[CHAP. XXVIII.

Question. Has not the treatment of Union men in East Tennessee by the rebel Government very effectually prevented any demonstration there in behalf of the Union?

The treatment and the presence of rebel armies there prevent any demonstration of Union sentiment among the people.

Question. Are you acquainted with or do you know of Parson Brownlow, of East Tennessee; and, if so, what weight would you give his opinion as to the proper policy to be pursued toward the rebels?

I am acquainted with him, sir. I should not give so much weight to his opinion as I should to that of many cooler men. I think he is too violent, and his judgment warped by his feelings honestly. He has been harshly dealt with, and feels it a great deal.

Question. I will ask you the same question with reference to Governor Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee.

I know of Governor Johnson. I would have a great deal more confidence in his judgment that in Mr. Brownlow's in regard to this whole matter.

Question. Would not his opinion very justly have great weight in settling a question of that sort?

It ought to have the same weight as that of any other sensible man of experience should have; but I do not know what it would have.

Question. Is he not regarded as a man of more than ordinary intellect and has not his experience on this very subject been very extended?

Yes, sir; he has more intellect than common, a great deal. He has had a great deal of experience in this matter.

By General SCHOEPF:

Question. You stated that you were at Nashville after the army commanded by General Buell occupied that place; where were you before that time?

I was at Nashville, sir.

Question. Did you practice law at Nashville previous to that time?

I practiced law in the State courts as long as there were any-in one of them, at least, the chancery court, as long as it was held. The Federal court was abolished and the Confederate took its place; I never was in that court, sir.

By General TYLER:

Question. Suppose both the Union and the rebel armies were out of Tennessee to-day and the people left to decide whether they would continue in the Union or join the Confederate Government, which do you think would be the decision of the population?

Under the present state of feeling I should say they would join the Confederate Government.

Question. What do you understand by latent and suppressed affection for the Union under this state of circumstances?

I mean a feeling that once existed in all its force and that has been to a great extent overcome. You may combine with this state of mind the fear of making a demonstration of it in a given case, lest the powers adverse to Government should become supreme. I mean, in other words, that feeling in the minds of a great many of the people of the South which, if cultivated and all fears resulting from its development and demonstration removed, will make good citizens of the United States.

Question. How is it that this latent feeling you speak of has been overcome?

It was not a latent feeling at the start. It is kept latent by all the appliance used