The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-23
Alleged Outrases In Tennessee.

Correspondence OF the Republican
sA.uyILLH, TEss. Aug. 10. 1873.
To the Editor oJMs National Republican
SIR; The following Ia clipped from the
Louisville, KY, Courier and Journal, of the
18th inst, viz;
"NAsuvILLE, August H. The
excitement of the late political canvass has
completely subsidized. Tennessee Ia as quiet
to-day as at any time In her history, and her
people are in the best Of humor. They have
gone to work full Of hope for the future,
with no Idea Of circumscribug the rights OF
any man Of any race or color"
Now, do the facts warrant such state
ment Let us see; and for obvious reasons,
not desiring to expose the parties to further
violence or risk OF life, will omit names.
The facts can be well substantlated by living
witnesses to the outrages below enunciated.
On Monday evening Of last week, In an ad-
Joining county, the rebels were out armed 10
the teeth on their mission OF darkness and
cruelty. They visited the homes of several
Union families. At one place they took the
mans gun and robbed another man, who
happened there as 4 visitor, of his pocket
book containing only IS cents-all the money
he had. On tho same evening they met
another Union man on the road, and after
robbing him Of his pistol they beat him
severely over the head and otherwise brutally
abused him.
On tho same evening they visited another
Union mans house, but found him not al
home. They stole his gun, OF course.
On The same eceHiag they visited another
| Union mans home, took his gun and pistol,
| ind beat him most numerically. They also
beat the mans wife and two OF the rebels
forced the daughter, quite young girl, into
bed and accomplished their helllsh designs
upon her person. After leaving the house
they fred several shots into II, one Of which
teok effect in the leg Of their little boy,
wounding him very severely.
1t Ia believed that the foregoing are but u.
part tho outrages committed by these men
on that evening, and 1t will not do for those
who suffer at their hands to make complaint
or give any information that would lead 10
their punishment, II, indeed, II were possible
that a jury could be found that would inalct
any punishment upon them. The lives OF
those who would attempt TO prosecute the
perpetrators Of these outrages would indeed
| pay the forfeit for so doing.
On the Wednesday evening following, at a
religious meeting OF the Union people, the
rebels again were out In armed force and
went TO the meeting and while there behaved
In the most shameful manner, brandishing
pistols and clubs In the meeting house among
the men, women and children assembled
there for religious worship.
A Mr.. Thayer was Drutally beaten In Ruth
Criord county, and severe castlgaliOn waE
inflicted upon the person Of Mr.. Barbour, Il
citizen of Connecticut, who made the can
vass with General Stokes, on the public
square, In the city Of Nashville. These arc
| both OF late occurrence-suICe The election
and were solely on account OF politics.
Threats are made pretty freely and openly
by the now exultant rebel democracy that
the prominent Union men who took active
part in the organization Of the Radical party
In this State must leave at oncej their pres
enes Is obnoxious, aud cannot BE- tolerated. They
arc not unfrequently heard TO say, at Is our
day now" and so.and-so, naming them,
"wlll have TO leave" A colored man of In
auence, In conversation with one Of the
ex-supremo judges Of the State, who Is
known TO be OF warm rebel sympathles, and
somewhat bitterness OF heart, Qhe latter
supposed to be caused by late political dis
appolntments,) on Friday last, In this city,
inquired as to the whereabouts Of proml-
nent Union man and leader Of the party In
his county, If he had yet lon the county, ex-
pressing, great surprise when negative
answer was made to his inquiry Other