Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
Tennessee correspondence
GNt>uN Tenn, Eel, 1865,

Tennessee correspondence.
E GNIArtN, Tenn, Eel, lSGs,
/ EiiLlEA RuAlllid LLanlAL..
DEAR SWs; Political excitement in
Tennessee Is increasing, Grant, appears
To be the choice Of the loyal people for the
next President, while johnson with the
cS'rehols is q, o., sta qaoi; i know not
/ what Much IN, been sale in the North.
ern papers in regard 10 tho South. and |
beg the liberty OF commenting trihc up,
on utrc 1T tt1r Southern States, VIZ: Ton.
nessee, In the eastern part Of the State a
majority OF the citizens are loyal Ia The
government, and ever have been, while in
Middle aud West Tennessee the layal
whites are as scarce Us alligators upon the
Rocky Mountains, They acknowledge
that they were whipped in the late war
uUt MOI r5HqU5r'd tNt7H mon arr NJ,
bowed no justice in the courts, in other
words, We have no courts Of Justice aside
from the name Last June excitement
''trt frt1tyttr,t 'rErrrst tf1r FEW tuyIf wiTitEs
and negroes was 50 great that the State
militia was placed on active duty, to pro.
tcet them from the physical malice at
those who had bat lately been in arms
against tho best government the world
affords.
During the campaign for governor and
members Of the general assembly, the con-
seryativcs, as wen rs radicals. worked for
the negro vote, The former presented
their claims in the most fascinating man
ncr known 10 them, viz by the free use
of liquor, combined with words of tlattery !;
but the African was proof against all
this, and shot their votes in the same man
ner that they shot their bullets upon many
a hotiy eonteStri battir-fcld,, to w.t.
into the rebcl camp. IL W. Key. a coll
ored preacher OF considerable influence,
was offered by the Mayor and Aldermen
$4,000 to make one conservative speech,
but like true patriot that he is. the pro.
pnSitinn sipurnnl with ti,,.t.
After the election, when it was shown
that the negro would praise the bridge
which had carried him safely over the
stream of bondage, there was reaction
among the conservatives. and with hide
Gus yells and curses they declared this to
be white mans government. and at the .
same time attempted 10 put into cNccu-
ton their threats to prescribe all from
their employ who had voted ftho Rcpbli-
can ticket. Then it was that sthc State
troops were needed 10 put stop to their
nefarious plots, As for the education OF
the negro, il is necessarily Slow owing in
part TO the many obstacles thrown in
their way, and in part to the incompeten.
y of many who are sent from the North
Is teachers. \ teacher for the freedmen (,
$ regarded in much the same light that
We would regard a panther direct from
rs lair that should enter our ward and
tempt to play with our children. They.
5 general thing, are refused board in any {
White family, and then, because they are |
'bliged to board with family Of color,
hey have NEGRO equality, shouted in /
heir ears. School houses are burned, and l
till these noble missionaries labor to
ring down-troddcn race from the dust
4 obseurity
Organizations are being formed known !
5 the 'knuxluk khu," who make il 5
heir especial duty to search out loyal c
aen, that they may reek their vengeance !
Ipon them. -.
Suffering among the freedmen and .
oor. whites is not as great as it was last |
inter. Yet hundreds of children in t
'ennessee to-day are crying for bread, as !
hey stand shivering over a. few Goals, !
Nth scarcely clothing enough to hide !
heir nakedness. Time admonishes mo to !
ay farewell for the present. LIBERTY. e
The McARnLE CASE. The supreme I
curt, on Monday, ovcrruled the motion !