Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-18
THE DANGER THAT MENACEs THE
PEACE OF THE E.FaTR

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INST states that, since the visit Of the Kusi
Alux to that town on the 4th inst, csr-
ain parties there are very hostile against
shat they are pleased to term I Ku-KIuE
'ynpathisers," and the Union adds
II We hear Alright, Mr.. Dunlap is urged
BY these rash men to take the hearts
blood Of some of these Ku-KluS sympa-
thisers, in order to avenge himself for the |
injury done him. We sincerely trust tbs. |
Mr. Dunlap and bis real friends will spurs
all such advice. He must spuFn il; for the
and oppressed portion of the
people of Tennessee are in no mood TO be
trihed with, much less threatened, Mr.
Dunlap has been treated roughly, but lGl
him not svenge himself upon those who
are in no wise connected with this affair.
We say this, not only 10 him, but TO his
friends. We say il not in anger, but 10
kindness, and most sincerely do we trust
that he and his friends will listen to Us,
for this thing Of taking mans hearts
blood" is very decidedly a two hanhed
game, and we dare say that, if the struggle
commences, as many will perish on The One
side az upon the other" r.. I'd
This is good advice, and we are glad
to find that there is at least one Radical
in Bedford county who takes somewhat
similar view Of the matter In a card
in the SheIbygille Republican, Col. Lewis
Tillman says: ri. tam ~
"As a Republican we claim to be law
abiding, and interpose our advice 10 our
friends, white and black, to turn a dea { ear
to all suggestions or propositions, come
from what quarter they may, to taking re-
taliatory measures or steps towards any
supposed Ku-Klux or sympathiser.
*f.H -. "a.
So to one and all of our friends, es-
pecially the blacks, we saw abstain from
even the thoughts of taking law into your
own hands. Remain at your homes and
places Of business in the day, and attend to
your business. OF nights retire to your
homes and families. Avoid the assembling
Of yourselves in squads on the street corners
or elsewhers TO consult or babble over the
Ku-KluX. Garry no arms concealed or
otherwise, and afford no pretext whatever,
even to the argus or owl-eyed Ku-Klux, to
modest you. This advice may seem coward
ly to some, but l owe it to you and to my
SELF heretofore styled by some your RAdi-
cal "master," to tell you to act prudently,
wisely and safely, and not rsshly, foolishly
and dangerously. True, some Of rs may
suffer for truthful words honestly spoken,
but remember, better suffer for well doing
than evil doing. Allmea have right to
defend themselves even unto death when as
saulted, but the law gives no cOunienance
to killing as a retaliatory right. 10 cor
clusion, for myself have no Intention to
take law into my own hands, and have no
sympathy for those who have or may
do 80" ..t .-..- = / q
This is excellent advice 1t is pity
that we have not few more Lewis Fill'
mans scattered through the different
counties in this State. They would go
far toward neutralizing the malign in
fuence of Gov. Brownlow's paper, which
exultingly prOelaims that it mo longer
counsels peace" and that the bad men
who have nothing to lose, but everything
to gain, by a collision in which perhaps
thousands of lives and millions Of prop
erty would be sacrificed 1t is through
the representations Of these men that
Gov. Brownlow has made up his mind to
recommend the calling into the service of
large body of militia We cannot but
look upon this recommendation as q step
fraught with danger to the peace of the
State. The people of Tennessee have
been harrassed and misrepreSented al
most beyond endurance by Radical emis-
saries, and now comes the militia to still
further harrass them And this will be
the result, unless they are placed
under the control Of men who
can rise above the prejudiees
of the petty political intriguer, thing
which those who know the Governor do
not expect lie would glory in provoking
a collision which would afford him a pres
text for seOurgiRg n people who have no
respect for him and who make no secret
of their dislike. The great body of the
white men Of this State Justly feel that
they have been treated in a most shame
ful manner by the Governor and those
who control him. Time md again have
their grievances been spread before the
Governor and the Legislature, through
the press Of the State, and they have been
treated with the most sGpercilious con
tempt No concessions have been made
to them; on the contrary, the laws have
grown more rigorous with each meeting
Of the Legislature. Their disabilities
have been increased with their burdens
And now they are to be harrassed
BY the militia, in worse form
perhaps than that which lorded it over
portions of the State last year All this
S being done to provoke collision, and
{ is plain that the temper Of the people
hus prescribed and tasked with the
payment of heavy taxes, is not in the
mood to quietly submit to personal in"
ults and outrages IL we could reach
he ear of the Governor, We would ad~
Use him to lay aside the character of the
'etty intriguer and petty tyrant which
lie has played for three years, and rise
8 near as he possibly can to the Dig
lity Of craftsmanship, and thus save the
state the terrible consequences Of an in
ernecine conflict Ii is in bis power TO
10 this, by taking bold stand in favor Of
he right, in favor of peace and fratern-
ty, and If he shall fail to meekthe crisis
n the spirit of enlarged craftsmanship,
he consequences will be upon his head
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SOM of tho Radical papers profess 70
e highly pleased that the New York
Herald does not support Gov. Seymour
or President, and they are making quite
blow over the fact 1t would probably
interest their readers il these Radical
apers would let them see what the
Herald said Of Grant as late as the 9th
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