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1 ,.i . , .. , 1 1 . ' - . f.iXJ All Cniiu & m . ' n ..t..' i.. . - . . .U"J ; J0HPi'Jr0. IVrni.m fla....i..- . . " 1 v r , BrTllI' A A W. A . k.wns. . -,-. ....... 5 , . 1 I ehn j,, - .. . ....... - f '! .'"''' ' V: . ' ''.,: ' V " . ; ' ' . ' V ;. " ' " , i ',? . ' ; , .""' 'k; i' , ' f v-Kr'.V-V ,-m ';'"','.' ,..-"r V ; V";V tr;--rr t::, v-i, ",..,- .-v ,.. .,. .-... .,-'..;w--.f!!V"'r. ' ; .' f ' m I IIIUIII Jl I .MMIIIIIMIBHIHilllnWIIIIM I nmr.llllillKIHIllH I HaiUIMlMI 'IH II lll IJ II IMWII II IMMRWt ' 1 1 r7''-LLLJZ 11 A'.T. 1 S1 . - f - , . t VOLUME 4. ' BANKING HOUSE :. ... i ' Orf ' ' 112 and 111 South Third St., PHIL ADEIiPIIIA : Dealers in all kinds of 1 f GOVBRHMENT BECURITIE3. , ;. ' OLD TOTED, . ' ' IK IIcaANQK FOB VX , . , 4 tnitttAt DIFTEBBSOB AttOWID,! OOSfOOllD IKTKHK3T R0TB3 V A M t E I V mistiest AiiowKp os deposit. , fTOIAICTTOKS Ml. Btock 4 Soil LEGAL. , ; NEWTON HACKER, ; Attorney and Counsellor Jonesboro , Tenn. Will pralic 1 th Court of Washington, , . drier, tad Gn Conntios. ma In th Fsderal nd Suprem Courtg at KNOXVILIiE ' Offlc fcrmely occupied by Jaa, W. Deder ick below Keen' Gallery. . ' ..: . Jan. 18th, 18U7tf ' . NAT. B. OWENS. u ATTOENET AT ' 1 KD OLLECTINa "AGENT, JONESBORO TENNESSEE, WTTiLL PEACT1CB IN THB C0UET3 OF y Grene, Washington, Carter, John ion and Sullivan eonnties, and ia tba Fedo taland 8uprem Court at . , ; itnoasviJlo, OPFlCB,ffoni foom of l)r. Armstrong'! fMldence, main treet, East of Conrt Hoiue. Feb. ly. ' - " ' ' VA. W. HOWARD, jy Attorney end CotmseHoy ; AT LAW. ; WILL practice Im tb a Circuit and Chan eery Conrtt f Oreena, Wahingtonf BullWan, Hawkins, Jeffarton, Seller and Cock Counties and Supreme Court at Knox- offioa m srnowen, M'catiy Co. Old UUwd, DfniM Wwi, octJTly. GKJJENEVUiLE, TENN. THOMAS S. SMITH, .-, ; Attorney at .Law, . ; , Oollooilxxs? Acont, Taylorsvillej Tenn.' WILL PEACTICB IH Till CO0NTIE3 of Johnson, Carter, Washington and ftreea. Also in the Bnprtm and Federal Ceurtsat - . ' - KK02TILLK. TENW, ; : Feb 23, ly y .' ' JUHH B. MoUH, O.C.KISG, Bristol, Tenn. ' v Blonntvillo, Tena. vMcLIN & KINGK -2Lttonioyt3 ctt Law . AND. S0LICIT0H3 IN CHATTdEaY, V Practice in tba 1st Judicial Circuit. XST Will piva tbet attention to incb bntinest as ma bo committed to their care. Collections in Sontb-Western Virginia and " East Tenness attended to promptly. . ', ' 186janl0tf . '. . . ' ' 'v ' '' 8 j mji m .'!ij-J JU-t siiiuicai. ; . ' DR. GEO. XT. CHOSSWHITE. OFFEi3 HIS PllOKiiSSIUffAIi SilBVI. . cet to toe citUflos of Washington conn , tj. OfBcaand residence on Cherokee,, four Bailee Booth of Jonesboro', oil the Ashevilla road. . v. . i) :: , (Je23m8 .1 T.i. Gibso, M. D. a WasRLia, II. D. Drs. GIBSON & WHEELER. TTAYINQ ASSOCIATED THEMSELVES JTL together offer their eemcee in the " different branches of their profession to the cltiiens of Jonesboro' and surrounding conn ! try. Offlco In Gibson k Kelly'l Drug Btora, 1 on Main flreet, opposite the Court Hooia, Jonesboro', Tennessee. November1 1st, 1887. " 1867Mfl9if -' .- !. , : DR. J. s. KHEA;:' JONESDORH, TENM. . " E. II.'JACSSONr- M JVAGONIAKEKi ASD 4 j ,.o-, (Barttnj of town,j . A, j u; jonescorouch; tennI' ALL KIXD3 0? WACOS3 IdAPH A!?0 . Repaired. Aiso all kinils of Black f: aaiithlnj done on the most reajonable term a. Do sot fail to ait ni a call and give us a trial. - Horaa-thoelag and other blacltsmlth t iog dona to order an4 in food Ityle.' . -it ' ' B. Jf. JACKiij.V.Pioprie'or. .. , 1861 Jan. 10 tf . ' ' , ;ll;;fIIliIU?SIt 11 ;;VALL;rA PER. NW FAIL STYLES :'l :S'I0VELt"&X0DRKE, 1 Corner Focm an4 i?ABxtt Sueuts, - " ' , rmiJLDELPIIIAV ' - r.' ... B.-.Alwa;i ia Siore a large toek of , J.T.CAZIEIt, D. D. S. ;piaNWlo .0?.,. JV ... rr 8 M '-of ;. ' ft) H h tl v ,:-..- 2 .S3- JONSCOaOUCH, TENN. 1868jnl0tf .... . .-. I ftlMXtASOVS. M. II. STEPHENS, " (Lata of tast Tennessee.) ' Factor and .Commission Merchant, Jljacxcx'lovi&f Cta.. Dealt largely in Provisions, Liquors and Tobacco, Corn, Hay, Oau and all other Plantation supplies, t Orders for purchasers of Cotton solicited, and promptly and care fully executed. Liberal advances made on Consignment of Com, Bacon, Lard, Hay, Oats ana Other K&st Tennessee prpauoe. 1867dec20tf i JOB A. U, . Oil! tATlOB, LaU Lea, Bock. A Taylor, tat. tt. Hoc. Taylor. LEB & TAYLOE, - (At Uia oW .tan 1 of tee Bock. Taylor.) ,". V , . WH0LE3ALB 4 RETAIL ; ' lEECHANTS, . firs Proof SuiUinf, 105 JoM 5rrf, on IA ' uin, near Fa. j- Tenn. X. &. Depot, ; LYNCHBURC, VIRCINIA. Will give particular attention to the Sal of all consignments, such a ' . . ., ' Tobacco, Wheat Flour, Bacon. - . Lard, Butter ' f , : , Ani Prodw Qaunllf. , , '' AtUnd promptly A goods consigned to be forwarded, and keep always Oir hand an extensitrt assortment t GRCEBIB3 LI QUORS, WINES, kfi., to, . ' 1866 Aug. 3. ly. Nat. B. Owis, Jonesboro', Tenn. BsNJiMI- W. JlNKIMS, iv TaylorsVills, Tenn, OWENS & JENKINS. Attorneys and'. Counsellors I jJUJSjf. 3j AW,' : ' TATLOPSVILLE, TENUESSEE. , H.syiistB'.iTaics. ... j ; Hia Excellmoy W.G. Brownlawk ' . i ' Hon. Horace Uaynard, .' v ; ,Maj. Geo. Joseph A. Cooper, v " ; x Col. John B. Brownlow. "- ' CapUGo. EdgM Grisham1,',' - .. 1868mayl tf ;., i ' 7. T. BERRY, &. CO., I - T20LESJI1 BOOK J 8IAII0SHI 921UC9L .... u..., MARKET SQUARE, . ... ... ; ' rjo-alixrlllo, . 'Xoxxzi. T)00K3 0? EVERY DESCmiPTIOH AKD tj Variety, Writing and Printing Papers, Inks, Envelopes, Pens, and everything kept in Wholesale Stationery Establishments, Tba public are invited to call and examine our stock. Terms liberal, W8fcbHtt '' ' . .. East Tennessee Land Agency, MTTNS03T & SEYMOUR. ;. JJleal Estate -A-o-ents, . KNOXVILLE, TRXNESSEB,. , ' WILL attend to the Purchase, Sale and El change of Eeal Estate. We have romplo ted arrangetnonts to offer our lands in' the Eastern and Northern Markets, and have nn erarapled (acilitles for disposing of Farms, Town Property, Mills, ic, oa good terms. Western land exchanged , for land In East Tennessee." "' ' ' ' Office corner Git and Vine Streets, ; . ISesjitnttf -JCnmUU, Tmutu. rSTACY & ' ANGEL, t ! .' . EEALfiKa ur. . Btiruo BTtrtt nrrvn PtarnT S ; CARTRIDGES OF ALL KINDS, ' 1 1 , f epohtino ' ahticles .:. agext3for ;,,; ; , eiirrn .and hand's j -n Wa jrill bnj th following eoond4kand arms: ... ... ., - ,' r. , . SPENCER RTFLE3 AXD CARBINES. HMRY'3 RlfLKS, COLT'S ARIT ASD XJL- J '?Y PISTOLS, . 01 .i.',-;.'.-' 1 f No, 34 Gay Street, ' j f r. ax. U .T-. ..BXOXTILIB.TMJ - f " " jt. .ncuirL, no. a. mnnma, rata. n. a'na, Y JOS.' R.' UITCnELL & Co, EXCiUilGE OBQKEnS; i,"'I?tnbxvillo,,Xenn., - DoaI la Bank Motes, Gold, Silver, and. Got ii t atnmeat Vonchars. , j; ; CoUfetlona l- Trof r. Teaaeae liruttip.ijr ne.t4r,l to. . t, , BtFKRSXCSS." ' ' ' First Katinnal tacit, Cowan A Dtckinwn, Col. John Williams, A. G. Jackson, Knoivill, Park Bank, John Parker, (U.uuier rhosnis Baak,) Lawrence, FLJilirin Co., (Xo. ,0 Wall itret.t,) A!eis Bratr, Now York. . George V. Howard, Vi Uoa It Burn,, BaltU mora.' . . ' . Chamber,, Steven, k Co., R. V. Pomroy, Cincinaaii, j 1868 apr 1 ly. ... r- lavfNf rents ia Nct Yort . I,)::.:'f'N. wnniNGTO make in vest. . M'.v.ii.'j in K.w Votk, can hav, their b'j.in'M traisacted hy n,, hro jgh. our reii bl cArwponlF.t la th4Ci'.v. , . JOS. B.iliTCi:kLLCO,' ' JONESBO THE UNION FLAG: Jonesboro', Tenn,, Scpu'23, 1863. G. E. GEISHAM '' EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ; h : : t- 'Terms.': . , ; . tgJ-Tha tliiion fi.ao will be published every Friday. Morning, -en. the following terms: "' ' One, copy, per year, . $ J 00 '".r '' ; Six months; - j.-',; .1 JOB; pinglocopv, 10 cents. 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All communications, tending to per sonal agraodisement or emolument v ill be charged the same as advertisements. - Advertisements and Rntwcriptlanaaon tlune.1 nnlew rrearnaret are ntl Bli'l ordered to be ip4, mimI lliej will be ebarcHI for aeterdinalT' ' -' t o Wrlttaa ftir the Union Ffa.r 1 THE LOVED AND XOST. av livaaa. In nan j a lor.lj hon, Wldowi are WMplnr, "J Tor, on many a Uatll. froanj, ' Buaband. art ilupltig; ' ' By many a lonaly grave " " ttn ar. aigtilag, ' for, low with th lni and brava, . ; Brothr at. ljlnj. . , .; , ' By Polomac'i til.nl atruav ' '; " 0B HMulppfiMnd," ., ' " ryMnb.oaan'aallTr(lia ... r ' KMta th (llnmw of th. land. . Oa Virginia, blood-.talal grouad, If t Oa thy ahorfl, otf I TanneM..! 1 Dow ar lb. hotlow onn4 ; Of th. T-aMialng Binga a dirga, mldiunmr' bnwae. , And a groan In wlntwr. frufct, ' A mqnt.aae'wth.aiiaa ' 15 '" Tor th. brava, lhlote4 and lt.' v t . fry ; : .' 1- 1 Jtlr$flItTlt(0?. REBELLION. Vievs of Forrest, Pillow, Harris, , and other Ex-Confederates, ' oa the Sitnation. f' -v FOKREST RATS THERE ARE FORTY TH01MXD KI KLIa H ' ;' v-,-yl TliXESSEtV-;;;. EC Enloclzos Crarit, &ni Thinks He would Make a (iooil' . ,..,pMS(jCBt. sYt j (apodal coTreapoadonDd Claclnaatl Oonamla). Msmpbis, Tin., Aag. 2, J868. ' To-day 1 hav aojoyad "big ulk," euotigh to have gratified any Of the fa ruo as Indian chi.f, who hava been treating with General Sherman for tba past two years. Klrat. I nut Gen. N. B. Forrest, than Gen. Gideon J. Pil low, and Got. libatn U. Harris.' . .. . .. . roaaast. ." ' I Hy first vUit was to Gin. Forrest, whom I foonii at bia offii- at I o'clock Hi is Doming, hard at work, although, complaining of an illness contracted at the New York Conven tion. I said 1 v 1. . .. ; -. f , "Gea. Iforrest, I cam speaially to larn ynr view, U regard to th, condition of yonr tivil and political ailatr, la tbt Stat, or Te.i mum, tad th Soatbr gMifrally. . 1 deslr, tbra for pablioatioa ia tbs Cineionatt C" wroaX 1 do aot wish to wjisreprMest yea ia the alighted drgrea, and th.relor nlj ask for stub views as job ai willing I should pabllsh.!' ... .. -v . "I kav, Dot now," he replied, "and aef hart bad, any opinion' oa any publi ar po litical sabjMt Which I wonld object to hir ing published. 1 mean what I lav, boatstly aad aarnsitly, and only object ta being til. lepNstat.d. I dialika to b, p'ac.4 befur tb aoantry la a Airs position, a,p,r tally at 1 hava aot loofbt tb reputation whieb I gained.",- . '!-' . . , lrepllsd: "Sir, I wPJ poblUh anly what yon say, aad th.a yoa taonot possibly be taisreprtsiMted. Our peo,l dciir, to know yoar fllng toward the general government, tb btata givarnnent of TcunetM. th Radi cal party, both ia aad out of the State, and npon tb, quastloa of eescrw ,ofrr." " "W,ll, air," said k, whn 1 turreaderad nysavta tboniaad Ma in 10M, 1 accapted a parole, bonattly, and bar obtervad It faith, fully ap to ta-day. I bav ee,uald pear, la all tb, speech I bav made, I have art wised mj people to submit to th law, ef ih. Stele, eppreMiv a they are, lad vneoeitl tatlosai as I b.li.v tn.ra to b. 1 w, pa rold aad not pardoned antll tb Ixsuaac of th last proclamation of genera) emnet'y, and tb,r,for did not think it prvdenl fr re. 10 take aa active part antil tb erpretsloa of My prapl, beTain, t great that they eoald not aadnr tt, and than I wnnld bt with tbra. My frieno'i tboaKrit dif.rentty, and sent me to New York, and I am glad that 1 want iser,. "Than, I tup pnne, CeneraT, that yott tb;nk tb, eppraaalna kas Won', ,0 great that you penpla theoli ao longer ber v " ' ! ;o, fit aniwstta ; "iHl frowiaf wont ROUGHTTENN:,' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 251868.;, hourly, yet t have said to the people,1 stand fast, let us try to right the -wrong by legisla tion, A few weeks ago, I was called to Nashville to counsel with other gentlemen who hud been prominently identified with the CRUte of the Confederacy, and we then offered plertgei which we thought wonld be satisfactory 10 Mr. Brownlow and his Legis lature, and we told them that if they would not call out th, militia we would agre, to preserve order and Bee that the l'awa Wero enforced. The le gislatiwj committee certain ly led mo to believe that our proposition would be accepted, and no militia organised. Believing thii, I came home, and ad.ised all of my people to remain peaceful, aDd offor no resistance to any remoiiable law. It, is true that I never have reubgnized the' pres ent government in Tennessee a, baring any legal existence, yet I wat willing to submit to it for a time, with the hop that the wrongs might b righted peaceably." ; ' ', ' "What are your fceliuirs toward the Fed eral government, General f" '- , " 1 loved the old government In 1801, 116 ve the old constitution yet, I thick h t)i bt government in tha world if .arlmiuiaterad as it was before the war. . I do not hat'o i'i I am opposing now ouly the Radical (evolu tionist! who are trying to destroy it. t b. lieva that party to be composed, as I knos it i ia Tenneasee, of tba worst men on, God's earth men who would hesitate at no crime, ana woo nave only one object in vew, wen rich themselves." - , ; . ' "In the event of Gor.'Brownlow'i calling out tbe militia, do you tbint there wlll .be any reaistane offend to their acta?" I wektd. '.'That will depend on circumstances, Jf the militia ar, simply called out, and do' not Interfere with or molest any1 one, T do not think there will be any fight. If, on thecon trary, they da whatt believe they will, do, commit outrages, ar even one? outrage, npou the people, they and Mr. Brownlow't govern ment will be swept out of existence ; sot a Radicul will be left alive. ' If the militia lira called out, we cannot but look upon it at a declaration of war, because Mr. Brownlow has already issued bit- proclamation diroct ing them to shoot down the Kuklux wherever they find them, and, he. calls tall Southern men Kuklux." ' ': " '" " ' V 1 , . - v -a r t I ' " Ktikiirx' Kwi. ,.-' ; '' j,. "Why, General, we people ap '.North; laT regittded the KukluK Klan avaa organisation wbicb rested only in the frightened imagin ation, ot A tew politicians," ' , ,- . "Well, sir, there is such an organization, not only in Tennessee, but a!l over the SOutb, and Its number, have not been exaggerated.'' . "What are Its numbers. General '" .' ( ulit TmnMitt that titter forty thouianrl in alt tie SvuthcrH Suttf lhty number about 53V.O00 mm." ; ,' , .2 ' , ' , ' ,' ! ' "What is tho character of the ergnnua tion, may I Inquire?" i, '' ' .;. ' "Vs, sir.-. It la a protective, political, military organization. I am willing to show any man the conatitution of tb, society.. The members are sworn to recpgniza the govern ment of the United States. It doe, uot Say anything at all about the governmed of tb Suie of Tennessee. ., It, ohjeotf originally were protectino ,gainst Loyal League and tbe Grand Army, of the RepubUo,. but after it became general it was found that political matters and Interests could beat be promoted within tt, and it was then' hia.i, a political organization, giving its support, of course, to tha Pmocratip party.". , A . Si, ' , , '' i 1 lit ofcoaatsirios?, ; -i ! , "Cutis tb organisation connected through out the State; . , t' "Yen, It h. In each. Voting precinct tbera is a captain, 'who, In addition to bis other duties, I, requiratl to make uut a liat oroaina, of men la hi, preciuct, giving all tb Radi cals anl all tbe Democrat, who are positive ly known, and showing alio tin) doubtful on both tides and of both colors. Thi, list of name, it forwarded to the Grand Coromaudvr of the State, who ia 'hue enabled to know who are our friends and who ar not" "Can jou, or ar you at liberty to give me the Dime of th, commanding odicer ol this Sun?" " ' .; '' , 4 "No. it would be Impolitic v' ' ' - "Ttieu, 1 suppose there tan be ao doubt of a eor.rlict it tb, nilitm luterler, wnn tb, peo ple ; is that your view 1" . .. , '. 'yes, sir ; If they attempt to carry out Gov. Browttlow's proclamation, by shooting down Kukluf for he enlls all Southern men Knklut It they-go io bunting down and shooting these meu there will be war, and a liluoJier one than we bav ever witnessed. I have told Ibet lUdiCals her what they might eipect in socb event. hart no potdtf (0 burn kM'vif neyrt'i- limttti to kill tkt ult. I hM4 told Urm thit aA mnrt ; thin u olaMaiiC"l U'tdcr in thii tarn lM 14 a markii iliul if a troahll ihoutj tiruk out, not one 0 ihtm ..'' ti tft "I'"- I have told Ibem thai tb.y vera trying to (real, a disturbance auJ H'.'i llip out and letv, th, couiitjiirnc,, to fll upm tb negro, but they cannot do it. Tk"f ,lr' ar pitkttti, and tchtn thtfyhl tvmtt, not out of them wculd ict yit cut tf thii toun Ut4.' .W, du not JiUciid thry shall ,m gel out of th, couutry. But I want it n deratood, that I am opposed la any war, at4 will onlv ticht In tell-defcnse. If lh militia .ill V ui. ml will resist to tbe laat. aud If oecestary lKnk t tould rain forty ihiutni men,a fof Wi ""'y ", ftsaa,, ,f .. 1 Ttuv.iovHT naarui. tuaia awi ana..' " "Da you tbluk, tien.ral, that tb Kuklua have been of any btqrnt to lb Stat ; , "No doabt of It, . Since ita rgiiUation tb Leaguer bar qoil killing and murder lag aur people. - There, war torn foolish yoang me a bo pat maak oa their face, and rod over tbs ceoatry Jtighuniug agre bat orders bav bea lamed la fp that, aad it bad e.naLU Yoa aay ,v furtbw that thru menoiri tf tht KkJut hit rl wtardaUd 4 ihot fur molttwnt W not H eWfar er moieit vopia." . ''Ar yoa a a.emt of th, KakiUl, Gt' tral V - t 11 . ' ' j ! . , "I am aot 1 but era ia sympathy aad '"ill o.opret with them. 1 know that tiny are charged wit many crime, that they ar, ol guilty of. A eaM la point I, lb, idling ef Biald, atFraaklin, a (aw day, afro. 1-nt a eiaa r l'r eeptclally to iaveetigata tb, e,, and report to m, aad I bav, ki latter k,r aew, la wbicb b, states tb.y bad aotb. log t do vita it as aa organisation." 1 j ' , ,, ' aM,o ,rrso,." " "' 2' "What do y thlak of aegr aaiTrage ? ' 1 am opposed t It ander any and all elr. ,amtanr, ; and In our contention urged our party aot to commit tb.ms.lvea at all oa tk, stibj't. If tha H'groe tot t nfraa tlns, as I do no, think I would favor th.ir d ilranchiiement W wlU sund by thi, who help u, i! her, I want yoa to a deratau l di.tlnct'y. I s aol aa enemy t tb, nr. W, waet bia bw anong vt: k I lb, only laboring clat w lava, ,nd aaor, tbaa that, I weald sooa.r Irani bins th, whit, KUtwj Of ttrj-f, bJ jer. Tin 1 ntered tbe army I took . fortyrjevee ,negroe, I into tbe army with me, and wny-nveoi tuemibutif it were in danger I would. glrr.te'Jtt were surrendered with rae I said to tbcm at the start: 'This fitibt is against slaver)1; if we 1 oe It, you will' bev mad free ;'if w, whip In thetigl-t, andyou stay with in aud b good boy,, I vuil set you (re. In either case you will be free.' Those boys stayed with me, drove my teams, and better Confederates did not liv." , . -. . . i :- . ', .? . ''I)o you think the Knklnx will try' to. In timidate the negroes at the election?" . "I do not think they will. Why, I made a speech' at Brownsville the other1 day,, and while there a lieutenant,-who served wltb me, cam to me and informed me that a band of Radicals bad been poipg through th, country claiming to be Kuklux, and disarm, ing tb negroes, and theri selling their arms. I told bira to have the matter Investigated, and, If true, to hae the parties arrested." "What do you think is the rffect of the amnesty granted to your people?'" , ' ' '- ' ' "I believe that the amnesty restored allth rights to the people, full and complete, " I do not thihk the federal government ha, the right to disfranchise any man, but I believe that the Legislatures of )be State have,-. The objection 1 have to (he disfranchisement in Tennessee Is, that 'the Legislature" which enacted the law had no constitutional exist ence, and tho law, iti itself, is annllity; BliII I would respect it nntil cbantred bylaw;' bnt there is a limit beyond whlch'meu cannot b driven, and I' am feady' to 4fb sooner than sacrifice my honor.'' This thin mart hv, an end, find it is now about time for that end to com." ' - - -' ', ; 1 ' '" '. 1 " ' ' h ENETIaT1 fHANT' ' ' ' '"What do yoa think of Gen'i Grant? I asked.-'' '" ''"' " '.'....-, j fl regnr'rl hlnJ It's a' great vTfiilifnryv com mander, a pood man, honest nd libernl, nni if elected will, 1 hop and believe,- execute the; law, honestly und'fHttbfullvV 'And y th, Way, a report ha, been pnbllshetl In some of the papers ,tting that while ' Gen., Grant and lady we're at CoritwH, in !88V'they car, ried off' fflrnitur and other ftroperty." I I here brand the anthor as a Hnr. I 'was ' at Corinth only a short time ago, and I person ally' investigated tile' whole matter, talked With th people with' whom he'and bl, lady !lved while' therai ahd tkey say that" their conduct was everTtliicir that Could have been expected of a gentleman 'aoit lady," and fle servinjf the "highest pralsS.-' l am opposed toi Gen.' Grant In everything, bat I would do bits justice."' "' " " '''" I ,.., " l,; .-j .' - -.! . ' .-.! fa?. 1 , m, : wb nuow,. ntj .... J , t Having, bad some, friendly acquaintance with General Pillow, laughingly remarked as we shook bands, " That I had com, in to gev liia political..,op!nion' hx publication, that the public generally might know where to una him." ; m a.'vyc-, 4 ' -. . ' Well," said he, " if yon can takt an ldi dead work-horse ar.ct force from him any la bor, you may be abU to gat from in, some txprestlon of political opinion.":' i'j f ' ''Why, General, I 'bopa yrjo entertain no opinion upon public matters wbiob you would wish to cocceal?" 'uf '', ,; " . f - "Kon, in the world, sir f jbnt at "thi, tfm, t do not consider it either (rood policy Or a part it my duty to tske auy publio part in politionl matters, and 1 am decidedly averse in my feelings to newspaper notoriety." . ) . But, sir, ieiinesai-e seems to be in a very unsettled Cumlitinn. and the people of tba North are anxious' to know the sentiments of your people, and tspcci&lly of tba representa tive .mea, tf th (State'; whether a conflict will ensue, and if it does, what, your course, as leader, among your people, will ne- . . M First, then, 1 do not claim to be a repre aentative man. ' 1 have taken no part In bo- litical matter tinea theclose of the war, bav. not written a letter oa th, sob) sot, or made a speech. altbouEb freaiintly invited to do so. four people up North do not understand the very peculiar condition or aomr, in lennes see, and, therefore, any expression from men who were ideutiffod .with tha rebellien Is It able tot, misunderstood, evea by tha beat mcamnir people j and whn they are tuken in connection . with the violent and foolish speeches of some of ourtieople. wear, look ed upon aa very bad fellows. For myself, I desire aad lolead to live in this country, and 1 drsir to live in peace. Lara willing to sac rific everything, .aav honor,, to maintain peat and order.. But 1 believe In war In self-defense and iri defonte of honor. Prom a life-long acquaintance with the people of Tennessee, I believe that I cat trulntutly ray for them that thry think and feel a do.' ( regard tbe prevent State goveruioent as Ua ronstitullunal, sod It certainly Is odious to the ptople, and bitterly oppressive and pro scriptlv; yet 1 am willing to submit for a lima to the' laws, bot not to personal wrongs. Our Sogth.rn people will noV.resist anything but outrage. If th militia ar, called out, they will be men who can not, or will not, mnk, a living at any kind of labor, and ac, cepl th thirteen dollar, per month breaus, it will h, easily gotten. , With muskets in tkeis handt, and under th, present law, wsich prohibits their indictment for sny act dune under orders of their officers, and upoo Governor Browulow's proclamation author ising them to shoot down tb, Kn Klux wherever Ihey find them, they will only bav, to call a id In a Ku Klux 10 bav th, author! ly ,f law to kill and this will be th, coo 81 qmncs of their beiug called out, ' When thit'1 ocVnt-J-wbao thet, fellow,' commence their ntragev-they will be resitted, aad re listed bitterly, altbongb I think these troubles will be confined to (he localities in which tbe outrages are commi-.ted, and upoa th, persons perpetrating them." . . ' fsnstit TRoors. ; ' 'Tf Fidera) troops wer, tlalloned hrOKl nt th country there would be a troabl lh.tr orflcr, ar gentlrmtrr, from Grj. Oram ar Thoutat, down, to far as I saa judge them. " Tb Stale government I, oppr.isiv, and I im not willing to submit to this suu of af fttlra if It It to continue ia th future. If th, peopl. bad knowa that this tat awaited tna tbey would aot have turrendtrtd. Tkeir oui.t ar burned, their women ravish. d, tha man ata.jinald. and whea any of th, guilty partiet are sentenced to th, peniten tiary they ar at oaee pardoned by Governor Brownlow. Tbla atat, ef things ,an not last, and th, peace of th country eoaliao." , "General, what ar, yoar views , a tba sub ject of BB' mfrajjaf" . "I km 0 r o II, tnl woiia oe in miwti diiffan.hiiinr thewi at one I would give them tb, pritilc. If they wer found, alter a tiro., to be lattiligent aad wrtby af It I believe la fiiviug to tba a.gro ail pertoaal aad ,ivil t'h'itJi, aad protecting bim In Item. " G'r.eral, were you what I, ctilel an orlg. Inal sct.iotii'tr' I aik.d. - 1 wa, not, sir.- ' I apposed Seeenioo, and purly apoa th, groond that 1 loved tb, gov craroent I ad. .ptecbes against secession, aad did all I f"ild to avert la ttru'gl,, but wh, it earn I fook the ttd, ( y people, anij tt not re;tl it At Un turt 1 caa n(jt eny that I lovo'the ebnntty T OUee'did, aid any ability I may possess. "' " OOVKRKOB BARBtS. I Governor Harris I found to.be on of tb most entertaining and captivating 'gentlemen I have met in a great while. In stature be is a Utile over tbe medium size, is fifty years of age, kas dark brown hair, considerably bald, a beautiful keen black eye, rather a bnndtom face, somewhat disfigured by a stiff monstaoh, bnt almost alway wearing apleataut smila. . I informed bim of th object of mt visit, and was somewhat aatonish.d, to hear Jiin reply that he .held no political tenets. , 1 " But it is not possible. Governor, tbat you have do interest in tha coaditlon of social and political affair, V ' ", t..! ' "Ob, yea, I (eel a deep interest In taese matters, but my position is that of spectator merely of th, affairs pf the JStatt, I think if tbe State government would pursuu a pa- oitic, tolerant' course, that (juiet and order would at once be restored." :- " What do voo think will b, tha result of calling ont tbe militia under the bill now be- for, tbe Legislatnr, ? ' , .... . , ... . j " I very much fear tbe result if tb tier'' ernor should think proper to call out bis troops, for while tbe people desire peace, I mint; many personal eonuicif wm result, out hope that it will not become general. ,1 pave couseled my friends to forbearance in every thing toward the State authorities,"-, 4,, ' What do you, think' of tb Ki Klux, Go, ernor 7" "! i vw t ,'! ; ',' If there is snob a thing io-tbe world aj a Ra Wiit, I bit pever sen him,. , t " hat do you think would be the proper policy for the government tb pursue to tie our trouble t' .'- ,'lU, S " , ietfrns rii 1 tll tlejinp!t,, wtTI frkn ehised, the troublt.. would, in a grenl duree, le allayed, but I do not believe that perfect barraonv will ha restuVed uniil tlia. franchise is extended.? Under present legislation, the intelligence of the State is rtialrnnchlstd, ana tha power transferred t tbe ignorance and dregs of society. Th, people wiH.nerer rest under, tb, mismanagement . snd exorbitant taxation which ia being imposed npoa th,m but they bor., for relief throueh lenislation." Throughout th whale conversation the Governor seemed 'reserved, and 'desirous ' of avoiding any expression ibat might, look: Ilk, s desire to participate in politics, yet he seemed to fear tb result if Stata troop ar eauta ont ; ' "- "l CltlTSD ETATtS AB5tlAl 1XD OTH1BS. I , I next visited ilp J. M.-. Tom,ny, IJniled States Marshal. , Be informed m that'b never bad th least Hifficn.ty In executing arty prooes, from the courts. - H doec not fear an trouble if ttu miliua ar not called into tha field I but if they are,.thvir preeenc, would Xit mad, a pretext for a fight. ,Tbe United Stetes treops never had any ilifionlty with any of tb peopl. If tbe militia should be stmt to Memphis, a fight will b inevitable. V... I. ,.L.l 1 . 1 1 asked bim if he thohght the rebel, would make any attempt to intimidate th, negroes so as to control their votes.1" '.-. j U, said h, did not think the wonld I .that itseemea t pe tne policy of tb, .Democrats to try to win the negro ; that such had been their policy In Mississippi, and they had suc ceeded upon it. .. r.. , ) Dr. Tomeny Is a Republican, and is partic ipating ia th, canvass upon the Grant plat form.. f. ' , ,-.;.y l,.,.l; .At bis office I met Mr. Glass, tha editor, ef Um Iran ton uateut, in Ulbjoncoouty, about onenunureu muea irons aiempbts.- J, as led him if be thought that Gen. Forrest reflect ed in, genorai sentiment ol hi, sectioa of the tountryi , ' - ., -,h , v -," No, sir," be replied 1 my country toled against sending General Forrest to tha , New V l .1 II T-l ,. ion von.ciiuuo. rersonaiiy- a was a friend and aduiirerof General Forrest n but h, did not think that any aiaa who bad been as conspicuous ia tba Southern army: Gen, rorrtsi inouiu tat, any prominent part' ia pontics, -i rrgaru i or real $ Ipaeches ! a, bad in their tendency,' and believe the maases disapproved tbem. 1 know that there are bot twelve men in my district who- oould b led Into a fight, . Our people ara. proud, 'and wnen angry talk, Oellicose, but it paaie, uff In smoke. Som such case, bave occurred between officials and citixus, but tbey bave nded without trouble," , , . r, ; " wnataoyon think will b, done by th, people if th, militia are Sent your county?" It doe, not matter what the militia, may . 1. : 1 1 1 - . i uu . r iu oe no uriraaiaeu r,M,tano or. fared to them. Thtrt may be individaal fights but nothing mora. A lath Kg Klnx, they ar ootanaed, and I da aot think tbey bav aay organisation In my county." , , 1 1 .. " Ar.natth Unloa men estracliei, tad eDunea Means ot tncir loyalty !".. " Ib.y ar rofc . Tbey ara eatraeized' W can,, of their personal atuok, 1 apoa man w.u ii.T.vnurocia 1... . 4 .'ji . 1 Wbal ar, th opinion, of yoa, p,opl, . Th peopl ar opposed to aeirr anft rage, becaoa, they do aol think Ihesa eompe. 7 pariy were 10 power to-day, wt "nuiu aisirmnoniee in renels at enc. 1 s Do tb people "gnrily rellnqaith" tt doctrine of secession and State rirbu ?" They da not j yet if tbey could bar tba government according to their construction of th eonttitutioa wltb slavery abolished. they would rather stay ia tb Unloa tbaa to ga out f it - ' ; 1 .,. " Ton said yoa dirj not think ibat thi'pwo. pi, endorsed the view, of Geo. Forrest; da yon tbial bs bas aa influence with th, peo- "I bell era tbat Gen. Forrest" baa mora In flunc tbaa any man in th State, aud (bat n can laau to peopi wits him.'; , ; 1 also met at '.be same plac Jim Bingham, late editor of th Bulletin, when it was a Dent- ocratlc paper, and t'apt 1. R. Alexander, of ttpton eoaaiy, wo served through tha war with Forrest Bingham said to m,: ' "V, will not tie up tbs band a of our North rn (rwnJi by relisting anything, butw, will charge up our grievances against these Rad icals until after the election, and then we will glrathcm bell," . . , .4,.,r I told Capt 'Alexander what Gru. Forrest bad said to me. 11, leemed astonished, sad answered me by saylnw "that if Gea. Forreet should eoa, op Into Tiptoe eoioty b might blow bis bugl, sortbree month, and bew.ulil aot get tea men ; that k bad fbllowsd, bim throng, tb war, bat k would not follow bin, or any olb.r nit Into a fight agaiasl tb Blat af geaaral govarnmnt. ar any of III laws.1 - 1 1 ; . 1 . 4 ) Ia th.' eonrerMllon, t bsv, "elvei th. ,ame of th, gntlemen with wbnra 1 bav, talked In Ord.r that th, reader may under stand that ihey ar, genutas. I l"fo:nieJ enca of tkee geatleme that I would pub'.nh tbojr opialoos a exprevsed, and 1 btl.t,. rack ol tbesj to kav, btta candid, V A Lioness Attacks' II vryletseL'- VTbo MiJiBon CmrkT ' giy.t too tdk . ' '. ' lowing accouni ' of ft scene) that 00 carrejitt Am'cirens Bud tsc-nageri J ,,I V ott .Fridfl-f .it'' -jht: ' ; 7; ' ' linst ntht whilo Mr. Longo! was Iv t , i the cap; of the lion and ror.nss, and- fter be had abo-ut ''enuyJ iiin per-' ' , lOrniitiiiia in tliocn. Iba JI-sS-.; s tfidyr , ." denty Seixod him by the r;. .it fc log na '. cj abo was :jitnx bim, threw .) una a I maoB i butt , again, pt amen off by twa tnoit; armttd. .with hnvj iron bars, Ateol pointed jid shurp , y and thelioa tamer mado bia escape, 4'' from the "J'he wound in tho leg r. ' v ia sover..Uno , tj. the,lar?i qm ' of tbe beast, ,,wa. driven tieepj into! ' , the fleshv Dart bolotv. tbo knee. Th' ' vpnnaTwa roanea ny, JU'r, vouinit, ' " , and, the. onforttniata tciJtn onrtiei tb a'.'f' tb eteamer Coohit'. .,I)r, Collins t'lU.kit r'"' Lenfrol Vwitl 'be nhabl ' W tusvilirta ' , aeaio for dome . woeia. i Z'l Tbe e-tcltornent n'mrr the Fppcta. y.,'; , tot'a-near the cucoa, .wa tutor.,;'!, butv J fortunfttclythe Sarcr rmrttiin afated. ' on the tjtbep Bide .were sot v a "tot?:. tbe accidedt.'. . The, em ployed W. theH r snow toon ine anmr vory coony, , f something " that - .was-. .no't-'.-uauaaJi i tV We were t' f lioness bad beea j. tfjrly for v.V;4,.li hette the pres. f i ;' caution f nf rhftir! the unerr tjear.i . with' tha ars, bold like a, goldiW lii.-i reedy fur r layn -ho i ixtoen , j oever aitix;';.' that ,i.-. ' . bai'oi, '...': Convkww M-j in s m t a charge r. LeDgel v.,. V.j accident '., '.': 'e.'- Ha, 't' .lie 'fad ' -' : iile rlgbU v ', . r .at i, t i B, jacccf JaacVv. ili ,..i:aica.i,oV ., Ottawa,1; Fer, t. l . ,'i'be cr,nrt-.roorti wae filled almost ta siiuotiition .tbie morSinp, I.tirdsbljr 1 tok. i eat sit) o'clock, tui;l the jury en ' tered. T.I10 prisoner, ..wboa. taken In-, ' to tbe room was pule- and nervoua. , . Thou prisooor. 4iusul.j v t Uli 4 aceraing Jfjompoflure tha foromau'B announce 'mont il.at tv. V j .ry In '5'' f i 1 bim, .' trinity of tba awanmomioa ot the late. lloni -Tbonia' t D'Arey ;- McGee. After aolemnly cvui'Viinff the prison. againbt entertitiniu any-bojD tf par1, don, and Jmploiinrf' bim to prepare for th future, bis Lor2 f.ip gonteaced ( bira to be exscutcd o, Thursday, tbs . lOlh.day of Deoemhor next, between li)' . m. and '4 p. tn.- Tho prisoner afg Jheti'Jak 0 n jo hs silt . ? ; ( ' ' ' , Observe the Salibati ' r - 1 hove over fouod," write Chiof Justice llaletbat due 'observation pf Sunday bas ever joined it a blessinrr apon tha. rest of, my time, and tbe week tbat was so begun baa been blessed and prosperous to mc;nd, on tbe ptber side, when I bave been t negligent cf tbq duties f;tbi(l day, the rest of the week bas been on successful and. unhappy to my owi.t, secular ' employments.. ' Witlini 1 oould easily tnaUo an estimate of suc- ceseesof the. week ' following," by the , , " manner of my passing, this day; and I do. not write this lightly, but by; long and sound experience.-" "" . f feSrfex-Goy. Curtiri "of FennsyV-, rania bas invited all the loyal Gov ornor during the war to meet htm in rbilade pbia 6b the ,1st and ZJ of. October at the- Soldiers and Sailore - , Mass Convention. Over 50,000 ytU oran s will probably attend the meet- f Pennsylvania is tbrottjhly aakef , . ' tnr ani will follow the lead of M:tine aad' Vermont in October. iv. i. lrtbunt. f , m . - -i -f . - 1 . - ; . ' ty An old man, whose., sight, waa . deteotif e and bad. to use asneiy , was ' reading a newspaper on taa trnin bo- " J tween.VVbeeling. V.o., and. Y ashing- ton few. days ago.4 Whon the cartt reaebed ibo .firut rnnnel .tho fjuick disappearance nf tho liiht catisod bin to lookup, , Taking Ol bis spcclaolre t and wiping thoui, he repta.'.'i thnmt , and airain tried to re't 1'orci'iWnp " ' that all was, .'sliil' dark bo" dropped ' botb papor ana spectacles, exclaiming In a loud Voice, "ily God. I'm blind, I'm blind !" Tbla aroused tba aon- 1 gers, and it was a longtime before be, . ' oould be"' doavlrioed. what waa Mhe matter. On coming again to the .Jiht . , he thanked Ood fervently for bia t Frank P. Blairis tbe Pomocratl '. jo martial law cnnaiuaia ior. us . Vice ' President'' His eVotinn wouldj. be the sounamg of the sirnul orwar over tbe South. ' '"" :,4 tj-lf a Colt'a pistol baa six barrels, how many barrels Ought a borsa'pis lol to bave? "'. ' ''" Well, .my bor. do yoa know ' Wbat syntax Jnear.j. sail p- Lool- - Blaster . to pnptl., , . , flee, sir," .waa tbe qnitk. r'ply;J,tha auty npnn nunea spirits. for a lontf, lime, ti e . i lin reprsen- ' tativeof i'my policy" in that cry and a iJoraouratio oryan, bas talteo giound ' tn favor of Grim and Ooi'ax." "' ty If yoa wish tht ooi opinon ol jour neighbor! pay tbe printer. .1 l I i) 005. 8 J ,"aOiVU.S 1,08 A