Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-01-28


had the authority over The State Of Tennes-
see, aud they lost IL because they had not
the virtue or the wisdom 20 bold IL, and il
cannot 70 back 10 them again. | regret this.
sir; | regret il as much As any person. /
commenced acting with the Republican
party in the State Of Tennessee when
coull couat all Of them on the fingers OF
one hand. The men Eho aie honOred here
aud throughout the country, bot who broke
ia pieces the Republican party Of Tennes-
see by their vulgar ambition, are the men
who should be arraignsd here, and not ih.
people of Tennessee. The Rebels. whom IL
pleases everybody to denounce, and toward
whom theee is no forgiveness unless they
bow down humbly and come and profess 10
be Republicans Of the extreme Radical
stamp, those of them who we're swift 70
turn when the occasion took place, are the
men who have been honored. are the men
who nave been installed in office. The
Uuion men who stood firmly By the hag "
the country, aud who sacrificed everything
have throughout ali that State been tram
pied under foot. There is not = solitary enc
Of them now in place. IL Is the laggards,
the cow boys during the rebellion, who
hastily came around AID teok occasion TO
profess warm Rsdicalism who have the pos
itioas and the places, and vino btoke in
pieces the Republican party in Tennessee
Nor DO propose to ELAINE Gov. Sent~r
at this time for the position that he took
He did no more than Was done by his pre-
decessors. lie did il on a more wholesale
order, il is true but he had more authori
ty for the action which be took. Had not
the unfortunate quarrel AIKEN place there
between Republicans for position, If not for
wore, a. ! think | am prepared TO show,
Tennessee would have been secure. But
feeling strong in the power Of the bayon7t,
which they could cali out at any time. trust.
ing nothing 20 faith, trusting nothing to
coed principle, trusting nothing TO the pro.
gress sni education Of the people, they
pursued their ambitious schemes unit the
Republican party stinks ia the bastrils Of
every honest man in the State You could
not resurrect it to life by anything shor, Of
An almighty power al the present time.
The bayonet cannot do it oaths eannot
do il.
have no confidence, either in the present
Legislature of Tennessee, VII Gu met and
was composed Of the very kind Of men OF
whom have been spe liking but have an
abundant confidence Ia the convention which
is shortly 20 assemble in the State Of Ten
nessee, almost line tenths of the members
Of which probably we're in the rebel service
A great majority Of them are men Of ability
and if their pro essi.ns are to be relied u
on, az | think they eau be = have no wish
to cal them in que ton noE-they will
stand firmly up to all the advanced prinei
plies of the pre- ent age. and they will prove
to the country hat they, too, have advanced
juring this wonderful period Of war.
hope, sir. we shall hear no more OF thess
wrong. unjust. silly accusations, unsus-
tanned by proof. made gainst the PeOPis
Of that St1ta.
4r. Wilson viii the Senator allow me
to ask him a question,
Mr. FaSler-Most sssuredly.
Mr.. wils,u-If understand the Senator
he refers TO remark, made by me-
Mr.. Forier-To come Of them not these
last on y at all.
Senator, if he will allow me, that he ha.
re-Hfhrmed all l said and goae into partieu
lars do not put the blame in TsauesseS
upon ether one side or the other. | sec II
ell around.
Nr Fowler p I shall do tie Senator from
Massachusetts the justice to say that | wa,
glad 10 near bim make the statement, and
it c0nfrnei me altogether 10 the wisdom
that he processes to have used on all these
| questions and the justice that he exercises
20 generally on all measures with references
| 10 th : subject. | went into lhe stztemen
have made to confirm the truth il greai
measure Of what he has sad. lie ha'
shown at any Ia that he understood tina
subject The only exception take is tC
the Instability always OF his statements OF
his wisdom.
am opposed TO another doctrine that
heard advanced on the boos Of the Senate
| this morning By a Senator. that be would
| 70 into the ) 'uth with general amnesty IL
| one land and halter in the other. ! We
AstOnished, | must confess, 20 hear tina
statement made by so young a man IS h
who made is. had expected TO hnd in hi
heart nobIer principles. hal expected Il
| find youthful blood, generous impulses.
j think he was hastily and unfortunatel,
| thrown into the expression Of . seutimen
| Of that kind. I always thought that b.
came from . land and from a people VIII
would have sent hun with the Bibe or
| school book in one hand and amnesty in tn
bther. thought be would have planted
church on every hilltop of Alabama AMI il
every one OF her valleys; that he wOul'
have established AsysteIA of common school
there that he woall have carried Their
the sentiments aud principles Of eiviliTs
ton that be learned in his own great State
regret very much that the war has 50 IA
demOraliIed him that he has forgotten tn
cause which made her so great.
Mr.. President, / did not rise for the pur
pose Of validating any portion Of th
country. but for the purpose Of repellia
these unjust accuse tiOns that are lsvele
Against the people Of my own State, Anc
will say, against the people OF the Who'll
south, There is no foundation, | under
take TO ray, aud no man can sustain thei
by anything like reliable proof. for th
statements that he people Of the Souther
states are the murderous crew that the
have been represented to be. IL is not trd
OF the people Of tue state OF Tennessee.
There has been less violence sinee the elo'
Of the war in that State, in the same lengi
Of time, than ever before and, in N
Judgment, less violence aud less bruu
murders have been committed in the Sta
Of Tennessee within the same time tbs
have been committed. "A ths State Of Pea
sylvaniA. with all the boosted eiViliE1ti,
aud all the rehnement aud all the adVai
tages that that safe posses es. know
lao people who are AZ present more in q
d, enjoyment Of peace and irangh h.y n
better prepared to adopt the adv iuced pr
. ciplss Of civilization Of this age, Aud
meet the requirements and the Lessons taug
: by the war, than those pcrsons WHO a
4 about TO assemble in the city Of NashVil
a or who did assemble there on this very IA
e Charlotte Temple.
Anoo0 IA ouatlssS thr,,ags zhich IA