Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-23
BROWNLoW.
Hs'WFites a Letter, and Proves Himself as
Full Of Venom as Ever.
He Proposes to Wipe Out our Legislature
AbrOgats the Constitution, and have
8 New Election Uuder the
Old Law.
UNTTED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,

" fA1AAAENNAoENI n pm IL LOW
VIM. Rule, ESQ: / have received
the first Dumber of your new paper,
the Knoxville ChrOHicLe, and l have
examined il with care. 1t is quite a
readable weekly, and would like to
see il ia every Republican family in
the State. The type and paper are
good. the selections are judici0us, and
the mechanical part OF it Cell exc
cutad. Inclosed I send YOU the names
Of three subscribers, and / will hand
yOu the money when l see you.
Having now spoken of the good
qualities of your newspaper, / must
say a word Of its bad qualities. 1t is
too mild in its tone, and altogether
too OOOnciliatOry, considering the party
with which YOU have to deal, and
how violent and hostile toward the
loyal people that party Is. We have
Governor Senter with US, and, as l
am told, he has been before the Re
construction Committee of the House.
His testimOny-d said to have been
strong against the KU-KluK party,
aud altogether satisfactory TO the Re-
MN, leans. / expect the committee Of
the H9i,se to report a bill looking to
the reconstrpctiOn Of Tennessee. We
OropOse 10 sriDs Cm tie Legislature and
The late Contention, and order an etee-
ton Of a nelc Legislature lgldeT The old
fdtr, and lcith a near registration, tear
lnq he Executive and Judiciary ulldiS-
t3ir5ed. The bill viii meet with OPP
position in the House fEOm the De
mOcracy and the tender-fOOted Repub-
Iicans, but will, nevertheless, pass.
In the Senate, we viii have less trOu'
BILE, as we are divided, politically,
sixty Republicans to ten Democrats.
They will, Of course, go on 10 elect
Judges in Tennessee. What Gov. Sen
Ter will feel it his duty to 90, l am
unable to say, but if / were Governor,
/ would refuse to commission their
Judges and other officers, That party
have made a great noise over the in
crease of the State debt by the issQ-
ance Of bOuds to pay the i've years
interest they hRd repudiated by the
rebellion, and bonds issued under my
administration to put our RAILROADS in
order. They call it the BrowniGv
despOtism, extravaganza and swim
ding. They promised 10 wipe out
Radicalism, and renew an era Of pros
perity. What have they dOne2 Are
hey building up the towns and waste
pIac,1s? Is real estate and rents ad-
VancinE or falling off? Let the me
cbanics acd day labOrers of Knox
willie answer The question. The fifth
month of the present session is pass
ing off rapidly, ana l am pleased to
be able to inform yOd that l am the
only man in the Senate who has never
been absent day. Imake no speech
Is, but the ayes and nays show me 70
be always right, voting for extreme
Radical measures. II / had not lost
nay voice, it is likely ! would be talk
ing, too, though we have quite too
much talking in both Houses.
The death of Gen. Thomas has cast
quite a gloom over the whole COun-
try. The country seems now TO Rp-
Preciate him. Why not ? l hold that
he was the greatest man Of the war,
and the only General Of whom it can
be in truth said he never lost a battle
nor made a mistake. have extended
this letter beyond what had intend
ed, and therefore hasten to a close.
w & RROWNTOW