Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-01
THE INVENTION PLAGUTNG THE


INVENTORS
The rumor to which the Jonesboro.
Herald and Tribune alludes in the
following paragraph is legitimate result
of the effort which the Radicals have
been making to secure the reconstruction
Of Tennessee by Congress
"We have recently been shown letter
from Bedford, Penn, addressed TO MIR.
Nycum of this vicinity, writtenby friend
of his, asking whether II is safe for
Northern man 10 come to Tennessee, also
stating the report was current in Bedford
that he (AIr. Nycum) and others who have
recently settled In our county have had
three days notice to close their business
and leave the country. This is certainly
a very strange report for the people of
this place to hear. The social and
friendly feeling, existing between
the different parties here, has never
been SO good since the close of the war
as it is az this time All seems to be work
ing for the prosperity of the country, and
for the general happiness of our people,
with desire to increase the trade, and
enliven business generally. Whatever
trouble may exist in Middle and West
Tennessee we are not responsible for, but
in this section peace, harmony and good
viii prevails, and the man who cireulates
tales of horror, and great disturbances in
Washington county, says that which is
not true, and is thereby injuring the cause
of immigration, the good name of our
county, and the credit of our people.
We hope our Pennsylvania friends who
have recently settled among us will use
every effort TO have the report corrected
and that many other good families from
their native State, viii soon follow and
assist in making this the garden spot of
America
Here is an instance in which the in7en-
ton returned to plague the inventors. 1t
is perfectly legitimate that men who re-
gard with favor a conspiracy like that
inaugurascd by the Radical leaders in
Tennessee to have the State reconstructed
by Congress and turned over to be ruled
by few dozen bitter, implacable R&di-
Gals who have been repudiated by an
overwhelming majority of the people,
should suffer the consequences sought to
be entailed on their political opponents.
All sorts of tales about outrages, of the
rs ecurity of the life and property OF
'9oyal men" in this State were sent up to
Washington to influence Congress to
strike one of the States from her place in
the Union, and men were found who
went there and testified to the correct
ness of these stories. The result is thai
almost irreparable injury has been infict
ed upon the State. And here is Radica
organ in East Tennessee expressing sur
prise that such has been the result. The
Herald and Tribune exhibits somC
feeling in its defense of East Tennessee
and particularly of Washington equity,
and declares that the stories in circulation
in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, to the
prejudice of the people of Washington
county are utterly without foundation,
This Radical organ is now in &
condition to appreciate the great in
| jury inflicted upon Tennessee by the
leaders of its party. We have been in.
viting immigration from the North, ani
in the face of the efforts that have beer
made to induce citizens from that section
to come and settle among US, the con
spirators have set a1oat stories of out,
RACES and murders of "loyal men" which
are well calculated, if believed, to deter
men from coming into State where SC
much anarchy and lawlessness are re.
ported TO prevail And now the Radi-
Gals of East Tennessee are beginning to
feel the effects of these misrepresents-
tons. The truth is, there is just as good
order, just as much respect for law, just
as much security to life and property,
just as much regard for the rights of 9th
ers in Middle and West Tennessee as
there is in East Tennessee, and when the
contrary is asserted it is done for political
| effect.