Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-28
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trlet, We Stll htsstIs stsle, a. We ansttslkla
it what has been bis past course aaa ubIIk y
his pwssHt peslsles 10 seSsrenes 10 che crisis
thAa b sa~ hpaa 80 Gid Is ksss aAT
In aeeofasass blsh thes AnssssAealb edAis
whole life, Oil nxxfsa aghmagAous all sur
recsss coalestswas ssfapg uslea wsp.--
n Fsbraury last BE sas he eaaalaais a sss
Usioa party Of kho1 county COT tie ssEss
Ceeyenliou, and xas elected ~ ever sbkSe
tAoasana uaiarity. ThessEheastAAl eaaEsas
be pledged AiAsslt 10 tie sssonEest peesisss
terms seAisst ths Secession % Toe Bsass:---
he saw "a reason % change BIZ pqeItioa "a
the appeaEasee OF PFssiacnt Lsnealas proc
lsmstisa cmiilng for ss,eoo troops. He be-
lieyed he lad rightto do 30. and thai !. Wa
the PrSaiaeat's aaIy 10 protect the capitet -
The natiOa end saforee the Lars. stesfa
Ia the contest that foliessd spOa he -
diaanee ef Separation, be foek b0la sud
s1reAg erSsHds against The ordinance, sd
eaayassea AgNinst l. In bis apeeehss hoN-
ever, he took shs Pesitisa shsa u the oPdsaaats
were adopted BY a legal majority Of TIE Pew
PIE Of Tennessee, and if Aeguiesceaea voSta
satisfy the authorities, be would scaaisscs b
the popular decision, although b believed
thAt the Secession of the State would seFs-
nous to It's every intersst. Bat be ALEC pledged
himself that II, IS was then sPpreher3eds
course Of leeislatiOR we're Fesestsd tst aefidg.
ing or denying the freedom 81 ths prssA, Of
Of speech, or fos TIE purpose Of ansoyihs
aSd expressing Hnioa men beeanss OF their
UBioB senti1us nts, he sseod ready sb advise
and aid resIsAsce He also took he Pcsissdn
that the Legislatsea resotsed to, ID shlsfies
iato ths Military Lsagas with the c0assd.
crate Ssates--raisiag az erneCi force % aghs
againssths 0. s. Government, whIle We stfe
stiii part Of that GoverEmeat--vss aneos-
stitationAi and was calculated sud Iatsadsa
toeOntrel the voice Of TFauesses anil fassa
the pubic opinion Of the State, and that, a.
such, IL was shulled 10 40 respee, Rsyer.
theless, for the sake Of peace Asd te pssxeSs
sivilwar If possible, his ihdaeaee was enersed
sgaiust the idea eatefiaihea By some o. Inyt-
ting Federal army into Esst Tennssges,--
Such was his position when he attended che
Greeneville Convention and advised that body
20 adjourn withont Assss --ysA'Hs. n--i-s
been called to Knoxville on the seeond day Of
the ceayensiea, he sesasneda hs next dss to
aid in prsEeating the Adoption ef eKtrems
measures He spoke against the proPosition
kuowa as the |" ultra proesseme. and sa,a
be would support she propositions aaally |
adapted, TO preelads tbs adaPtloa Of rsotse- |
hing worse, bss preferred asiouFnmenf with. |
out action While be said he would favor ths |
organization Of East Tsanessse into q sepa,
'ats State, (foF be wss 10 favor Of that, inde- |
,eBdess Of sseesslsal he also sa'd he woaia |
rot iasist upon separation or The State BY
'orcs Of arms. he also said that whils he |
opposed dISisIoa Of the Federal DBisay had |
1eped that u wosld not be Accomplished, yea /
{ ii vas dons, de proper position Of Eas. |
Feuaessse. looking 10 herinstitutless sud ge-
graphical positisa, aAs win the Soath, sud
fhst In that event be woaid fnslst % Der con.
,setiag he, destlny WITH The South /
Believing that the Federal GossrHueat
would be able to Suppress fbe rebellion, saa
maintain itsfat<esity. While Col. BAz4IR ae-
Iuiesced in the dsrispn of the Stale, and
discharged lhs ebllEssieas 81 estissn. his
asaFt Ess with the Geassal 0sEsrnnsst, sna
he confused TO cherish shs hops If 10 pre-
srEatlon, iii amer the battIe Of Nabkttas waS
heard frOm end il neral eject apesseislea
4 bout this time the ssAaFns q 6ss AaFuss I
.leetloa led hiu 90 believe that 2isaa Sas 4
lorced upou fbe people Of the state, had hfz
'Ome a kSed ohlsst viii ahsus-shai .keg
we're fully committed Co Secessioa, and iI-
eaded 70 maintain their dpeIAFatioh IT he
expense Of all the property and military
'OS er 81 the STATE. In Sisw. Of tAsss eon.s
sideFaisus, and ne fss: that in kIs bbiaiDe
he Onion was disseIsaa. and rhAt hs could i
10 notaisg 'e-ssFsal tbs result, he Gssnsa II
! dasy % gisld, cad did %, asd fsosl shss PEI
Red tiii NE presses has taFsrea shs Edek ct
doing all be could 70 give SQUAD, sanasitsi- h
tiouai, sna healthy aireeiIsn to the new. l3ps..
eramest, and to bsing ~ war - .. spsedy,
ana satisfactory csneiasioa, aaa vita iIa
this deserminatiea has been ,.Fenrthsaed ~
tbs ACT thai. In bis oplnion, shs o. i. Gss-f
efsaeai has been arivea By the tefssaf sraass
ia Hasy paFileuiaEsto ossf-rlds shs eSassi-
tdtioa aad exercise despytie power, 10 Il a.