Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-04


IN our local columns We give brief account OF
the assassination Of two citizens near Dncktown,
By rebel who fred spon shem from behind tree
Il is not pretended there waa any ground for thsse
murders save that the citisens sHsaEsinsted had 3
legal process 70 serve upon the Democratic Conter-
vative despeEado. The Conservative papers have
barely mentioned tbs fact OF these MURDERS after
devoting many columns 10 the attack upon Roy.
Mr.. Neal, In Blouut county, whose injuries they
mngnihed four-told.
In Che estimat ion of Conservative editoru, The
unprosoked murder Of two law-abidIng, loyal oiti-
Gems is NOS half or ons-hundredth part. e. heinous
an offence the whipping Of one Of their own par
g. On Saturday, the Republicans ef Rutherford
county held a meeting at Murfreesboro'. This re-
suited in q riot. An account of this affair we take
from the Nashville REBEL BcxnsT, which Ia Al
follows:
A large Radical meeting was held here to-day
ct which Colonel Bosom and Mr. Elliott were the
most prominent speakers. at the conclusion Of
their remarks, which are said 70 have been rather
inhammatory, negro spoke, and efter speaking q
Conservative negro got Up and attempted TO speak,
but Mr. Elliott and several Others said to have
objected, whereuPon several white men took the
part Of the Conservative negro, and said he should
speak, which caused considerable excitement and
terminated in big fight, Pistols, guns and rocks
we're fred in eli directions which caused great ex-
element and stampede Of whites, negroes, horses
and wagons. Strange to ssy, in the whola melee
only about seven or eight were wounded, tive OF
three said TO be MORALLY. One is reported dead
now.
We think the Banner deserves great credit FOL
its candor IN publishing statement which conviets
It's own party. No matter what the facts are, it il
seldom we see Conservative paper which viii tel
even part Of the truth in az affair Of this kind
From the Basney's statement we learn that the
meeting at MurfreesbOro was "a Radical meeting
That debased conservative negro" attempted tc
interrupt the meeting by speaking where he wa
not invited and had business and in this be waE
sustained By the Conservative whites who @said be
should speak, Here followed the Conservative
argument Of firing upon and numbering the Repub
lican cOlored and white men, because they objected
70 have thei- meeting broken up by mean negro
who acted IS the hired tool of infinitely mesnel
white men Of the so-called Conservative law and
order party"
The statement Of the Banner that Representative
Bosom and Senator Elliott made Hrather inham.
matory" speeches. is The usual plea of rebel papers
in extenustion Of Conservative mob Law and sssas.
sinat ion No two men in Tennessee are less assail
able on tho charge Of using ainhsinmstOry ian.
guage or language calculated TO produce III feeling
than Colonel Bosom and Mr.. Elliott. The latter
gentleman was 3 member Of tho LIST Legislature,
and, though Republican, stood or what was, IN
til recently, Greeey's platform Of universal
nesty and universal suffrage" Mr. Elliott is still
on that platforua and in the San ate duriny the
present session. has introduced bin TO enfranchiHe
all the rebels in the State. STILL because be IL in
favor Of the equal rights Of the cOlOred man, he,
with his Republicans, is the target for rebel
mob law and rebel bullets.