Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-04-22
BrOWniOW and JOnd s.

The weekly Advocate protests
cur believing anything whig editors,
or any other person might shy derog-
Iatory to the character of James Q,
Jones. Now this injunction on the
part Of the Advocate, mot TO believe
in whig editors is entirely superllu-
Gus, for we were well aware that the
worthy class of individuals to whom
our cotemporary refers, ate not ID
the habit Of speaking the truth (on
political subjects) unless It is pr
accident. But we respectful billy sub
NIT to the Advocate, that Parson
Brownlow is just as yeracio us as the
balance Of the crew. lie too, may
sometimes stumble on the truth
! But We, contend that whatey er weight
democrats may attach I'd tn + declara-
tions Of Mr.. Brownlow, wbig editors
at least have no right to discredit
his testimony. Brownlow was the
first whig editor who eydr published
that base CT dummy on thememory Of
President Folks grandfather, VIZ
that he was a tory. Ye il the face
Of the most irrefragible historical ev.
idence to the contrary, the slandel
was rdpubished by evd ry wing pa
per in the State. The cry was ia.
ken up by the pack ''Big dogs, lit
tie dogs and all, Tray, Blanche anC
Sweetheart 1t was the burden o
wing songs, whig editorial, and whis
stump speeches, during the whole
campaign. Almost every wing pa
per contained an article headed
TBrownlow on Polk" At that tim,
Brownlow was d great man with th,
whig party, and the fan be of the 'lPar
son Editor was hcr4 Ide1 from til,
Ohio to the Atlantic.
When he tried to 1c4st Il stig m;
upon the lineage Of the lamentet
Polk, whig editors -'applhuded him t,
the very echo = and Ell dorsed all tina
he said, but now beca use he is TIL
accuser of Gov Jones whose ddfea
may interfere with the aspiration 0
certain politicians ard Office seekers
! he is an ":upprincipled fellow,
'bully," a @disappointed politician
L We think that with the wing party
and particularly with whig editors
! Brownlow ought I'd be considered
I ereditable witness; but We are not dis
posed to rest the charges made BY
him against G ov. Jones, upon hi
testimony, beca use-in the langqag,
Of the Advocate we would no b
guilty Of believing anything whig ed
ltors might say" But Mr.. Brown
low refers to gentlemen of Aigl
stanaing in this State for the con
frmation of bis assertions.
/ Now in this conditio N Of affairs, W,
Shall pursue a course, which we trus
I the editor of the Advocate, and eyer
Gov. Jones warmcst personal friend
will consider fair and Hberal-we shall
suspend Q ar judg0le1d, until we hea
from the distinguished gentleman t
whom Mr.. Browulow refers. If Gov
Jones be innocent, then either the Ger
tifcates, Which Brownlow publishe:
are forgeries, or their authors vii,
slanderers, and unmitigated SEQ IN
drels, and we could with pleasure ex
claim,
I'-Put whip in every honest hand,
And scourgo the rascals naked through tn,
land"
! If Mr.. Brownlow has misrePre
sented those gentlemen, then t hey
owe i, to themselves, to the Cove m.
OF, to the whig party, and to the
cause OF truth ana Justice to come
cut and say SO. They are not ficti-
cious personages-neither John Doe,
! nor Richard Roe for we have C on
Yersed lately with members Of. the
llegislature-whigs and democrats.
/ who k now some of the gentlemen
named by Mr.. Brownlow, and they
speak of them as gent emen of high
standing and untarnished reputa-
ltions We shall hear " hat they have
to say.-Paa3s Constitution.
GEN. ScorT's NoMINA TI3N IN Penn
sYLyANIA.-- The nominatio on Of Gen.