Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-26
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN:
Thursday Morning, Sept rs, 1867.
Ns We find the followin

~ We find the following
letter, with its Introductory and
sensation head, in the Press Dc
Times of the 10Th. We publish
it in order that our readers may
be fully appraised of the kind of
anonymous slanderers thatwe have
amongst us. There is a small
gang of Bohemians here, whose
persistent intent seems to be to
depreciate this county with the
Brownlow authorities, and so
bring about a collision between
the people and the militia. The
rock-throwing affair we have al
ready spoken Oft was disgrace
full, and every respectable man
unqualifedly condemns it. And
the man who would write such q
letter as the following, is no bet
ter than the prowler who wanton-
ly destroys citizens property at
midnight. But there is no use in
a long defence of this community.
We no sooner nail one SANDER to
the counter than we are met by
another equally destitute of truth.
The falsehoods are concocted, we
have no doubt, by interested par.
ties, who suppose it would be to
their pecuniary interest if militia
were stationed here. Read the
letter. We have italicised the
most glazing of its vindictive mis-.
representations:
Alarming News from Lin
coin County---Houses OF
Union Men Robbed
The Register Driven
from the County.
The outrages perpetrated upon
Union men in many sections of
the State have increased to an
alarming extent. The calls for aid
and assistance are growing more
and more importunate. 1t is quite
evident that if there is not a lull
in the fiendish zeal with which
Republicans are prosecuted in
many sections there will be neces-
sity for speedy call for the mus
tering in of more State Guards.
We publish below an extract
from a letter received at the Cap
itol day or two ago, from Lin
coin county. The communication
has been referred to Gen. Cooper,
who, we doubt not, will endeavor
to extend aid in that quarter:
FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 9th, 1867.
Governor BroaOnlOao:
I feel it bounden duty to re-
port to you or some other State
authority, the outrages that occur
in this county. Many ofenses,
as a matter of course, are not
brought to light. But such &C
ton as took place in town last
night is of too heinous nature to
be lightly passed by. Three
houses on the Square were mob
bed-the stores of Newman &
Mclaughlin and G. Bloom, and
the office of Mr.. Nicks, Register
for the county-rocks were thrown
into the windows of all these
houses, smashing glass and sash,
and putting the lives of the occu-
pants IN the greatest Danger. mo
efforts have, as yet, been made by
the civil authorities to investigate
the affair. They are either poaoer-
less or indisposed. If goa do not
do something for as shortly, the
half dozen Union men in Fayette-
ville aciu be killed. All those at
tackled last night were staunch,
unconditional Union men, and
this accounts for the assault. II
expect the attack to be repeated
again soon. We fear to stir out
at night. ASSASSINATION IS aolat
aoiU be resorted to, to get rid of GER
tain men extremely obnoxious, BE-
cause of their haUing labored sol
persisteaatly .torthe Republican cause|
IN the late gabermational race
Lincoln county was carried for
the Union through the determined