The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-08-08

MORALS and petitions presented by the
citizens for peace aud political ireedoin
have been treated -rnaely and insult |
insly blythe State Legislature. The me-
mortal adopted at the conference Of Con.
fedcrate Generals was treated with scarce
IL more consideration, the military com
n.ittec to whom II Was referred, report
ing tl,at they. had . ',dutys'te perform,
and thatrtllc Guscftf5r should .beHclethed
with full authority and Furnished wit. with
All means necessary to put stop TO The
outrages now being daily committed, ; ?
large body Of citizens of Nashville,
headed by , ddgs Eshaekleford, Of the
saprcme Court. waited upon the Legs
laturc, presenting 4 mammoth peapon'
in behalf Of esfraaehisement and meas
urcs to avoid strife ihathe State. Those
who bore the petition, one and all, con-
ducted themselves, with temperance and
| discretion, and the appeal was supported
iby able and forcibie addresses from
Judge Shacklcford and Ex Governor
Foot. The procession was composed OF
e.sfiaf eitizens OF 1fennessee. and Tie
manifestation of temper exhibited by a
majority Of the House Of Representa-
ltives on their reception, is sad and dis
couraging, aud increases our fears of the
future. The following extract from the
proceedings had will indicate the feeling
Iexbibited: gee a a4t a fao - I
l. Or Hamilton One word, Governor;
you have said in your memorial what
you want US to DO. I now want you to
say whether we are not to hsye peace
Until your Acknowledgement is removed ?
! Gov. Foote Certainly; we are for
peace, now, peace. hereafter, peace all the
time. We are at present in crippled
and feeble state. We have no armies at
lour command. But all that our forlorn
! aud deplorable condition viii allow us to
lido to maintain the peace and save the
law from violation, we promise IN the
presence of God and man, our country,
and the world, the passing generation and
tof all posterity to DO.
Mr. Hamilton You have not an
iswcred my questlop, whether we. are to
have peace before or after the franchise
Gov. Ec0te Sowf Vow s Itireats Zap ap-
piause, cannot regard the troublous
fconditiOn OF the country as by no means,
Ior at least IN any considerable degree,
tattributabie TO party feeling, or the re-
suit Of party concert. The people, it is
-
their present suferings but the disor-
DERBY and violent movements complained
of are am sure, nearly all of them to
be ascribed to other causes. -
Mr., Hamilton / would ike to ask
you another question. How does it hap
| pen that 'ninety-niie out Of. one hundred
of the outrages complained Of are infict-
led on Onion men or on .snigger??"
Gov, Foote.-I do not know how this
us precisely, I have not analyzed the
various cases of alleged outrage. The
latest one of which have heard is the
enc reported as occurring in Shelby coun-
| ~ a few days since, When. two alleged
| horse sfI7cyes arsssaId to have been hung
| By armed men in masks. / certainly do
not approve what is said to have done
on that occasion. / never sanctioned the
exercise of what is called Lynch Law in
my life, But have yet to learn that
the two supposed horse thieves referred
to were Union men, and hung on ac-
count of their Union sentiments, will
remark, further, that in the multiplied
eases of rape which have recently called
forth popular vengeance, j. am glad that
even the Republican editors have not un-
4 Eo, Oh $50 tl,.aa., .
party animosityy and that none Of them
have vindicated the acts Of outrage which
provoked the punishmen9 infiicted.
Mr.. Hacker: i ask you, are the peo-
tPle Of Tennessee doing yon any injus
lce sss z.av zaEz r sssa.d "a ez.gag
- Gov Eoote-I answer-the people of
Tennessee have never dune me iajustice.
But deem il, Notwithstanding, grossly
unjust, ilibeTal and unWise for the party
in power to disfranehise me and eighty
thousand other citizens on account of our
[connection with.the late war. / have
ncrer yet sanctioned the punishment of
any man for opinions sake and to de-
priye a majority Of the white citizens of
Tennessee permanently of the right Of
suffrage, i hold not enly to be unjust,
but the grossest tyranny Nor can be-
Heye that those he now listen to me
will do this dreadful tl,ing....',....'-s-
1 q Hero Mr.. Hamilton asked Governor
Foote whether he did NOT know that
there. was numerous Ku Klpx- Khan in
the State, that vas doing much mischief ]
Gov. roote-1 am not member OF
the kusklux organizations Personally
II know nothing about it. 1 suppose it
to be a very strong organization. Wheth-
her 1t be merely defensive in its charac-
Eter, as hope it is, i know not. IF IL
should turn Quito be offensive, 1 should
Idisapproye II most strongly. : i am OPP
posed to all secret ORGANIZATIONS for pur-
poses. of social or Individual mischief. |
wish sincerely there were no armed Sc
cret organization in the State - -
Mr. Hamilton--If Governor Foote
and his pseRle choose to.Rut 4 .ztpp 10 it
tAt c1u ge u r seat Rsa eQr + !
l. Gov. Foote--H oW can i do anything?
| I have. no connection with any. such or
Lganization. I haEeadone nothing to call
| It into existence u an. fer peace uni
yersal peace peace based hoIla justice,
the Constitution and the law. For
II eayen' 8 sake, Jet rs haFefpoace. s.s
Il Gov Foote respectfully expressed lie
thanks Tor the audience accorded him.
and expressed hope that, he had said
Enofhing 70 wound the isslsngs Of any one
1 present. sef esers kfrs ~s4es = sanSfirs
Is Mr.. Hamilton-7Wh hen the Republic
l cans could remsil az home without ap-
hprehension Of being dragged out aad
murdered, then there might be- some
hteik Of peace but aslqng ass the Ku-
| siAluxs klaR can nsEs Opmittipg cut
RACES npon loyal lneah neEers while his
! name was Aamiltons would he vote for
what they asked here to-day -
The recess here endedand the memoir
lailsts with drew ssss sxzin1a rssasseh 1
By Mt, Presser--H An. act for the pre-
IseIFaftisR Of thePublie peace Pro-