Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-07

Parson BrOwnlOw, Of The Knoxville Whig,
has been indicted by Grand Jury for trea-
son to the Confederate Government, and is
doubtless, ere now, in prison. His last paper
was issued upon the 26th of October. In II
be publishes Farewell Address to his read
ers, from which we take one or two extracts,
as follows;
According to the usages eff the Court as
heretofore established, presume | could 20
free, by taking the oath these authorities are
administering 70 other Union men, but my
settled purpose is not to do any such thing
can doubtless be allowed my personal liber-
", by entering into bonds to keep the peace,
and 70 demeRn myself toward the leaders Of
Secession In Knoxville, who have been seek
ing TO have me assassinated all summer and
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 dollars,
signed by City as good men as the county
affords, | shall obstinately refuse to do even
that; and if such a bond is drawn up and
signed by others, l will render it null and
void by refusing to sign it. In default oi
Doth, expect to go TO Jail, and am ready to
start upon one moments warning. Not
only so, but there am prepared to lie, in
solitary confinement until waste away be-
cause of imprisonment, or die from old age
stimulated by a consciousness OF innocent
uprightness, l will submit to Imprisonment
for life, or die at the end Of a rope, before
will make any Eumiliating concession, to any
power on earth.
| | have refused to make war upon the Gov
ernment Of the United States; l have re-
fused to publish TO the world false and exag
yerated accounts of the several engagements
had between the cOntending armies; have
refused to write out and publish false versions
Of the origin of this war, and of the break
ing up of the best Government the worlC
ever knew; and all this | will continue {,
10, if it cost me my life. Nay, when l agret
70 do such things, may righteous God pals!
my right arm, and may the earth open anC
close in upon me forever.
Exchanging, with proud satisfaction, tn
editorial chair and the sweet endesrment
Of home for cell in the prison, OF the lot o
an exile, have the honor to be, &c,
! WILLIAM u. BROMNLOW,
Editor of the Knoxville Wing.
October "a, 1861.
In the same number of the Wing is tn
following delicate compliment to eertaiI
villains who had threatened Brownlow's life
These unmitigated towards, God forsakei
scoundrels, hell deserving villains and black
hearted assassins, murderer5, and Imps Q
the Devil, seek to induce strangers in tn
army, to take up quarrels, and fight battles
which they are too cowardly to hght. Fo
years we have held up portion of these un
principled dastsrds, dishonest lying, swind
ling seoundrels, and revolving hypoSrites, I
the scorn, contempt and hatred of homes
men, passing and re-passing them, day b,
day, and it never occurred to the loathsom
villains that they ought to resent it, until a
opportunity offered to hide behind some in
furiated troops, made druuk for the occasion
Some of them are white-livered towards, VIII
live by lying and swindling; others are cloak
ing their deceit adultery, and numerous act
of baseness, in one or another of the church
es under pretense of being religious; an,
others of them are acting for pay, as III
tools OF men of position and property. Th
superiors of many of these men in honor
are in the penit .ntiary, and the superiors G
others OF them, in morals and piety, are i
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