Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-03

rag but he dies no. s,e clearly what tht
icn, raj Cover me0t can do to mend the
matter.
Cor.-What are You going TO su gest to
the Presi' 'en' and CabinetY
StoReS-Weil, Of course the Pfe.idpnt
can do nothing without Congress. | shall
suggest that Congress be convened ia ex.
t'a s'ion-say about the goth Of Sept-m-
her - take the condition of aft airs in Ten
~ ssee aud VItginia into consideration.
soe The Legislature OF Tennessee meets
III 1t oi October. As soon as they get in
sessi'n, il they are not iuterfcred with by
the federal government, they will 20 10
work al "uce to- wipe out ever, thing that
t"> been dune siucr I unessre was recon
struc ed aid admitted 10 represent tion Ia
C'ngrrNs Every law etacL q TO restrain
be rbals aud protect the Uniun men f
he S'ate VII be- rubbed If the statute
book, Il tnsllsnS iIAusss of he State
e n-ti'nr,n wi be snickrD uut aud The en-.
tire Um"n bulSark broken down.
Cor. Suppose C,ugress were convened
~ 'xtrt session, what VIII you ask it 10 do 2
Stokes. - Tennessee Is one of the recon-
strncteh iates, the same as Georgia, Tor
instance. Nnw, then, what did Congress
d. u the case OF GeOTgiaf She was ad-
miihd 10 repreS ntatiOn IN Congress the
same IN Tennessee, only her Senators did
not get in, and you know the reason of that.
Georgia aud Tennts .ee, It seems TO me, are
parallel cases Toe Senate refused to ad-
mt the Georgia Senators, and the House
refused 10 admit the Georgia representa-
lives to the Fortieth Congress. Whyf
Because the Georgia L. gislature and State
government violated faith with Congress,
viola ed the reconstructioD laws, and vio-
ha at un1. mil
admitted 10 representation in Congress. In
Tennessee IL is the Governor instead of the
Legislature. He has ,ruddeG uuder foot
the constitution under which the State was
reconstructed and admitted he has allowed
persons to vote who it was expressly under.
stood by Congress when the State got in
should not he lowed to vote he has car.
ried the State back hv revolutionary
movement to the position she occupied
size was reconstructed he his caused Ten
resSee to break faith with Congress, Just as
much rs Georgia did. NV, then, VIII,
shou d'nt Ongress io'erfrre Ia Tennessee
as well AS iu Grorgiaf If Congress was in
session | wouid move the first thing for the
The appointment of a special COMMITTEES to
investigate the Teunes>ee election, with
po~er to visit every county 10 the State.
b. this means il could be proven that Sen
not only carried the election by stupendous
irauds, hut had set the constitution at de-
titnce and annulled its most important
provisions.
Cor.-D you think the President will |
convene Congress, and if convened do you |
think it would interfere in the Tennessee
rlrctinni
StokeS.--I don't know. Il the admsistra.
Iisn aud the Republican party propose TO |
stand 10y and witness this slaughter without |
any thing, then all have to say is the |
sooner the Union men Of Tennessee know |
IL the better. We will know what to do |
then. Every man will have to take care of |
himself, and 50 will the administration 70 |
far AS the Union men of Tennessee are con
cerDed. 1t there is nothing done, and this |
rebel Legislature il allowed to go on aud |
undo Gvrry thing that has been done by the /
Union men, then you will see such an emi- |
grafton of Union>ts from Tennessee as will |
nstonish you. 1t will be equal to 1861,
y hen we flew from before the rebels.
Corr6SpOndent.-How did the federal
ptfice-hoders behave in the fightf
Stokes. They got demoralzed at the out
start aud went with Senter. They suppos-
ed that Brownlow was acting with ihe ad-
and that they must do as re
did.
Correspondent Will Grant allow them
10 remain in office nowi
Stokes. Not much. hey are every one
rAPecu' lheir waxing pape's' Intg d'd
no' see 'he', mistake uhtn b'u,"rns let
yer appeared Iney are su,ry lor u pow.
tulnK p'' that wont help t'em oit
u pu' i,cnu, Sd" praht NJ Lmg bianch
iuu 'oii MN hnw tue 'edera' once holders
were sculg w iehnessee' ana ne promised
al 'nsy s'onld every man oeiemoVed and
n'" PaT's gwen 10 men VINO aG,' win
he I'euIr republican parry Ihat VIII
U" 'ono "'Ircty'
CU''sSpo"deW "hat enec' nad bont-
W. w. io''eT On lne canvas
o'oNeSLH nan goa en- CO. II tended
% cons 'il'ate mo r'puhlcan party around