Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-15
The Rebellion In Maury County.

A full account Of the recent outragcs in Maury
country 10 found in another column. With min
g,d shame and humiliation it will be read by every
truly loyA Tennesseean, for be will thereby be re-
minded Of several painful facts One is, that after
four years Of terrible war and bloodshed rebellion
is still unsubdued and rampant in midst Anoth-
OF is, that such schemes will drive from among US
men Of capital and energy who have come here
from the North 10 assist in developing this coun-
try and viii also prevent thousands Of others from
coming who, but for thess outrsges would settle IN
Tennessee This late instance of violence taken in
connection with events in Dyer and Sumner
ties. and with the killing of Ashburn in Columbus
Ga, is 80 wanton and purposed, aims 50 openly and
d family al the overthrow, by force Of loyalty in
the South, and is, withal bitterly sectional TINT
ii il were not for some ugly historical facts which
will not dawn at our bidding, one might conclude
that loyalty instead Of treason had been suhjugated.
These outrsges disclose several noteworthy elements
--unmitgaied jealousy and ferocious hatred Of the
negro ne freeman. The white man who went into
the negro, cabin with Mrs. Allison, upon lawful
intent, must be hunted out and driven away by
mobbers. Not unlikely, the villains who perpetra-
Ted this aendish assault had repeatedly practicod
plisceeenation before the blacks were freed.
Again, unrelentng hostility to the education and
improvement of the colored man is obvious. For
this hostility two reasons may be eonjectured one
the revenge Of defeat and the less of slave property
the other, a yet cherished hope that slavery will
again DO restored, unless TIE blacks become Too osl
Instructed 10 allow Of their again being submissive
ne slaves.
vindictive hatred OF Northern men afllecs-
nd
All three of these characteristics belong TO these ro-
cent events So long as any one Of them remains
IA active form, tho conclusion is inevitable that the
late treaty of peace is only truce which, as during
he war the rebels are using 10 make their ultimate
triumph The more sure.
The motto, "only Tenncsseeans shall rule Ten
uosseo sonsolessy rep Gated by some, and even by
some calling themselves Republicans, IS q relic d
y5e rebellion is the very spirit that animated those
nur3erers Of Maury county To the extent that
this principle prevails, IL would be the revival OF
The rebellion itself; for was not that huge aPris-
ing against the YcRkoes
Once for all, we say again we shall oppose, with
voice and pen, all such sectional demonstrations
cone from whatever source they may rs OF The
very essence Of rebellion. Not until the black man
ia As free as the white man, 20 control his own
movements to educate himself and 70 be educated
no, ot the citizens Of any other State Is as free
,,,d as srfe in Tennessee any Tennesseean dares
70 be- can there be any permanent peace or assured
prosperity to this devoted country. Loyal men
should see TO t that the coming Of that day De not
deferred by their agreement in the slightest degree
or form with the sectional, Yankee hating, negro
killing, school destroying animus OF tie aneS''ou
but siin recusant rebels Afler al we have seen OF
these outrages shall we be told as the rebel papers
affirm and as some uninformed Journals Al ID"
North teach that they the fruit OF h1aoai pro
scriptivenoss and Acknowledgement The idea Is
absurd, preposleraus. These rebels are
their natures their hostilities, their murooI'us'
reasonable intents are all these, and wouiu nave
expressed themselves under the forms OF Ia" j '"'y
had been admitted % power. Who bat a mailman
would think Of entrustng the fortunes loef'es aio
lives Of loyal msn with such faithless Pe'Ju'eO
blood-dyed rebels As well commit the dove 70 'D'
care Of the eagle the lamb 10 The vol, tue p'Ty "
N. ,;,r SEStoR EDIToR