Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-08-21
OUR GENERALS INDORsED.
Large and Influential Meeting II
Memphis in the Interest OF Peace.


Large and Influential Meeting I'm
Memphis in the Interest OF Peace.
On Saturday night, the Sth inst. in
Memphis, the Greenlaw Opera-house
was crowded by ex-Confederates,
called together to indorse the action
of the Confederate Generals lately
convened in Nashville.
In response to repeated calls, adj
dresses highly conservative in tone
were made by General Forrest, Gen
eral Rucker, Colonel Magevney and
Colonel Logwood.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
turning, reported through their Chair
man, Colonel Heiskell, the following,
which were adopted with great unan-
unity and enthusiasm -..-
WHEREAS, N. b. Forrest, d. f.
Cheatham, William B. Bate, Gid. J.
Pillow, John G. Boomer, 8. II. An
derson, William A. Quarles, Joseph
b. Palmer, 8. G.. Dibrell, George
Nancy, Bushrod r.. johnson, G.. w.
Gordon and Thomas B. Smith, late
Generals in the Confederate army,
having, during the late civil war,
commanded the great body ofTennes-
see soldiers in the Southern armies,
and, having just influence with the
members of their former commands,
did make overtures to the Legislature
of Tennessee, now in session at Nash
vile, for the preservation ofthe peace
of the State, and in their appeal in
this behalf, did undertake to speak for
their late comrades in arms; therefore
be it.
Resolved, That we, q portion of the
officers and soldiers actively engaged
in the late armed struggle between
the United States and the late Con.
federate States, on behalf of the South
do approve the earnest appeal fol
peace made by the gentlemen above
named, our former officers, and earn.
estly second their efforts made for
pacification. ......
2. That in representing the late
Confederate soldier as intent on peace
devoted to the active pursuits of life
in maintaining themselves and theil
families, recovering their material in
terests from the waste and ruin oc
cassioned by the war, and as moi
harboring any purpose to overthrow
by violence the present State Govern
ment, or by arms to resist the laws
they spoke truthfully, and properly
designated the sentiment, purposes
and practice of the ex-Confederatt
soldiers here assembled and as we be
lieye of every such soldier in thi
State, who did his duty in arms IL
; the late war as soldier.
/, 3. That when the armies of th'
South surrendered, they did so in goot
faith-intending to abide by such is
sues as were considered at the time by
both parties settled by the war. Blu
we feel authorized on this occasion II
say, that we did not understand tn,
terms of surrender to contemplate tn
total deprivation of all civil and pO
| litical rights, and to be declared out
laws and felons.
4. That we have not entertained
and do not now entertain, any pur
pose to renew the war or to inaugural
Intestine commotion. We are neithe
conspirators or revOlutiOnists, an,
deprecate Us the greatest evil the In
sitroducti0n of violence into the nd
0 ministration Of affairs. Having ex
' perienced the pressure of war in all 1t
most terrible aspects, we are utterl,
unwilling to invoke 1t, and most sin
cerely protest against all measure
: calculated to incite it.
{ 8. That, nevertheless, conscious c
our dignity and rights as American
, citizens, we can not but regard tn
Withholding of the elective franchis
, from us as unjust and utterly unwaI
, rantcd by any conduct on our part
G. That we deplore the threatene
: action of the Legislature, looking t
the calling out of the militia. w
are compelled, in justice, to ourselve
r and the people of the State, to dc
nounce as unworthy of credit theprO
| fessions of the projectors of this meas
Y ure, when they allege that their OF
ject is the keeping of the peace. o.
the contrary, weare satisfied from tn
evidence at hand that their purpose
the reverse; that they mean through
I the unbridled license of a vagabOn
l militia to provoke the people of tn
State into resistance, and bring on
: conflict between the two races, an
that this is done at the instigatiol
and in the interest of the manager
of the radical party, in order that tn
4 public mind of the North may be un
: justly inflamed against the people G
the South, and thus prevent the de
feat of that party in the Northern
. States. In other words, Tennessee
t to be subjected to the horrors of intes
Y tine war as part of the programme c
the radical campaign in the North.-
We further proclaim that the allege
l act of violence, urged as n ground fo
this contemplated action, are mer
:, excuses, fabricated for the purpose {
: concealing the true object of this col
' rupt radical party; because from tn
q best evidence we can obtain, the vic
tins of the acts of violence com
, planned of have been devoted to sum
mary punishment without referenc
, to their political opinions, and wer
: notorious criminals, oftentimes guilt
of those crimes which, i'm any com
! munity, would subject them to swift
= = punishment. Some of the victim
= we know to have been Confederat
. soldiers. The necessity for such il
regular administration of justice W
; deeply deplore, but are compelled, i
= truth, to attribute ii to these causes
y The inefiiciency of the courts, tn
!, reckless use of the epardoning power b,
q the Executive of the State, and tn
l license encouraged in the delude
= freedman by the MEN who are usinI
# him in order to build up in this Stat
: radical organization.
, Z. We pledge ourselves, and solici
- all Confederate soldiers throughou
the State, to Use the utmost diligenc
and caution TO avoid collision wit
Il the militia, or with any portion {
s the inhabitants of the State, and I
:, preserve the peace. Let all good sol
y dicrs feel that dignified patience unde
4 adverse fortune Is ~ great an ex
!. hibition of courage as the most DARN
o deeds on the battlefield; and when TN
4 liberties of a whole country depen