Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-04-18

Letter from Gen. c. session.. c. S. 4.
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE Rooms,
Washington. D. c.. ApgI IL. 1856

Letter from Gen. c. SeSh0n, C. S. 4.
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE RooQs,
Washington, d. c. April III, 1866 J.
JOHN WREBB, COL C. s. Aziag.
DEAR COLONEL Yours of the "a INST has JIM
spired me with increased hope. The work indeed
goes bravely on Our war cry is swelling cur ranks
North well as South and victory viii soon -pe1ch
on our helms" We are playing astnpendoua game;
the odds against Us, bat the prize is glorious
one-the res1nitction Of our 6eloesd C9afedyaeg--
Then let on, hoping all things fearing nothing,
ever ready and ever active
In my former letter I disclosed part Of eur Sc
cret scheme to obtain control Of the Government
for you must know we can never succeed IN GA. OBJ
ject Of Southern Independents until "we tie Demo
crats of the North and the Conserv atives of the
South, are once more in power. The sixth part Of
our programme is to denounee any and every Con-
| stitstionsl Amendment. We are ell united in tie
opinion that if we can defeat these amendments be
greatest danger is passed. Never therefore, cease
your outcries against this tinkering of the Consti-
tuition; say ii is an Instrument too sacred and too
perfect to be touched and that any amendment viii
ruin the liberties and prosperity OF the country q
think see you smile at this for you can't help re-
membering that this very Constitution has been
changed no less than airtee5 tines before and that
we Confeds did not find it SO sacred and perfect
when we made many changes in it. But you
know this present Constitution if left without the
proposed amendments will give us tEi1tg aa4itjohag
members Of Congress- will enable US to pay the
Southern debt to pension our wounded soldiers,
their widows and children, 10 get colases5atj0a for
our SLGeeS and then rC-ensave them again in fact
though not in name and in good time to raise again
the fog Of Southern j5adep69deacel For these par
anthetic reasons must swear that We venerate the
Constitution, and worship johnson as its Great
Champion. We are having grand fight here on
this subject. We enjoy ii hugely. Ever now ana
then i've give johnson punch in the ribs Gust RS
we punch dog to make him fght,) and into Con
gress he pitches headforemost and then such saarl-
ing and swapping and biting and scratching. while
I'VE shout Hurra for johnson ~ +" Go in Andy!"
" Hit EN- again '-oh it's glorious You ought 10
see US laugh in our sleeves, for you know All the
gain is on side. We have old johnson tanned
down SO he will do just what we want him and
"we' are SO sweet to him. ye gods You would thiak
him King Andrew the one time But YOU know
how we hate the old reprobate in our secret hearts
Another part Of our secret scheme is to declare
with might and main that the seeded States are all
IN the Union; that they were never out oE. the
Union; and that our Representatives have as much
right TO their seats as those of Massachusets You
know we never thought of such a thing until the
Democrats and johnson men put it in our heads
And in truth must confess to you, Colonel, never
heard anything more absurd in politics than this
doctrine that we were in the Union and entitled to
be represented in Congress, while we were united in
warning upon the Union and Congress know this
proposition is monstrous but if we can maintain
IT. the success of the Confederaey is as certain as des
| tiny. Here is the plan: The moment eve and
the Democrats get majority in Congress the South
ern States viii re-airm their ordinances OF secss
sion, re-estabsh the Southern ConfederacF, reorgan
ize their army and navy; and refortify the whole
South LeaUiAg Senators aid Representatives ia
Congress 10 gote dolcn eyeTy attempt to eoerrc s-
Thus you see while we are free to do as we please
the Government viii have its hands tie5, and II
johnson is President then we will ind him on our
side this time. (For he wants to be reelected; and
knowing the Republicans will never vote fer him
again, he is striving to build up Southern Demo-
cratic party to support him for reelection If we
were in the Union and entitled to representation in
the last 'car we will still be in the Union and en-
titled to representation in the sest srar And thus
while We are seeding and recognizing the good old
Confederacy, Representative in Congress, uni
ted with Northern Democrats and johnson men,
will not allow dollar OF a man to be voted to be
used against US. Hurra, then, for johnson Recon
struction Policy Il is tic rer seed and hope Of on,
ne1c Rebellion,
There are several other parts OF our scheme IN
told; but they are too important to be committed 70
paper. Our enemies, the Union men, might in some
one of million possible ways get hold Of the letter
Our friend, Judge --, win inform you orally N
few days. But will mention here that the cry
"This is White Mans Government takes well
with the people. Don't fail, therefore to make use
of this cry constantly I know there is no Justice
in it, and that it is demagogues trick but, Col
onel, must not stop for that We must use every
device to work out our darling scheme to rebuild the
broken down Confederacy. We must not hesitate
to appeal to every passion and every prejudice
What will not win over one man may win over
another. Therefore praise johnson to this one,
curse the Radicals to that one, denounco aneg5o
equality to third, glorify the Constitution as It
4 L.
advocate a White Mans Government With a
SIXTH and so ply each with his particular prejq-
dice, until break up this abominated Union par
ty. Forget the baseness of the means, and renem-
Der only the glory of the end. The end sanctifes
the means.
l am glad you report so faYoTably OF the effect Of
Johnson's 22d of February speech. Nothing lis 50
uIlitca the SoRth, and 50 fred Tie Southern 6ezrL
since the firing o,s Sssaltey, that speech heard
him deliver it. and while his denunoiations of Con-
gress rolled forth L fsncied me in Richmond, and
dreamed that the Confederacy was alive, that Lee
was marching his victorious army through the North
and that it was President Davis congratulating US
on our glorious success, and
But have just been called away 70 attend ! Sc
cret meeting of Southern Congressman to perfect
our plans. Write me soon again.
Yours in the o,
c. SESSION.,
Lat Gen C. s. L. toe H. q elscg
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