The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-01

Radical Inoendiarism in Tennessee
The New York HeraM of the 18th
contains a letter from Memphis, Ten
nessce, from which we take the follow
ing description of affairs in the State
ruled by Brownlow.
An extensive correspondence with
every section of this State enables me to
speak confidently as to the extent of the
mischief all eady accomplished by the
Radicals of Tennessee. Loyal leagues
and other still more nefarious organiza-
tons have been established among the
negroes, who are being educated in the
belief that as soon as the Legislature
meets steps will be taken to accomplish
for them such division of the private
property of their opponents as will COM
pensate them for their years Of slavery.
An old idea of the negro that at some
Iuturc day he is to rule hore as master
has been revived, and the present is sug.
gested as the time to meet which God
permitted their ancestors to be exported
from Africa. They are told that Lincoln
was murdered by direct instigation of
tho Almighty, who knew that he was
about to fail in successfully establishing
the day Of jubilee. Their emancipation
was but part payment of the immense
debt owing to them by the white people.
They firmlp believe tina. to complete the
work and discharge that debt the pcliti'
cal mas tership must be theirs, to the ex-
clusion forever of their old masters
They firmly believe that nothing short
of complete turning of the tables will
put them in position to make good to
themselves and their generations suco
cecding forever monopoly Of the good
things of land that once flowed with
milk and honey. TO accomplish this
and they will be satisfied with nothing
shor5-their white leaders instruct these
poor, ignorant, irresponsible creatures in
the manual of arms and school of SOL
der, ia preparation for possible failure
| at the ballot box that must be reversed
by the cartridge box.
Everywhere in Tennessee there is ap-
prehension of trouble with the negro,
and whole families are going north,
fearing riot on election day. [ hear
of men 10 all the towns and villages, ma
tive conservatives, who are preparing
for such an event as that of Franklin,
sending their families north and arm
ing and unless the President intervenes
the strong arm of the military power Of
the republic there is no room fer doubt
that such carnage awaits the coming Of
election day as will startle even the tool:
Of radicalism if it does not afford them
such ar end as they used to covet for
JEFF Davis. This is about the animus o
the contending parties in the State. As
they are here, so they are in all the othel
once Confederate States. Passion rules
the hour and misrepresentation is the
stock 10 trade of the politicians who rur
on the side of so-called loyalty.
Office, Office, office !! is the cry of these
Radicals, who comprise the very wors
elements of the population. They hav'
not only secured all the offices existin!
at the time of their advent here, ant
which il the better days of the Common
wealth were all sufficient for the publi
welfare, but they have created others o
fattening emoluments for the support o
which the trade and commerce of tn
State is taxed well nigh out of existence
Murders they commit with impunity
AS in the palmy days Of the church, Rad
icalism has erected refuge in which it
culprits are safe from the vengeance o
the law. Thefts they commit every day
which being charged as only minor oI
} fences, are slurred over as Of no moment
and " certainly not to be discussed whe
party unity is SO necessary"