The Hickman courier., 1868-08-08

nodress Publishers HfcKmAN CocHrx
Hickman. Ky.
'rl ~ (if permitted to yots,) have been All
+ under oar then franchise laws TO hax
]. taken perfect political cont, Of in tbs Stat.
q This you might have honessIy deemed
r dangerous power for those 90 recently a
8 war with your 6overnment Iuill ouI,
. express nay earnest hope tkst YOU vh,
: have withheld will yourselves restore ~
! the ballot. IL this be done il will yerif,
the assertion, that lite denial WA bat ..
temporary expsdient for protection "a
the State Further, should violent tpea
then aim to use their enfranehisement &c
your injury, moderate and wiser ones
would have the power BIZ reason aud
right to stand In your sindicati5n. re
minding, that if yYu ha3 rithheld. you
had also extended the ballot :; that 10
practice any prescription under Plea thai
they had suffered the same. would bn. Ia
an attempt 20 make tight cxHsf Two
wfons.. s and. and saeR 4se, shs 6Qa.x.sf- -saaia
some reasons why on yuar arcs1S
INV scrount, and, shove both, on
country's secoant. hope for e4r ball5V
at the hands Of those who havftbu Tar
seen proper 20 withheld II.
Mr.. Mediin-I fear that tho Cosfeder
ate soldiers who have heretofore behaved
admirably, will be dragged into the
schemes OF the few bad men who did not
fight during the war. but have been corn
mitting ouirsges since lis clVse.
GENERAL Maney-Tf we who led the
great mass Of the Tennessee soldiers in
the late war are anxious for peace. and
those who fought 20 preserve the Union
are equally anxious, the party Of vio-
lence must be indeed insignificant as to
influence or numbers We who are idch-
tiled with the masses have not only the
willingness bat the capacity TO neutral
ize the efforts of the disafected few.
Mr. Ryder--- Representative from
Shelby)--I am inclined to favor the pol
icy of deisy for day or two, as our Con-
gressmen will be here from Washington.
An application has been made TO the
President for sufficient troops to uaip-
tain peace in the State, and an early an
swer 10 anticipated.
Colonel Zeb Ward-As business man
I hope that peaceful solution OF the eI-
isting state Of affairs win soon be reach
ed. / firmly believe that these gentle
men can exert more influence in termina-
ting these troubles than any body else.
Nor can think that Andrew johnson,
whose career is so intimately identified
with the hist9S of Tennessee, will prove
unmindful her wants At this critical
juncture with q sufficient force Of Uni
ted State troops any necessity for calling
out the militia would be obvisted, and
there are now but few left who would
want to Ere ON the old Gag. As to such
outrages as that recently committed on
senator Wyatt, can not fnd language
severe enough to denouce the Perretrs-
trors. snd 1know that General Cheat
ham and these other gentlemen feel 80
I do.
Mr.. Roaeh-A plan 10 to be submitted
By these gentlemen. They have given
soldiers word that il will be faithfully
carried out and / bslises IL will. They
have talked just ss / waited to hear them
talk / am free to confess that 1 have
not believed that the impending troubles
could be arrested by calling out the mill
tia Give these gentlemen ting and they
will, we may rest assured, reliere rs OF
all occasion for apprehension,
Mr.. Jordan, (Aoater,) from Cheatham
and Robertson---I have known General
Cheatham from boy, and know, too.
that if he would canvass the counties
which represent, that the people would
heed his eQunsels. A bill. even more
liberal witE<egard TO the franchise than
the numerous petitioners who are now
addressing the Legislature daily have
asked for, was agreed on in COMMITTEES
and was about TO be reported TO the
House at the last session. That same
night band of one hundred Kuklux
rode armed through the city. We did
not dare to report the bill after that, for
there would have been NO chance for its
passage. Alive ask of you now 10 that
you obey this franchise and other lswS;
until they are repealed. should the
masses remain quiet, believe that the
Legislature will at ite next session be
sure TO favorsbly consider the matter. If
General Chsafham will address the peo
pie in my two counties. will take pleas
ure in accompanying him.
Mr.. Mason Representative from
Roane) Like the member from Carroll.
I have been depressed in mind concern
ing the situation. i am gratifed that
these gsntlemen hare como here to con
fer with ~, and accept their assurance
AZ they are given. am no war man.
$ Colonel Prosser--I tender the thauks
of the committee, gentlemen, for your
attsndsnce here to-day. We are ready
to receive in spirit of moderation and
frankness any plans or suggestions which
you may ses ct to place before us. ] in
dorse your honssty, for jon have been
good soldiers, and good soldiers always
make good citisens.
Gen. Bushrod Johnson-I would ike
TO make remark bearing on The e2il
foreement Of the laws. Our tr0ubles
yrrca<ly owing co ehs fsec rhar
against our laws do not in very "a
cases meet with their due punishneHl
1t is only by the earnest cooper 9ion Of
all our citisens, irrespective Of politics,
that this serious evil can be remedicd.