The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-08-07
The EAST IENNESSEE UNION FLAG.

n. H..#."H III
'or prevent those steps o. precautionary leg-
i%alS.ion, which must bs ,sken 10 protest 10y
al men from those bands Of aasassins and
outlaws, organized under The hosrid eognomen
Of the Ku Klax Elans. The logic Of Cheat
ham, Nancy and johnson, all rebel generals,
whom we believe TO be honest aud patriotic
ia their intentions, may smack hugely Of
whately and their arguments may be- persua-
siye and plausible, but considering The un-
principledness and want Of honor Of the par
~ they represent, no good results can posi-
bly, be expected from their interview with
the House Military Committee lately held in
the interests Of peace. Their pledges for
good behavior aud a cheerful obedience to
the laws upon the part of Harper and his
thousands of confederates in the shedding Of
blood and the commission of every crime
known to its black catalogue will not be
worth a cud Of rotten Navy weed. The loyal
men o. the State have no concessions to make,
nor can they make any TO obtain the friendly
feelings of The rebels towards them and the
government of Republican liberty they have
erected by the bayenet and sword upon the
redeemed soil Of Tennessee, without plung-
ing precipitately to the nethermost depths Of
ipfamy and dishonor, and placing themselves
before all mankind in the humiliOting atti-
tude of base towards, knowing their rights,
but not daring to maintain them. What !
Allow q party to ride ~rough-shOd into power
to appeaSe its unprovoked, unjustifable aud
Internal vengeance !? Let bold and decided
action, looking TO the strict enforcement of
tue laws and the protection ofall men in their
rights be the answer to the fallacious arEu-
ments of Rebels and Conservatives for the
restoration Of the DISTINGUISHED, and let cold
steel and lead, vigorously and lavishlv ap-
Piled he the swim penalty Of all open and
wanton violations Of law. This will insure
peace and a permanent peace, that will bring
to our impoverished State stores of plenty,
and all the glorious results of orderly con-
duet aud respect Cor law on the part of the
people. A leading Conservative Of this com
munity, whom we respect as a citizen and
soldier, remarked to us a few days ago in the
course Of conversation, that if there was n
collision in this State, the responsibility
would be upon the shoulders of the ReBubli-
can party, That the party hostile to the ad-
ministration Of Governor BrOwnlow had made
the proposition, that if the Legislature would
obliterate all distinction between the loyal
and disIoyal, and pass q universal suffrage
Act, that in return for this magnanimity the
good behavior OF the rebels all over the State
would be guaranteed.
Now, this is the policy of the Conservative
party, and they are secretly and openly incl
ting the rebels to 60 to the polls, aud vote the
Seymour and Blair ticket in defiance of the
franchise When those who are no; entitled to
this privilege attempt to exercise it. "then
comes the bitter tug OF war" The hills ard
plains Of our state, from her Eastern bouu-
dairy TO the Mississippi river viii blossom
with tents and glow with campfres, and men
with passions heated to demon fury will seek
each others blood in the dtplorable strife.
bet every Union man plant himself on the
Way of the Constitution and the
and then let the conflict rage as wildly
md icrceiy as it p~leases Heayen to allow, the
win be annihilated, the ~s,ar-lit ensign
If the free will float in proudest triumph from
be dome Of the Capitol, and its halls will be
WITH patriotic legislators Of iron will
nd stern determination.