Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-07-12

"MACK," the correspondent Of the Cncin.
natl Commercial, recently had conversation
with President johnson, and from his pub
lished account Of what passed between them.
we take the following extract:
In reply to q question, told the President
that had seen very few men in the South
who were in any true sense Of the word
rebels, a d that these few were men who had
not been in the rebel army that thought
most Of what was called "disloyalty' was the
effect Of the unjust and nsgsnerous treatment
Of the South by Congressional legislation
since the close of the war He replied that
he did NOT believe that there were many reb-
els in the South, and that especially the men
who had fought against the Union were not
rebels now, and had no desire or intention to
rebel again.
He seemed to be very deeply Interested in
the affairs of Tennessee, and listened attsn
lively 10 what told him of my travels
through that State. was surprised to find
him so well posted even us 10 the names OF
the men who are candidates for Office there.
was describing to him the style of man
who 10 running on the confscation platform
at Nashville; told him he was worthless
scrub, who was accused Of stealing everything
be could lay his hand on, and didn't deny it,
and who, as / learned at Rome, Georgia,
while there was an original and ul-mouthed
secessionst.
"Oh, yes" said he, "you mean Mason"
In regard to the Brownlow militia, he said
be had received hundred petitions from TIE
best people of Tennessee, asking him to send
United States troops there to protect them
against the outrages now being committed
by this State Guard" asked him II be
could, under the Constitution, send troops
into TENNESSEE without the request of the
Governor or Legislature. He replied that it
was difficult question which be had not yet
determined. He certainly could send troops
there on recruiting service, and station them
at Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and
such points, and If any disturbance occurred
Sr,n ' o ,1 ,Ss ps msie shere ~ woolo DC zoe
in suppressing il. He feared very much that
Brownlow's militia would provoke riot and
were organiaed for and a ,ho We" on,w u "n.. 10y
wss whethe, when thav co, ready far AL,
thew sbould ba We armed soldiers or nnsr9ed
citizens IN sboot AZ ,honnh, he has, wa .
wonld be 70 regard ,hs n,il;,7a az an ;,sm, ~.
lion and send so,dis,s 20 sunnrss. i, and
clean n ont he didn't tnow 10 ss;d VIA,
was hes, 10 he dona. hs as"i.d ~ sas ,hs
neace of the Sta,s nreservsd hi diSn,, L,"w
exactly how hest ~ nressrvs !, Ue rsasrd.
ed the state govsrnmsn, Of Tsnnss.ss a. 10
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[ The same writer 10 q letter from Washing
ton dated Ju,v 9Th s,sats ,bus ahout IN.
enecs Oh oena'of "i'sop 'ls'' v tne soo'n
Mr.. Wilson comes hack fullv eonyinced 40
would be n ruinous policy for both sections