusing ind,stduals. 4
ara they have associated WITH then, some uppnn.
etpcd nen who have eerScu In 1he tnlon army.
The c1tFasscan' accounts published Of whipping
arr not only c1agernte1, hut basely falsc. In
Hawkins county, Two brothers. returned soldiers Of
,hc Flint Tennessee caxalrs, were killed hy H.
charged up 10 the a'roun. Of the ualon mc1
And The motive foF this SANDER Of The Union
Cnluu men and tho stite t;ovrlnment, and 10 pro-
sokc &hc interference Of the authorities At WASH
is ,ransplrnc and special agents have been scas 10
Washington to prescnt ihe stae Of Affairs cxsstlns
'n,ir own prejndiccs, and Inc f:enss and Objects @
of those Who reat then, ant pay thelr EXPENSES.
Dur,ne The last si3 weeks. IS mans a three
eaa Il eeen 2s sss wsssas'on ;a;t
meeting with citizens in d,ltscn, towns,
aod tnan.rins particularly ates the conduct Of the
ilrGr. Msl. Gen. Gordon Granger, pa.-ed on A-i
week. t1opping day At several Of The principal
towns, anu inauEfnc alttr hoe alleged troubles,
riou. What IMPORT be "i1l MAKE, kuow not.
l:cing man Of sense. OF loyalty. and soldier,
>ha1l exptct h!o, 10 E,pors cof1cct. A senvsa1
not falfn lu.o the best Of hands, nut into the
bands Of our untr1c Conservatives. aud friends Ut
pence; Who charge a'i The w1orgs done upon she
those aho syupa hszc with lheua.
n.en1c The reader, however, that the Cu!on pco-
pic Of East Tennessee are all right. and ths: they
| whom made, or for What purposes. The people
have evesswhesc gone 10 work. repas'pg their
hon.es. apd fsnees. and broken fortunes. Should
they ot blessed with good scs>on, they will pro-
dnec m abundance. Never were thr prospects bet
ter tor corn, oas, hay, vegetables. md cserf "a.
and polling 10 l7ne my into the couu,rs. stii.,,
:hc reor:e arr cheerful, and expect 10 raise enough
| 10 caf 1uu IL spare
ae ncw Statc project. sad u The measure wcrn rfl
10 the people 1t the ballot boz. they would c1zry
BY ae trcaI majoz11y they voted do*n secess1or
the new franehssc lax. and viii rec thai Ii i. q.
| ricn out. StneIenths oi tue Union men uf th1.
sad OF the ssa,s tndosss the seur.e Of nr les.sla
who fnd fauit IN. men Who arc Hi1Jfdnfhisfd, ant
Nhote defense ol rpheI. has made them ol1oas K
/ have taken the trouble 10 inquire atstr the col
ured population ard their ti1cs OF conduct. an
plrasel 10 b. able to report that. as a genera
| lAtng. they arc pe1crable and uEc behaving we'll
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