Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-06
Piarnon BrornloIr Undaunted.


remarks, moral heroisrn in the position
OF Parsou Brownlow, OF the Knoxville
tTeuu.) IHhig, who stands now one and
foremost of the three journalists in that
State who have not gwen up the cause of
the country. aud, as the Gazette also
says, though all may look dark and low
ering now, there is time coming when
the grandeur and moral heroism of his
course will receive the grateful need OF a
nations admiration and honors, while the
names Of tue traitorous crew againstwhich
he is battling will be covered with infamy
and cxecration.
We extract the following articles from
bis last Issue:
THE TERRoRs OF THE ToUR.
The events of every day rushing upon
MS, show that mob law is to reign in Teu-
Eessee. Gentlemen come to US md tell us,
that If we don't come out for the South"
by which we understand, for the Southern
i. Confederacy, and against the Government,
our Office is TO he mObbed 1 There are
I come honorable, high-mindcd men in the
accession ranks here, who would fTown
upon any such lhwless, cawArdlS, and viI
I famous conduct, bnt we doubt their Abili-
! IT, TO control the baser material in their
| party, and we sliall mt TIC at all deceived
10 ind our Office in ruins any morning.
/ That NIL may understand US, We take oc-
cAsiou TO say, free from all excitement,
I that to destroy our oIFice, or stop our wind
| pipe, tsthc only way in which we can be
prevented from announcing Secession, and
! advocating the Union.
1 IThoPa arc V1oErS k1iLz three Union 0AneFS
| in Tennessee, MS wO consider, and unlsss
/ we are a6sassinated, or our Office is de-
| stroyed, we shall soon have the honor of
standing alone. And there we shall
stand-nei;her the gates OF He'll, or the
| pressure of Secession riots being able to
prevail against our convictions of right.
AaE THE HEcEs OF THE PEOPLE READY FOR
THE YOKE?
The Legislature Of Tennessee met Thurs
day last in extra session. This body is
called together at time when the public
| mind, by fraud, by fnlsphood, and by all
most every possible dishonorIble device
and appliance, bus been stirred to m uu-
natural degree of excitement. The infor-
nation from Nashville Indicates that real
rsign Of terror prevails there. Prominent
men, too careful of their own present inter-
est, too fearful that firm reliance upon
ject them to temporary pstiAcism at home,
have crHvenly 'showed the knee to Baal,"
and yielded their own self respect, their
own political honesty and integrity to the
insane clamor of an unprincipled disunton
rnbhle. They have given way and hetrHy-
ed the conservative sentiment of the State,
which has been nccu stoned to look to them
fur counsel aud direction, Men who have
denounced USurpatiOu now stand forth rs
its apOlogisers and defenders. Men who
have clamorrd for popular liberty now lend
their aid Ia the wicked schemes of q most
lOathsOme tyranny, aud IL people who nro
honest and brave, loyal and 1rne, have
been, we fear, misled by men whom they
trusted, into the surrender OF their birth
rights-their right of thought and freedom
of speech their right TO determine for
themselves what government they will
have over them.
What cnormitieS this Legislature may
he guilty Of, it is impossible to f"resee.-
We are now prepared to hcarth worst
It Is given out boldly 10y the secessionists,
that the Legislature lriil pass an Ordinance
of Secession, and declare the State out of the
Uni0n with0I.08 mach az asking The people
Irhcther they IeilEgol We shall nut be sur
prised to hear that this monstrous outrage
hts been perpetrPted or attempted. LIE
than three months ago. Tne people OF rem
uessee, by a maturity of Sixty FIvE TMou-
SAND, declared that they would remain in
the Union. aud thereby repndinted JclF.
Davis aud his bogns government. Shall
| this Legisllture-a body chosen near two
year age, now take upon themselves to say
that the people were wrong-thNt their
sentiments have chnnged,and give them no
opportunity of recording their protest
aghinstit? Are the people ready to cub
nit to such tyranny Are their nceks
ready for the yoke? Will they tamely sub.
nit their rights to he freemen2 If they
are ready to submit to this thing, they de-
serve to be slaves for life. Bat lre tell The
HIurpcr1 IN Tennessee that the people sciIL not
submit 70 shis thing! NHvEal NGTrR.l NEv-
RRl!l
| BosUs PRESIDENT.
| Nj, Jefferson Davis earned his first
financial lnurrls rs ~ repudinlor. He
sheared the golden fleece from Rothschilds
and the Pe1bOdYs, with tho uneqnaIIed
dexterity with which he fiece3 the State OF
Mississippi, TINT State, through him, in-
vulnerable under the Rgis of the National
Government, pocketed the proceeds in per.
feet safety. The qualities which lie cxhib-
tied in his performance, have since shone
forth In suudry notable schemes of squeez-
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