Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-14
col. BAxTER'S THIRD CARD,

1 NAOEe OI nfONnaOA'S StaSefy RccOfu-
NE Is Finally for Emancipation fu
order 40 Exterminate the COiered
Race-A Warming 90 our ColOred
PeOpIe-1Kis InsiigatfOn of Mobs 20
Break mp Divine Worship, and Nal.
treat the Ministers of God-AppOinf.
ment of Meb Leaders TO Office, etc.
We cannot possibly find space this morn
ing for Col. Baxter's third card, which ap-
peared in the Knoxville Commercial Of the
1lth inst, butthe following extract is so sig
nifcant and crushing, that we displace other
matter for its insertions $3.50 81
"Seeing that they (the negroes) would
be emancipated by the operation of civil
war, he consented to fall in with the cur
rent, and in his Wing of May 18th, 1854,
he gave the following reasons for his
change:
"'We have never differed with the Sonih
upon the abstract question of slavery, and do
not now differ, and we are free TO say, that
the condition of the slaves, when liberated,
if left in the South, will be worse than it
has been during their seryitude And we
are for emaneipating every negro in the
South, notwithstanding ell this. For taking
this ground, we have two controlling rea-
sons; first, it will he the severest punishment
of the Southern Rebels that can be inflicted,
and next, ii aOiH be tie ut7y means of ertin-
gushing tie negro race as the removal and
civilization Of the Indian tribes have tended
to extinguish them"
Here again the peeuliarity of the Gov
errors humanity is made prominent. He
A,,oae - Il
nothing for the benefit of society. 1.-TWO
controlling reasons--one 10 punish The
unite people and the other to ersinquisk the
negro race. What relief it must be to the
Governors mind to advocate policy
which would involve both races in the
South in general and irretrievable ruin.
As evidence of his sincerity, in The same
number of his paper from which the fore
going extract is taken, he demanded OF the
military authorities of Knoxville an order
to the effect "that no contrdband shall be
allowed to remain in the city whois not
employed by some ante person in some
legitimate business, who does not reside at
the domicile of his or her employer; and
no coatrabdRd will be allowed to hire am
premises in the city for any purpose iuhdteuer .
which, if he could have effected, would
have reduced the negro population to
more abjeet state of slavery than they
were in before; imposing upon them all the
burthens, and leaving them without their
former protection. etEf
And it would seem from his policy that
he is still bent on the extinguishment of
the negro race. He is using all his inf1u-
enee, personally, as an editor of a public
newspaper and as the highest official of the
State, to array them in hostility to the
white population, in which be and his fol-
lowers here have been partially successful.
On Sunday, the Dist of April last, few of
his most honest followers at MaryyiIle in
weighed about forty negroes TO Join them in
a mob to expel minister from the town
for no other reason than that he belonged
TO the Methodist Church South, which they
did under the most aggravated circum-
stances. After doing this, portion ofthem
went into the country and dispersed con-
gregation of the same church assembled
for Divine worship. The mob, headed by
Mr.. Parham, was also encouraged by the
sheriff Of The county and one of his depu-
ties. Here is a case, if one has occurred, |
for the interpositioR of the State guards. |
But no, the guards have not been organized
for this purpose; IL is for the encourage
ment, and not for the suppression, of the law |
less assemblages Of the Governors friends. |
Since the mob, and since IFS general publiei-
ty in thistown, where the Governor was, the |
public arms have been sent to Maryville. |
and placed in custody of Mr.. Parham, the |
head and front of this disgracefnl breach Of |
the public peace. Another one Of the ac-
tive participators, who was for a time in the |
Rebel service, and who was recently in |
dicted in the Cirenit Court at Maryville for |
stealing corn, and under this charge fed /
from the county until the prosecution was
adjusted by the payment Of costs, has been
commissioned by our most erceilsat Goasy-
nor Captain, and authorized to raise a
company for his ErcelleacyiS serriee, most
fit representative for such cause.
Thus the Governor has made himself, |
for more than forty years, the evil genius
of East Tennessee. By his low and vulgar
abuse, he has lowered the standard of reli-
gious, moral and political controversy; de-
graded our literature; sown the seeds Of |
bitterness ard strife among our people ::
provoked and encouraged the baser pas
sions Of the people; demoralized the coun-
try, and substituted violence for law, and
deserves as he will receive, the execration
Of every good man in and out of the State;
and by his present elevation Affixed foul
stigma upon the history Of the times, which
can scarcely be atoned for in a hundred
years by the most exemplary conduct Of
our people p - 4