Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-11

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but that it should treat as trivial or as
miscellaneous an effort Of ours to expose
such a matter as the contemplated de-
struction Of our city and others, ex cites
our special wonder That the Rad
ical organs should endeayOr to
pidicule a plot which involves their
partisaLs in such infamy, was per-
haps natural but not so, we supposed,
with our Deaderick street contemporary,
especially in an effort to expose, at some
cost and hazard to ourselves, what has
turned out to be a most dangerous series
Of facts existing in our very midst We
most earnestly protest before this CONS
munity against the course which 1t is
taking in this matter While the inycs'
tigation, brief as it was, was being made,
it anticipated the result before it was
even partially concluded, pronOuncing it
a sensation.
Let us recur to the facts as elected
and substantially published by us on
Sunday, which were equally accessible
to the Banner, proven by many Of the
most respected men in the community,
whose word would be taken anywhere
I. That John Carper is bold, resolute
man, and sincerely believes that the negro
is superior to, or, at least should govern,
the white man. Upon this subject some
Of the witnesses thought he was mono
maniac, and this was the only evidence
Of his being crazy
, That he has always been a man of
intense feelings; demonstrative, bitter
and relentless towards adyersaries or
those he did not like
3. That for several weeks past he has
been in the habit Of congregating large
numbers of negroes at his house, both
day and night, especially on Sunday, and
has constantly taught them that they
could not cope with the whites in open
! war, and their true mode of warfare was
by burning houses when "the thing"
should start and that the advice applied
to Nashville, Franklin, Columbia, Pulas-
XII and Murfrcesboro.
4 The proof further showed, rs we
are inGormed-tho writer of this not be-
ing presont-that Carpor claims to have
originated this plan Of conducting war
Of races, and that he intends TO lead it ;
that his wife encourages him in IL by say
ing she is prepared to set fire to her own
house when the time comes and that he
advises the killing of all ages and sexes
8. The proof further showed that Car
per was a man of some property; that he
is noneyomaking man that he always
has money on deposit; that he is prompt
and accurate in his business transac-
tons that he is man of truth; that be
is kind to his friends except when en-
ragged
&. The evidence showed that the me-
grocs hare respect for and confidence
IA him
= The evidence showed further that
the number Of negroes in and around
town is from one to five thousand greater
than usual, and that many Of them are
drilling in various localities daily t
s 1t was further in evidence that a
negro connected with the Fire DEPART
ment in "A confidential way communicated
TO another negro the fact of an organiFa-
ton to burn the city--which he, Of
course, denied when questioned as to his
guilt
These, we learn, were sworn facts.
For several days it has been said on the
streets, aud published in one of the city
papers, that Radical speaker had re
comfy advised, in public speech, the
negroes to arm themselves This has
not been contradicted that we know Of
Many other incidents have occurred
within the last few weeks which have
impressed this community profoundly that
all was not right
Il was suggested at the close OF the IN
yestigation that an inquisition of lunaey
be held upon Mr. Carper Has any step
been taken in that behalf2 by this means
il was sought to avoid making the ones
ton a partisan one II Carper Is crazy
he ought IA be where crazy people be
lonr-if he is not crazy he ought to be
where criminals belong.
The Banner may unite with those
whose INTEREST," t is to white-wash Radical
misdeeds and affect to laugh at danger,
but we assure readers in this city anu
thos G in the towns mentioned in connec-
tiou with us. that we will not he
driven from the discharge OF high dnfy
to the public either by white'washing
proclamations, criticisms Of friendly or
unfriendIy newspapers, or crazy people
with their trained bands Of negroes. We
know full well to what this Is to lead
when war Of races is inaugurated The
city and State authorities now have 1t IN
their own hands, and il they do not DIS
charge their duty, upon their heads be
the conseque noes ...i
lf we shall succeed in breaking up
the torch and turpentine business in this
city and the other towns threatened, We
will risk the fate Of all other branches
Of business in the State We are as
much interested in the Success and pros
perity of this cjty and State as any other
citizen in ii, and when we see that there
is danger that all is to be swallowed up