Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-08-07
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Our Confederate Generals In CouncfI
Their Memorial 10 the General As
81 sembJy.
y obIc and Patriotic Seati n, cnts from
Brave and Honest Men.
In accordance with the call referee
to in our last issue the following Con
federate Generals assembled yesterday
morning at General Bates Office, il
the Porter Building: Generals Cheat
ham, Pillow, Smith, Quarles, Palmer
Gardener, Brown, Gordon, Anderson
Dibbrell, Johnson and Nancy. Theil
deliberations lasted from half pas
elyeen to half past six o'clock, anC
were strictly confined to the distin
guished gentlemen named above
At six O'Clock they proceeded to the
Capitol and met the military Com
mittecs of both Houses.
General Brown Chairman of the
Committee of the ex-Confedcrate
Generals, appointed to present the
memorial to the Military Com
mittees, did so in few brief remarks
in which he showed that what was
said in the memorial was said in earn.
est, and he believed represented the
sentiments of the Confederate soldiers
throughout the State. Their purpose
was to give to the Legislature such
an assurance as to show no necessity
for the calling out of the militia He
then read the memorial which is a.
follows
nesse now In Extraordinary Session:
The right of petition and rernon.
STRANGE being conceded by all classes
in this country, for the peace and
quiet Of our great and glorious State
and belonging to that class in Tennes-
see who are regarded by some Of the
authorities as hostile to the present
organization, we Yield to a sense Of
duty, and respectfully inviteyour hon.
orable body to a consideration of our
view of the means that may avert the
precipitation of theorists which is &C.
knowledged to be imminent. Being
identified with that. large class sup
posed to behostile to the State Gov
eminent, we beg to respectfully say
that his Excellency, the Governor
wholly nisapprehended our feeling
and intentions in declaring in his
late message that we seek the over.
throw of the State Government, OF
to do any other act by revolutionary
or lawless means. Neither we MOI
those with whom, in past days, we
have been associated contemplate
any such rashness or folly; nor do we
believe there is in Tennessee any or
ganization, either public or secret
which has such a purpose; and if there
be, we have neither sympathy nor al.
filiation Herewith. We believe the
peace of the State does not require
the organization of n military force
by your honorable body, and respect.
fully submit that such a measure
might more strongly tend to bring
and promote collision than to con.
serve the harmony and good order
the country. And, inasmuch as the
supposed danger to the peace of the
State is apprehended from that class
Of the community with which we arc
considered identified, as inducement
and reason to your honorable body
not to organize such military force, We
pledge ourselves to maintain the
order and peace of the State what.
everof influence we posses; to uphold
and support the laws, and aid in theil
execution, trusting that reciprocal.
ton of these sentiments by your hon
orable body will produce the enact.
ment of such laws as will remove all
irritating causes now disturbing soci-
ETY.. For when it is remembered tina,
that the large mass of white men il
Tennessee are denied the right to vote
or hold office, it is not wonderful or un.
natural there should exist more or less
dissatisfaction among them. AND
we beg leave to respectfully submit
for your consideration, that prompt
and efficient action on the part of the
proper authorities, for removal OF
the political disabilities, resting upor
50 many of our people, would heal al
the wounds of our State and make US
once more aprosperous, contented ant
united people.
Respectfully, your obedient ser
wants.