Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-04-19

We stated, last week, that an in
road Of northern Radicals, into this
State, was to be expected during this
summers political campaign, and
publish, to-day, an article from the
Cleveland, Ohio, Herald, which dis
closes the purposes Of that party
No true Tennessean can read it with.
out feeling indignant at such a vii
famous attempt on the part of cit
liens of another State, to control our
internal policy; nor can it be read
without compfehending the urgent
necessity for most vigilant and active
efforts TO foil the despots who are thus
striving to plant their heels upon our
necks. Without this disclosure, we
have proof enough in our midst that
the purposes avowcd, are being car
ried out in every way that may lead
to their accomplishment.
Mr.. G.. 4. Lewis, Conservative,
was superseded, as Railroad Receiv-
er, by Radical. DIR. Cobb, a Con-
servative Bureau Agent, has been
removed and, we understand, Radi-
cal takes his place. A conservative
Federal soldier was removed from
the postofice that a Radical might
take his place. Each one Of these
new incumbents will, doubtless show
his gratitude by the utmost devotion
to his party, and they mo differ,
materially, from their brethren, who
were here before them, if they fail
in this service. They may also prove
valuable recruits, if not leaders in
the "Grand Army of the Bepublic, u
whose midnight consultations tend tc
the assassination of popular liberty
as well as to the pecuniary advantage
and political agrandizement of the
most dangerous and INSCRIPTIONS
party that ever left a blot upon the
page of history.
This organization originated in the
North, as a means of banding to
gether unprincipled demagogues and
the worst material of vicious popu
lation, for the purpose of overriding
the friends of constitutional freedom
and aiding treason to subvert the gov,
eminent and substitute an absolute
despotism. 1t worked well there
and has been transplanted upon oul
southern soil to cheat unlettered col
ored people into course of conduct
that will make their freedom curse
to themselves, and of the South des
olate waste.
In again referring to the subject O.
the Grand Army we have no individ
ual purpose to subserve, no private
pique to avenge nor have we more
solicitude for its effect upon the white
than the black race. The destiny o.
both turns upon the same pivot--mu
tual interest, mutual friendship ani
joint cooperation. Prosperity ant
happiness can never be found where
two distinct races live together on
terms dictated by prejudice, distrust
hatred and these are the terms sug
gested by this organization and which
it is attempting to enforce. Every
freedman has right to enlist in the
Grand Army and help the Radicals
to destroy his future prospects b,
running the South. But he shout,
take care not to forget, at the tim,
when he joins the sworn enemies O
his section and thus proclaims hostil
ity to southern whites, that thos
poor whites have one right left, ant
that is to withhold sympathy ant
employment from those who seek t,
ruin them. No man deserves tn
name, who would extend the slightes
aid to those who are leagued togethe
for nothing but evil, whilst those VIII
lead the Grand Army fill their pock
cts as well as the offices which the
have declared, by law, the freedman
shall not hold.
We wish to see the South fourisl
once more, but as it never can, un
less the two races pull together il
harmony, we are solicitous to impress
upon the freedmen the danger @
giving aid to party that hates ever
thing southern, except southern mo
ney and offices, and hopes to ruin
whole people by making tools Of tina
portion which is most easily deceived
We tell the colored people that tn
Radicals are not their friends, o
they would come out, like honest me
, in the light Of day, and tell ther