Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-17
Letter from Hon. Geo. n. PeDdletOn.
CNcISSArrI, o, Jan. 4, 1868.
n H. Il. N

y. IL Hover, Esq, Washington, ID. C.:
My DEAR SR--I regret that cannot par
ticipate in your celebration Of the 9Th INST,
as it will be nm occasion of unusnl interest
The attempt at Airicanizaton of the South
ern States under the false pretense OF the re-
construction Of the Union, the utter subver-
sion of the country TO accomplish this, and
the prohigacy and corruption pervasing
many branches Of public service, have
brought their proper results.
The reaction against a revolutionary vio.
lence and license OF the past few years has
at last commenced It's progress, and will be
aided by a worthy contemplation Of the life
and character OF jackson, of his feruent pa.
triotism, Of bis persistent energy, his un-
yielding courage, and the fidelity with which
he maintained the rights, dignity, and equal
ity Of the States at the same lime that be
enforced obedience to the Constitution.
IL will be well to remember by whom,
when, aud for VIII { purpose the last battle Of
the war OF 1912 was fought, and side by
side with that recollection to place the fact
that the State then saved from foreign foe
is now governed by military over, in order
TO compel Its people to adopt u constitution
which they do not approve and establish in-
sttutions which they abhor.
The retrospect will evoke sympaties and
awaken sensioiiities, IN Tue midst OF which
we may nope 'nat hatred and bitterness and
vengeance may melt away, and that kind
ness and good VIII aud charity will cement
tne on'on oy the ties OF interest and atfec.
tion, and contentment, which alone can ef-
fectually constitute US one people.
Very respectfiillv
GEo. Il. PENDLETON.
Ex-President Pierce's letter contrasts the
present condition of the country with that
when jackson was President aud particu.
larly Tenness c, which is humihted under
the reign OF absolu ism. He hopes the day
is not remote when the Union shall be res
tored each State standing forth as the CO.
equal OF every State, with dignity, equality
and rights unimpaired; and thinks he ob.
serves marked and cheering indications tha,
the people are rising in their majesty To de-
liver their country from misrule.
Hon. Jhon Qnincy Adams writes: There
never was y time IN our annals when Il was
more important to awake dormant sensibili.
ties OF mutual good will and national frater.
nifty. II cannot be that the generous and
maginanimous men Of the North can ,nucl
longer cherish or endure the domination of a
viudictive passion or retributive revenge in
dealing with their vanQuished and bleeding
brothers South. He offered as a scntimen
the poetry at the end Of President Lincoln
nugural The mystic Gods Of memory
stretching from every battle-f ed and every
patriotic grave to every living heart anc
hearih.st one all over this broad land will
yet swell the chorus Of the Union whel
again touched, as surely will they be, by th,
better angel Of our nature.
Ex-Gov. Perry of South Carolina saws III,
Southern heart is crushed, broken by tprri6,
calamities. Social aud political spppals a
this time are to every generous and mani,
feeling of the North, A large portion o
Southern people were opposed 10 sec. ssion
and did all they could to prevent 80 dire.
calamity. They have suffered the des,ruc
tim of ,heir nron.r,v ,ha ,oes ~ ,hai