Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30

are in it, not Of It. Their only function
seems to be 70 cover with the responsibility
of their names, deeds which must not be
seen in their own hidcous light. Against
their better judgment and all the nobler
sentiments OF their nature they were dra-
gooned into the ranks of secession, and
they have never been able to escape.
One prominent feature in Democratic
tactics has been to stigmatize their Repub-
lican opponents with every measure of op-
probrium, not merely political obloquy,
but epithcts, expressive of the lowest per-
soral dcprayiLy. Social ostracism, extend
ing to wives and daughters, seeks to intm-
idste and oyerpower husbands and fathers.
Men so branded, naturally awaken less
public sympathy for their wrongs, This
policy is not confined in its exercise to the
underlings and scavengcrs Of the party.
I Their head men are not above it.
In the Nashville Banner of yesterday, ia
the report Of q speech made the day before
at Pulaski. by John G. Brown, Governor
OF the State Of Tennessee. Defending his
own official action in leasing the Vcuitcn-
tiary aa adds; If every man, who was
present a the Chattanooga Convention had
his iust'duserts, he would now be within
the walls eft that prison, and he certainly
would NOT pardon them out Considering
Tho high official position of The speaker, The
character OF the crowd addressed and the
character uf The two hundred or more pres
ent at the late Republican State ConyCn-
ton 40 CHATTANOOGA at least his peers IF
not bis -upurIor> the suggestion concealed
/ IN the language may we'll be called fend-
I ish. No wonder chat Republican, OF Ten
nc.,cc. white and colorcd have been killed,
murdered and the law has given no redress.
There stands the record; no words Of mine
can give il greater significance. Beginning
with the first day Of August la-t-the
bloody monlh-hum2nity siCkCGs as we
read
august =, Burning the ..hool house at Com
August g. Cash Warren was shot in Som
Angus. Massage Of the Reeves brothers at
August lo.--Burning oftwo churches near Cy-
press, West Tennessee.
August ii Burning Of two churches IN Hay
August l2.-Miluisht murder Of Sandy PEBBLES,
an inUfeLsiye d Crlorcd man, by masked men
at Stewards Creek, Rutherford county
August l5.-Unproyokeb murder ot Robert
Banks. p colored mu.i au, rCg: K ngston
Springs, by one William he am, who asked HIM
if be didn't want to shoot Banks replied, " No.
sir" to which EeIlam said, "T0en / W Il shoot
you, - and ,lUt him dead.
August l3.-iiurning o. q school house at c ord
ner's station. Weakly county.
b II Nelson wa shot at Pulaski Ia the day by
unmlSked men.
Augu-t l4.-Burnius OF a school house near
iran o.nllA c5u ;dr' D: ,-r,d-o, T;, rTo,on
a roi5Ted ss6 oil fga,ber. at ii irtsvills by mid
might IHaraudes. she VS. sho' dead In her bed
al midnight 81 nnNn "h,.. baIt.iis' ,,rl.~ n,
D VcLi,e nv, and need co,orei
ran ny ua kers, st Chestnut Mound, I'm Ia
Aaty,t = Wholesale butchery Of sixteen col
@ I'd d. NJ y.'i'. ,, ~ a "a ms ed n
s sI . lDto1 a gyuS e Iy ls anu )" " - ''
4 gust.0 Tho dndlur of the dead bodies Of
tAres neg pc. fastened oaa ratt hoai NJ down the
rene see lIter' v ~ G4Tt aua-ASL 10 , ;.,
PILoy i.,,s ~ la..a Nv or Fans. ,lease let
then me-
Augustus 8L BE 'ar,u ar Ma, Mckinley. neat
Ca-tha-e, % highly tIr.'g3 and EariEl'ss' hur
gatn.tr ga negro Wa 1lI'u 'E ia n.se 4
iraj I ,..la,I..y IN ,tr. lia,.y. T6c dauga-
tsrv a.. ~ uqdcI. not .srou.I. ana the Old man
s. crrIy Ho ten lied an AK and sprg to
. the ,o.r when tire bullet. were zen. lhrouG.
~. 't a'.'. ".' hei' FaSS | 49, 1e -
/ dco-r i-sFr,-..ra.i.
/ These atrocities gave occasion to Il meet
! ing. If calored men in Nashville. on the 9TH
( of August. ut which some very temperate
/ resolutions were passed and a communion.
tion addressed L. Governor Brown lie
f -c.parltG. with this encouraging iItima,
tiol.
81 mead mot as-ar, vlu Of my earnest
, desire. .r have the laws impartially and Ger
family psg.ntc5 JsriV exhaust frery lean
/ rr,1rIJ 20 protect erert citizen OF the stat,
l., he en- oi,,.,c,lt Of rrc3.y cirR and Dolitica
yjobf ,ritLo,,t rcJayd to race or color, anC
ufcoa. ing and yigilant efforts shall be mad,
I to detect and punish with the utmost rigu
Of the law the offenders to whom you refer
AS we'll ms all others who outrage society q
thcv have done"
Two day, later On the zglh, the Governo
addressed an omen uissiye to the Judicial
ministerial and all peace officers, and e
the people Of Tennessee, IN which occur
this lust observation:
Inc c!V.. lay eaorus annie PlGtag.sl...
70 society, IL ShcIIh,' CoMiS'AOIt1' !"95 l-'a
ana Hllhls1s'la. V.lcGIs WIN u" 'lIg'. Gt'i
Lney SIe e'sc .tu ~ tHc l'eoP''l aiiI " ~ p"
ihcr ,I au'y' punt " III
IT, Inc IeaulLs l"'1 ~ cle,g "''''.
create ana Gchlfo' pueliG el'lil''-l' A.
I4ls ',4,g,hed Aoitlu.' NcoE, H' ~. H. Il,
!tsu. rs e.Gh.rS "aS ' i- ul 's.,
SFgbN 'nas we nor ia" i.- 40 ;, n. !.
I. trenton "a NIiOSo.' coul.'S ~ "a "
hIght 81 u. Z'Ih oi AuE Is,' - 4s'l 'o,,'
persons IN lall' ana lLe 'TtIL, j.
tee,.1e ~. " ',.,r la Lca
taken r--y The custody Of tES law bv
. bnIy ~ man srued and masked. an
3 rut n, i0.fsrr death swim Justice ws
3 On rlr.r Track and the blood ,