The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-08-07

| memorial was drawn up ana adopted:
Memorial.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. l, 1S6S.-At
all adjourned meeting, from previous
informal meeting of cx-Confederate
General officers, held to-day in the city
of Nashville, the following gentlemen
were present, to wit Gems. N. b. For
rest, B. +. Cheatham, G.. j. Pillow, b.
r. johnson, S. r. Anderson, w. B.
Bate, George Nancy, George w. Cor
don, w. "A. Quarles, Thomas B. Smith,
seph B. Palmer.
On motion of Gen. B. F. Cheatham,
Gen. Forrest was unanimously chosen
Chairman. who on taking the chair, in a
few and we'll spirited remarks explained
the object of the meeting. On motion
Gen. Palmer was elected Secretary.
The committee consisting Of Gems. Ma
ncy, Quarles and Gordon, who had been
appointed at the previous meeting to
prepare and present a suitable memori-
al to the General Assembly of Tcnnes-
see, touching the present condition of
affairs in this State, submitted their re-
port, which was received and read,
when on motion Generals Brown and
Pillow were added to the committee.
After considering the several papers
and motions referred to them, said COM
mittee through their Chairman, Gen.
Brown, submitted as their report a me-
mortal, which was unanimously adopt
ed, and which is as follows, to wit:
To the Honorable Legislature Of Tenn
eSsee, noU an extraordinary session..
The right of petition and remonstrance
being conceded by all classes in this
country, and feeling, as we do, a deep
solicitude for the peace and quiet OF our
great and glorious State, and belonging
to that class in Tennessee, who are re-
garded by some of it's authorities as
hostile to its present organization, we
yield to a sense of duty and respectfully
invite your honorable body to con-
sideration of our views of the means
that may avert the precipitation of the
crisis, which is acknowledged to be i'm
minent. Being regarded as identified
with that large class supposed to be
hostile to the State government, we beg
respectfully to say, that his Excellency,
| the Governor, wholly misapprehend
our feelings and intentions, in declaring
in his late message that we seek the
overthrow of the State government, or
to do any other act by revolutionary or
lawlcss means. Neither we nor those
with whom in our past days we have
been associated, contemplate any such
rashness and folly; nor do we believe
there is in Tennessee, any organization,
either public or secret, which has such
a purpose. And if there be, we have
neither sympathy or utilization there
with. We believe the peace Of the State
does not require the organization of a
military force by your honorable body,
and respectfully submit that such mea-
sure might more strongly tend to bring
about and promote collisions than to
conserve the harmony and good order
Of the country. And inasmuch as the
supposed danger to the peace of the
State is apprehended from that class of
the community with which we are con-
sidered identified, as iuducement and
reason to your honorable body not to
organize such military force, we pledge
ourselves to maintain the order and
peace of the State, with whatever of
influence we possess-to uphold and
support the laws, and aid the constitu-
ted authorities in their execution, trust
ing that reciprocation of these senti-
ments from your honorable body will
produce the enactment Of such laws as
will remove all irritating causes now
disturbing society. For when it is re-
membered that the large mass of white
men in Tennessee, are denied the right
to vote or hold Office, it is not wonder
full or unnatural there should exist
more or less dissatisfaction among them.
And we beg leave respectfully to SUBJ
nit for your consideration that prompt
and efficient action on the part of the
proper authorities, for removal of the
political disabilities resting upon so ma
ny of our people, would heal all the
wounds of our State, and make us once
more prosperous, contented and uni
ted people.
Respectfully your obedient servants,
N. B. FORREST,
B. f. CHEATHAM,
| WILLIAM b. BATE,
GID:J. PILLOW,
JOHN G. Brown,
S. r. ANDERSON,
THOMAS B. SMITH,
WILLIAM A. QUARLEs,
JOSEPH B. PALMER,
G. G.. DIBRELL,
BUsHRoD II. JOHNSON,
GEORGE NANCY,
G. w. GORDON,