The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-20
LET US HAVE PEACE.
THE TROUBLES IN TENNEssEE-BRowNLow's M
LITIA-THE POLICY OF THE RADIoALs-sPEEoH
OF GENERAL FoRREST-PLA1N TALK.

IITIA-THE POLICY oF THE RADIoALs-SPEEoH
OF GENERAL FoBREsT-PLAIN TALK.
We have heretofore noticed the fact that q
considerable number Of ,ex-confederate gene
rails, fifteen, had assembled in Nashville con-
temporaneously with the extra session Of the
Tennessee Legislature, and had respectfully
and earnestly memorialized that body against
Governor Brownlow's proposition to call out
the militia, and had also petitioned for the re-
storation of the disfranchised citizens to their
political rights. These gentlemen had also q
consultation with the military committee OF
the lower house, and with various citizens, in
which, as in their memorial, they expressed
their determination to submit to the laws and
assist in preserving order, but looked upon the
militia bill as tending to interrupt
the public peace, and earnestly invoked
the Legislature to desist from passing that
measure. The Memphis Avalanche gives re.
port of speech Of General N. B. Forrest, at
Brownsville, Tennessee, on the 10th instant,
in which he refers to his having been present
when these officers were engaged in confer
ence, and to the circumstances which led to it.
General Forrest evidently speaks under strong
emotions, as viii be seen by the following ex.
tract from his address, which has been charac'
teristically garbledi in commenting upon it by
some Radical sheets, in order to make it appear
that he is contemplating a.bloody aggressive
revolt againstthe authorities Of The State. II
will be seen that while he expresses in his
usual outspoken way what he thinks may be
the result under certain contingencies, and
says some things which might better have
been left unsaid, he deprecates most strongly
another civil war, and says he will assist the
sheriff to carry out the laws Of the State,
though. if it is inaugurated by the other side,
he and those acting with him will stand on
their defence. General Forrest says: !
When arrived in Nashville I found fifteen
Confederate generals engaged in conference
with about thirty leading citizens. Great fears
had been expressed about the calling out Of
the militia, as many were Of the opinion that
it would lead to bloodshed of a very serious
character. Governor Brownlow had stated in
his message TO the Legislature that all those
who belonged to the Ku-K1u1-Klan were to be
declared outlaws, and he gave out and declar-
ed that these Klans were composed OF soldiers
who had been in the Confederate army. I be-
lieYe that Governor Brownlow thinks that all
Confederats soldiers, and. in fact, the whole
Democratic party in the South, belong to the
Ku-Klux- -Klan. [Cheers and laughter.1 All
are declared outlaws, for the Governor says he
has no donbt they belong to the Klan, If there
is such clan. The Legislature has passed
some laws, ! believe. on the subject, in
L A. lnI oh hnA$ oil
Ku-Kluxes they may fud, and they need fear
no prosecution for doing 90. That is, simply,
that they may call Confederate soldier Ku-
BIux. shoot him down, and no harm shall be-
fall any Of the militia who shall commit such
an outrageous act, for Gov. Brownlow has
proclaimed that they were all outlaws. Zap
plause.] When this is done, I tell you, fellow
citizens, there will be civil war. II the Radical
Legislature, with Gov. Brownlow, arms the
negroes, and tells them TO- shoot down all
Confederate soldiers, on the ground that they
are members Of this Ku- Klux-Klan, as they call
it, and outlaws, thel, in my opinion, there will
be civil war in Tennessee. Applause 1t ID
not our policy to get into another civil war,
or war Of any kind at the present time, as
cause in the North, and I have advised every
Confederate soldier whom have met lately to
do all in his power to prevent war Of any kind
taking place in Tennessee. Irecelved letter
from Gen. s. r. Anderson, Of Nashville, o few
days ago, and he stated to me in that letter
That he considered the action Of Gov. Brownlow,
in relation to the militia, q declaration Of war,
if the militia are called out under his procla-
nation. This is also my opinion. L can assure
you, fellow.citizens, that l., for one, do not
want any more war. have seen it in all it's
phases, and believe me when I say 80, that
don't want to see any more bloodshed, nor do
I want to see any negroes armed to shoot
- H.. 1,n
war upon us, there is one thing will tell you
that shall not shoot any negroes so long
as can see white Radical to shoot, for it is
the Radicals who will be to blame for bringing
on this war;. can assure you, fellow-citizens,
that shall at all times be ready to go forward
and assist the sheriff or any other officer in
carrying out the laws of the State, and, in or
der to assist him thoroughly, I will get as
many Of my old soldiers as possible to go with
those Confederate soldiers whom they call Ku-
Klux, then say to you, $50 out and shoot the
Radicals" If they do want to inaugurate civil
war, the sooEer it comes the better, that We
may know what to do. [Applause.]
do not wish it understood that am incit-
ing you to war, for as told you before, have
seen all the war and all the bloodshed want.
I wish you to exhaust oil honorable means be-
fore you do ANYTHING, and would prefer that
you should suffer before should see civil war
inaugurated in this country. We have already
lost all but orr honor by the last war, and
must say, that in order to be men We must
protect our honor at all hazards, and we must
also protect our wives, our homes and our
families. [Cheers.]
wish distinctly to state that am not
against the colored man, neither have l ever
been against the colored man. carried forty
five of them into the war with me, and all but
one remained With me during the war. The
next time saw the one who deserted, he was
in the hands Of the metropolitan police for
stealing. [Cheers and laughter.l wish you
to do nothing that will give the Radical party
any pretext to bring on war. l warn you
particularly against this. They would like
nothing better than war, for through it they
might carry the election, and by this means
keep Office and continue to bleed us. II,
however, the war should come, and hope it
never will, want no drones in my hive Of
bees. [Applause.l HIam forced into colis-
ion, tell you that every man shall be COM
PEELED to do his duty. They have got to take
sides with us or the other party. We will have
no neutrals; all must show what they are. Ii
they are not for us, then they will be against
us. We must be o unit on this very grave
question. The militia will be unit, and We
must be in the same position. My fellow-clti-
zens, assert it is solemn thing to think OF,
for I have no doubt that you have all had
enough OF war. You have seen war, and you
know what it ia, and therefore we ought, as
said before, exhaust all honorable means to
prevent it coming am ng us. But If it does
come, I will do all in my power to meet it, let
the consequences be what they may. Loud