Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-30
MORE RROWNLOWISM.


Etheridge and .John Williams M Taze-
WeII-The whipped spaaIeI Maynard
stITI seensIng for nioOd-The ssS1e-
lish'' taaxe she Meter an Hand. and
Deay Honest 5ehn wtIIiaEns fhe
Right 10 be HeArd-Radical Despos-
ism DesPeraie-Tlse Riad that Pre-.
eesies fise whIrIaind.
From the Knoxville Free Press. s
The internal plot still thiekens. The
/ determination of the Radical leaders to
trample under foot all deechcy and law, to
disregard every private or public right Of
the people that may conflict with their
-nelarious purposes is becoming daily more
manifest, and they become daily more en-
boldened 60 more unblushing deeds Of Wis
lainy, By the apparent readiness and Wil-
iiDgness Of the people to submit passively
to their outrages. 1t seems that nothing
short Of bloodshed and slaughter will sat-
isfy them. 8ts9tE Fs E1EGs8
We have to record to-day the boldest and
most deliberate outrage yet perpetrated by
The militia On Thursday Mr.. Etheridge
and John Williams were at Tazewel to
fulfill their appointment. A company, or
part Of company Of militia were there
under the charge of Lieut.. Ellis. Early
in the day Ellis called upon Etheridge and
Williams and assured them that they
would not be molested, provided they were
not personally abusive of the militia. The
time for speaking came on Maynard, Of
course, was again on hand plying his dirty
vocation. About twO.thirds OF tie people.
some seven or eight hundred in number.
repaired to the Conservative stand and lis
tened attentively and proftably to Mr..
Etheridge. He met with no serious inter-
ruption. Meanwhile Maynard, in his true.
role, was harangueing about one-third of
the crowd-two-thirds Of whom were OF
his own dingy hue-about two hundred
yards distant.
At the conclusion Of Etheridge's speech
John Williams took the stand and began
has speech. He had spoken, however, not
more than fifteen OF twenty minutes before
he was interrupted by two or three Of the
militia, who were in the crowd evidently
for the purpose Of provoking difficulty,
with such remarks as that's a lie" that's
a d-n lie, that's another d--n lie" and
other course aud grossly insulting remarks.
Mr.. Williams asked them to keep quiet
to listen to the evidence and they would
see whether he was telling lies or not. The
disturbers we're noticed TO make their way
out Of the crowd and repair to the place
where Maynard was still speaking. In
very few minutes some fourteen or fifteen
Of The militia, fully armed, came from
Maynard's stand, marched down and filed
around in front of Williams and within
ten or twelve feet Of the stand. They
brought their guns TO shoulder" when
one Of the party exclaimed, "By Cd we
want you to know that we are Brownlow
men," presume you are" said Will
liams, aud undertook to proceed with his
remarks, bat he found this impossible. For
no sooner had he renewed than he was told
that he must stop his "d-n Rebel lies"
that he was telling pack of d-n lies.
that he muat "dry up" etc, etc. Viii
iiams manifested no disposition to yield the
stand, but they told him that he should not
proceed unless he would speak "the truth"
They didn't intend to hear any more id
Rebel lies" A number of the citizens. APP
prebensive Of bloodshed, and shocked at
so bold aud infamous an outrage upon the
freedom Of speech, advised Col Williams
10 desist from any further attempt to be
heard. Such conduct they said was a
more powerful speech in his behalf than
any he could make. Col. Williams aooeded
TO the request of hisfriends, and thus closed
one Of the most disgraceful scenes ever
witnessed in the once free State of Tennes-
see. The facts, as given, we have derived
from a source worthy of full credit. We
learned them from a gallant and distin-
guished Union officer who was present and
witnessed the whole proceeding.
Is there an honest Radical whose cheek
will not burn with very shame when be
reads such details Of oppression? Will
he not blush to feel that he is cooperating
with party that is thus rapidly hurrying
us on into horrors compared with which
the butchenes OF the late civil strife were
but pleasantries? That We are now swiftly
driving into such scenes is as certain as
there is a God in Heaven.