Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-09-30
N. O.. WALLACE, Editor.
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FAYETTEVILLE. TENN:
Thursday Morning, Sept. 80, lS5
Slavery Debate.

upon Brownlow and Pryne, the SELF
constituted champions Of their respec.
tive sections in the debate upon the
slavery question at Philadelphia
The remarks of the Times. which We
subjoin, are in part very just
We think, however, he should give
Brownlow credit for some shrewdness
in going to the Aork, where he
could accomplish his purpose--tc a.
chieve notoriety--with much more
ease than be ever could in this Sec
ton Of the Union. Sch a con-
test in the South would fail to attract
more than passing notice. We find,
however, that in Philadelphia it Gre
ates quite an excitement, and is
thought subject Of sufficient inter
est TO form the subject Of telegraph.
ic communication to various parts Of
the country. What the Times says
Of the South repudiating Brownlow
as Its representative is altogether cor
rect. He is an exponent of neither
The intellect, culture nor refinement
ofthe South, but simply self-appoin-
ted champion Of a cause which rests
for its foundation upon the eternal
principles of divine right and polite
al expediency, and needs no defence
at bis hands:
sThe discussion between Mr.. Pryne
and Parson Brownlow which has been
raging at Philadelphia, is not, in our
estimation, very likely either to In
1uence public opinion upon the slave
ny question very largely, or TO add
much lustre to the name Of Pryne,
We have no knowledge either of that
gentleman s standing or antecedents.
but we believe he is clergyman,
and for the honor of his cloth we
could wish he had selected some per-
son besides Parson Brownlow for bis
antagonist. A tilt Of this kind in
public between two such antagonists
brings nothing but scandal and ridi-
cule upon both the anti-slavery cause
and upon religion.
''Of Browulow, the kindest thing
we can say is to hope he is insane
A man who glories at the conduct Of
mob in burning n fellow creature a.
live, and declares that had he formed
one of the members Of it, he would
have proposed tearing away pieces O.
the flesh with red bot pincers, is :
person whom all his friends and well
wishers must humhly trust that Prov
idence has deprived of his reason
In addition to which, be is so foul
mouthed. coarse and abusive thai
even The South has protested agains
his being recognized as its champi
on, and several of its leading Journals
have expressly disclaimed all respon
sibility for any antics of which h
might be guilty in his Northern crusade
Under these circumstances, We hope
sincerely that when he came over tbt
border I'LL respectable men would le
him rave to the-top of his bent, ant
not prostitute either reason or gooC
sense by trying to convince him Of hi:
errors. MIR. Pryne must know thai
in using scriptural arguments witt
shareholders is wasting his breath
and doubly wasting it with Parsor
Brownlow. They have been assaileC
with these weapons for years, and tht
result is they are now tenlold more
firmly attached to the institution thar
they were a quarter of century
ago.
1--WE feel quite satisfied that th'
spectacle of two clergymen assailine
each other in public with a mixture
of vituperation, and scriptural quota
,ions and threats. though it NAV. a:
the report tells us, create considera
BILE excitement at Philadelphia, may
possibly bring both them and thelI
calling into discredit, and can do nc
good to the negro. Ii Mr.. Prynf
will take our adsice, he will let the
foolish p4rson go. BroWnsow will dc
more by bis folly, if let Alone to
rouse public feeling against the sys-
TEN of which be processes to be the
apostle, and in which he can be re-
cpgllizcd as pastor, than his oFpo-