New-York tribune., 1868-09-09
THE SOUTH.
MCTTERINGS OF FRANK BLAIR'S REBELLION
AN APPALLING STATE OF THINGS IN TENNESSEE
AND ARKANSAS.

AN APPALLING STATE OF THINGS IN TENNESSEE
| AND ARKANSAS.
| lFR0M AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
| MEMPHIS, Sept. 2.-The Democratic politi-
clans OF West Tennessee be divided into three classes
In the first order the intellectual and educated class
who though numerically small still the power that
rules the destines Of the body polite Instructors and
orgiDaors Of the false and damnabe heresies that cu
minated In rebellion, they again gathering strength
for another contest for political supremacy While pro
fessng todepecate violence they strong in the hope
That through shifting OF the scenes IN the great North
they WILL by aid of their party be enabled to
strut the boards Of the Governmental stage and brow
beat the Yankees rs in days OF yore Principally profes
sional men, while they have great vanity and some
sprightness Of mind, with exceptions, they
are not entitled to the term educated" in its true
probation. Their atainmens mostly superficial and
Illustrative Of the remark made OF Pitt the younger
"That he knew nothing we'll except spencer's Faire
Queen" SO here, while there are few brilliant e1cep
tlons there is little true education, and few learn
anything well.
In this class OF intellectual In West Tennessee
found Albert Pike carpetbagger from Arkansas g. K.
MeRae, carpetbagger from North Carolina Ed Yerger
A. II. Douglas, Van A. ". Anderson, VIM. II. Stevens
| Col. LogwoOd. Humphrey Bate, and others that
prominent With the exception of Logw0od and Stevens
these and their class intensely bitter and pro-
scpye and at their nightly gatherings the OF
Second and Madson-sts, in slman Hail. pander to the
l
may come, and that SOON in which they drive every
| Radi, Il from of their soil, out of their land &c.
Not one speaker in ten but urges this similarly afro
ci0us views and sentiments the people Not cheer
ever heard except when sentiments OF this character
are uttered and II Is only necessary in order to bring
down the house 10 decam Of the Yankee carpetbaggors
ana scaawags, aud OF the hour that 10 at hand when
| they can drive them from the land.
Another popularity Of these political leaders that is OBJ
seryabe 70 all Northern is that their celebrated
% bnnen to nen They are lacking In either the capa-
as 40 a., 80 ho,- tnke broad and comprehensive
elpe OF right They all groye In the earth, and TO use
familiar expression, spend their time IN throwing mud"
| Matt GallawaY, the mouth-piece OF Democracy
taking his from instructions received from the North
makes report of these speeches, at best but
bled with view Of hiding the teeth until the wolf
position 20 show thenlGd hbftium. In the second
class are found such IA Matt Galloway Gen. For
rest John sale, Dave Haskell, B. n. Hart, and
many others OF like ilk These men are tn
in the body polite Those Who intensely bitter in
their sectional hatreds can see no good In aught
nave an ioa hatred Of anything and everything say0r
ing OF kepuDhca.or and holy horror OF Yankee car
themselves fooishly imas;, the Yankees OF infe
nor race OF 9elngs VINO believe e only ceased as
matter OF policy and not OF neeessiy aud insaney think
they might win In another trial Of strength; and finally
Themselves have literally minds Of their own aud are
therefore, t tools 10 be led by appeals 10 their proscrp
treason read aught emanating from the North and
follow bndly In the path laid out before them. Blessed
easily recognized by their animal developments; they
have coarse swaggerng air and pander 20 the lowest
|
The third and as e eSs Sa s ~
most active in tending 70 anarchy violence
generally broken down party hacks, young and
and lazy TO work are fond Of breeding dssension and
strife about they know not what but foOshy imagine 10
OF gamblers, roughs, and "neer do wells" prominent
In Southern cities and those most bitter and unreentng
OF all Rebels. those who fought and bed at home while
their far moro honorable friends were in the field.
Me 0sd na0 s9a aSSa nSs OF 9 late h
transported here no would naturally conclude, 70 hear
people talk that the Government represented in Con
gTess, was the most unjust aud oppressive In the world
and those who supported we're oppresos robbers and
thieves.
By strange perversion Of logic he would be led to be-
eye that those who but yesterday staining their
Constitution. while those who fought aud bled beneath
the national banner 10 preserve the Government were
power. Hearing nothing Of "a rebellion. lie -'oud DO
taught that the naonal armies were hordes OF
aries thrOnts whose mission simply plum
der the people aud subject them TO power most earthly
despised aud condemned.
Loyal men who came here with the flag for which they
fought he would find condemned aud mathematical as
carpetbaegers and scalawags whom was the bounden
fact, loyalty, interpreted by the will of the majority
aud applied 10 the National tGovornment, be would nnd
applicable to but few indeed OF the controlling
terproted ny Themselves he would nnd In abundance,
they cannot contrv''
r., there is general and deep IT. =, or
prehenson-that indescribabe feeling OF alarm tnat
warns " approaching dangers We know no ol ~ ~ @ so
minds Union throughout West Iennessee, Is Ger
%
hand NV sworn assassns who, banded together roam the
country at will committing innumcrabe outrages whose
atrocity and hendshness are second only TO barbarian
savage feeling about them an ar Of intmdatoh that
speaks Of murder aTson ana hgn nan mnuyI nSaSssIss ,
country should feel alarm. knowing that the constant
theme OF Democratic leaders IN our midst approved ana
Element that drove the state into rebellion is annha
ton Of Radical Unonists and OF the fastapproachng
hour when work shall begin Hearing the unguarded
expressions Of former prominent leaders In Rebellion
that the OHIO and susquchanna 10 be made rivers Of
Ipf
Which none shall cross and live arm and
terrible carnival Of blood crime aud outrage. prcva
lent in many sections the State 20 be declaration
Radical UniOnists are be singled out and shown
quarter. war to the knife and the knife to the hit as
Gen Pike has said knowing too. az we'll known here
that through of effect upon the coming elections
North speeches OF public men far more uoendary than
print as the OF speech made by Gen Forrest be
fore Of the ward clubs in thscy more nhammatory
livered Browisyilo, that Gen. Rucker warned NIL
Radicals OF prominence that watch was set upon them
Kux visitations aud tist Cen Forrest believed 10 be
Grand Cyclops Of he Tennossre khiuh 5at rev days
sincs ~ nrs. - tho eject tst mot damned Radical
son Of ~ but was warcned, d ana as 'a,sn no,Se
that spotted aud his house p'ns1J Hs ~ dem sIod
ssod,fa This late nendish eNpresson ct pha may ne
for time We are aware ,he 60 6enGp e e y c
hnt the party hearing the same is Wiling 70 s"eL 80
be presence q & qSG a{f heS eaaes s
North beggng them for Gods sake TO desst In their IN
Cenda writings and speeches as & SIs G 0nSa neaGtpc pCS
there Union observe general ar VI esuaut hnu
caution put on AS check as II were, upon Tue seaous
vail 10 deceive and Is felt as bodng no good PROFESSIONS
of peace hear on every hand aho e"G m M re rs
Ions bni pow resist the tide OF seditloh selling
evidently rapidly toward suc Sy Element though strong
e. respeaablity can accomplish nothing Mhne keDei