, 1866-03-17

Important Letter from Cor. DroWnl0H.
Especial Despatch TO the Chicago Tribunal

Especial Despatch TO the Chicago Tribune.
NASHVILLE, March s, 1861.
Hon. Tx- D. KE11nx, H"u=e Of Representatives.
Dean SIE-1nclosed acnd you a copy OF my
Proclamation. fro1 which you will learn that lac
lon OF twenty ole dtorranfzer< have, IL the iIue
fpi1tt Of The la,c .p,quton< reoclioa, withdrawn
aDd reduced our House OF Representatives oeioR:
quorum. need nof add 1urtheT remarks a. 1he
t.u FRIDAY last the election Of couory oaiec.s
look Place throughout The sax !; such a. Clerks
s,her1s. Ju'tices Tr-iset and Tax collectors, and
in Middle and Nest T.nucs.cc the rebels havc
made cscan eNcep-tu1ntue Union men o1&, and
eleet!nc their own candidae7, who electloneefea
Tor ofee on the ground tia, they we're rebels, and
Lad either served IN the Eel,el army, or in kome
other capacity had given their influence to the
canse o1freason and iruitory.
and many who estnpA'h'ztu w1ln toctn, were verS
respectful to Union men, o1ten opseqnfout. Guilty
culprits. they evidently feared arrest and punish
live Vas ali they had right TO e1pacl. but since
pardonz have been 70 multiplied, and no man ha4
Eecn punished. they have everywhere prcome im-
die and We4t Tennessee II te d;-rc2a'aole to hsSc
been CDlon naan. o., IL Southern man 10 have
+erTeu in tic unlon army. And matters are grow
ing Norre- The reconstructed traitors orcnl,
cufung loyal men. and threatening them VI &
Hhootlnc OF hanging. truelin. that they have the
Ifes,dcut on tnetI Eide, while tic c feel &hai the
Presidents policy T. rutDone to Ut.
When put the President III nomination at Bald-
more tu1 lit VICE Presidency tell that he had 20
thoroughly committed htnseH 10 The Union carse,
and bud been badly uea,ed b. The rebels, II was
jmpos tthe for him ever to get around to them
aeain; but give him up a. lost to the Union
and Democrats. Every rebel in 1h,a country, eses5
Mcclellan man, and every cxEne1illa chief, tse
loud aud enthusiastic II I,ralee Of tue President.
him tor m Abo!iliopist and 1Ea1os. and wi.hior
him executed. aEe HOW tof executing all who dare
10 oppose his policy, or even doubt lh euccess.
tolerance in the South to1ay toward the Union and
everything Northern than :brrc was at the time Of
Lees surrender. Abu.e Of Union men Of The Had
riority On tue part of the Southern chivnry, haye
arisen 10 each height Inst loyal men eanno travel
on steamboat. or III rausoac GU, withou. being
all concessions from The North, " rum the ms
jonly IN Congress, arc regarded a. evidences Of
lear. All tile old rebel hopes Of 1861, and Inany
ncw ontr. Gre II full hlsst, threatening Congrcts
and tue North with ultimate vengeance aud ooa-ttuc
Of Southern proves. The most popular men
are Tue men mos, dist1n=uisned for theli
bostilit, 10 ,ht Moth, and nal they pleased to
term the ,adcal Congress and they are The cla=t o.
Ton. chow. The same IL true u the enlirc South,
oAiv 70 q a7<9T e77a1G IL = word, thcy a., re.
solved On breaking Up the Gove1nne1t, .nd theE
expect to cn1y out their scheme ftrDt2H tie t4Hot
1oa, and how men Of 4andor and intelligence can
represent ilem ns loyal end kindly di-n, ed Is
uys,ery to me. even in this age Of rebellion and
trcachcsy. l do not unueretsnd Them, and my op-
portun1ties for learning their temper and uiumate
purpose ase As good as those OF most lnen.
Why Dir, mauy Of them are e1pccta: the P1csi-
dent to ditpefhe Congress WITH The baEouet, aB
Cromwell dispersed the long Parliament The
SouihEsn heart Ia beiug r7pclY artd to deed. o!
war AID all this End motr. a. believe, has been
caneed by the mistakes Of the Pres sdent. Ills plan
of trusting rebele walh thc1r STATE governments
has had an fdeet c1ee'i. the oppofitc Of what he
intended It hae ruined the prt'-p pect4 Of the Uutm
men, and they frc! that these II safety for them
unlets Congress should choo4e to protect them,
Even tl1ee days ago Gen- Thoma. lad II send
troops into Marshall county. eunc tfxtv mile: d,a-
liant, to project loyal MN and freedmen who
wesa haelDg for eafet5 and coEing 10 the city.
10 fa1 rs am individually concerned, The iutesI1-
erxtc abuse Of rtbc1. 1hr dc1unc:stton nnd black
guardian OF thelE RECONSTRUCTED Journals, tie
threats cl pe3soual r'ole,.ce from thc-c auuesftcd
pstr'oss, and the anonymous letter. Of co4Eardt
Threatening nE ASSASSINATION, all tall harmless 1T
my feet. No earthly power can DIVE mt IRON tho
support OF tie men and parry who fou-ht the bat
'o' 'a's "af ano po' o9"n Inc t1oc4lfoa'
FtTF respectfully, your ob't rrrv't,