Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-03
TmE NEW WAR IN TENNESSEE.

Under this caption, the New York
Times, of the Both ult, a Republican pa
per that has not entirely befouled itself
in the mire of Radicahsm, makes the fol-
lowing comments, which so far as they
reprobate the Brownlow policy, are Just
1t does seem impossible, however, for a
certain class of men of as high intelli-
Cence as Mr. Raymond and his co-editors
even, and who sometimes manifest a will
incness to take a fair view Of the South
ern condition, to free themselves from
certain errors. They seemed to be in-
grained. For the thousandth time we as
sert there is no rebelism IN Tennessee.
There is repugnance-that repugnance
which freemen ought to feel against wan
ton injustice and outrage. lt has not
taken the form of resistance, and does
not threaten to do so The masses Of
this people are strangely Submissive -
They long for peace, as the hart pants
for the waterbrook As for the Kuklux,
it is a sheer fable 1t has Mt the sub
stance of winternights tale told by a
grandam; aud journals OF the high char
acter Of the Times should cease to attach
credit to such goblin fabrications. SAYS
the Times
Gov. Brownlow, Of Tennessee, made an
nouncement yesterday Of has determination
to cali out the militia of the State to sup
press disorder and preserve the public
peace
The condition Of Tennessee is far worse
than that Of any other Southern States.
The violence Of political parties, the
operations of secret societies, the feud- Of
families and factions, the animo-ity be-
tween the white and black races. the bit
terness against the Brownlow government
and the Brownlow policy, have brought
about a state Of affairs in which life ia un-
safe, society ia in constant disturbance aud
industry is seriously Frustrated We have
recently had accounts from gentlemen con-
versant with matters in the Middle and
Western portions of the State, which have
given as a more vivid idea Of ANARCHY than
anything that We have ever before heard
Of in the United States
The old Rebel element in many loaali-
ties il Just as strongly Rebel to-day AZ when
it wore the gray uniform and bore the Con
federate rifle. Instead of reforming under
the Boownlow policy, it has steadily grown
worse under il, till now at last we have the
disgraceful spectacle of the State being put
under arms TO maintain the order of society.
All BroWnlow' 3 seventies, all his repres-ive
measured, all his ferocious diatribes, have
failed Of efiect-at all events, they have
failed Of a pacitying effect. All the strin-
gent schemes of the Legislature, all the
acknowledgements of whites and enfran-
easements Of negroes, have failed 10 quell
the spirit Of iusnbordination or bring the
races into proper relations with each other
Il would be impossible for those who have
the management Of affairs 10 go much
further than they have gone, unless they
declare martial law throughout the Stats.
Whether hdi would hetp things could
only be seen after it had been tried We
doubt its success in snch State as Ten
nessee.
So far "a there Is an immediate necessity
for the calling out OF the militia TO sap
press the outrages OF the ku-klu1, Brown
low = movement il justified. These enemies
of the public peace should be dealt with 10
the most summary manner. The sternest
agencies and the most peremptory means Of
repression should be called into play.
Tennessee has had three years Of the |
Brownlow policy. Ii has come to--what /
we now see. Il threatens to come 10 still |
worse, if worse be possible. We should |
think il must nov be considered demon