The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1870-04-08
GOV. SENTER "INTERVIEW-
ED" BY THE NASHVILLE
BANNER"

After Gov. Senter's demand for troops has
been declined, he was convaescent from spell
of fever incident thereto the Banner called on
him to know whether he is yet Phtiishan, or
is it true that he has been struggling to get
back among the children Of Israel. The Gov
ernor came to time at once, throwing out his
clinched fires in the direction Of Butler, Stokes
and Maynard with a peculiar whiz, and lifting
his very classic boot toe with great feryor in the
wished-for center of Col. Fletchers centre Of
gravity. lie says, in substance, that he is not
only still a Philistian, but hghly-improved
Goliath, eagerly looking round for loyal Do.
vid's head TO cram in his Democratic haver-
sack
We make the following extracts from the
interview >"
Tennessee has not suffered from maraudorS during
the past two or three months. II was TO guard
against the possibility OF their future recurrence
that | uIked for troops. am not In favor
~ reconstruction, and never have been. did
not think the petition which | sent to President
Grant, would be taken advantage Of, BY the recon.
sructouists In Congress. The petition IL based ubon
the highest Federal grounds that could have been
taken.
All, indeed Is all that true' Then, we
suppose that the hanging and whipping that
has occurred in various sections of Middle and
West Tennessee, and to some extent even
chronicled by the rebel Democratic papers,
WIS 80 skatuily performed MS to create no suf-
!ering or pain and, although no disorder has
occurred for three months, he, as Governor
calls on the President for troops to quell--not
disorder-but peace We suppose that is what
he means by his petition being based" on
the highest possible Federal grounds -
grounds so deviishly high (excuse the express
sion) as to bOclear above and out Of sight Of
the 4th Section, 4th Article Of the Constitution
That 10 the only authority known to Governors
wearing ordinary breeches but then, ours
1--WE mean our GoVernor) ia not an ordinary
one. He is " not in favor Of reconstruction,
and never was" Indeed we thought he was
at one time, in one particular case
But here comes the whole secret
The bill was defeated by thu Adjournmsnt OF tho
Legislature had made out list Of matshals whom
Intended 10 appoint In tho event Of ls passage and
who do yOu think they wsra'
Repoftsr-l can hardly imagine
Governor Senter-1hey were such men as General
b. r ChssthAm, Of Davidson General Jucius Polk,
OF MNury General John O. brown, Of Giles and
General G. O, Dbrsl, Of Wsuon.
All e1-rebe Generals "Such men % Not
one marshall even to be an cx-Federal officer
or soldier Eighty rebel General officers with
their rebel (of course) POSES, in command Of
Tennessee as military field in the year Of
Grace, 1870 All this only defeated by the
adjournment What do you think of that, yo
remnant Of tho gallant 10000 Tennessee Fed
erAl officers and soldiers And the list was
made out And Gov. De Witt Clinton scnter
would have been, by law, the Commandcr-in-
Chief of that Rebel Corps De Arms." What
county would Gen. Forrest have been assigned
TOT Washington, Greene, Knox, or Blount :
And where's Gen. Ledbetter for we have not
enough rebel Generals in Tennessee for all the
counties. Ledbetter, Of course, would come
back to "Morshall Ney II over East Ten
ns8sCe again But these appointments we're
defeated by the adjournment and, 40, a call
WAS made on General Grant for the next best
msterial-Rsguar United States soldiers win
the May session cut out the cloth for these now
official rebel military shouldsr.strapsi