Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-26

knows the fact and has 10 behave himself ar-
eOrdingly. They told you that III you voted sep
orotioa there would be not war. but peace ; they
told you they would establish government with
slavery as its cornerstone; they told when war
came they would fight till they had accomplished
the end at which they had aimed and would die
IN the last ditch to accomplish It. But they did
not secure the peace which they promised they
did not establish government having slavery for
its cornerstone; they did nOtdie in the last ditch;
IN fact, they accomplished nothing which they
promised. The Louisville Courier, the other Jay.
Al Clarksyille. he said to the colOred peOIlo
= II you see any man going through this county
saying that this party are for your re-enslave-
ment, knock him down Go along quietly, and
prove to the world that YOU are behaving your
selves. Insult no man. When you come 10 the
bailOt-bON, vote for whatever person and what
ever party you please. Horses have instinct. and
50 have the colored people, and they know bow
to go. He cannot show q single letter or paper Iu
which he has advocated your liberty.
We say 70 EtheTidge, u you want 10 stir uU
THIS strife II you have notion Of engaging Iu
war, place yourself at the head Of yOur column.
and the Uni1n boys win come again. he
said that the Radical party was large in mum
berthe Democrats were numerous and stTcuZ
in the strengh which truth and good principle
give, but that there Is n narrow contracted par
" called the J0RSerrGfiu party that has neither
strength nor prInCiplesto % give 1t respectabIht,.
and this We call the sore head party have
heard Of a close hSted, Skin-hnt sort Of fellow
10 Illinois. who heard that there was cooper
who had just come to settle in his neighborhO1d,
and he thought he would try to see II he was a
sort of a fellow that he could make any
thing out OF. SO he sent for him 30
see It he could not make good trade
out OF him. The man came. and. says the keen
trader. have get barrel that | yalae very
much that | want 70 have repaired, and / vast
you gust 20 tighten q up and see that It won
leak, and lus1dO what IS necessary 90 make j.
all right. What will you CHARGE" Oh said
shs man, ABOUT 9tty or perhaps sixty tive and
We'll, You may have the job" II will have
L done in "A day OF two" As the cooper wa1
leaving. be said. what is there to do % it?'
on, you don't want to trouble yourself about
that now. we have made the trade. " But.
sald the cooper. " | should like to see IT, So as
might know what should have % do 30 it.
What part is wanting in IL ANY Of the hoops
of or slaves wanting Well, u tell you the
truth, there is nothing butthe bung-hole left "
Well, that Is Just what's the matter with the
Conservative party: There Is nothing bnt the
bung g-hOle LETT 0tItl
Now, what Is the platform OF my friend to
day ! have been sort Jt PLAYING some lively
tunes 20 keep him alive and exhterate his
aR.ns. lie tells US ths, great issue i5
IN power. That IL a great issue, IS not
It - Shall a man that fought for his country or
enc That fought tor its enemies be entrusted with
the relgns Ot gOysrnment2 You are 10 curse
BruWnlOw aud the Legislature. and supsrsele
them both BY Rebels and "Cuuservatives. &" thqt
. mytriend platform ear read YOU eXtra.
trum MS speech IN Memphis. ia which be Say
that every Radical has been engaged ia robbins
shooting and destroying the country. As he
stands here to-day, he tells US he is for enirau-
chIsng everybody. Here is where we differ. |
will make loyalty q test for the franchise.
The men that have been true to their
country. aud steOd by her in the hour Of
her peril; these shall have the franchise. y es.
and | would give the franchise likewise 10 ~
Rebels who sought to destroy her; but let thsm
first repent of their evil deeds. and bring forth
fruits meet for repentance. But my friend, ant
those who act with him, would bring into power
Uar D..
homes, drove Oh our CATTLE burned our houses.
and offered violence to our women These are
the men who are tn come in and take the place
of Union men and patriots. tCries sot never
never)
He has read you what he calls that Duncan
letter of mine; and what Of THAR IL is not neces-
sary that | shall say more about that. IL con
tains not n single word of advice 10 anybody. 1
can well afford to let that pass. When j. b.
McFerrin, of the Methodist Publishing House
in this city, was at Columbia. in this State. ia
1861, preaching up secession, | stood up aEainEt
him and opposed him. And l have opposed re
belliOn and Rebels ever since; and | expect 60
continue my opposition SO long as there Is "A
Rebel or a vestige Of rebellion left
Early in the war received a MAJORS commis-
sion, and after that COlonels, and fought titl
the contest ended. You remember how Isham
q. Harris got the scare and made tracks from
the capltOl lie saw there was great danger.
and that even the school fund wa+not safe so,
very considerably. he took that under his pro
lection, and stuck 20 il throughout his fight
NOW IT Etneriuge were 10 be elected Gov eTUDf.
Il would not be forty. eight hours before some
body would fire gun and Etheridge would be
of with the school fund. aud betake himself O.
some asylum more safe and secure both for him
and it.
Browulow was imprisoned by the Rebels. and
his two sons went into the army 20 fight for their
country. Emerson Ethsridge went t. Washing
ton and was made Clerk oflhe House And liI
| not you knock of the credentials Of the dele
gates Of tive States. and old Thad. Stevens
moVeG that the delegates Of Maryland be
ceiyed, and they were received? ColflX was
chosen Speaker and Mcpherson a. Clerk Let
me now pull from my pocket "a document vnu
won't forgt soon. RecOllect / am employed at
one hundred dollars 20 enliveu your duIlness
with my cheerful music. Am / playing 10
right, Mr.. Etherdge2 | say Brownlow saw
the error of his way, and turned from Do
Ny bald and hareles' head was the subject of
my friends animadversiOn the other day Well
that does not trouble me, I'd rather have a lit
tie hair and some brains than much hair and no
brains; That ,.Etherdge. Is little piece OF what
! call horn. pips.
Well, rs [ have already given YOU 20 under
stand / like Radicals better than Rebels ana {
think 1t ls right aad proper to do so. The good
book tells You that you know you have passed.
from death unto life because YOU l0vethe breth-
ren, and in smother place ID sass "Lo that saita
he loves God and Ioyeth not has brother b. Is liar
and don't speak the truth" This Is the substanes
Of it, anyhow. Idont read. the Bible enough q
pretend to quote word for word
| come here as "A defender ct Governor Brown
| low and to do him Justice. / defy any man o.,
| put finger on an act OF Governor BrowulJw' s.
that the Legislature did not give him the rigbf
/ 10 do. Moreover, he has been true IN his rpun-
try, he was answering in his devOtedness To her
| Interests, and for this be WIS persecuteI mn I
put To- all manner OF suffering; They put him
| IN Jail, and there they kept this old man tan.
i almost withered and dead, he told
| them" You may take me 10 the block
and will lose my head before 1 will
| colin said. u want help" Brdwnlbw replied /
| have got two boys, Jim and John. / will freely
| give you these for their cOuntry's services They
| went in and marched forward aud nj the en-! al
1 the war received an honorable digchargs
| BrownlOw stood his.grOund like u man Where
| was Emerson Etheridge a big stout athletic
man. tie had made speeches Union man II
| sent word 90 kast tennessee, stand your ground
| BrOWnlOw. | will stand by you" Did EtheridFs
| stay with him. No. he said himself ruined
| / cut direct for Washington Il got too bot
| down there. ! did not want to tight"
la the second session Of the thirty-third Con,
gress Of the United States Mr.. Etheridgs pro
| posed "A measure interdicting Congress from in
terfering with slavery IN any States where b.
| exists, or from interfering TO prevent IT, intro
ductiOn into any OF the territories Of the Unite
| States. He has spoken ot the homestead law
| Now, if you will refer 10 page SA OF the Con
| gressunal Globe, you will see that Ec Introduce
| an amendment TO that measure that was Dc
| signed To limit its PROVISIONS So that the ucRr
would not participate IN its provision. lie Wa
also for abridgIng the rights aud privilege %
:he lri5hmen and Dutchmen. aud was chief
| cOukAud bottle washer 10 the Know N1thim
| movement The Union League that be now d,
cries is an altogether different affair from tbi
! dark lantern concern, and We have "a dtff-Tsn
/ | door to 20 Iu at
The Rebels are now trying to do By the ballot
box what they failed % accomplish Dy th
| sword, and that i8 why we have G,sirauchise
them. But they will be a. badly whipped d
this game as they were when they invoked DO
, | power Of the sword; and BrOWulOW will bs4
them on the first Thursday iu August by at lea
10000 votes. The Legislature Of Tennessee ht
only pas ed measures regulating the franchise ID
! the same character ~ those which CJnFress h1
adopted IN it8 measures Of reconstruction lJr th
| Rebel States ] say We have not dsfrauchi.s
| the Rebels but they have dt-iranchissd them
selves. Mr.. Etheridye make. great ado ubYu
his never having sold "a negro Well ] admit
| have. l sold tWJ 10 pay my debts aud put tli
| rest into the army, well a. my oldest SON
boy seventeen year. old. to help " break dJw
this rebellion.
sid at Memphis that Etheridgs wa chargs
and tried before a court martial F1rtuuafrf
have the document This. sir Is what CO.
the urey Eagle. Don't you want ~ hear 30
got this from Capt. Duunoyln. Judge Adv,
cate under Gen. Thomas, certifying that N
| EtheTidge wa tried by "a court martial at u
lumbus, ky.. aud was charged with
. | lst. Encouraging resistance o. the eufJr-
| meut Of the laws; and
2nd Exciting sedition aud insurrectiou
J The Radical Congress came forward this Ia
Z | winter. aud enacted Law which will e.t4blu
: the principle Of liberty universally. Ly giving
. | every free loyal man. black OF white the rfgI
/ | 10 vote EtberIdEs and Cooper aHI men Of M
| stamp, all voted against u. BrowulYw and ti
: | Legislature of tennessee said you should be lr
. | here aud equal rights with those Dt white On.
y | have beer conferred upon you. Aul ygu wi
I sit on the jury and hold office after this LsgisI
. | turs meets again. You are a. safe Al "a coon iu
| tree And Why have you got the rIghf Ut fI
/ | ballDt2 IL - because you have been true or
/ loyal o. the country. lOu have never been Re
u | eIs or traitors. The army record Al ahtryf.
I | sh0W that l0D.i.J ID you volunteered. You ha