Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-19
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EAST TENNESSEE.
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RACES upon the Clergy
State Of Affairs.


Stale Of Affairs
Correspondence Of the Union and Dispatch
BRIsroL. Feb. IA, l8G8.-Sometime since
We wrote YOU TO the effect that the spirit Of
mobbing aud persecution was slumbering
element in the minds Of the Radicals Of
East Tennessee; that, if it would contri-
butte to their advantage, they would exer-
else the same hostility as year since, the
material being accessible for such outrages.
In Subsequent letter we expressed the
belief that the animosities which had so
long disturbed THE unfortunate country
were "dyiDg out'-were ingloriously on the
decline-at the same time attributing the
then existing troubles to the animosity be-
tween the churches, Southern and North
ern. We have no cause for the withdrawal
OF these seeming contradictory conclusions,
notwithstanding the infamous outrages
which we are about 20 chronicle. We give
fEcts, t"not cOncooted he" J-substantiated
facts--in order that the world may see of
what Infamous material the Radicals Of
this portion Of the kingdoms are composed,
and to what cowardly means they viii re
sort, in their last agonies, in order TO in
duce a down-trodden people to credit their
~ 10 iiltil iuluAG
government OF the country.
On the "a inst, Rev H. G. Neal, Of the
Holston Conference, who has charge of the
circuit, embracing Morgantown and sur
rounding section Of Blount county, hadan
appointment for MorgantoWn the day above
indicated. According TO appointment he
was at the church for service, but 10 bis
surprise found his pulpit occupied by
Unite man and big buck negro, while the
church was filled mostly by negroes
Finding that the "Gsseabidge" WAS hostile
towards him, he left the place and held
service in a private dwelling not far dis
tant. In Che evening he was TO preach at
Alleys Chapel, some three miles from
Morgahtown. After riding something like
a mile and bali, in company with young
gentleman, he was met by party of men
who presented their pistols and ordered
him 10 dismount. Almost instantaneonsly
with the meeting ofthis banditti a similar
band rushed from the woodland adjacent
the road, and likewise ordered him 10 dis
mount, presenting pistols as in the first
case. Not dismounting as speedily as they
desired, he was dragged from his horse and
struck over the fore head with either a
pistol or rock. The blow was sufficient to
stun him, emitting the scalp 10 the skull,
producing a wound Of near two inches in
length, from which he was soon saturated
with blood. SO soon as they had rendered
him poWerless they dragged him through
the woodland over rugged hill into hOl-
low or sink. where they stripped him and
tied him 10 a tree with rope, brought,
evidently, for the occasion" They then
beat him rs long as they thought he could
endure their withs and clubs, and yet
live. After thus executing the mandates of
the loyal league of that sectiOn--carry-
Ing out the Pearne- BrOwnlow theory, or
dered Mr.. Neal TO lie down and not to look
after them ~ they dispersed that, il he
made any motions TO this effect they would
shoot him Az he was severely beaten and
having lost 80 much blood from the wound
inflicted upon his head, the mere act OF
prostrating himself before them was quickly
done
After he was satisfied that they had all
gone, he started for the nearest dwelling in
the community, Or. Douthet's,) which
place he was enabled to gain sometime in
the night His assassins robbed him of
valuable gold chain, having broken his
watch to atoms in dragging him through
the woods. He did not know any of these
disciple 'ofthe Pearne Brownlow dynasty.
We say Pyrne-Brownlow dynasty Yes,
for what they fail to affect through the
medium of vulgar journals, and his miser-
cradle dupes, the Legislature, The other
eonsummstes through Radical political
preaching.
And who is Rev. IL. c. Neal, and what
| his political status? will be asked. He is
aquiet, gentlemanly, unobtrusive and high
toned young minister--one whose years of
manhood have been strictly given to his
calling the dissemination Of Gospel
truth. As TO politics, he was not identified
with either party by action. His sympa
thies were undoubtedly with the South I;
yet for the more sfectually carrying ont of
his early aspirations, in reference to the
ministry, he said nothing, but was an iiin-
Grant minister during the war, as well as
since. His crime what could this be7
Doing service for the Southern Methodist
| Episcopal Church No other cause has
been sscribed. Probably the knowing +"
| Chattanooga Republican, and its co-worker
in the cause of revolution, the Knoxville
| Wlio, will denominate these facts as sensa-
tional, and say that they have been written
by some one intending to injure the travel
/ on this line Of railway. But such
evading vulgarisms can no longer be
palmed of upon the public mind. The
masses of our own country and that abroad,
are not so incredulous as to be wholly in
sensible to the occurrence of such outrages
| especially in the face of such articles as
now flood these so-called" organs Of law
| and lberty-srticles revolutionary in their
character, and if persisted in, will force the
/ outraged 10 self-defense. The above out
| rage and coWRrdly attempt 10 carrying out
the teachings of set of imported, apostate
| preachers, broken down political hacks, }
occurred near LenOirs, only few miles
distant from the Georgia and Tennessee
railroad. The only reason why it was done
near the railroad, was because the subieci
OF the outrage was not there.
But We will give another item, no long
AZ the charge Of "maliciousness" is charged
against your correspondent. A short time
| since, Rev. w. W Neal, of this place, was
nailed out of the church 10 where he had been
accustomed 10 preach, at Fla. Greek, few
miles east of Knoxville, and subsequently
kept ont Of another one of his churches in
Rocky Valley, near New Market, the par
ticulars of which you have already pub
lished At the latter place the demonsira'
tons have become more open and undls-
gnised, especially GA the "a inst, when
they assembled in large numbers 10 pre-
vent him from preaching, having heard
that Mr.. Neal would be there that day I'd
hold service for his Rebel friends
A few days ago, Revs. w. w. WHEY
Boring, and others ministers OF the Me
thodist Church South, went to Jonesbor'
10 hold meeting" having obtained The
use Of the courthouse for that purpose. ! h'
meeting closed, and nothing was said b,
the so-called Rebels" calculated TO inham'
the public mind or to wound or irrltat'
the feelings OF the miserable faction know
a. the Northern Methodist Episcopal Chnrci
in this place. The Flag makes sacrl
legious Snou al these fearless divlnes
while the WAig pours forth It's reasonable
inveotige, advising the loyal people o
| Jonesboro to drive from their mids
az persons who sympathize or were know
| 10 favor the ministrations Of these Rebe
preachers,' particularly naming Mr.. Dor
sey. a citizen Of the town, a. ft sublec
Cor such brutality Why this Becaus
these ministers and citizens viii not recog