The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-08
THE PATRI0T BRoWNLOW.
BroyyDIoxvss Farewell Address-CIos-
Ing Out of the Knoxville WING.
From the Knoxville WING, October 2oth.I

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authorities have determined upon my arrest,
and am to be indicted before the Grand
Jury of the Confederate Court, W hich COM
menced its session in Nashville, on Monday
last l would have awaited the Indictment
and arrest before announcing the Temarka-
bic event to the world, but as | only publish
weekly paper, my hurried removal to
Nashville would deprive me of the privilege
/ of saying to my subscribers what is alike
: due to myselfssand them. have the fact, of
my indictment and consequent arrest having
been agreed upon, for this week, from dis
tinguished citizens, legislators and lawyers,
at Nashville, of both parties. Gentlemen of
high positions and members of the Secession
party say that the indictment will be made
because of "some reasonable articles in
late numbers in the Wing" l have repro
duced those two unreasonable articles on
the first page of this issue, that the IN
biased people of the country may "read,
mark, learn,Sand inwardly digest" the trea-
son. They relate to the culpable remiss-
ness of these Knoxville leaders, in failing to
volunteer in the cause of the Confederacy.
According to the usages of the Court. as
heretofore established, l presume could go
free, by taking the oath these authorities are
administering to other Union men, but my
settled purpose is not to do any such thing
can doubtless be allowed my personal lib
erty, by entering into bonds to keen the
peace, and to demean myself toward the
leaders Of Secession in Knoxville, who have
been seeking to have me assassinated all
summer and fall, as they desire me to do,
for this is really the import of the thing,
and one of the leading objects sought to be
attained. Although could give bond for
my good behavior, for one hundred thousand
h. l,
county affords, shall obstInateiy refuse to
| do even that and if such bond is drawn
I up and signed by others, will render it
null and void by refusing to sign it. In
default of both, expect to 90 to jail, and
am ready to start upon one moment's warn
| ing. Not only 80, but there am prepared
to lie in solitary confinement, until waste
away because of Imprisonment or die from
old age Stimulated by a consciousness of
/ innocent, uprightness, will submit to
1 Imprisonment for life, or die at the end of
/ a rope before will make any humiliating
! concession to any power on earth.
l have committed no offense-T have not
shouldered arms against the Confederate
/ Government, or the State, or encouraged
others to do SOL have discouraged rebel
/ lion, publicly and privately have not as
sumed hostile attitude toward the civil
/ or military authorities of this new Govern
ment. But have committed grave and, /
| really fear, objectionable offenses. have
refused to make war upon the Government
of the United States; | have refused to
! publish to the world false and exaggerated
accounts of the several engagements had
| between the contending armies have re-
| fused to write out and publish false versions
/ of the origin of this war, and of the break
| ing up of the best Government the world
| ever knew and all this I will continue to
do, if it costs me my life. Nay, when /
| agree to do such things, may righteous
( God palsy my right arm, and may the earth
/ open and close in upon me for ever.
The real object of my arrest and contem-
plated ImprIsUumeut 10 dry up, br0ah
down, silence, and destroy, the last and only
Union paper left in the eleven seeded
| States, and thereby to keep from the people
of East Tennessee the facts which are daily
| transporting in the country. After the Hon.
jeff Davis had stated, in Richmond, that
he would not live in a Government that did
not tolerate freedom Of the press; after the
| judges, attorneys, jurors, and all others
filling positions of honor and trust under
| the "Permanent Constitution" which guar
| antees FREEDOM OF THE Press and after
the entire press of the South had come
down in their thunder tones upon the Federal
Government for suppre 3sing the Louisville
| Courier and the New York Day Book and
other secession Journals did expect the
utmost liberty to be allowed to publish one
small sheet, whose errors could be combatted
/ by the entire Southern press 1t is not
i enough that my paper has been denied a
circulation through the ordinary channels of
conveyance in the country, but it must be
discontinued altogether, or its editor must
write and select only such articles as meet
| the approval of pack of scoundrels in
| Knoxville, when their superiors in all the
| qualities that adorn human nature, are in
the penitentiary of our State And this is
the boosted liberty of the press in the
| Southern Confederacy
| shall in no degree feel BUNDLED by be-
ing cast into prison, whenever it is the
will and pleasure of this august Government
to put me there but, on the contrary |
shall feel proud of my confinement. l shall
go to jail, as John Rogers went to the
stake, for my principles. | shall go, be-
cause have failed to recognize the hand of
God in the work of breaking up the Ameri-
can Government, and. the Inauguration of
the most wicked, cruel, unnatural and I'M
called for war ever recoroed in history. l
go, because have refused to laud TO the
skies the acts of tyranny, usurpation and
oppression inflicted upon The people of
East Tennessee, because of their devotion to
the Constitution and laws of the Govern
ment, handed down to them by their faith
ers, and the liberties secured to them by a
war of seven long years of gloom, poverty
and trial l repeat, l am proud of my po-
sitiOn, and my principles, and shall leave
them to my children as legacy far more
valuable than princely fortune, had | the
latter to bestow
With me- life has lost some of its energy
having passed six annual posts on the
Western slope of half century-some-
thing OF the fire of youth is ezhausted-but
| stand forth with the eloquence and en-
ergy Of right to sustain and stimulate me,
ia the maintenance of my principles: lam
encouraged to 6rmness, when look back
to the fate of Him 'fwhose power was
righteousness, while the infatuated mob
cried out, "crucify him, cruelty him p
owe to my numerous list of subscribers
the filing out of their respective terms for
which they have made advance payments,
and If circumstances ever place it in my