Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

Parson Brownlow Still for the Union.
His Indictment and approaching iaPrison.
meni- II. makes his EarewW 4ldireyS.

ment- II, makes his FareacN 4ldireSS.
Brawnlow's (inoXvule) Wing OF Saturday,
October 26. has ncen received 10 C!ucnnatI
1t was the last number Of tha, paper to be
issued. tue editor having beer ind,cied by.
the GsAud Jury, aud his Imprisonment
determined on. Tho f0.ow.og is us farewell
address:
This issue of the IIIig must nee. ssarily be
the last for suuie time IL CONT am uuable
to cay how long The Confederate authorities
have detrrmined upon NY arrest, and am to
be indicted before Ine Grand Jury ri lhe
Confederate Court, which comnenced its
session IN y Nasay!!lc, "a Monday hist J
would have awaited ths indictment an6 arrest
before announcing the remarkable event To
the world, but es | only publish weekly
paper, my buried removal to Nashville wuu,u
deprive me OF the privilege OF saying to my
subscribers what is siike due to myself and
them. | have the fact Of my indictment ond
consequent arrest having been agreed Upcu,
for this week, from distinguished ctz~us,
legislators. and lawyers, u, Nashville, oi both
parties. GehtlemcG uf high positions, and
INT nbers OF the Secession party say that The
indictment will 6e made because # some
reasonable articles III late numbers Of the
IVhig" ] have reproduced those two
Unreasonable hTticlfs' on tie frst paga of
this issue, TINT tue unbiased people oi the
couutry may "rea1, uiai 4, !cLiu, bud inwartly
digest" the treason. They relate 10 the
| cul pable rrm'ssurss o|'ttrss X hnoXVie led
ers lu lull!ng tU volVltesr IL The Cause OF the
! Coniederacy.
| According TO the nsoges Of the court, as
heretofore estihlIshrd, | presume 1 could 60
! tree, by taking the oath The pulhuritirs ore
| administering 10 ether Union meu, but my
/ settled purpose lie not to do any such thing.
J | can doubtless be allowed my personal
/ liberty, by euteriug into bonds to keep the
| peace, aud to dtiRean myself loWuId the
leaders Of Secession III kuoXvllle, who have
| been seeking 10 have ms ass estimated OIL
summer aud fall, Us they desire NO to dJ, iur
this is really the iHpGrl Ul lhr lhiHg, nud one
of the leading o jsCts s1LGat 10 10 altalLpu.
Although cUuit give 4 bond .Or NY good
behavior, for oUr hundred thousand doi. Ays,
signed by fifty ui good men Us tae ceuUly
affords, shall oosl!nutriy refuse 10 Go even
that and II such & bond be drawn W au1
signed by oibers, | VIII render it nu, and
void hy ref0slng 10 sign il. 10 default @!
both, expect 10 20 to jail, ond sn ready
to start upon oGe moments warning. Nul
only so, but thtTe au' prepared 10 lie, il
solitary cUnhLFment, CT Gle !rO;a old age
Stimulated by consciousness Of lGu0crul
nprightnsss, vii submit to impflsuUmen
Ior life, or die nj The end Of u rope beiore
will make any hulniiiating cUIcessiul - AM
power on earth
have commIlted no uifeure-I have no
shouldered arms against The ConirderAt'
Government, or the State OF eucourogoC
Others to do SOL have discouraged rebellion
publicly and priVatey-l have not assumed
= hostile attitude tOward the cvl or mllitar,
,, authorities of this new government. But
have committed grave, and | really lea
unparduusble oifuuces. have refused t
make war upon the Government OF the Unite
States; have refused 20 publish TO ,h
world false AID exaggerated accounts Of To
several engagements had between the con
- tending armies | have refused to write ou
and publish false versions OF the origin Of th
n war, and Of the breaking mp Of the 5es
Government the world ever knew and 4
this will continue to do, il it c0sts me- n
= life. Nay, when agree to do such thing
h may Righteous God palsy my right arm, IN
may the earth open and close in upon II
forever.
The real object of my arrest, and conteu
plated Imprisonment is TO dry up, breu
10 down, silence, and destroy the last Gnd on
Union paper left in the eleven seeded State
and thereby to keep from the people of Ea
Tennessee the facts which are daily transpi
no ing in the country. After the Hon. Je
~ Davis had stated 10 Richmond, in couyp
~ sa;ion relative to my paper, that be would U
live 10 "A Government that did not toleru
- freedom Of the press; after the judg'
attorneys, jurors, and all others filing po
a tous oi honor and sust under the "permane
=. ] ,Ibi
tie press; and after the entire prrss of t
South had come down in their thunder ton
upon the Federal Government for supptessi
md the Louisville Courier. and the New W
DOy Book and other Secession jourools,
did expect the utmost liberty 10 be allo~
to onu small sheet, Nj - errors coulL