The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-04-17

Rebel Preachers and AiOb LaH.

duplicate OF the other, Both are
equaIIy.vile and hateful to every lover
lof law, order and liberty. To us both
are alike abhorent and detestabe.
These rebel highspFiests of Baal have
resorted to all the ingenious devices
Of their father, tho Devil, to create
sytnpathy III their favor and prejudice
|sgG:nst aIl the loyal ministry of tho
South, Their last msn@ver in this
game of villainy Is a1ying and raali.
ciOus effort 70 make the Uniph minis
ters Of this country responsible forany
act of'violence or outlawFy that may
be committed by an irresponsible mob
upon The persons Of rebel prcachersl
Why is 1t that lge are made responsi.
bic for fnobocracyf Have we ever
been the advocates Of such violence4
Never! The man who says we have
us a liar, and the truthiis not Ia
him." We not only do want
your blood upon our garments--we
loathe the very thought j e,a,
eUlf your blood is in any wayygcor.
rupted by the inhuman piy1ls Of your
own dark spirits, then Heaven de-
liver us from the very touch Of its
polluion! Wo expect to fight you
morally and religiously as long us
God permits you to curse the cOun-
try with your presence and your
treason; but we will never mob you
ourselves nor appreciate your being
mobbed by others. We will leave
all such work as this to yourselves
and your associates in crimes! We
have no desire, no motive, no induce
ment to either mob you or hare yor
mobbed We know that such course
would be equally unpopular, aRlaICfa
and inerpedient Hence, where could
we find q reason for such suicida
policyl '7
Your charge is not only false bui
1t Is also without foundation in reason
or common sense. Yuu are evident
| ly still deficient in your tactics, anC
unfortunale in your publications, Of
else surely you would have kdtcheC
o liz bearing more plausibiliiy thar
can possibly be accorded TO this one
Still rebel preachers, rebel editors
and rebel correspondents, will persis
in Affirming that DR.. Pearne, Brother
Drake, and others, are directly res
ponsibie for the mobbing Of Mr.. Nea
and the threatened mobbing Of on'
notorious G.. W. MiIesl This sam,
| Miles told a member Of my charge il
| Greeneyille, Tenn. the other day, tha
he held Mr.. Drake responsible fVI
| the treatment he had received in no
being permitted to p each in a certain
locality Mr. Miles is Presiding Eide
Eof the JOnesboro Circait, ME- Cbutel
South. Now, perhaps we can disaJuS
the murky mind Of his reverence upoI
this particular point In the frs
place, Miles was one Of the most big
oted and contemplate rebels in tht
rebel Hulstnn Conference. So far al
his seAss waald permit his being any
thing, he was = bad rebel In The
second palce, q grand jury in Sullivan
county. recently found tao true biH
against AR Miles for ATTEMPTED lel0dAsss
and we were reliably informed b
one whose business II was to kaop
the facts in the case, that eight or te'
similar cases might have been pre-
sented, but all thought thattloo wers
ehoughl Such are the facts 10 tbs
case, and whether Mr. Miles is guilty
| or not, the public have no sarIsTAc
ToRY evidence of his Innocence, apt
will, perhaps, continue to treat him
little coOLLY, until the present "Un
pleasant" rumors are successfully con
| tradictedl " you will only think fo
q moment. Mr. Miles, you viii doubt
less conclude with Us that thes'
llittle ercenfricities Of your own hav,
more to do with your late troubles
| than all that Brother Drake eve
thought or said about you or any
your frienda You are nice scape
| qatlo,os 10 be talking about an honeS
mans having caused yUur recent din
entities. You and your rebel clan hav,
circulated these willful ISLANDERS unli
forbeBfance Ia no longer virtue. Th
truth is, aEBEL preachers are the mel
/ who have advocated mob,law Ia EAs
Tsnnessee, and are now praying 10
the REruRS Of rebel rule, that they may
have the privilege Of doing the sam
thing again In the Ozark days Of tn
4 rebellion these present holy lovers o
law And order we're the speciai advo
Gates Of mob. law violence We hay'
1.-The faets and the proof in abundance
and unless You stop your living an'
| stop Il now, We intend TO publish 4 iev '
Of these facts for yohr own iHiorma
ton and behedt, We will give names
places and circumstances 70 you
| hearts content. Some offheae eweei
and happy souls are slill living i
East Tennessee, riding through be-
beautiful valleys and smiling over be-
widows and orphans, and even owe
graves Of her mardergd ireemen an,
i II an outraged and injured people 70
lose these Williams aud bypOcriles tn
Qratotious privilege Of insulting Goc