Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-01
To the Editors of the Union and American:

sheridan, Alden and others "rhse
a Letter.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
WAsHINGroN, March 90, 1s7O.-The
Nashville delegation have all left Tor
home. While here they labored faith
fully against reconstruction and have
really done much good in removing the
false impressions which had been made
by the infamous fabrications OF
the reconstructionists. The differ
ence between the carpet bag politi-
clan and the man of business
has been made very apparent. Gentle
|, hen who met and converseI with your
delegates speak in high terms of their de-
pertinent and acknowledge the effect OF
their statement of the case of Tennessee
upon the minds of the better class OF Re
publican members of Congress. While
there has been very decided and mani
fest change in your favor, the Hanger is
not yet over. The Tennessee Radicals
who are here arestill working like beavers.
Every member Of the House of Represen-
tatives from your State, excepting Col.
Hawkins, IS busy from morning until
night, contriving new plots and getting
up further evidence to aid them
in the accomplishment of their purposes.
Col. VIM. Spence, of Murfreesboro,
is one of the most active lobbyists in favor
Of reconstruction. Whenever there is a
witness to be examined or important tes-
timony to be taken before the Reconstruc-
ton Committee, Spence is sure to be
present with the recOnstructing members
of your State. They act as prompters of
Gen. Butler, the chairman of the COM
mittee, furnishing him with memoranda,
suggesting questions, and giving him in
formation which will better enable him to
lead favorable witness or cross-examine
an unfavorable one. have not heard of
their allowing MISREPRESENTATION specta-
tors before the committee.
The statement of Gen. Dawson and
other Federal officers in Nashville, brand
ing as false the Ku-Klux Outrages which
had been reported in Washington, was a
severe blow to the Stokes and Maynard
party. They did not know exactly how
that was to be met. Finally, Col. Prosser,
the carpet-bag Representative from your
district wrote for a counter statement,
which was soon forwarded, signedby Al
den, Sheridan, Gray, Carols and Otterson of
the postoffice, DR.. Jones, of Edgefeld,
and perhaps others whose names do not
remember. 1t was u very bitter dOcu-
ment, rather too much so for the purpose
it was designed.
Speaking of Prosser, have seen moth
ing in your paper about his little cadet
transaction. l suppose that he learned
that ga spec" could be made by the judi
cious selection of q cadet from his dis
trict So, after looking around little, he
entered into an agreement with -
Caldwell, one of your county officers, by
which, for the paltry sum of one thou
sand dollars, Prosser was to give the APP
pointment to a son of Caldwell. All of
a sudden, however, the "cadet'' storm
bursted here, and Prosscr is said in the
excitement of the occasion, to have de-
stroyed some papers bearing upon the sub
ject, which would have been highly inter
csting to Gen. Logan's committee. In
order to anticipate damaging exposure,
Prosser Immediately had it circu-
lated that he was going to give
his appointment to the most promising
| Juvenile in the colored schools of Nash
vile. Prosser was preparing for an ex-
plosion, and he thought the juvenile
darby would be as good dodge as r. r.
Buffers Andy johnson trick. The cadet
investigation was closed and PrOsser was
never arraigned, though nothing could
have been proved against him except thai
he lost a thousand dollars by the cade
storm coming on just at that time.
Ihave only TO advise you, in conclu
sion, that if you wish to prevent a recon
struction of Tennessee, you must still
watch and work, CT you will wake W
some fine morning and discover that you
new Constitution has been declared I'M
constitutional, or some other reconstruc
ton devilment done, which will set yO1
back ten years. WARREN.