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efn heast. and Of educating tho Southern
mmo 9of treason, had been progressing for
man9 Jear, and had reached al cl1ascs.
Long oe:ore Tue Na1, the common laborcr had
learned 10 cufSe tho Yankees and Abolition
~ ~ ~ ~ ABOUT negro equality and his
rs hate, they have fought fou- yearsa~ajn7t
their country. They hare frnonnccI a13
heard It denounced with every brea,hs rhev
have suffered cold, hunger md wounds IN m
effort to destroy It, They have slain its d.
lenders, and seen thcf comrades fatl in the
the idea that they love their country. In
deed, II may well Be doubted whether the
capacity for patriotism Is not extinsuished In
many OF thcu'. Your mcmot!al1sts regret to
taJ that as Jet the loyslists Of East Tennes-
see, brave and noble as they arc, have
extending civil rights to the negro, and con-
sequent1y there exists \ want Of harmony
Among ourselves, bpt they do not doubt that
TINT patriotic but rural people will soon take
position worthy their iame. But in aoy
event, al legislation looking to the elevation
point ct view, must coma Gom Congress
aud not from the State Legislature. It may
be that the present body may pass somc
favorable laws, probably they WILL but il Is
easy to sec that they will be swept away by
the next General Assumbly-
NNxDIA1x CONSEQUENCES OF RESTORATION
or RKBE1 RULE.
Surprising the supervising power Of the
general Government Withdrawn from Ten
nessee, aud assuming that, to SOME extent at
least, the passions. prejudlces, and resent
ments Of the majority Of the people will be
reflected. IN their legislation, It i not difficult
to anticipate the true policy and the chaFae-
ter Of the civil and judicial administration
which will prevail. It may be safely assumed.
Z 1A.k - g.. f1,3m r., II.
and the bestowal OF patronage, and the man-
agelnent Of all public Affairs, the Late rebels
will b the preferred class, and that all the
acta ut the rebel 9ta,e government. Including
the removal and destruction Of the Statc
banks and State Treasury, the disarning and
eonscEiptinE the people and the impressmsnt
Of their property, and all the acts Of rebel
officers, soldiers, and gnerillas, will BE- Legal
lied. Those who have been robbed. wound
ed, and Imprisoned, will 70 unrcdressed,
while those. Who have inflicted thnse injuries
will be Justified tn Law IS they now are In
public sentiments.
Second. As IL even now the case IN many
localities, services rendered and wounds re-
ceiyed in the Confederate cause will be pass
ports to pre{ermcnt, while to have taken
sides with the cnuse OF the Union will be
equivalent to Judgment Of infamy, forever
consieuing the offender to ohscurity and dis
Third. II the Legislature docs vote thanka
and medals to Southern heroes, and unite
with other Southern States to pay the Cor
fedtratc debt, 1t will he from fear or policy,
and not from want Of sympathy Or desire,
Fourth As far as possible, restrictions viii
tion in the scale Of being disconntenanced, IL
not actually prohibited! lie will be excluded
from the courts, from common schools and
probably from all means Of education-from
business and privileged occupations, and per-
haps from the acquisition Of property.
tuLTER1oR CONSEQUENCES.
Such, We apprehcnd, MIL be some of the ro-
suits OF well known laws Of tho public mind,
and 1t requires but little speculation to antIet,
pate still further and more ulterior results It
Is very questionable whether East Tennessee
VIII submit to q rebel government Her pco-
pie will Eever tamely suecumb to those who
pursued them like b]oodhounds for fonr years.
II she does not resist by force abe will refuse
sentatiyes to take seals In Legislature COM
Iosed OF rebel officers and guerilla leaders
Union men will ieel that they have lost and
the rebels won !; and that their martyrs have
fallen In win. Even now, In many localities,
they arc crushed by tho power OF numbers
aud actually afraid 10 speak like frecmeu.
Loyal emlgrants Will turn aside to more
congenial parts, and the South will ho Lett to
herself to resume her former rate Of progress.
The negroes will he forced to seek IN asy-
lum IN other lands, or perhaps they will be-
come a declining rnce, relapse into barbasism
and disappear from the face Of the earth, All
event confidently predicted, and, In Eact,
hoped for By secessioufsts.
APPEAL TO CONGRESS FOR PROTECTION.
Your memorialists do not presume to point
out the means Of avereiug tho direfi1l results
they have attempted to foreshadow. They
simply ask protection. They pray that tho
Government will not forsakc them by With
$p IN.
thereby delivering them TO their torulento1s.
THE ADMISSION OF TENNESSEE MEMBERS &c
CONGRESS-.
Your nemorialists will say, however. that
they desire to be represented In Courrcss,
The !oyai people Of Tennessee have not for
being surrounded BY rebels. And II dilIlcul
ties should occur hereafter, as Is to be feared.
IN that event they desire to have yoico In
the councils OF the nation. But four form Of
government Is such, that to admit our repre-
senta1ives to seats In Congress will compel
the National Government over our internal
affairs, thereby insuring the asccndancv orthc
rebel majority, your meMorialIsts prefer. end
they are sure the loyal peopla Of the State
prefer, to live in territorial condition, and
even under military government.
From snch 4 fate we rely upon the power Of
tho nation to rescue us. In behalf of our
selves, in behalf Of the loyalIzts OF the State
OF whatever color, and in behalf Of our pos
lerity, ne appeal to that Government We
lore and have served to save us and them
rom the power Of thoao who have inflicted
lpon Us every conceivable injury.
We aro youE, most respectfully,
Obeuient sasyapt4,
4. j, E1E1cuEn,
N. DEnHY,
A. y. THUnNIcK.
RoHr- WErrAu11m
GEnIAa uA1RX.
JULIUS DnrEsKx,
Jo1x S1uAxLxn,
R scuN1rER,
FERDINAND kuuH,
a W. HAwNss,
E. P. CosZ.
cn,... a. LOWERING,
SnsHAan Fr1 TIM, Of Central Committee