The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-25


entered the army took foItysEeysu negroes
into the army with me, and forty-6ve of them
were surrendered With me.@ l said to them
at the start; This fight is against slavery
IL we lose IL, you will be made free If we
whip intbe fight, andyou stay with me and be
good boys, Ylil set you FREQ. In either case
you win be free Those boys stayed with
me, drove my teams, and better Go ntederates
did not liye'' "
qDo you think the Knklux will try to In
timidate the negroes at the electionW ~,
II dc not think they will. why, I made q
speech at Brownsyille the other day, and
while there Lieutenant, who served with
me, came 10 me and informed methat a band
of Radicals had been going through the
country claiming to be KukhIx, and disarm-
ing the negroes, and then selling their arms.
I told bin to have the matter investigated,
and, If true to have the parties arrested"
"What do YOU think Is the effect Of the
amnesty granted to your people2"
II believe that the amnesty restored ell the
rights to the people full and complete. do
not think the Federal government has the
right to disfranchise any man, bat believe
that the Legislatures Of the States have.---
The objection have to the disiranehisement
ia Tennessee Isl that the Legislature which
enacted the law had no c6nstitutional exist
ience, and the law, ia ITSELF Is anallitys Still
would respect It until changed By law but
there is o limit beyoud which men cannot be
driven, aud am ready to die eooner than
sacrifice my honor. Thisfthine mast have
an end, and 1T il now about time for that end
to Gomez
dEsER&2 eaANr. M n N
HWhat do you Think Of Gen. Grant?" I
asked. 3 4Aa& M fs9ltHe- 4,
81 regard him as great military COM
mander, good man, honest and liberal, enc
if elected will, I hope and believe, execute
the laws honestly and iaithfully. And by
the way, report has been Published in sonie
of the papers stating that while Gen. GFaut
and lady were at Corihth, ia "! S62, they car-
ried Of furnitufs and other properly.
here brand the author as a lar II was at
Cosinth only a short time ago, aud Isperson-
ally Investigated. the whole matter, talked
with the peopie with whom he and bis LADY
lived while there, and they say that their
conduct was everything tlias could have been
expected of q genlleman and lady; and de-
serving the highest praise, 1 am opposed ID
Gen Grant ia everything, but ] would do
him justiceh. i9@ tattl
.ess gEEHRAL PILLOW. y n.
Having bad some friepdiy acquaintnnce
with General Pillow, ! laughingly remarked
as we shook hands, q That had come ia to
get bis politieal Opiaions fos Publication,
that the public generally might know whers
! /" Well,p said be, 4 IL Fop can take an old,
dead work-horse aL6 force from him any la
Dor, you may be abist0 gst from me some
expressions Of poIitlcal opinion.E yit
%Why, General, J hope ygu entertain nc
opinion upon public matters which you would
wish to coEcealP&5 ~, 4 -
HNoue ia the world, Sit but at this time
do not consider II either good policy or a
part Of my duty to take any public part in
political matters, and am decidedly nyerse
In my feelings 70 newspaper n0torie.y.p
y "But, sir, Tennessee seems to be In very
unsettled condition, and the people Of the
North are Rnxiousto know the sentiments Of
your people, and especially Of the Representa-
tive men Of the States whether a conflict
will ensne, and II u does, what, your course
as leaders amopg your people, Will be-"
"First, then, do not claim to be q repre-
sentativeiman. ] have taken no part in po-
litical matter since the close Of the wat; have
mot writtenR letssr on The subject, or made q
speech, although frequently invited to do 50.
Your PEOPLE up North do not understand she
very peculiar condition Of affairs In Tenues-
see, and, therefore. any expression from men
who were idetti6ed with the rebellien is IL
able 10 be misunderstood, eysuby the best
meaning people and when they are taken in
connection with the violent and foolish
speeches OF some Of onr people, weareiook-
ed upon as very bad fellows. For myself !
desire and intend 10 live "a this country, aud
l desire to live ia peace. lam willing TO sac
ri6ce everything, save honor, 70 maintain
peace and order. But believe In war ia
self-defeuse and In defense OF honor, From
= lifelong Acquaintance with the people Of
Teunessee, I believe that can truthfully
say for them that they think and feel as do.
| regard the present State government as ua-
constitutional, aud II certainly 10 odious 20
the people, aud bitterly oppressive and pro-
scriptive yett am willing TO submit for q
time 10 the laws, bat not 10 personal wrongs.
Our Southsrn people will not.resist anything
bat outrAges. If themiliiia are called out,
they will be men who can not, or viii not,
make living at any kind Of labor, and ac-
cept the thirteen dollars per month because
Il will be easily gotten. With muskets 10
their hands, and under the present law,
which prohibits their Indictment for any act
done under orders Of their officers, aad upon
Governor BrowHlov's proclamation author
fziug them TO shoot down Tbs Ku Klux
wherever they End them, they will only have
TO call q man Ku Klux 10 have the anthori-
Az Of law 10 kill and this win be the con
sequsnce Of their being called out, When
tbfs oecnrs-when these fellows commence
their outrages-tbey will be resisted, aud re-
sisted bitterly, although think these troubles
will be confined 70 the localities in which the
ouirages are committed, and upon The persons
perpeirating them" u
rnDBRAt rRooPs.
"ffFederhl troops wefo stationed through
out the country there would be 10 trouble :
Iheir officers are geatlemeu, from Gen. Grant
or Thornas, down, % far As san Judge them.
'sThe staio goyernmeutis oppressive, and
am not willing 70 submit to ihisslate of at
fairs Il itis TO continue q the future II the
people had known that tbis iAte awaited them
tbev would not have Surrendered. Their
houses are burned, their women raYlsbed,
the man astasfinaied, and when any OF the
gully parties arc sentenced 70 the peniten-
tlAry t6ey are At onse patdoned By Governor
BsownloW This state Of things can not last,