The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-11
TITURsDAY. LANuARY n. 80
Gov. BrownlOw on ..The itua,,on-, ;,

THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1896.
soy BrownlOw on ''The Stu ation.-
On Tuesday last. on the occasion of
the opening of the Fisk School for col
Ore1 pupils, Gov. Brownlow made 8
speech We make the following ex-
tract from a sketch of it:
! eau only ssy by way Of sdnopiuon and
encouragement TO the e8lored frieods At
tend your schools learn to read the Word
81 COO, snd ihen learn 10 love and practice
IL anu oy way Of caution and advice, I adj
ln0nlsh YOU, be mild and temperate in your
habits and spirit, and your conduct iowa ds
the white people. ] ADVISE Is a friend low
ing the institution ana desiring the pros
petily OF Whist you lave undertaken. lad
wise che teachers, male aud female, 10 be
eDeeedi1gly prudent and cautious, and do
nothing Offensive to the predominant party
here.
lou may think /. q little strange that I
give such counsel. i do i because If Gen.
Thomas were to take away his soldiers, aud
pull up stakes and leave here, you would
not be allowed to occupy this school-room a
week, DOT 4 week; and If Gen. Thomas snd
his military forces were 10 20 away and
leave as, this Legislature, al the head of
which am placed, would be broken up by
a mol in forty.eight hours.
Oar high civil and military missionaries
may travel through the South hurriedly,
and otherwise, snd may 60 back 20 Wash
iuEton and report that all Is well and re
constructed, and those Of you who are green
enough 10 believe It can believe IT, buI par
don me when tell you that don't believe
q word oft.
In this connection, we may call at
tention to the following extract from a
letter to 8 Philadelphia paper, written
from Washington:
There are very good grounds for the be-
lief tina a caucus OF members Of both
Houses will be held early next week, and
an attempt made 10 compromise with the
radicals BY Offering that il a part Of the
tennessee delegation, who can take the
.ath. viii be admitted, the remaimer may
20 by dffuult until next Winter. and the in
fsrveriug time can be used 10 examine into
'h- wort of reconstruction Of the other State
Governments.
nulle tuuic are undoubtedly some lead
ing radical men who are Wiling to make
tsis concession, to try and secure peace aud
harmony NnAAA aAAEI the next uAA fiNIAAoAu
there is. however, a very strong and power
raj radical element, which will oppose any
exception ia favor of Tennessee, as opening
ihe door that Il may be difficult taclose.
parson BrOwnlOw, Governor Of Tennessee
has written several letters here, stating that
ifthe members are sdmitted and the Fed
eral troops withdrawn, neither he nor any
other loval men would be SLOWED to re
lusiu there fixry days; that the dIsioyal
element is merely crouohlng Tor another
struggle
We are OF thosa who believe the time
has not yet arrived for the removal Of
the United States troops from any OF
the late insurrectionary States; but we
have no such apprehensicns as those to
which Governor Brownlow gives utter
ance. We have seen nothing to Justify
Us in the fear that, if the troops were
removed, loyal men would not be per.
mitted to remain. lr the Cotton States
the entire white population took part
in the rebellion, in n way or another.
and are alike criminal There are in
those States no loyal men, who adhered
10 the old flag all the time, to prosecute.
In Tennessee, the returned rebels have.
~ President johnson would say, be
haved themselves 'as well as could have
been expected. It is true that some
OF them are a little FESTIVE under the
operations ofthe Acknowledgement Law
Of the present Legislature, do no
regard the members of that body a
PATTERNS Of wisdom and craftsmanship
and are won't to follow the example o
Inc Governor, and deal in y~iturepera
tive language when speaking of him
but this will all pass away in a year o.
90. and no one will have been damaged
thereby. Iii not proper for one part
to claim o monopoly OF railing and
cursine A general diffusion Of thes.
things will serve to let OF surplns gas a
fast as it lie generated.
What is especially desirable 40"
the communication, at an early day G
the policy Of President Johnson. Tel
pcssee is entitled TO her representaho'
ip Congress.-has Just as much right
coats for her members as MassaehI
sstts and having elected loyal me.
,ybo can take the oath Of office, the
oueht 10 be sworn in without unnece'
ssry DELAY. True, the Legislature hs
not discharged its obligations to tn
colored people, but we are iuli
rsrsuaded that il will Nevertheless
if il does not Congress can apply TIA
remedy through the fundamentally {
tbs constitutional amendment An
inasmuch Is Congress has the power
,s..,I he states to render justice
the freedmen, We know no good reaso
wbv the members from other late reo
states. proyided they can take the oat
should be excluded. Let those WI
can't take the oath resign and giyeW VIZ
TO others who can.
Tn q Presidents policy thus carrie
out we would have but one question
paramount importance 10 deal wat
the st,t.s Of the freedmen, and il mig
he necessary TO retain United Stat
troops amongst us until that could
definitely settled. The presence
troops might be necessary for the pr
lection Of both races Our Governor
that event would be assured OF !
rights al the head Of the Legislature
am under his "own vine and hg tire
at Knoxville