The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-02
A BLOODY PROGRAMME FOR TENNESSEE

A BLOODY PROGRAMMES run
The Knoxville Wig BrownlOw's paper
a ,sv DAVIS AFRO contained the subjoined arti'
o,o which shows the desperation to when
,ha n,,or,v defeated Radical party in Ten
$500 % reduced. If the Washington gov
eminent shall lend itself to such a scheme
a, the Radical hghwaymen OF Tennessee
ara charged with plotting, it can not be tha'
q free people will submit longer to its uSuF.
ps,ions. We hope for the sake OF peace ana
order and the security which these afford to
life and property that the Stokes party DO
not contemplate taking any such revolution
ary steps as this, and that If they do' con-
cra.s and Grants whole administration VIII
hold aloof from it, for if is undertaken 1t
will be but the inauguration OF an era Ct
blood:
In Yesterdays Whig and in the Ffess
and Hsrdid OF same date, vague rumor
was published that Senters election would
be act aside. The Press and HerdtdS more
fIl! statsment Is thus:
II WAS rumored on the streets yesterday
that the order of the Secretary OF War to
Col Folsome to take charge as receiver OF
these roads. WAS the first move by the Ad'
mipistration to throw force Of federal SOL
diers on Tennessee in order to provoke
coudic. with the people, and thus, under
pretense Of an instruction, declare martial
law and place our State under the control oil
a miEtary Governor, who will be none elst
than Gen. W. b. Stokes.
It's needless for US 10 state that we dis
credit the report as entirely groundless, and
calculated unless authorltively denied, u
cause needless alarm among people who's
hearts desire is for peace.
Precisely how much truth these rumor
contain is difficult to ascertain. The new
comes to US in such form and from variou
directions, and from different parts OF II
State. that we are inclined to attach moi
;mportance to II than al first, or than OF
contemporary admits. These rumors mi
or NAV not be true. We hope they are NJ
true; but if true, they involve the most
RON, and wide.reaching results--conseque
oes which may even shake the pillars OF q
Republic, and which will infict upon lie
nessee q most dan gerous blow.
To give a more full idea Of the scope
these rumora The plan is for the stok
candidates for the Legislature, whose vote
the next highest to the Senter members, a
who were defeated at the ballot, to meet
Nashville on the first Monday in October,
ganize themselves into a General Assent
declare Stokes the Governor elect, inau
rate him as Governor, adopt the httee
amendment, elect q United Senator, and
journ.
The Senter members, it is supposed, '
NEE, in Nashville, at the Capital, orRanI
inaugurate Gov. Senter, reject the Fifteen
Amendment, elect United States Senai
of Conservative Democratic views-perha
Andrew Johnson--and thus make an iss
before Congress as to which organization
the true one.
Of course Governor Senter will feel ca
ed upon to dispense them by the militia
State Guards. Then the Stokes side W
appeal to the Federal authorities for troo
to protect them, and should unwise counse
prevail, United States troops may be Sci
and conflict Of force be begun, the end I
the results of which no man living can for
tell or foresee.
Are these conjectures correct? This wi
be seen in the developments OF the next 81
weeks Are they probable? We say W
hone not. vet we are inclined to fear the
may be; for, to our Judgment, both side
the Stokes side and certain leaders of Il
Conservative side, seem to be working to Il
same end. For example, in the Press an
HeraA Of yesterday it is boldly asserted tn
the Fifteenth Amendment will not be adoy
ed, and that the Senter party will not star
anon the Chicago platform; and that 4
Tennessee Conservatives will sell their Dirt
right for "a nasty mess Of po,tage."
This shirt Of defiance, by leaders Of t
Conservative side, is working right into I
hands of the carving GU. ofthe program
we have ske,ched while the ambition
Stokes. and few Of his disappointed
adiutors, will lead them to do what wo
ruin the state. aothat they can only succc
even over its ruin, to tho achievement
,ba;r ,rrnosns Hancn un saw wa fsar ii
rumor. have some foundation in fact An
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