Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-31

hopeful view of the Situation. The re-
construction snake is certainly scotcbed,
they hope, killed. When they arrived in
Washington they found Speakers Thomas
and Perkins diligently at work endeavor-
ing to eeunteract the effect Of the infa-
nous falsehoods in circulation about the
Ku-Klux outrages in Tennessee. The
Nashville delegates Immediately began to
circulate among the Radical lead
ers of national reputation for
the purpose Of informing them as to
the exact condition of affairs in this
State They found them willing to hear
both sides and unwilling to interfere with
the local government, unless uncontrol-
able Iawlessness should render it impera-
lively necessary. They found many
prOminent Radicals who did not hesitate
to say that they had believed from the
FIRST that the startling stories of terrible
outrages were manufactured for the oc-
casion; but that reliable evidence was ne
cessary to establish the falsity of those
stories. This our delegation undertook to
afford, and they were entirely successful
in doing so. with every reasonable man
they met.
Secretary Fletcher was there and was
examined by the Reconstruction Commit
tee. he left before the Nashville delega-
ton, decidedly discouraged. His antiei-
pations of reconstruction have been badly
disappointed. He looked anxiously and
hopefully forward to Senatorship under
the new regime and en- escape from in
vestigation committees. He has retired
to Meadow Bend, where he can chew the
cud of disappointed ambition undisturbed,
until the Investigating Committee calls
him from his retirement. Col. Thruston,
of this city, an officer of distinction in the
Federal army during the war, Northern
man, a gentleman of high character, Re-
publican without spot or blemish in his
party, was also before the Committee,
and give the story of his life during the
past six years, that being the period of
his residence in Tennessee. He told q
plain, unvarnished tale, naught extenua-
ting, setting down naught in malice. His
testimony made very decided impression
on the Committee. He was well known
TO Gen. Garfield, Mr.. Schenck and other
leading Radicals, anu they knew that he
had not gone to Washington to make
capital for Rebels or Democrats He
gave to the Committee lucid and correct
statement of what is, and has, for some
time past, been Transporting in Tennessee,
assuring them that the people Of
Tennessee anxiously and earnestly
longed for repose; that political
agitation and misrepresentation had
weakened their energies, dampened their
ardor, and retarded their prosperity. If
let alone they would soon have State
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Union TO capital and industry. None
of the other members of the delegation,
were called before the Committee,
though they were industriously at work
informing individual members of Congress
of the true origin of all the Ku-Klux
outrages which are now paraded in The
newspapers, to wit, the greed for office
which exists in the bosom of the Stokes
and Maynard faction in Tennessee. Col.
Cahill being also an ex-Federal officer
and a Northern man with many
acquaintance in Congress, was
enabled TO be of great service in cor
recting the erroneous impressions
which had been made. Judge H. Cooper
was also of The delegation, and Mr.. Mike
Burns, whose motto is fcNeyer tire"
Col Cahill and Mr. Burns returned yes
terday Col. Thruston will arrive to-
day. Judge Cooper has gone to New
York.
While these encouraging reports are
brought to us, we are also advised that
the Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress from this State, except Senator
Fowler and Representative Hawkins, are
still untiring in their efforts to have the
State reconstructed. They are using
every means, fair and foul, to accomplish
their diabolical purposes. They are
struggling still. 1t then behooves
every citizen to forward to Washington
or to somereliablep ersonn this city, every
fact which can be used to disprove the
alleged lawIessness in the State. The
Judges, Chancellors, Attorneys General and
army and any and all other officers should
be called upon to furnish properly certi-
fed statement of the condition of affairs
in his particular district since the election
in August last. Let each one state
whether any deeds of violence have been
committed from political causes; whether
the law has been enforced, and whether
there has been any resistance TO the en-
forcement of the law.
To show the necessity of continued
watchfulness, and as an evidence that our
enemies are still at work, we extract the
following from Washington letter in the
New York Times of the 2Sth, not from its
regular correspondent, but from one sign
ing himself GA Spectator" and who, if
not a member of Congress from Tennes-
see, undoubtedly draws his bile from q
Tennessee Representative in Congress.
The extract is:
You will ask me how much is true and
how much is false of all that we learn of
that distracted commonwealth. When
we see the blood drip we are apt to be-
lieve in crime and assassination. Tennes-
see, that came to US so fresh and promis-
ing in the early days of reconstruction,
and was welcomed as a sister rescued
from a terrible fate - this Tennessee
around whom so many hopes were en-
twined, now lies gashed and bleeding,
and asking our great pity. Some
of you, pre-eminently Mr. Greeley,
gave us Senter for Governor, and bade
us welcome him as a guarantee of what
amnesty would do. What has it donel
| do not deplore any mercy we may have
shown, and would not put q straw in the
way of the fullest and speediest reunion.
But is this unionl You reclothe Tepnes-
see with the sovereign dignity of State,